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Matthew Ridley to the American Commissioners, 29 September 1778: résumé

Matthew Ridley to the American Commissioners7

ALS: American Philosophical Society; copy: Massachusetts Historical Society

<Paris, September 29, 1778: A number of years ago, in London, I came upon a manuscript book of the commissioners of the English navy. It contains accurate descriptions of the ships and their equipment then in commission as well as calculations for their repair and the duties of their officers. Conceiving this intelligence might be of use to those in the United States navy, I send it to you to present to Congress. I possess property in Maryland and consequently hope the navy of the United States will flourish.>

[Note numbering follows the Franklin Papers source.]

7. Published in Taylor, Adams Papers, VII.

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    Matthew Ridley to the American Commissioners, 29 September 1778: résumé
    Author
    Ridley, Matthew
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    American Commissioners
    Franklin, Benjamin
    Lee, Arthur
    Adams, John
    Date
    29 September 1778

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    “Matthew Ridley to the American Commissioners, 29 September 1778: résumé,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-27-02-0453. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 27, July 1 through October 31, 1778, ed. Claude A. Lopez. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1988, p. 471.]