201To Benjamin Franklin from George Whatley, [before 26 October]–15 November 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society My Troubling you, my Good old Friend, with a Recommendatory Letter, by & for my esteemed Dr Rowley, must have convinc’d you that I depended on the Continuance of Your Friendship. ’Tho, I owne, I felt doubts, considering Your many Months Silence about giving it to him. That is now all cleared, & done away, by yr Favor of yr Letter of the 21 of August last;...
202Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 15 November 1784 (Adams Papers)
M r Franklin presents his respectful Compliments to M r Adams, and enclosos a Paper left with him by the Secretary of the Portuguese Ambassador last Night, being an Extract of a Letter from the First Minister of that Court. No Notice is taken in it of the preceding Plan of a Treaty, and M r. F. mentions for Consideration, whether it would not be right to send a Copy of the new Plan immediately...
203From Benjamin Franklin to John Adams, 15 November 1784 (Franklin Papers)
AL : Massachusetts Historical Society Mr Franklin presents his respectful Compliments to Mr Adams, and encloses a Paper left with him by the Secretary of the Portuguese Ambassador last Night, being an Extract of a Letter from the First Minister of that Court. No Notice is taken in it of the preceding Plan of a Treaty, and Mr. F. mentions for Consideration, whether it would not be right to send...
204From Benjamin Franklin to Witel & Fauche, 15 November 1784 (Franklin Papers)
LS , AL (draft), and incomplete press copy of LS : American Philosophical Society I have attentively considered your Project communicated to me in yours of the 24th. past, & of which you desire my Opinion. I have some Doubts whether you will find your Bookselling and Printing Business sufficiently profitable at first for the Support of three Families; because the French Language, in which I...
205To Benjamin Franklin from Witel & Fauche, [after 15 November 1784] (Franklin Papers)
Incomplete AL : American Philosophical Society La bonté avec la quelle il vous a plût répondre á notre lettre, & notre persévérance dans notre projet, que votre obligeante lettre & votre information n’ont fait qu’augmenter, nous obligent a vous importuner de nouveau par celle-ci. Nous ne pensâmes jamais, comme beaucoup d’autres, que notre plan seroit de facile exécution; au Contraire nous nous...
206To Benjamin Franklin from John Sargent, 14 November 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I thank You for the Letter which You have favourd Us with by Your Grand Son, who is a Bon Enfant indeed, —a well informed, I perceive, ingenious, engaging Young Man,—whom You have reason to promise Yourself Comfort, & Ornament from, & to be of Use to His Country,— May You yet, for many Years, be a Witness to His advance in the Career of Virtue, & at last...
207To Benjamin Franklin from Francis Childs, 13 November 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I importuned you some time since with a Letter which I am fearful may have miscarried, & shall therefore trouble you with a recapitulation.— Therein I mentioned the safe arrival of Mr. Jay, & the satisfaction his presence afforded not only to me, but to his Countrymen in General. I Likewise mentioned to you the joyful information I received from him, that...
208To Benjamin Franklin from Edme-Sébastien Jeaurat, 13 November 1784 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society M. Jeaurat de l’Academie Royale des Sciences à l’honneur de rendre ses hommages à Monsieur Franklin et le prie de vouloir bien faire passer à Boston le paquet ci joint pour Mr. Joseph Willard; c’est le volume de la connoissance des Temps pour 1787 que j’envoie à M. Joseph Willard. Notation: Jeaurat 13 Nov. 1784— A distinguished mathematician and astronomer,...
Having assembled together at this place about the latter end of August we proceeded in obedience to the commands of Congress to notify our appointment and its objects to such Powers as we thought it adviseable at that time to address. We wrote a circular letter in the form N o. 1. to the Ambassadors or other Ministers residing here from the courts of Saxony; the two Sicilies, Sardinia, Venice,...
210Outline of an Unsent Letter to Charles Thomson, [before 11 November 1784] (Franklin Papers)
AD (draft): American Philosophical Society These notes for a letter that was never written display a sense of bitterness and disappointment rarely seen in Franklin’s papers. That he even contemplated sending such a letter, albeit a private one—admitting to Thomson that he felt unappreciated and was “sorry and asham’d” for having asked a personal favor of Congress (a favor not granted)—betrays...
