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Gabriel de Sartine to Benjamin Franklin: A Translation, 1 October 1778

Gabriel de Sartine to Benjamin Franklin: A Translation

Versailles, 1 October 1778

Some specific reasons have convinced me, gentlemen, to ask His Majesty to grant Mr. Fagan passports for three British vessels which will carry goods from France to England under suitable guarantees. Mr. Fagan does not want American privateers to trouble this voyage protected by His Majesty and, therefore, I kindly request that you give him, in this regard, all the assurances within your power and to grant him passports, or such other documents that you deem appropriate, to ensure the safety of this trade involving only merchandise belonging to Frenchmen.1

I have the honor to be, with utmost consideration, gentlemen, your very humble and very obedient servant.

De Sartine

LbC (Adams Papers).

1. Acceding to Sartine’s request, the Commissioners in a letter of 2 Oct. announced that they had given Fagan three written requests, all that they were empowered to do, asking commanders of American armed vessels to permit Fagan’s ships to proceed to England (LbC, Adams Papers). These documents have not been found.

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    Gabriel de Sartine to Benjamin Franklin: A Translation, 1 October 1778
    Author
    Sartine, Antoine Raymond Jean Gualbert Gabriel de
    Recipients
    Franklin, Benjamin
    Lee, Arthur
    Adams, John
    First Joint Commission at Paris
    Date
    1 October 1778

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    “Gabriel de Sartine to Benjamin Franklin: A Translation, 1 October 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/06-07-02-0068-0002. [Original source: The Adams Papers, Papers of John Adams, vol. 7, September 1778 – February 1779, ed. Gregg L. Lint, Robert J. Taylor, Richard Alan Ryerson, Celeste Walker, and Joanna M. Revelas. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1989, p. 88.]