6281To Benjamin Franklin from John Paul Jones, 8 December 1780 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): National Archives I am this day honored with your Dispatches of the 4. of which I will be particularly careful. I had the honor to Write you the 4. that M. Gourlade had informed me by Letter of your having confided three Large Packets of Publick dispatches to his care to remit to me; and I am very Sorry & Surprised that he has neither yet appeared here nor sent me these...
6282To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Nesbitt, 9 December 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The three Letters for Henry Laurens Esqr. which I have the honor to inclose your Excellency were deliverd me some time past by Captain Isaac All of the Brigantine Virginia, and untill I heard of Mr. Laurens’ unfortunate Capture, it was my design to have sent them to Amsterdam.— At present I do not know any person to whom I can with propriety intrust them...
6283To Benjamin Franklin from Pothonnier & Cie., 9 December 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society N/S Gourlade n’est pas encore party. Puisque vous avés une occasion plus prompte nous vous renvoyons trois de vos pacquets, il y en a un qui á eté Expedié et qui doit estre rendu a Monsieur Jones, M. Gourlade partira demain Sans faute. Il Compte rester Quatre Jours a Sa terre de St Vrain, Si dicy a ce tems, Il Se presentoit quelque Chose chez vous pour...
6284To Benjamin Franklin from Chaumont: Letter and Memoir, 11 December 1780 (Franklin Papers)
(I) LS : American Philosophical Society; (II) D : American Philosophical Society Trouvez bon que je mette Sous vos yeux toute l’histoire de l’affretement de mon Vaisseau le Marquis de la fayette, les personnes à qui j’ai montré ma police trouvant mes prétentions Sans réplique. Mr. Votre neveu a pris la peine de faire des observations verbales à nos arbitres à Nantes, cela ne me parait pas...
6285To Benjamin Franklin from John Charretié, 11 December 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I take the liberty to request your Excellency to give the Bearer the Petition to the Minister of the Marine, and the report of the Committee of the house of Commons. I Flatter my Self that your Excellency Will condescend to note at the bottom of the Petition that I Was recommended to her as a Man of confidence and probity, and that You Will be so good as...
6286To Benjamin Franklin from the Marquis de Boulainvilliers, 12 December 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Jay lhonneur Mon cher Voisin de vous Envoyer un Petit memoire sur Lequel je vous Prie de vouloir bien mettre En marge vos Reponses. Cest pour quelqu’un qui nous touche de Près que Je vous Importune. JEspere que vous me Le Pardonnez En faveur du sincere et inviolable attachement que je vous ay voue et dont Je vous Prie mon cher voisin de recevoir Les...
6287To Benjamin Franklin from Chaumont: Two Letters, 12 December 1780 (Franklin Papers)
(I) and (II) ALS : American Philosophical Society Pour me Conformer aux intentions de vostre Excellence, Je vous prie de me Renvoyer Les papiers que je vous ay Communiqué et Je vat envoyer un Courier a Nantes qui Sera de Retour a la fin de la Semaine et qui Rapportera Le Jugement des arbitres d’après les observations que je Leur feray et dont M. William poura prendre Communication et...
6288To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Jr., 12 December 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society; copy: Yale University Library I have received your Favours of the 2d & 4 Inst.— My Disputes with Mr de Chaumont were indeed, ended, & if I had had only him to deal with, I beleive I should never have had any, but his Bordeaux Correspondents have acted very different from my Ideas of fair Dealing & this is the mildest Construction I can place on their...
6289To Benjamin Franklin from Lafayette, 13 December 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Harvard University Library, American Philosophical Society I did myself the honor of writing to you a letter from Camp, wherein your Excellency will find an account of some late transactions on this side of the water— I am now to inform you, that our Army are gone into winter Quarters, & by their position effectually cover the State of New Jersey, as well as our Works on the North-River—...
6290To Benjamin Franklin from Dumas, 14 December 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; AL (draft): Algemeen Rijksarchief Je viens de recevoir l’honorée vôtre du 3e. Je verrai demain Mr. A—s [Adams], & je lui promettrai les copies qu’il desire, qu’il aura dès que je Serai de retour à Lahaie. Pour de réponse au Mémoire insolent, je sai de notre ami, qu’on n’en fera pas du tout: & c’est, je pense, ce que l’on peut faire de mieux dans ces...