211From Benjamin Franklin to Richard Bache, 11 November 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : British Library I received your Letters of the 28th. of August, and 10th of September, with the Newspapers by M. Sailly, but they were very incompleat and broken Sets, many being omitted perhaps the most material, which is disagreable to me who wish to be well inform’d of what is doing among you. I was glad to receive the good Account B & S have given of their good Treatment of those...
212From Benjamin Franklin to Charles Thomson, 11 November 1784 (Franklin Papers)
Transcript: National Archives I received your kind Letter of August 13th: with the Papers annexed, relative to the Affair of Longchamps. I hope Satisfaction will be given to Mr: Marbois. The Commissioners have written a joint Letter to Congress. This serves to cover a few Papers relative to Matters with which I was particularly charged in the Instructions. I shall write to you fully by the...
We received the Letter your Excellency did us the honour of writing to us the 8 th Ult o. together with the copy of your full powers to treat with us. M r Adams had as you suppose, preserved a copy of the project of a Treaty that had been concerted between your Excellency & him; but having by instruction from the Congress our Sovereign certain new articles to propose in all our Treaties with...
214Thomas Jefferson to Franklin and John Adams: Two Memoranda, [before 10 November 1784] (Franklin Papers)
(I) AD and AD (draft): Library of Congress; copy: Massachusetts Historical Society; (II) AD and AD (draft): Library of Congress; copy: Massachusetts Historical Society When Congress instructed the commissioners to negotiate twenty treaties in two years, it did not send a draft treaty; it specified nine “points [to] be carefully stipulated” in the accords. Faced with so daunting an assignment...
215Proposal for a Prussian-American Treaty of Amity and Commerce: Articles 13, 23, and 24, [before 10 November 1784] (Franklin Papers)
Copy: National Archives The twenty-seven-article treaty proposal that the American commissioners sent to Thulemeier on November 10 was copied, with the appropriate adjustments, from the one they had prepared for use with Denmark; see the headnote and documents immediately above. Jefferson’s final draft of the proposal for Denmark is published in The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, with all...
216From Benjamin Franklin to Anisson fils, 10 November 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Bibliothèque nationale I send you enclos’d the Characters you desire to see, cast in the new manner lately invented in England. They are first cast separately, and after being compos’d into Words or Parts of Words, those are united by a second Casting of additional Metal. This Operation doubles the Price of the Fount. I have directed my Grandson who is now in London, to visit the...
217From Benjamin Franklin to C. F. d’Inarre, 10 November 1784 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft) and press copy of LS : American Philosophical Society I receiv’d the Letter you did me the honour of writing to me the 22d of last Month, requesting my Advice as to your Removal to America. The enclos’d Pamphlet will answer most of your Questions. Understanding Agriculture there is no doubt of your being able to live comfortably in Pensylvania, where there are many wealthy German...
218To Benjamin Franklin from John Bondfield, 10 November 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Just returnd to Bordeaux from the Country where by your friendly Assistance I have resided since I left Passi. Accept my most respectful accknowledgemts. for your kind services, Services of a nature that cannot be errast and of which I shall ever retain a most sincere reconnoisance. By my last Letters from Paris I am not more advanct than when I left that...
219To Benjamin Franklin from the Comte de La Touche, 10 November 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ai lhonneur, Monsieur, de vous Supplier de vouloir bien jetter un Coup d’Oeil favorable Sur les Papiers que j’ai lhonneur de vous faire Passer. Votre Recommandation dans cett affaire étant du Plus grand Poids, j’ai lieu d’Espèrer que L’Intérêt que vous voudrès bien y Mettre en assurera le Succès. Les demandes du Sr chevalié, étant, on ne peut pas plus,...
220To Benjamin Franklin from William Temple Franklin, 9 November 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society You may recollect, my dear Sir, when I informed you of Mrs. Hewsons having deviated from her first Determination, I said, or hinted, that it was not impossible that she might change again:— It has turn’d out so. On my Return from Chilbolton I found a Letter from her, informing me that I had staid so long, that I had given her time to Change her Mind again—&...
