4901To Benjamin Franklin from Sartine, 9 June [i.e., July] 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Je reçois, Monsieur, votre Lettre du 8. de ce mois au sujet de l’Equipage du Corsaire l’Union Americaine, detenu à St. Malo; je donne les Ordres que vous me demandès pour que cet Equipage soit laissé à la Disposition du Capitaine et pour que celuicy ait la liberté de renprendre la Mer avec son Bâtiment. J’ai l’honneur d’etre avec une parfaite Considération, Monsieur,...
4902From Benjamin Franklin to Antoine-Raymond-Gualbert-Gabriel de Sartine, 8 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Un Corsaire nommé l’union de l’Amerique, qui a été expedié de Dunkerque avec une Commission du Roi, mais équipé avec des Americains et des Irlandois étant chassé dans le Port de St. Malo a été arrêté par ordre de la Cour, et on dit que l’équipage doit être envoyé à l’Orient pour être mis àbord les vaisseaux du Roy qui sont dans ce port. Voilà, Monseigneur, le rapport...
4903From Benjamin Franklin to Jacques-Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont, [on or after 3 July 1780] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : The Gallery of History, Inc. (Las Vegas, Nevada, 1993) Notre Intention en donnant l’Ordre de ne pas payer leurs Portions a ceux qui avoient signé le Mutinerie, n’etant qu’un Expedient temporaire pour les reclamer; il me semble qu’actuellement il sera mieux de rapeller cette Ordre; parceque il y a en Amerique des Loix pour les punir; & je crois qu’il sera bon de payer les portions de ces...
4904To Benjamin Franklin from John Diot & Co., 7 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This Serves to Acquaint Your Excellency that the Black Princess American privateer, which after too long a detention, Sailed from Isle Bas [Isle de Batz] Road on Thursday Evening, took 8 prizes, which the Weakness of her Crew, forced Captn. Macatter to Ransom, but on sonday 2d. Instant, Being about 3 leagues off Milford, he Saw 3 sails of Merchantmen Which...
4905To Benjamin Franklin from Dumas, 7 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society La protestation, en Allemand, de la minorité du Chapitre de Munster, m’ayant été communiquée ce matin, je me suis tout de suite mis à la traduire, pour pouvoir vous l’envoyer ce soir. Cette piece me paroît très-bien faite. D’ailleurs la matiere est de la plus grande importance, puisqu’il s’agit du futur Electeur de Cologne & Evêque de Munster. Je la crois...
4906To Benjamin Franklin from Landais, 7 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society I have waited ’till now for your Order for Sailing as you announced me another letter in yours of the 24th. June, to Come by the next Post—but since you have wrote me nothing and that you charged me in that letter with the prejudicial delay of the Sailing of the Alliance, and given no hopes of having my People righted, I have prevailed upon them to go to our...
4907To Benjamin Franklin from the Baron de Wulffen, 7 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
L : American Philosophical Society I have the Honour to late your Exelance know that am in tollerable good health arrived here at Venlo, where, where I am oblidged to rest Some days, meen time them depeches your Exelance Sent along are Delivered in good hands in the Hague, His Exelance Knowing I’ am wishing nothing more than to Return again to my post to which End have the Honour to hould my...
4908To Benjamin Franklin from Dumas, 6 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ai eu l’honeur de vous écrire le 4e. Aujourd’hui j’ai celui de vous dire qu’il est arrivé à Amsterdam un petit Bâtiment Américain the Fame Capt. Nic. Lamprell , parti de Salem le 4e. de May. J’en ai vu 2 passagers Mr. Isaac White de Salem, & Mr. Ed. Jones de Boston, qui Sont venus ici chez moi. Mr. White avoit reçu le 1er. May des Depeches de Mr. le...
4909From Benjamin Franklin to Gourlade & Moylan, 5 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I wrote to M Williams on the 27th. Ult. inclosing an oder to the Commanding officer of the Alliance to take on board that frigate as many of the arms &c as he could conveniently Stow, and to give a Receipt for the same. I at the same time signified my Desire to have the Arriel fitted and dispatched with the utmost Expedition. M Williams is now here and consequently...
4910From Benjamin Franklin to John Paul Jones, 5 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received yours of June 21. with the Papers it inclosed from M. Genet, who had kept them a Day or Two to translate them for the Minister. I approve much of your humanity and Prudence. But am sorry in the Letter to Dr. Bancroft, you Complain of your friends who are in no fault. They spare you, and have not even hinted that if you had staid on board where your Duty lay...
