4011Daniel Blake and John Lloyd to the American Commissioners, 19 September 1778 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: National Archives Being informd that some malicious person, or persons, have been, and are still endeavoring, by the most infamous means, to deprive Mr. J. D. Schweighauser of his good name, and being apprehensive that the intention is to prejudice him in the estimation of the Honorable Commissioners, we think it an act of Justice due to injurd Merit, to acquaint you, that we have...
4012S. and J.-H. Delap to the American Commissioners, 19 September 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society We received the Letter you did us the honor of writing us the 18th July last covering one for Capt. Wm. Hill Sargeant and a Blank Bond for him to fill up and sign; inclosed we return you said Bond executed by him and us for £1000 lawful Money of America, which is from what we could learn, the Security usually given for a Vessel of Cap. Sargeant’s Burthen...
4013To Benjamin Franklin from ––– Christin, 19 September 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Carlsruhe, at the residence of the Margrave of Baden-Durlach, September 19, 1778, in French: Born in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, I have traveled through France, Holland, and Germany and devoted myself to clock-making and other works of precision. My ambition now is to submit to your judgment some of my inventions. One of them is an oar for high...
4014To Benjamin Franklin from John Emery, 19 September 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society By you kind favours with which you honourd me the 23d March last I was Informd that the King of France had orderd the Payment of 400,000 Livers in America for the use of the Owners and Captors of the Two Prizes taken by Cap. Babson last year and Confiscated at Nantes. Last week arrived here one of the Officers of Cap. Babsons Ship and informs me No Order...
4015To Benjamin Franklin from the Marquise de Lafayette, 19 September 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Dartmouth College Library Permettés moy, monsieur, de joindre ma reccommandation a celle de mr. le Cte. Dossun, en faveur du nomme Rolleandeau, qui ce me semble ne doit pas en avoir beaucoup besoin auprès de vous, meritant vos bontés par ses services et son zele pour la liberte des etas unis. Après avoir recu plusieurs blessures il etoit revenu en france chercher ses freres pour les...
4016To Benjamin Franklin from Le Maire, 19 September 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je prends la liberté de vous envoyer cy incluse, la Copie de la lettre que j’écris à M. Lée, ainsi que celle des propositions que M. Gruel fait de son navire pour conduire à bien tous les articles que le Gouvernement de virginie a demandé; Je ne doute nullement, Monsieur, que vous n’approuviez le parti que je propose, S’il veut que tout arrive à Sa...
4017To Benjamin Franklin from Amelia Barry, 20 September 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Pardon I beseech you, this one trouble more, which I am pained to give you; but being in the most perplexing suspence, I think it a duty to inform you of it. I besought you Sir, in the three last letters I had the honor to write you to transmit your favors to Mr. Barry or me, under cover to Lewis Hameken Esq. Danish Consul at this place, and recommended to...
4018To Benjamin Franklin from Madame Brillon, 20 [September] 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Mércredi vous prendrés encore le thé sans moi, samedi vous le prendrés avéc moi; si cétte idée vous cause seulement la centiéme partie du plaisir qu’elle me fait, vous devés estre bien content mon chér papa; il est un point dit on, ou l’amitié ne peut plus augmentér, je le crois, et crois en mesme temp que la miénne en est la pour vous; cependant chaques...
4019To Benjamin Franklin from François-Pierre de Vauquelin de Boisroger, 20 September 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Mr. St pierre a gentleman of this province was possessed of a plantation wich he had Called New bordeaux Seated in the Meridional Caroline upon the Side of a river wich discharge itself into the Savanah, and there he had been Killed by the indians about two years agone. His heirs who Live at Caën, had Consented to give up all their rigths in My behalf. But...
4020Ralph Izard to the American Commissioners, 21 September 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères <Paris, September 21, 1778: I have learned that the ship Nile , Captain Goldsmith, has been taken while bound from London to Leghorn and brought into Marseilles. She carried 20 packages of my baggage addressed to Monsieur Antoine Martinelli, merchant, to be delivered to the abbé Niccoli. My name doesn’t appear on them as this might have...