221To Benjamin Franklin from Etienne-Alexandre-Jacques Anisson-Duperon, dit Anisson fils, 8 November 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’apprends, que vous avez recû d’angleterre des caracteres fondus suivant la nouvelle méthode expliquée dans une brochure dont l’auteur est en correspondance avec vous: vous Savez avec quel intérêt je recherche tout ce qui a quelque rapport a la Typographie, ceci m’interesse plus que tout autre, je vous aurois, Monsieur, la plus grande obligation si vous...
222The Levée, [before 6 November 1784] (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from William Temple Franklin, ed., Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin … (3 vols., 4to, London, 1817–18), 111, 307–8. In the first chapter of Job we have an account of a transaction said to have arisen in the court, or at the levée, of the best of all possible princes, or of governments by a single person, viz. that of God himself. At this levée, in which the sons...
223To Benjamin Franklin from Sir Edward Newenham, 6 November 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I request leave to Introduce to your Presence the Bearer of this Letter, Mr: Canier Major of the Independant Dublin Volunteers; he has always been a Steady & active friend to the Rights & Liberties of his Country, and by his public Conduct has obtained the Confidence of his fellow-Citizens— His Character in Private life is just & amiable— Should my...
224To Benjamin Franklin from Georgiana Shipley, 6 November 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society You can not imagine the pleasure we received from hearing Mr Franklin was in England, we waited his coming to Chilbolton with the most anxious expectation not as a mere stranger, whom we were desirous of seeing, but as a person for whom we already entertained a particular regard. He was so good as to give us his company for two days— He appears an exceeding...
225To Benjamin Franklin from Bethia Alexander, 3 November 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je vous envoye, mon cher Docteur, les chansons ecossois que vous avez paru desirer—pour prix de mon exactitude. Je vous demande de n’etre plus cru celle de la famille qui vous aime le moins— On dit que Madame Hewson ne vient plus, me voulez vous a sa place?— Madm: de la Marck vous remercie des Grains elle en voudra encore—de plusieurs differens especes—elle...
226To Benjamin Franklin from Francesco Chiappe: Two Letters, 3 November 1784 (Franklin Papers)
(I) and (II): Translations from the Italian: National Archives; copies: National Archives (three); Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères After having executed his Imperial Majesty’s commands agreeable to the enclos’d, I take the Liberty to inform your Excellency that lately a Ship of his I. M. Rais Hamet Turchi—having taken an American Vessel with a Cargo of Salt Petre and Clothing,...
227How to Warm a Room in Winter and Cool It in Summer, Communicated by Franklin to Jonathan Williams, Jr., [1 November … (Franklin Papers)
D : The Lilly Library Note the Back of the Kitchen Chimney being of Iron will warm the Room behind it, the folding doors being open allows the heat to pass into the Room & the air Pipe being shut prevents its going away: this is for Winter.— In summer the Doors being shut the heat cannot get into the Room & the slides being drawn out the heat will escape throw the air pipe. The hole at the...
228To Benjamin Franklin from William Temple Franklin, 1 November 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am here in the middle of that Family you so much love, and who I can assure you, make you most ample Returns.— My Expectations of the Worthy Bishop, Mrs. Shipley & her Daughters—however exalted,—have been fully satisfied. The Dean his Son, is also here on a Visit—and is every way agreable. I did intend to have visited Lord Shelburne on my Return to...
229To Benjamin Franklin from Gilles de Lavallée, 1 November 1784 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society Il y a environ deux ans, J’eus Lhonneur d’entretenir Votre Excellence sur le Projet que J’avois formé d’etablir dans L’amerique et a Philadelphie une ou plusieurs Manufactures de Rubanerie par les moyens des Moulins et Machines qui preparent avec Celerité les matieres et par le moyen des Metiers grande mécanique faisant à la fois depuis Seize Jusquà Vingt...
230To Benjamin Franklin from James Bourdieu, 30 October 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ose Espérer que vous voudrés bien me Permettre de vous renouveller ma recommandation en Favreur de M.M. de Vaux, Frêres, de Bruxelles, dont J’ay eu l’honneur d’Etretenir votre Excellence, et qui Se Proposent d’aller S’Etablir Incessament a New-yorck; Vous avez eu la bonté de me Promettre de vous Intérésser á eux; Ils attachent, ainsi que moy, le Plus...
