1From Benjamin Franklin to Genet, [1778 or after] (Franklin Papers)
AL : Library of Congress All the American Papers will be sent to Mr Genet this Evening. Mr Franklin sends the enclos’d four, for a Beginning. Addressed: A Monsr / Monsieur Genet / Bureau des Interprêtes / Versailles BF and Genet began exchanging newspapers and other information soon after the signing of the alliance: XXVI , 271n. This note could date from this or subsequent years.
2To Benjamin Franklin from Edme-Jacques Genet, 10 April 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library J’ai l’honneur de vous addresser la prétendue réponse du gouvernement d’Angleterre à la déclaration de l’indépendance des Etats unis. Elle ne sera imprimée dans le Recueil que vous connoissés qu’autant que vous n’y verres point d’inconvenient. Si vous pensés qu’il soit aussi bien fait de ne point l’y insérer, vû la multitude de faussetés qu’elle...
3From Benjamin Franklin to Genet, 28 April 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Upon Enquiry I am informed that the Accounts of Public Money for the Year you mentioned are not yet published in England, but will be soon, when I am promised a Copy that shall be at your Service. I return you the Newspaper with many Thanks. I am, Sir, with much Esteem, Your most obedient humble Servant Genet presumably wanted the material for the Affaires...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Genet, 6 May 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society The inclos’d just arriv’d from London into Mr. Genet’s hands are by him immediately dispatch’d to his Honour Benjamin Franklin and accompanied with Mr. Genet’s most humble duties. Addressed: M. Benjamin Franklin député du Congres / Americain A Passy
5To Benjamin Franklin from Genet, 9 May 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library I’ve just receiv’d your kind favour of April 28. by which you let me know the paper I wanted is not yet publish’d. I’m afraid there is a mistake Since that very same paper came last night to my hands by a way which I made no great dependance on. I was to take the liberty of informing you of it that you might not be at the trouble of procuring a Copy. I...
6To Benjamin Franklin from Genet, 5 June 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library I find, you guess easily how that you have just receiv’d a bundle of gazettes from America. You won’t be surpris’d at my offer for the translation of any article or Essay you may want to be publish’d and at my readiness to print them in the Pamphlet of affaires de l’angleterre et de l’amerique . As soon as you can spare them, Such as you’ll be pleas’d...
7From John Adams to Edmé Jacques Genet, 8 June 1778 (Adams Papers)
I do myself, the Honour to transmit you a Small Bundle of Newspapers, for your Perusal, out of which you will Select any Thing that you think proper for Publication, in your very valuable Collection of Affairs D’Angleterre et L’Amerique. Looking over the Remembrancer, for the Year 1775,1 found to my Surprize, having never seen this Remembrancer before, two Letters from a Gentleman in the...
8To John Adams from Edmé Jacques Genet, 8 June 1778 (Adams Papers)
The News papers you So kindly transmit me will be carefully perus’d and will afford, I dare say, many interesting articles to my publication which has no other aim than paying to your Country the justice that is due to enlighten’d courage. I had noted in the remembrancer the letters you mention the 1st. of which begins with these words You have no doubt. To be Sure they’ll please excessively...
9To Benjamin Franklin from Genet, 17 June 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library Je touche au moment d’employer dans le Journal des affaires de l’angleterre et de l’amérique, l’acte d’indépendance du 4. juillet 1776. Si vos affaires ne vous ont pas permis de faire la réfutation de la censure angloise de cet acte, je n’en parlerai point à l’époque du 4. juillet et je me contenterai de rapporter l’acte. Ou si vous le désirés...
10To Benjamin Franklin from Genet, 24 June 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library J’ai l’honneur de vous remettre les six [dix?] lettres que vous avés bien voulu me confier. J’en ai fait des Extraits, que vous reconnoitrés par les marques à l’encre sur la marge. Et je viens de les envoyer à Mr. le Comte de Vergennes. Vous aurés pû voir aussi que j’en ai rapporté quelques passages dans le No. 46 des affaires de l’angleterre où je...