1To Benjamin Franklin from John Williams, 20 December 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Virginia Captain McNeil having put into this Port, in his Way to Boston, his Cruise being out, I availed myself of the Oppertunity and sent by him all the Letters, you put into my Care Supposing it important to the Public that the Congress should receive them as Soon as possible, I gave him every causion necessary in Case of Danger of being taken, I hope my Conduct herein...
2To Benjamin Franklin from John Williams, 31 December 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society My nephew Set out last Sunday Week for Bourd.—and he intends paying his respects to you at Paris, befor he returns here. We have just had an Arrival from Boston in twenty Six days by which my nephew at Boston has Sent the Public papers up to the 2d. Nov.— And as the receipt of them might be agreeable to you I lost no time to enclose them. I have also Given...
3To Benjamin Franklin from John Williams, [November 1778?] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society By the last Letter I had from Boston I am informed that my Brother had received upwards of £450 that was Due to me on a Bond Debt—and my Wife mentioned that she supposed my Brother had remitted part of that sum to me by the same ship, but I have not yet received any Bills from him since those he sent under your cover, and my Business has been greatly...
4To Benjamin Franklin from John Williams, 26 February 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library I am exceedingly obliged to you for the Trouble you have taken in informing my Nephew of the enjurious Report, of my being in England, a Creature to Administration. Could I have Submitted to such an infamous Character, I might have received considerable Rewards from the Ministers of England before I left it, instead of lossing what I had been acquiring...
5To Benjamin Franklin from John Williams, 1 May 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library I now find that I have been most cruelly and Shamefully as well as designedly deceived and deluded here by pretended friends whose deep designs have but lately Come fully to light, and which had I an opportunity of explaining would lessen the wonder that has been excited in my friends in France, at my tarrying here. Dr. Smith, the bearer has so long and...