4911From Benjamin Franklin to James Moylan, 5 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received your favour of the 25th. past, and am much obliged by the Pains you took to get my Letters delivered on board the Alliance. Please to return me that which Capt. Landais refused to receive, putting your Note of that Refusal on the back of it. In yours (Gourlade & Moilan) of March 14. You mentioned the receiving 4571 l.t. 5. 4. tournois as a Ransom for the...
4912To Benjamin Franklin from John Paul Jones, 5 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Since the 23d. ult. I have been doing my best to bring our Affairs here back again to Order; or at least to be able to proceed for Philadelphia with the Ariel. The enclosed papers will best explain the circumstances of Landais’ beheaviour and of my endeavours to counteract him and his Advisers in thier schemes to defeat the Plan that you had Adopted in...
4913To Benjamin Franklin from the Marquise de Lafayette, [on or before 5 July 1780] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je ne puis, monsieur refuser a un homme de mes parens qui veut partir pour Lamerique, est muni d’un passeport de monsieur de montbarey, et qui a déja obtenu de mr De Sartine a La reccommandation de mr Le Mal. De Noailles une Lettre pour Paul-jones, de vous Supplier de vouloir bien lui donner des Lettres pour Le Congrès, je vous demande bien pardon de mon...
4914To Benjamin Franklin from the Marquis de Valory and Other Favor Seekers, 5 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society On July 5, 1780, in the document printed below, the marquis de Valory solicits Franklin’s help in cashing a payment made to him in American currency. Eleven other people in the course of the following four months were to seek assistance from the American minister in solving a wide range of problems having to do with money. A former infantry major who signs...
4915From Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Gardoqui & fils, 4 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Your respected Letter of the 25th. past came duly to hand. Captain Haraden (whose Bravery in taking and retaking the Privateer give me great Pleasure) is very good in offering the Spare Room in his Ship for the Service of the States. Having lately received the enclosed List of Articles wanted in America which came under a Cover directed to me without a Letter and not...
4916To Benjamin Franklin from Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas, 4 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; copy: Algemeen Rijksarchief En conséquence de l’honorée vôtre du 22 Juin, j’ai envoyé votre Lettre à Mr. C. van O——, qui m’en a accusé la réception. J’ai envoyé pareillement copie à Messieurs Van de Perre & Meyners de celle que vous m’avez écrite à leur sujet. Les Etats d’Hollde. se sont séparés, pour ne se rassembler que le 26 de ce mois. Il ne S’est rien...
4917To Benjamin Franklin from Timothy Kelly, 4 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Repeatedly I have wrote to your Excellency, when in the Black Prince Privateer of Boston under the Commands in both Cruizes of Capt Marshant & Dowlin wherein we took Prizes and Ransoms to a Considerable Amount. The Names of sd. Prizes as Clark of our former Privateer I always sent your Excellency an Account thereof in Journal Manner. When our Misfortune...
4918To Benjamin Franklin from Louis d’Ussieux, [before 3 July 1780] (Franklin Papers)
Printed invitation with MS insertions: American Philosophical Society L∴ R∴ L∴ des Neuf Sœurs, Est convoquée pour le Lundy 3 du 5 e. mois de D∴ L∴ D∴ L∴ V∴ 5780. à 6 heures très précises. du Soir. Vous êtes priés d’y venir augmenter les douceurs de l’union fraternelle. On y traitera d’affaires essentielles, Le f. Trésorier rendra Ses Comptes, On prendra des Mesures pour Suppléer à la...
4919From Benjamin Franklin to Puchelberg & Cie., 3 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copies: National Archives, Library of Congress I have just received the Letter you did me the honor of writing to me the 28 past, acquainting me that you are appointed by the Officers & Crew of the Alliance Frigate to be their attorneys & Agents to receive for them what may be due to them of Prize Money. I am glad to hear of this appointment, & wish it had been made sooner. But the Demand of...
4920To Benjamin Franklin from Cornelis Van der Oudermeulen, 3 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Library of Congress Avant mon depart pour la Nord Hollande, où je dois me rendre ce Soir pour vaquer pendant 10 a 12 jours aux affaires de la Compagnie, j’ai cru qu’il convenoit de repondre aussi laconiquement qu’il m’est possible a la lettre dont votre Excellence m’à honoré le 22. du mois passé. Elle ne m’est parvenue que hier. En consequence j’ai lhonneur de vous presenter quelques...
