1361To Benjamin Franklin from Silas Deane, 15 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Inclosed is a Letter from Mr. Lee which I received last Evening, and should have sent it you this Morning but your Son informed me of your being in Town and that I should have the pleasure of seeing you; I send it for Your reflection, untill We meet this Evening. It was the first Intelligence I had of Mr. Lee’s misfortune but Mr. Grand tells Me that Mons....
1362To Benjamin Franklin from Elie de Beaumont, 15 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je vous prie instamment de vouloir bien m’adresser demain ou après demain une reponse pour Monsieur le Comte de Tressan. Il y a près d’un mois qu’il vous a ecrit, et vous êtes convenu avec moi le dimanche 6 de ce mois de m’ecrire deux lettres une plus courte pour lui en reponse a la sienne que je lui ferai parvenir a sa terre, et l’autre plus detaillée pour...
1363To Benjamin Franklin from Reculès de Basmarein & Raimbaux, 15 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS or LS : American Philosophical Society Vous avés temoigné a Notre Sieur de Basmarein de Paris, des inquietudes relativement a des plaintes portées sur notre place contre les capitaines ameriquains. Nous avons fait des perquisitions pour savoir si ces reproches pouvoient etre fondés. Nous avons apris avec Joye que tout le commerce est très favorablement disposé pour ceux de Votre Nation...
1364The American Commissioners to the Marques de Ponte do Lima, [before 16 July 1777] (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Library of Congress; copies: Library of Congress, British Library The Congress of the United States of America have seen with Concern in the Public Newspapers an Edict of the late King of Portugal dated at the Palace of Ajuda: the 4th of July 1776 wherein the said States are spoken of in Terms of Contumely, and all Ships belonging to their People then in the Ports of Portugal are...
1365Vergennes to the American Commissioners, 16 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft) and copy: Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; copies: American Philosophical Society, Archivo General de Simancas, British Library, Harvard University Library, Library of Congress, National Archives (two), South Carolina Historical Society This letter announced to the commissioners a shift in French policy toward Wickes’s ships. The government, in response to British...
1366To Benjamin Franklin from Lebègue de Presle, 16 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’aurois eu l’honneur de vous ecrire les suites de l’accident du tonnerre arrivé a Purflet, comme je m’en etois fait un devoir, en vous en communiquant la premiere nouvelle; si mon correspondant ne s’etoit pas contenté de m’envoyer un recit peu interessant, en me marquant qu’il en faisoit parvenir un memoire detaillé a Mr. le Roy et surtout a Mr. De Bory....
1367The American Commissioners to Vergennes, 17 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; copies with variations: Harvard University Library, National Archives (two) We are very sensible of the Protection afforded to us and to our Commerce since our Residence in this Kingdom, agreeable to the Goodness of the King’s gracious Intentions, and to the Law of Nations; and it gives us real and great Concern, when any Vessels of War,...
1368Jonathan Williams, Jr., to the American Commissioners, 17 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Letterbook copy: Yale University Library I have Recvd. your favor of the 12. Instt. and accordingly communicated your Resolution to Mr. Ross. The prises being now Sold and of Consequence no Business to do on that Account Mr. Ross thinks that it is best for all concernd to avoid making a noise here by any Step on my part. I therefore in compliance to his advice have done nothing new. As the...
1369To Benjamin Franklin from Michael Hillegas, 17 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This will be handed you by Mr. William McCreery of this Town, a young Man much esteemed here. He goes from hence I beleive on a trading Voyage to France, taking with him among other things a Number of Continental Loan Office Certificates bearing Interest, for Money lent the United States, under an Expectation that they will be Negociable there. I no way...
1370To Benjamin Franklin from Jacques Paulze, 17 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je m’adresse à vous, Monsieur, avec confiance. Si ma demande est indiscrete je vous prie de la regarder comme non avenue. M. Martin de Vosctcharow me marque qu’un armateur des colonies unies a enlevé et conduit dans les ports de france un petit Batiment appellé le Jason commandé par M. hutchinson et qui alloit sur son lest à Petersbourg. M. Martin voudroit...