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To Benjamin Franklin from Arthur Lee, 8 October 1779

From Arthur Lee

ALS: American Philosophical Society

Paris Octr. 8th. 1779

Sir,

You had the goodness to inform me on the 17th. ult.3 that Count de Vergennes had chargd himself with enquiring whether it woud be agreable to the spanish Court that I shoud propose concluding the Treaty with them.4

I beg the favor of you now, to let me know whether you have receivd any & what answer to this enquiry.

I have the honor to be with much respect Sir yr. most Obedt. Servt.

Arthur Lee

Notation: A. Lee 8 Oct. 79. ansd—

[Note numbering follows the Franklin Papers source.]

3. Printed under Aug. 17, above.

4. Spain was unready to recognize American independence, let alone join the alliance; Floridablanca declared King Charles III would do so only when certain of dictating the law to England: Richard B. Morris, The Peacemakers: the Great Powers and American Independence (New York, Evanston, and London, 1965), p. 44.

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    To Benjamin Franklin from Arthur Lee, 8 October 1779
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    “To Benjamin Franklin from Arthur Lee, 8 October 1779,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-30-02-0384. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 30, July 1 through October 31, 1779, ed. Barbara B. Oberg. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1993, pp. 497–498.]

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