1To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Ruston, 9 September 1780: résumé (Franklin Papers)
Translation: American Philosophical Society <London, September 9, 1780, in French: The world marvels at the wisdom and maturity shown by the American Congress in organizing a country that has so recently conquered its freedom. The only weak point of this new administration—a flaw it shares with all European nations excepting England and Holland—has to do with the handling of public credit....
2To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Ruston, 29 September 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The most profound secrecy is studied with respect to the dispatches brought by General Dalrymple. He left N York about the begining of Sept. All those who have calld upon him have been refused admittance. The friends of Ministry acknowlege the news he brings is very bad. The scraps that are to be picked up are, that they were in the utmost consternation at...
3From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Ruston, 9 October 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Yale University Library; AL (draft): Library of Congress I received and read with Pleasure your Thoughts on American Finance, and your Scheme of a Bank. I communicated them to the Abbé Morellet, who is a good Judge of the Subject, and he has translated them into French. He thinks them generally very just, and very clearly exprest. I shall forward them to a Friend in the Congress. That...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Ruston: Two Letters, 2 May 1782 (Franklin Papers)
(I) ALS : American Philosophical Society; AL (draft): New-York Historical Society; copy: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; (II) ALS : American Philosophical Society; AL (draft): New-York Historical Society Your favour of the 9th: of October 1780, gave me great pleasure. The Scheme of a Bank, which you was pleased to say you would forward to a friend in Congress, I presume was sent to Mr...