31To Benjamin Franklin from Anthony Todd, 22 August 1783 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society; copy: Royal Mail Archive This Morning Mr. Potts delivered to me your kind Letter of the 17th. Instant. I now inclose according to your desire without loss of Time a Copy of mine to you which you happen to have mislaid of the 25th. of June last, and I should be very much obliged to you for your opinion of the Matters therein as soon as it may be in your...
32To Benjamin Franklin from Anthony Todd, 19 September 1783 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society; copy: Royal Mail Archive I had the pleasure of writing to you on the 22nd. past, and since that time a great deal of Sorrow has fallen to my Share by the unexpected Death of my beloved Nephew Mr. George Maddison, who is also an heavy loss to me and others in a public Capacity, and particularly as he was so well informed in the Negotiations going forward...
33From Benjamin Franklin to [Anthony Todd], 27 September 1783 (Franklin Papers)
Press copy of ALS : American Philosophical Society I receiv’d last Night your Favour of the 19th. Inst. and have this Day sent to propose a Meeting on the Subject with Mr. Couteulx; but he was not in Town. I shall do what you desire of me as soon as may be. Be so good as to forward the enclos’d, if not too late, by your next Wednesday’s Mail, and let me Know by a Line if it was in time. With...
34To Benjamin Franklin from Anthony Todd, with Franklin’s Note for a Reply, 3 October 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania This very morning I had the Pleasure to receive Your Letter of the 27th. past inclosing one for the President of Congress, which was so exactly in Time that I forwarded it along with Lord Norths Dispatches this Evening to Falmouth with Orders for the three several Packet Boats for New York Jamaica and the Lewards Islands to sail immediately. These Boats...
35From Benjamin Franklin to [Anthony Todd], 9 October 1783 (Franklin Papers)
l (draft): American Philosophical Society I have not as yet been able to settle any thing in Consequence of the Power you have vested me with. The Person I am to treat with is in the Country but is expected soon to be in Town. I am told he is likewise authorized to treat with me relative to the Arrangement necessary between the American & french Post Offices. & that he has already drawn out a...
36To Benjamin Franklin from Anthony Todd, 17 October 1783 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society; copy: Royal Mail Archive I received on Tuesday Night last at 12. the Letter you were pleased to write me the 9th: Instant, and consequently too late to thank you for it by that Post. My Lord Foley and Mr Carteret are both in the Country at present, but I have not a doubt of their approving the plan d’Arrangement which you have put into French, exactly as...
37From Benjamin Franklin to Anthony Todd, 29 October 1783 (Franklin Papers)
Press copy of ALS : American Philosophical Society I have been in hopes of being able to answer sooner yours of the 17th. but am at last inform’d that tho’ M. D’Ogny is come to Town, he can enter into no Agreement till he has receiv’d his Instructions, which he cannot have till after the Return of the Court from Fontainbleau to Versailles. So I can only say at present, that the Reasonings in...
38To Benjamin Franklin from Anthony Todd, 18 November 1783 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society I beg leave to send you inclosed a Copy of the Advertisement, which will be published in this Night’s Gazette and in all the London, Dublin and Edinburgh News Papers, relative to the Packet Boats established to support a Monthly Correspondence between Falmouth and New York, corrected according to the judicious alterations you proposed in the Letter you were...
39To Benjamin Franklin from Anthony Todd: Two Letters, 9 April 1784 (Franklin Papers)
(I) Copy: American Philosophical Society; (II) ALS : American Philosophical Society I have received a long Letter by this Days post from the Baron d’Ogny Postmaster General of France relative to the Treaty between the two Kingdoms which will require mature Consideration and I am not at present enabled to answer it, but great Difficulties already occur with regard to the Letters from North...
40To Benjamin Franklin from Anthony Todd, 18 May 1784 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society I received the favour of your Letter of the 15th. past by the Hands of Col: Harmar, who appears to be an inteligent, amiable Man, and I am only sorry his short stay here would not allow me to shew him all the Attention I could have wished, and that he really seems to merit. I have also been favoured with your Letter of the 3rd: Instant, mentioning the...