1Joshua Johnson to the American Commissioners, 2 October 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I propose to fit out two or three Vessells on my return to England and send to Lisbon, to Load with Salt which I purpose to send from thence to some one of the United Colonies in America. I therefore humbly solicit your Pasports to protect the said Vessells from being Captured by the American Cruizers and to enable me with more security to throw in supplies...
2To Benjamin Franklin from Joshua Johnson, 23 February 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Permit me to congratulate you on the late appointment our Country has confered on you of Sole Embasidor &ca. from the thirteen United States of America, & I pray you to believe me when I assure you that I sincerely wish you a long continuance of your Health that you may be inabled to fix the ever lasting Freedom & happiness of your Countrymen, as a Father...
3From Benjamin Franklin to Joshua Johnson, 28 February 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I am honor’d by yours of the 23d inst & thank you for your kind Congratulations, which are very obliging. If you have & can send me the Bill of the Duties Demanded expressing the kind of Goods &c, I will try if any thing can be done in the Affair; for besides Considerations of Duty, an opportunity of serving you would give me Pleasure. With great Esteem I have the...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Joshua Johnson, 6 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have the honour to acknowledge the Receit of your polite and much esteemed favour of the 28 Ultimo for which and your readiness in interfearing to releave me from the duties imposed by the Farmers General on my Furniture I beg you to accept of my gratefull thanks, at your request I forward you a List of those Articles on which they have charged the duty...
5From Benjamin Franklin to Joshua Johnson, 17 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received the Honor of yours of the 6 inst. I took the first Opportunity of speaking to M. D’Arlincourt fils, one of the Farmers general in whose Department you reside, on the subjet of your Furniture, who told me very politely that as it was a Matter in which I interested myself, he would order the Duties, if they had been received to be returned. By our Treaty we...
6To Benjamin Franklin from Joshua Johnson, 27 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I rece’d the Honour of your favour of the 17 Instant. I am particularly obliged to you for the trouble you have taken with Mr. D:Arlincourt about the Duties on my Furniture & for getting it exempted from the Payment of them, I would not have given you any trouble on this Account had I not been perswaided that it might fix a Precedent on those Americans that...
7From Benjamin Franklin to Joshua Johnson, 8 April 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Mr. Wm. Lee has lately been here from Frankfort: he had desired me to make such an Application in Behalf of the State of Virginia, as you request in Behalf of Maryland. Mrs. D’Acosta & Co had complained to me that they had provided what Mr. Lee wanted, in Pursuance of a Contract made with Mr. A. Lee, who had refused to take the Goods off his Hands. I proposed to Mr....
8To Benjamin Franklin from Joshua Johnson, 22 April 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I was duly favoured with your much esteemed of the 8 Instant & in conformity to your recommendation have had two interviews with Mr. D. Acosta on the subject of those Goods he prepared under a Contract with Mr. A. Lee for the State of Virginia & find that he has Shipped all but the Musketts to America on his own Account which makes it utterly Impossible to...
9To Benjamin Franklin from Joshua Johnson, 29 April 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Inclosed I forward you Som American Papers which I have rec’ed this Day by a Vessell from Virginia, you will be pleased to give Mr. Jennings the perusial of them when you are done with them. I have the Honour to be Sir. Your most obed. Hble Servt Notation: Joshua Johnson 29 April 79
10To Benjamin Franklin from Joshua Johnson, 11 May 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I did myself the honour of Incloseing you some American News Papers the 29 Ultimo which I hope you got safe. Inclosed you have the only one I have received since. Some time ago you was so obligeing as to write me that you had procured an exemtion of the Duties on my Furniture. I would rather pay ten times the sum than to be troublesome, but the ungenteel...
11To Benjamin Franklin from Joshua Johnson, 28 October 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I did myself the Honour to address you the 23 & 29 April and the 11 May to nither of which have I been favoured with an Answer, as the first was on the Business of the State I had sanguine hopes of hearing from you and which would have better enabled me to have wrote the Governor & Council on that Subject. I now trouble you to inform me whether under the...
12From Benjamin Franklin to Joshua Johnson, 29 December 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I am much obliged by your kind attention in sending me from time to time the American newspapers that have come to your hands. Please to accept my thankful Acknowledgements. I have the Pleasure now to acquaint you that tho’ my application at your Request for arms or a Loan of money for your Province in particular was not attended with success the Opinion here being...
13From Benjamin Franklin to Joshua Johnson, 22 February 1780 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): American Philosophical Society; copy: Library of Congress Enclos’d I send you a Copy of Some Resolutions of Congress that I have lately receiv’d. I request to know whether you purpose to undertake the Business; and if so, when you think you may be at Leisure to enter upon it. I have the Honour to be, with great Esteem, Sir &c. BF certainly sent a copy of the Sept. 29 congressional...
14To Benjamin Franklin from Joshua Johnson, 29 February 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I had the honour of your two favours of the 29 Decemr. & 22 Instant to the contents of which I have paid every attention. It is with pleasure I hear from you that this Country has granted America the Aid you solicited, as every general good extends to Individuals I doubt not but Maryland will receive its proportion of the benifit, tho’ the small supply...
15To Benjamin Franklin from Joshua Johnson, 13 June 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have the honor to hand you inclosed four Letters that has this moment arrived by a Ship from New London & who departed 9 Ultimo. I am with esteem Sir Your most Obed. Serv Notation: Johnson Jonathan, Nantes 13. June 1780. These must have been brought by the Négresse; see our annotation of Jonathan Trumbull’s April 12 letter and that of Jonathan Williams,...
16From Benjamin Franklin to Joshua Johnson, 22 June 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I duly received the Honour of your Letter acquainting me with your Acceptance of the Trust you were appointed to by Congress, and your Readiness to enter upon the Execution of it. I have delayed hitherto requesting your coming to Paris for that Purpose, because Mr. Deane, who had the Chief Management of all the Mercantile affairs, and whose Presence as well as Papers...
17To Benjamin Franklin from Joshua Johnson, 1 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am honord with your Letter of the 22d. Ultimo by which I find you expect my acceptance of the appointment Congress confered on me will make my presence, for the execution of that trust necessary in Paris, at the time I accepted of this appointment I did not understand from the Resolution of Congress or your Letter that it was requested I should leave my...
18From Benjamin Franklin to Joshua Johnson, 18 September 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress The Trustees of the Maryland Funds in London have at Length sent me their Answer, importing that by the Advice of Counsel learned in the Law, they find they cannot safely do what is required by the Act of the new State, and as at present the Stock cannot be sold or transferr’d but by them, the Execution of the Act seems now impossible. Nevertheless if you think you...
19To Benjamin Franklin from Joshua and Catherine Johnson, and Matthew and Anne Ridley, 13 May 1783 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Mr. & Mrs. Johnson presents their most respectfull compliments to Dr. Franklin & will do themselves the honor to wait on him. Mr. Johnson did not receive the honor of Dr. Franklin’s Billet til late last Evening or he would have returned an immediate answer. Mr. & Mrs. Ridleys Compliments & will do themselves the honor to attend Dr. Franklin today. Johnson’s...
20To Benjamin Franklin from Joshua Johnson, 1 August 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The Inclosed was sent me from the General Post Office, the Postage being 4/7. I have paid and which you will be pleased to return to Mr. Ridley, It is probable that many more Letters may come for you & which must remain in the Post Office, without the Inland Postage is paid, be pleased to signify whether I may take them up or not & forward them to you. I...