1To Benjamin Franklin from the Marquis de Vaudreuil and Other Consulship Seekers, 19 December 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The number of solicitations for American consulships in European ports, sent by either the candidates themselves or people recommending them, began to diminish during the period covered by this volume. Franklin continued to explain that he had no power to grant such appointments. The question of whether foreign nationals would be permitted to serve as...