John Paul Jones to the American Commissioners, 10 June 1778: résumé
John Paul Jones to the American Commissioners5
ALS: American Philosophical Society; two copies:6 National Archives
<Ranger, Brest, June 10, 1778: One of the Ranger’s prizes was, I understand, sold in Bordeaux by Messrs. Delap. I wrote to request that the captors’ share be sent to Mr. Williams at Nantes, so that it might be divided before the Ranger left, but my letter was not answered. Please give orders for the money to be remitted forthwith.>
[Note numbering follows the Franklin Papers source.]
5. Published in Butterfield, John Adams Diary, IV, 142.
6. One in Arthur Lee’s hand.