11Thomas Read to the American Commissioners, 25 August 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Nantes, August 25, 1778: I received yours by Capt. Barnes....
12The American Commissioners to Thomas Read or Any Other Captain of Any Vessel Bound to America, 22 August 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society; copies: National Archives (two), University of...
13The American Commissioners to Thomas Read, 29 July 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society; two copies: National Archives You will take on...