1From Benjamin Franklin to Gourlade & Moylan, 18 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I duly received the Letters you did me the Honor to write to me of Febry. 17 & Mar. 5. A continued Indisposition for near five Weeks, occasioned the Delay in answering them, which I hope you will excuse. I am much obliged by your kind Congratulations. Please to accept my thankful Acknowledgements and best Wishes for your Prosperity. I know not how it happened that my...
2From Benjamin Franklin to Gourlade & Moylan, 14 September 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I should with great Pleasure comply with Capt. Blackwell’s Request on your Recommendation if it were in my Power; But I have now no blank Commissions left. I am much obliged by the Intelligence you have so often so kindly Sent me, and am with great Esteem Gent Your m. o. & m. humble Servant.
3From Benjamin Franklin to Gourlade and Moylan, 27 January 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received the Letter you did me the honour of writing to me the 19th. Instant, acquainting me with the arrival of the Black Prince, with her Prisoners, for wich I am much obliged to you. The Prisoners are in our disposition as to the Exchange being taken under American colours and Commission and they ought to be confined in the king’s Prisons till exchanged, agreable...
4From Benjamin Franklin to Gourlade & Moylan, 17 June 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy:Library of Congress I am much obliged by your favour of the 13th. Instant. I am persuaded that your Conjecture of the Adviser and Promoter of the Mutiny, is well founded. Measures are taken that I hope may be successful in suppressing it. With great Esteem, I have the honour to be. Gentlemen Your &c. We have not located the firm’s letter, but they must have blamed Arthur Lee. He had been...
5From Benjamin Franklin to Gourlade & Moylan, 24 June 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received your favour, acquainting me with a Desertion from the Alliance and your having stopt the People. Your Letter is not before me, having put it with other Papers into the Hands of Messrs. Adams and Dana, and requested their Advice, they being, much better acquainted with maritime Law than myself. I cannot therefore answer it fully till next Post. This is just...
6From Benjamin Franklin to Gourlade & Moylan, 5 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I wrote to M Williams on the 27th. Ult. inclosing an oder to the Commanding officer of the Alliance to take on board that frigate as many of the arms &c as he could conveniently Stow, and to give a Receipt for the same. I at the same time signified my Desire to have the Arriel fitted and dispatched with the utmost Expedition. M Williams is now here and consequently...
7From Benjamin Franklin to Gourlade & Moylan, 7 September 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress There have been presented to me for Acceptance, within these few Days. The following Drafts of yours on me: viz: For 1246. l.t. 10. in favr. of M. Boy } Datet 23d Augt. 1780. For 1186. l.t. 19 in favr. of M. Quartresages & For 900 l.t. — in favor of M. Termier lainé, dated 25. Augt. 80. They are all drawn at two Usances, and said to be on Acct. of the frigate...
8From Benjamin Franklin to Gourlade & Moylan, 10 October 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress The foregoing is Copy of a Letter to which I have received no answer. In the mean time Sundry other Bills have been presented to me viz For 672. 13 s. in fav. of Parementier } dated 7 Sept. 80. For 5608. 2. fav. of Laurent Bené For 300. fav. of Maurice dated 6. Do. all which I have accepted. But am much dissatisfied with being so continually drawn upon without...
9From Benjamin Franklin to Gourlade & Moylan, 14 February 1781 (Franklin Papers)
Two copies: Library of Congress I received the Letter you honoured me with of the Instant, relating to the Arms left by Capt. Jones. They are to be shipt on board the Marquis de la Fayette; and it may be done as soon as she arrives, if Mr. Williams who has the Care of loading her, has not other Goods that he chuses should be placed lowest. I have the honour to be, with much Esteem, Gentlemen,...
10From Benjamin Franklin to Gourlade & Moylan, 8 March 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I received yours of the 2d. Instant, relating to a Passport for the 198 Cases of Musket Barrels. Inclos’d I send you what has already pass’d on the Subject of the same Parcel of Arms, which I apprehend will make any farther Application to Ministry unnecessary. I suppose too that Mr Williams may have in his Possession some Copy of the general Orders...