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The American Commissioners to Abraham Whipple, 23 June 1778: résumé

The American Commissioners to Abraham Whipple1

ALS: Yale University Library; AL (draft):2 Massachusetts Historical Society; two copies: National Archives

<Passy, June 23, 1778: We have a prospect of exchanging prisoners, and want from you a list of all those you have; we will let you know where to send them for exchange. Load as many arms and goods as you safely can; Mr. Schweighauser will provide them. If he has a ship ready for America, convoy her. Take as many prizes as possible; feel free to go out of your way to annoy the enemy and, if feasible, to harass their Newfoundland fishery; do your best also to intercept transports off the coast. Cover with lead any dispatches you may have from us or the government, and sink them if necessary.>

1. Published in Butterfield, John Adams Diary, IV, 140; see also Taylor, Adams Papers, VI, 197–8.

2. In Adams’ hand, as is the ALS.

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    The American Commissioners to Abraham Whipple, 23 June 1778: résumé
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    American Commissioners
    Franklin, Benjamin
    Lee, Arthur
    Adams, John
    Recipient
    Whipple, Abraham
    Date
    23 June 1778

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    “The American Commissioners to Abraham Whipple, 23 June 1778: résumé,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-26-02-0604. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 26, March 1 through June 30, 1778, ed. William B. Willcox. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1987, pp. 673–674.]