4921To Benjamin Franklin from the Former Crewmen of the Bonhomme Richard Aboard the Alliance, 2 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: American Philosophical Society We take this oppertunity of accuainting your honour of our Cituations at present, we have ben in Irons since Wednesday last and likewise on half Allowance, set side Grog & that we have none. Not withstanding it our determine to remain prisoners untill we go to America— Excepting your Honour will git us out of this unhappy situation but we depend upon your...
4922To Benjamin Franklin from Mary Hewson, 2 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Time will not permit to give you more than a hasty line. Accept the resemblance I send you of one whom you esteemed, and do me the favour to give one to Mlle. Beeheron, and another to M. Dubourg. I feel so much the honour of the reception he gave to the books that it makes me presume upon this being no unacceptable present. Your affectionate When you have...
4923To Benjamin Franklin from Pierre Landais, 2 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society I write you in Answer to yours of June 24th. as in the former, thinking it was nothing but right in Demanding my people Should be righted. And indeed if there is any time Lost it is by the delay of there payment, my two first prizes, Sweedish Ships, were bro’t in on account of the Masters’ not furnishing Sufficient proofs of their Neutrality having sent you...
4924To Benjamin Franklin from ——— De Frey, [before 1 July 1780] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je viens encor une fois d’incomoder votre Excellence et de la prier de faire donner cette lettre incluse à mon frere, capitaine de la legion du Comte de Pulasky, qui arrivera ces jours à Paris. Esperant que votre Excellence ne me prendra pas à mauvaise parte cette liberté, je Suis avec la plus profonde Soumission et respect, votre Excellence le tres humble...
4925To Benjamin Franklin from the Marquis d’Amezaga, 1 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Jay toujour Monsieur, étté a chantilly ce qui ma empeché, d’aller vous rendre mes çivilité, monsieur amelot ma baucoup demondé de vos nouvelles ainsy que sa femme, sil dine Lundy prochain, ches eux, vous devries y venir, en me faisant avertir davançe. Sy vous dines ches vous dimanche Jaurois bien envie daller vous en demonder; faite moÿ faire, un petit mot...
4926To Benjamin Franklin from Joshua Johnson, 1 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am honord with your Letter of the 22d. Ultimo by which I find you expect my acceptance of the appointment Congress confered on me will make my presence, for the execution of that trust necessary in Paris, at the time I accepted of this appointment I did not understand from the Resolution of Congress or your Letter that it was requested I should leave my...
4927To Benjamin Franklin from Colonel M. de Sonnemaens, 1 July(?) 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I had the honour upon the 28th of June 1780 to recive your Honored answer to my letter, out of the mentioned date apears that it is impossible within the preschribed 14 days that this our answere the requered nor desired effect can satisfay. Nevertheless we are surprised our Brother Johan Henry Baron de Wolff etz. etz. dos, or did not derect follow your...
4928Intelligence from Paris and Other Places, 1 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
D : National Archives During the period of the present volume Franklin received through the courtesy of his friend the chevalier de Kéralio eight intelligence reports; Franklin forwarded them, when the opportunity permitted, to the United States, as he had done with some 260 earlier reports. These were the last that Franklin bothered to send. Their cessation was not a great loss to Congress....
4929To Benjamin Franklin from Bethia Alexander, [c. June 1780] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Une Dame, qui j’aime assez quoique je la connois peu, vient de m’ecrire, mon cher Docteur, pour me demander une grace qui malheureusement depende de vous. Je dis malheureusement car je vous connois tant d’occupation que je n’ai entrepris de vous ecrire qu’a regret—voici L’affaire—Madm: la Comtesse Dillon a plusieurs de ses amis, et je crois même son Mari...
4930From Benjamin Franklin to Cabanis, [30 June 1780] (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from John Bigelow, The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Written by Himself (5th ed.; 3 vols., Philadelphia, 1905), II , 496b–496c Daily expectation of having a printed copy of the enclosed paper to send you (which I did not receive till last night) has made me too long omit answering your kind letter of the 10th of last month. I imagine you may collect from it all that is necessary to be...