231To Benjamin Franklin from Vergennes, [30 October 1784] (Franklin Papers)
Copy: National Archives Je suis informé, Monsieur, par une Lettre de M. de Marbois dattée de Philadelphie le 24 Août dernier, qu’il a conferé avec M. Morris touchant les intérêts de l’emprunt de Hollande fait pour le compte des Etats-Unis de l’Amérique Septentrionale sous le garantie du Roi, ainsi que sur les autres dettes des dits Etats envers Sa Majesté, reconnues & stipulées dans les...
232To Benjamin Franklin from the Abbé de Charmois, with Franklin’s Note for a Reply, 29 October 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Le nommé francisque Sube, ci devant Soldat au regiment d’agenois, compagnie de peyre, á servi dans vos guerres, et á Recû plusieurs Blessures au Siege d’yorc; il est actuellement dans sa patrie à Tours, ou on lui á envoié avec son congé absolû les certificats les plus honorables. Ce Brave Soldat auroit envie de retourner dans vos Etats, et il le desire...
233The American Commissioners to the Conde de Aranda, 28 October 1784 (Adams Papers)
We have received the Letter you did us the honour to write us on the 27 th day of Sept r last, and we thank you for your care in transmitting to your Court, the information of our appointment to treat with it. You desire to be informed if one or more of us can repair to Madrid for the purpose of conducting & concluding the negotiation, because that it is the system of your Court in matters...
234The American Commissioners to the Duke of Dorset, 28 October 1784 (Adams Papers)
The United States of america in Congress assembled judging that an intercourse between the Subjects of his Britannic Majesty & the Citizens of the Said States founded on the Principles of equality, reciprocity & friendship may be of mutual advantage to both nations, on the 12 th. day of may last, issued their Commission under the Seal of the Said States to the Subscribers as their Ministers...
235The American Commissioners to the Duke of Dorset, 28 October 1784 (Adams Papers)
While M. hartley was here as Minister from the Court of Great Britain, we had the honour of mentioning to him that we were instructed by the Congress to treat on Some points distinct from any regulations of Commerce He Communicated this to his Court & the very Satisfactory answer which he received & made to us of its good disposition & willingness to receive & consider any propositions that...
236To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Shipley, [before 28 October 1784] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I was forcd by business & interruption & a desire not to lose the opportunity of answering your Letter by the return of your Grandson, whom I fear I am destind not to see, to omit telling You what You wishd to hear of my dear Daughter Lady Jones: Before She left England She livd in the very best Society upon the very best footing. The most considerable...
237To Benjamin Franklin from Rodolphe-Ferdinand Grand, [28 October 1784?] (Franklin Papers)
Copy: National Archives Mr Morris par sa Lettre du 27 May, me marque qu’il attendoit une future occasion pour me repondre au sujet de Fonds des Etats Unis, toutes les miennes l’ayant prevenu de mes besoins. Cette occasion s’est bien présentée, puisque J’ai reçu diverses de ses Lettres depuis, mais dans aucune il n’a été question de cet objet tout important qu’il fût, ne lui ayant point laissé...
238To Benjamin Franklin from Vergennes, 28 October 1784 (Franklin Papers)
L (draft): Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères Je joins icy M. le nouveau Saufconduit que vous avez demandé en faveur du Sr. Williams par la lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’ecrire le 18 de ce mois. Il est Sans doute instruit de la necessité de le faire enregistrer au Bureau des gardes du Commerce.
239To Benjamin Franklin from Rosalia Maria Paradis, 27 October 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Pardonnés la liberté que je prend de vous importuner Mais l’amittié que vous avés bien voullu Nous temoigner M’enhardit a vous faire une prierre. Le desir que Nous avons de Nous procure un Souvenire d’un homme qui est aussi Célebre par Ses tellents et Son Mérite personelle que vous. Nous Mettrions au Comble de faveur Si vous voulliés bien Nous Mettre un Mot...
240Entry in Maria Theresia Paradis’ Autograph Book, 27 October 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ADS : Wienbibliothek Wherever you go, may Health and Happiness attend you. In this quarto volume bound in red morocco, Paradis collected inscriptions as well as drawings dating from 1774 to 1821: Marion Fürst, Maria Theresia Paradis: Mozarts berühmte Zeitgenossin (Cologne, 2005), pp. 8–11, 110. For more on Germanic autograph books, or Stammbücher, see XXXIV , 316n.
