71To Benjamin Franklin from Le Roy, 17 January 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Il y a des siécles Mon Illustre Docteur que je n’ai eu lhonneur et le plaisir de vous voir et je m’en ennuye beaucoup. Tous ces jours cy Jai voulu Aller à Passy mais incertain de vous y trouver j’ai differré Jusqu’a ce que ce tems des visites fut passé. Enfin pour etre plus sur de passer quelques momens avec vous jai cru qu’il etoit mieux de vous demander à...
72To Benjamin Franklin from Le Roy, [before 20 July 1781] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Soit fait ainsi qu’il est requis is my Dear Doctor and Old french saying to declare that orders will be punctually and Quikly obeyed so will be what your desire as to this Translation I shall add it by way of a Postscript. It seems by what M. Small says of our hospitals at Lyons That the air be there very pure and sweet. Nevertheless by notices that have...
73To Benjamin Franklin from Le Roy, 18 February 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Permettez vous mon Illustre confrère que je vous recommande le Sieur Panier qui aura l’honneur de vous remettre cette lettre. C’est un très habile tourneur et il est d’ailleurs très étendu dans tous les arts qui peuvent tenir à celui du Tour. C’est le plus habile faiseur de presses pour les Imprimeries que nous ayons il a entendu dire que vous en aviez...
74To Benjamin Franklin from Le Roy, [18 May 1781] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Voulez vous bien que je vous demande, mon illustre Docteur, ce qui en est de lavantage, qu’on dit que Le Genl Greene a remporté Sur le General Cornwallis, dans la caroline Septentrionale; loin d’en avoir été battu, comme l’ont dit, des lettres d’Ecosse? Si vous avez recu quelques nouvelles d’Amerique à ce Sujet, ou Si notre cour en a euës? Un mot De réponse...
75To Benjamin Franklin from Le Roy, [24 June 1777] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Your grandson M. Franklin told me Yesterday as I was coming from Paris That you were so good to invite The whole family to dinner for next friday, Me. LeRoy I and the little Basil. But as M. Franklin seemed to me not very certain of the Day I sent my man to ask you whether Your Dinner is really for friday and not for Thursday because as I go to morrow to...
76From Benjamin Franklin to Jean-Baptiste LeRoy, 17 May 1771 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society It is long since I have had the Pleasure of hearing from you. I hope your Health continues, and that your valuable Life will be long preserved. This will be presented to you by Mr. Smith, a young American Gentleman, of liberal Education and excellent Character, who is desirous of seeing your fine Country, the first in Europe, before he returns to his own....
77From Benjamin Franklin to Jean-Baptiste LeRoy, 5 December 1774: résumé (Franklin Papers)
Extracts and paraphrase: Sothebys & Co. sale catalogue, April 8–9, 1974, p. 93 <London, December 5, 1774: Introduces Mr. Bennet, “one of your Confreres of the Royal Society, a Gentleman of the most amiable Character, and my particular Friend,” who wishes to see the Académie royale des sciences. Adds that the Royal Society “met on Wednesday last, and rechose our Friend Sir John Pringle to be...
78From Benjamin Franklin to [Jean-Baptiste LeRoy], [22?] September 1769 (Franklin Papers)
ALS (draft): American Philosophical Society Soon after my Arrival in London, [I sent you] by Mr. Lettsom, a Quaker Physician, one of the [ torn ] Achromatic Glasses Compleat; which I hope you received safe. By your good Brother I send you three of the Glasses we talk’d of, and which you will find describ’d in one of my Printed Letters. Our Astronomers knew nothing before our Return of the...
79From Benjamin Franklin to Jean-Baptiste LeRoy, 14 March 1768 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; draft dated January 31, 1768, also in American Philosophical Society. Whenever I reflect, as I often do, on the kind Reception I met with at Paris, and the Civilities heap’d upon me there by that People, the politest sure of all Mankind, I dwell with particular Pleasure on the Remembrance of my Acquaintance with you, which I esteem as one of the happiest...
80From Benjamin Franklin to Jean-Baptiste LeRoy, 20 April 1772 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft ): American Philosophical Society I received your Favour of March 5 per M. Dazoux, and shall be glad of any Opportunity of doing him Service. It gave me great Pleasure to learn by him, that you are well and happily married, on which I give you Joy. ’Tis after all the most natural State of Man. Mr. West our President concerning whom you make Enquiry, is esteemed as a good Antiquarian,...