1To Benjamin Franklin from Charles-François Le Brun: Two Letters, 18 September 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society A friend of mine, an eminent marchant at Coruña in Spain and wellwisher to the cause of american Liberty has transmitted to me the Letter herein inclosed with prayer to have it delivered immediately in to the hands of Mr. Dean. But as I am totally unacquainted with the place where that gentleman is to be met with and afraid to have it trusted to any body...
2To Benjamin Franklin from Charles-François Le Brun, 6 December 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society When I deliver’d to you on Sunday Last the Letter of messrs. Delagoanere & Co. of Corunna I observed to you that they were very uneasy on account of one of your Letters which was missing because they Supposed it might have been intercepted. You approved of their idea of having your answers transmitted to them under my cover that they could go Safe and...
3To Benjamin Franklin from Charles-François Le Brun, 25 October 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Messrs. delagoanere & Co. from coruña desire me to inquire whether Mr. A. Lee is still the deputy of the congress for the court of Spain. ’Tis very Long Since they have not been honour’d with his correspondence; and they Seem to have Some piece of information which they would communicate to the person appointed for that department. The Silence of Mr. A.L....
4From Benjamin Franklin to Le Brun, 25 October 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Mr. Arthur Lee has not been recalled the States in Congress being equally divided on the Question; but he has mentioned to me his Intention of returning immediately to America as no certain Provision has been made for his support in Spain. Capt. Conyngham was sent to England in Irons to be try’d for his Life as a Pirate. The Congress ordered some English Prisoners of...