1To Benjamin Franklin from Philip Mazzei, 5 September 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS and copy: American Philosophical Society I received the honour of your answer, by Mr. Jefferson, with the pamphlet, for which I return you my sincere thanks, as by enlightening my mind it greatly contributes to the happiness of my life. The seeds, called Ravizzoni by the Lombards, and cavolo rapa in the Tuscan language, may be very usefull to us in America when we shall have more leasure...
2To Benjamin Franklin from Philip Mazzei, 8 September 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I sent the original of this by one Mr. Shore, a Virginia Gentleman and merchant, who has letters of recommendation to you and Mr. Deane from Mr. Jefferson; and some from me to my friends in Italy. In delivering the first letter without direction I wish you would take notice of my parcel of papers, which you sent me word by Mr. Jefferson went to Bristol. I...
3To Benjamin Franklin from Philip Mazzei, [16?] December 1779 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society In January last the Governor & council of Virginia appointed me their Agent cheifly to transact in Europe some business as directed by the General Assembly & ordered me in their written Instructions to communicate the whole matter to you desiring the favour of your advice & assistance as in the space of 4 months we could not find Bills to buy, nor Tobacco to...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Philip Mazzei, 19 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The bearer of this will be my noble friend Mr. Celesia, whom you will probably remember, as he was Minister of this Republick in London from the year 55 to 60, & in consequence of his superiour talents must have been well acquainted with several of your worthy friends there. He is esteemed here for what he really is, an ornament to his Country, & his...
5To Benjamin Franklin from Philip Mazzei, 24 May 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I understood long time since that Your Excellency had recd. a letter for me from America, & had been so obliging as to tell Mr. Favi at Versailles, that you would take the trouble of sending it to him, in consequence of which he had given you his direction. Having heard nothing more of it as yet, I am apt to think that there must have been some...
6To Benjamin Franklin from Philip Mazzei, 16 August 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; AL (draft): Dartmouth College Library I find myself under necessity of troubling your Excellency on account of some papers of importance I have but lately recd. from the Govr. of Virginia. The last of them are dated May 31st. 1780, and were sent by the Fier Rodrigue, just then under sail. All the parcels were sent to the direction of Messrs: Penet, da...
7To Benjamin Franklin from Philip Mazzei, 23 November 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Having never recd. an answer from your Excellency to any of my letters ever since I left Paris, I should not take the liberty of troubling you again, was I not induced to it by what I think a just motive. Mr. Penet wrote me that he had directed to your Excellency the papers mentioned in my last of 16 August, as soon as he recd. them, which was in July 1780,...
8Philip Mazzei to the American Peace Commissioners, 2 November 1782 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania What I am going to mention to your Excellencies will, I hope, apologize for the liberty I take of addressing myself to you. In January 79. I was appointed by the Government of Virginia to go to Europe to transact there some business of importance for the State. I was taken prisoner in coming, & did not recover my liberty ’till Novr. the same year. I...