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To Benjamin Franklin from Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hartley and John(?) Batley, 4 October 1780

From Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hartley and John(?) Batley7

AL:8 American Philosophical Society

Hotel de Louis seize Wednesday 4th Octr 1780

Mr & Mrs Hartley & Mr Batley present their respectfull compliments to Dr Franklin—they will do themselves the honour of accepting his kind invitation on Fryday next.

Addressed: To / His Excellency / Dr Franklin / &c &c &c / Passy

Notation: Mr. & Mrs. Hartley. Paris 4 Oct. 1780

[Note numbering follows the Franklin Papers source.]

7. Possibly John Batley, like Hartley, a London merchant. A lacemaker, he is listed at 8 Bell-court, St. Martin’s-le-grand, in Kent’s Directory for 1779, p. 16.

8. In Samuel Hartley’s hand.

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    To Benjamin Franklin from Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hartley and John(?) Batley, 4 October 1780
    Authors
    Hartley, Samuel
    Hartley, —— (Mrs. Samuel Hartley)
    Batley, John
    Recipient
    Franklin, Benjamin
    Date
    4 October 1780

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    “To Benjamin Franklin from Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hartley and John(?) Batley, 4 October 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-33-02-0305. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 33, July 1 through November 15, 1780, ed. Barbara B. Oberg. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1997, pp. 369–370.]