1Ingenhousz to Baron von Pichler, 29 December 1777: Extract (Franklin Papers)
Extracted from AL (draft): Yale University Library This letter paraphrases what must have been a long one from Franklin, now missing, that was written shortly after he received the news of Saratoga. The paraphrase makes clear that Austin, the carrier of that news, had brought a great many more details about the campaign, some of them anecdotal, than appear in the dispatches we publish; these...