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The American Commissioners to Samuel Tucker, 13 July 1778: résumé

The American Commissioners to Samuel Tucker5

AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society; two copies: National Archives

<Passy, July 13, 1778: On her last cruise the Boston, we understand, did not sail so well as before, doubtless due to some change in her ballast. Remove her present ballast if necessary, load whatever Mr. Schweighauser has for America, and take on lead to be delivered to the continental agent in America; so inform Congress or the navy board.

You are to join Capt. Whipple under his orders. If Lieut. Simpson applies for passage, accommodate him according to his rank.>

[Note numbering follows the Franklin Papers source.]

5. Published in Butterfield, John Adams Diary, IV, 160.

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    The American Commissioners to Samuel Tucker, 13 July 1778: résumé
    Authors
    American Commissioners
    Franklin, Benjamin
    Lee, Arthur
    Adams, John
    Recipient
    Tucker, Samuel
    Date
    13 July 1778

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    “The American Commissioners to Samuel Tucker, 13 July 1778: résumé,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-27-02-0074. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 27, July 1 through October 31, 1778, ed. Claude A. Lopez. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1988, p. 82.]