From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Barclay, 6 December 1781
To Thomas Barclay
AL (draft): Library of Congress
Passy, Dec. 6. 1781
Sir,
Enclos’d is a Letter to Mr Adams,4 which I send open for your Perusal.
I send you also the Passport you desired.
I heartily wish you a good Journey; and have the honour to be Sir,5
Honble. Mr Barclay, Consul of the United States
[Note numbering follows the Franklin Papers source.]
4. The preceding letter.
5. The day before writing this letter, BF presented Barclay and Ridley to Vergennes at Versailles: Matthew Ridley’s journal, entry of Dec. 5 (Mass. Hist. Soc.).