401Acknowledgments of Poetic Offerings to Franklin: Five Models, [Spring?], 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Drafts: American Philosophical Society These drafts are impossible to date, except perhaps in a...
402The American Commissioners to Jonathan Williams, Jr., 1 May 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Copy and transcript: National Archives; copy: Harvard University Library The commissioners had...
403From Benjamin Franklin to [John Bradford], 1[-27] May 1777 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Yale University Library I received your Favour of Feb. 25. by Capt. Adams. I congratulate...
404From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Cooper, 1 May 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society It was with great Pleasure I received lately the...
405From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, Sr., 1 May 1777 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Library of Congress; LS : Massachusetts Historical Society I thank you for your kind...
406From Benjamin Franklin to John Winthrop, 1 May 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): Library of Congress I received your kind Letter of Feb. 28. which gave me great...
407From Benjamin Franklin to ――― Adoubeden with a Covering Note to ―――, 2 May 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (two drafts): Library of Congress It would be a pleasure to me if I could comply with your...
408The American Commissioners to John Adams, [on or before 5 May 1777] (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress With this, you will receive Dispatches; with which you are to sail with...
409The American Commissioners to the Comte de Vergennes, 7 May 1777 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; AL (draft) and copy: Harvard University...
410The Secret Committee to the American Commissioners, 9 May 1777 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Johns Hopkins University Library; copies: American Philosophical Society, National Archives,...
411The American Commissioners: Three Covering Notes for Captured Mail, 10–11 May 1777 (Franklin Papers)
(I) AL (draft): University of Virginia Library; (II) two copies: University of Virginia Library;...
412From Benjamin Franklin to Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas, 12 May 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Jared Sparks, ed., The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution ......
413News from America, 12 May 1777 (Franklin Papers)
AD (draft): Historical Society of Pennsylvania This Day arrived an Express from Boston in New...
414From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Bache, 22 May 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library I have just received yours of March 10. and it is the first come to...
415The American Commissioners to the Committee for Foreign Affairs, 25 May 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS and copy: National Archives; two copies: British Library Agreeable to what we mentioned in...
416The American Commissioners to the Committee for Foreign Affairs, 26 May 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS and copy: National Archives The Navy of the United States increasing in the Number of its...
417From Benjamin Franklin to John Bartram, 27 May 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The Communication between Britain and North America being...
418From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, Sr., 27 May 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Massachusetts Historical Society The above went by Capt. Adams. Since which I received your...
419From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, Sr., 27 May 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Jewish Historical Society, New York City I was glad to understand by yours of...
420From Benjamin Franklin to George Washington, 29 May 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Library of Congress Count Pulawski of Poland, an Officer famous throughout Europe for his...
421The American Commissioners: Request for Payment from the Farmers General, [before 30 May 1777] (Franklin Papers)
Copy: University of Pennsylvania Library Nous soussignés tant en notre nom que comme fondés des...
422The American Commissioners: Contract with ––– Mercier for the Repair of Arms, 30 May 1777: résumé (Franklin Papers)
DS : American Philosophical Society <Charleville, May 30, 1777, in French: Mercier will engage at...
423The American Commissioners to John Jay, 2 June 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Two copies: National Archives We refer the Committee to ours to You of the 26 ulto. of which we...
424Concerning Mr. Merckle, [after 2 June? 1777] (Franklin Papers)
AD : University of Pennsylvania Library J. P. Merckle had arrived in Bordeaux on the Dispatch and...
425The American Commissioners: Contract with Jean-Joseph Carié de Montieu, [6 June 1777] (Franklin Papers)
Copy: British Library In February, 1777, Congress sent a large order for military supplies,...
426From Benjamin Franklin to Lauron, 6 June 1777 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Library of Congress The Persons acting in France for the United States of America,...
427From Benjamin Franklin to the Marquise de Senneville, [6 June 1777] (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Library of Congress It would be a Pleasure to me if I could in this Instance show the...
428From Benjamin Franklin to [the Duc de La Rochefoucauld], [after 7 June 1777] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library Excuse if you can my detaining these Papers so long. My Time every...
429From Benjamin Franklin to [George Washington], 11 June 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): Library of Congress I do every thing in my Power to discourage foreign Officers from...
430From Benjamin Franklin to [V Dulongprey, Coney & fils], 12 June 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): Library of Congress I receiv’d your Favour of the 6th Inst. per Capt. Burnell, and...
431From Benjamin Franklin to George Washington: Two Letters, 13 June 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS and copy of each: National Archives The Person who will have the Honour of delivering this to...
432Memoir and Supplemental Observations, [before 18 June and before 3 July 1777?] (Franklin Papers)
Copy: British Library These two papers argue for an immediate French declaration of war, and that...
433From Benjamin Franklin to George Washington, 21 June 1777 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): American Philosophical Society The Gentleman who will have the Honour of delivering...
434From Benjamin Franklin to Archibald Douglas, 23 June 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received yours of the 18th. relating to the Loss of your Captain...
435From Benjamin Franklin to Charles Drouet, 23 June 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Library of Congress I received yours of the 16th Inst. relating to the Capture of Capt....
436From Benjamin Franklin to V Dulongprey, Coney & fils, 23 June 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I have received your favour of the 18th inst. inclosing the Depositions...
437The American Commissioners to Vergennes, [26 June 1777] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères To his Excellency the Count de Vergennes,...
438From Benjamin Franklin to Silas Deane, 3 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Connecticut Historical Society I have just received the inclos’d from St. Malo, which I...
439From Benjamin Franklin to Ferdinand Grand, 3 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Translation: Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères Mr. franklin presente ses respects à...
440Comments on Turgot’s Plan for a Single Tax, [after 3 July? 1777] (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Gustave Schelle, ed., Œuvres de Turgot et documents le concernant (5 vols., Paris,...
441The American Commissioners to Lambert Wickes, 4 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Harvard University Library; three copies, one incomplete: National Archives We have...
442From Benjamin Franklin to [Silas Deane], 9 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Franklin is here forwarding word of a most unwelcome...
443From Benjamin Franklin to Silas Deane, 10 June [i.e., 11 July?] 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Connecticut Historical Society M. Chaumont advises to equip Capt. Wickes at St. Malo, where...
444From Benjamin Franklin to [the Chevalier de Richoufftz?], 15 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): Library of Congress I this day received your Letter of the 5th Instant, wherein you...
445From Benjamin Franklin to ―――, 15 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I received last Night yours of the 7th. Instant. From...
446The American Commissioners to the Marques de Ponte do Lima, [before 16 July 1777] (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Library of Congress; copies: Library of Congress, British Library The Congress of the...
447The American Commissioners to Vergennes, 17 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; copies with variations: Harvard University...
448From Benjamin Franklin to [the Comte de Tressan], [on or before 18 July 1777] (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society As an American I cannot but feel myself extreamly...
449The American Commissioners to [Jonathan Williams, Jr.], 19 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: University of Virginia Library Yours of the 24th we received and have wrote M. Morris...
450The American Commissioners to Vergennes, 21 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères Capt. Wicks when he left France on his last...