451Franklin and Silas Deane to the President of Congress, 8 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
LS : South Carolina Historical Society; transcript and two copies: National Archives; copies:...
452From Benjamin Franklin to William Carmichael, 8 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : National Archives I received your Favour of the 1st Instant. My Sentiments of Esteem for...
453From Benjamin Franklin to La Rochefoucauld, 8 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL : Bibliothèque municipale, Mantes M. Franklin presents his Respects to M. le Duc de...
454From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Shipley, 9 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library I flatter myself that notwithstanding Distance Absence, and the...
455The American Commissioners to John Ross, 11 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Connecticut Historical Society Yours of the 6th. came to hand in Course; as Mr. W. Lee will...
456From Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley, 12 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
Copies: Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères, Massachusetts Historical Society;...
457From Benjamin Franklin to James Hutton, 12 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; ALS (draft): Library of Congress; copy and...
458From Benjamin Franklin to La Rochefoucauld, 12 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL : Bibliothèque municipale, Mantes Mr. Franklin did not wish to give M. le Duc the Trouble of...
459Franklin and Silas Deane to Arthur Lee, 13 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL : Historical Society of Pennsylvania; copies: American Philosophical Society, University of...
460Franklin and Silas Deane to Arthur Lee, 15 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL (two drafts ): American Philosophical Society Messrs. Franklin and Deane present their...
461Franklin’s Copy of News Brought by Captain Jenkins, [c. 15 February 1778] (Franklin Papers)
AD : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères The use of this news is an interesting example...
462The American Commissioners to the Committee for Foreign Affairs, 16 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
LS : South Carolina Historical Society; transcript and two copies: National Archives We have now...
463From Benjamin Franklin to Balthazar-Georges Sage, 16 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Yale University Library J’ay Lu le memoire de Madame de la Chevalerie que vous m’avez...
464The American Commissioners to the Committee for Foreign Affairs, 17 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Connecticut Historical Society We have given Capt. Courter whom we have entrusted with our...
465The American Commissioners to Harmon Courter, 17 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Connecticut Historical Society We Deliver you herewith our Letters and Dispatches for...
466The American Commissioners to the Massachusetts Board of War, 17 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Connecticut Historical Society This will be handed you by Capt. Courter who goes express...
467From Benjamin Franklin to the Massachusetts Board of War: Extract, 17 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Goodspeed’s Catalogue, no. 517 (1963), pp. 50–1. I was much oblig’d by your Favour...
468From Benjamin Franklin to John Langdon, 17 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Letters by Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Others. Written during and after the...
469From Benjamin Franklin to La Rochefoucauld and the Duchesse d’Enville, 18 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL : Bibliothèque municipale, Mantes M. Franklin presents his respectful Compliments to Made. la...
470From Benjamin Franklin to Noble Wimberly Jones, 18 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft ): Library of Congress I received your Favour by Capt. de la Plaigne, and in...
471The American Commissioners to [Gérard], 22 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; copy: Harvard University Library The News...
472From Benjamin Franklin to Arthur Lee, 23 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Library of Congress The enclos’d which you sent me contain’d a Letter from Mr. Hartley, in...
473From Benjamin Franklin to Gérard, 24 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères Understanding that Reports have been spread...
474The American Commissioners to Gustavus Conyngham, [before 19 April 1778] (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Library of Congress The interest which the public has in the vessel you command makes...
475From Benjamin Franklin to Gérard, 25 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères I received last night the enclos’d Letter...
476Franklin and Silas Deane to Arthur Lee, 26 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): American Philosophical Society; copy: Harvard University Library; two copies:...
477From Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley, 26 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : New York Public Library; transcript: Library of Congress I receiv’d yours of the 18th and...
478From Benjamin Franklin to [Samuel Cooper], 27 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: University of California Library, Berkeley; transcript: Massachusetts Historical Society At...
479From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Cushing, Sr., 27 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library; copies: British Library, Massachusetts Historical Society, Thomas...
480From Benjamin Franklin to William and Arthur Lee, 27 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL : Pierpont Morgan Library; copy: University of Virginia Library Mr. Franklin presents his...
481The American Commissioners to the Committee for Foreign Affairs, 28 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
LS and transcript: National Archives; incomplete copy: Massachusetts Archives; copy: Harvard...
482Franklin and Silas Deane to Arthur Lee, 28 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
LS and copy: Harvard University Library; AL (draft ): American Philosophical Society; two copies:...
483From Benjamin Franklin to Jonathan Williams, Jr., [28 February? 1778] (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from Albert H. Smyth, ed., The Writings of Benjamin Franklin . . . (10 vols., New York,...
484From Benjamin Franklin to Catharine Greene, 28 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Don’t be offended at the Word old; I don’t mean to call you...
485Franklin and Silas Deane to Arthur Lee, 1 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
L : Harvard University Library Messrs. Franklin and Deane present their Compliments to Mr. Arthur...
486From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Adams, 2 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : New York Public Library By this Conveyance the Treaties we have concluded here go over to...
487From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Bache, 2 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : State M. E. Saltykov-Shchedrin Public Library, Leningrad Enclos’d is a Letter from Ben to...
488From Benjamin Franklin to Arthur Lee, 2 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL : Boston Public Library Mr. Franklin presents his Compliments to Mr. Lee: Mr. Deane is at...
489From Benjamin Franklin to William Lee, 2 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society The Accidents that several times prevented our...
490From Benjamin Franklin to George Washington, 2 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Bodleian Library, Oxford; copy: Library of Congress M. de Fontevieux, who hopes to have the...
491Franklin and Silas Deane to Arthur Lee, 3 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
L : Harvard University Library Messrs: Franklin and Deane, will be ready to confer with Mr. Lee,...
492Franklin and Silas Deane to the Duc de La Rochefoucauld, 3 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
L : Bibliothèque municipale, Mantes Messrs: Franklin and Deane, present their respectful...
493The American Commissioners to Conrad-Alexandre Gérard, 4 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; copy: Harvard University Library Being...
494Receipt for Thomas Morris’ Trunk, [4 March 1778] (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Harvard University Library Received of the honorable William Lee Esqr. a Trunk said to...
495From Benjamin Franklin to Arthur Lee, 5 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
L : Harvard University Library Dr. Franklin presents his Respects to Mr. A. Lee, is sorry he can...
496From Benjamin Franklin to Arthur Lee, 5 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : The late Arthur Bloch The interview to which this brief note is a summons was the one that...
497From Benjamin Franklin to William Lee, 6 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society; copy: Harvard University Library; two transcripts:...
498From Benjamin Franklin to Michel-Alain Chartier de Lotbinière, 6 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library I am sorry I could not be at home to receive you yesterday....
499From Benjamin Franklin to Lotbinière, 8 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL : Pierpont Morgan Library Mr. Franklin presents his Compliments to M. Lotbiniere, has receiv’d...
500The American Commissioners to Ralph Izard, 10 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): American Philosophical Society As soon as the Commissioners to this Court shall have...