1To George Washington from Major John Thornton, 7 April 1777 (Washington Papers)
I received your favour of 20th March and am truly sensable of the Honour intended Me & shall with...
2To Benjamin Franklin from John Thornton, 4 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The content of this letter is as puzzling as the writer. The...
3John Thornton to the American Commissioners, [17] December 1777 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society I arrived here yesterday, and delivered this morning all the...
4[John Thornton]: Memorandum for the American Commissioners, [between 5 and 8 January 1778] (Franklin Papers)
AD : Harvard University Library In Company with some American Gentlemen, it was dropped in...
5John Thornton’s Statement, 20 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Franklin trusted and esteemed William Carmichael. This document, if it...
6To Benjamin Franklin from John Thornton, 6 April 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society My Friend Joseph Walker Esq having acquainted me with his...