241To Benjamin Franklin from David Dickson & Co., 26 October 1784 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society From the knowledge we have of your friendship, we are induced to take the liberty, of introducing to you, our Friend Mr. Jereh. Miller, who is gone on very urgent business to your City, which he will explain particularly, respecting our Factor, a Mr. Jno. Pirkman, from Virginia, who has eloped with a large property belonging to us, the greater part of which...
242To Benjamin Franklin from William Temple Franklin, 26 October 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The Day after the Date of my last, I recd your kind Letter of the 18th. Inst.—for which I am very thankful, as it so far prolongs my Stay here as to permit me to visit a Family—of whom I have heard so much—and who so sincerely love and respect you.— I had already taken Engagements ’till Friday—as I informed you in my last,—so that it will not be in my Power...
243To Benjamin Franklin from Pierre de Saillÿ, 26 October 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Mr. Bache ma chargé pour vous d’une lettre et d’un Paquet, que Jay l’honneur de vous Envoyer; Mes affaires qui me retiendront icy quelque tems M’empechent de vous le remettre moi même Et de vous offrir L’homage respectueux de mes sentimens de Reconnoissance. Mr Bache a eu la bonté de Vous parler de moi daignés vous en souvenir. Jay l’honneur detre avec...
244To Benjamin Franklin from Charles Thomson: Résumé, 26 October 1784 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Historical Society of Pennsylvania ⟨October 26, 1784: Mr. Joseph Norris, the second son of our friend Charles Norris, will wait on you with this letter. He goes to Europe with the intention of establishing commercial connections. He is anxious to see Paris, and wants it to be known that you are an old friend of his family. I hope you will point out to him the paths of virtue and...
245To Benjamin Franklin from Mary Hewson, 25 October 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The invitation you gave me was so very alluring that I had once resolved to pass the winter with you; in consequence of which resolve I made several preparations, and caused your amiable Grandson to postpone his return, but being a little out of health my spirits failed me, and I relinquished the pleasure I had promised myself in your society. I hope you...
246To Benjamin Franklin from Vicq d’Azyr, 24 October 1784 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society La société Royale de medecine me charge de Vous prévenir que Monsieur Le Comte Doels assistera à la séance qu’elle tiendra le 26 de ce mois, au Louvre. Nous n’osons pas nous flatter de l’honneur de Vous y Voir parmi nous, mais les personnes auxquelles il Vous plaira de donner des Billets Signés de Vous, seront placées le mieux qu’il sera possible. J’ai...
247To Benjamin Franklin from Witel & Fauche, 24 October 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society C’est avec la Confiance que doit inspirer le Législateur de la Nation la plus Sage, que nous prenons la liberté de solliciter vos Conseils & vos avis sur un projet chéri & qui nous occupe tout entier depuis quelques années; nos desirs & nos voeux ne tendent qu’a l’effectuer; mais pour cela nous avons besoin de directions & nous n’avons pas balancé a vous...
248To Benjamin Franklin from John Charretié, 23 October 1784 (Franklin Papers)
L : American Philosophical Society Mr Charretier presents his respects to Mr Franklin, and sends by the bearer two parcels he brought from London. Mr. C was obliged to go to Versailles immediately on his arrival but will have the honor to wait upon his Excellency when he returns Addressed: B. Franklin Esqr / &c &c &c / at / Passy Notation: Charretier 23 Oct 1784— These parcels were doubtless...
249To Benjamin Franklin from William Temple Franklin, 22 October 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am still without a Line from you in ansr to several of my Letters:— I have I hope sufficiently cleared up my apparent Neglect:— You must I think have recd four of my Letters since yours by the Abbé Morellet:— In my last I believe I mentioned that Mrs. Hewson had at length determined to accept yr. Invitation,— She had really told me so, and I had begun to...
250To Benjamin Franklin from Pierres, 22 October 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ai l’honneur de vous adresser un Exemplaire des deux editions que j’ai faites du Bonhomme Richard, j’ai eu toutes les peines du monde à me les procurer, parce que j’ignorois quel etoit le Libraire qui les vendoit. Je vous prie de vouloir bien ne pas m’oublier quand Monsieur votre fils sera de retour; je serai enchante d’avoir l’honneur de le voir, ainsi...