1The Eastern Navy Board to the American Commissioners, 9 April 1778 (Franklin Papers)
L : American Philosophical Society; copy: Library of Congress The Navy Board Eastern department, present their Respects to the Honble: Commissioners at the Court of France, and Inclose them the Gazettes to this date, by the Ship Providence. Other Packages, they have by them for the Honble. Commissioners, they don’t think proper to risque thro’ the dangerous Channel this Ship is obliged to...
2The Eastern Navy Board to the American Commissioners, 8 June 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society; copy: Library of Congress <Boston, June 8, 1778: At the direction of the marine committee we have provided the schooner Dispatch , Capt. Barnes, in order to bring you packets of great importance forwarded by the Council of this state. We hope they arrive safely, and ask that you furnish the captain the necessary supplies, expenses while in port, a month’s...
3The Eastern Navy Board to the American Commissioners, 2 July 1778 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society; copy: Library of Congress We have the Honour to hand you by Capt. Ayres in the Arnold Packett, four Packetts Intrusted to our care for Conveyance by the Honble. Committee for Foreign Affairs. We also Inclose the Gazettes of this Town Since our last. We wish them Safe to your hands as we presume they will give you all the Important Intelligence of this...
4To Benjamin Franklin from the Eastern Navy Board, 21 December 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library; copy: New York Public Library In Obedience to a Resolution of Congress Communicated to us the 27th. Octbre by the Honl Richd Henry Lee Esqr. Chairman of the Marine Committee at Philadelphia, to Prepare a Frigate to Carry Dispatches to France that they would preferr the Alliance to any other, as the Marquis De La Fayatte & his Suit, are to take their...
5To Benjamin Franklin from the Eastern Navy Board, 30 July 1779 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society; copy: New York Public Library In Consequence of Orders, from the Honorable Marine Committee at Philadelphia, We have Equipped the Brigantine Mercury Packet Boat, Simeon Samson Esquire Commander, to Convey the dispatches sent us from Congress, to your Excellency, & Count de Vergennes— We have Ordered Capt. Samson to make sure of the first Port he Approaches...
6To Benjamin Franklin from the Eastern Navy Board, 18 August 1779 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society; copy: New York Public Library We were honored with your favor of the 2d of June, but not till several days after the Arrival of the French Frigate, which prevented us the pleasure of acknowledging it by the Mercury Packet which sailed for France about a fortnight agoe. We are Sorry that any differences have subsisted among the Officers on board the...