1Arthur Lee to Franklin and Silas Deane, 28 June 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Harvard University Library; copy and transcript: National Archives; extracts with added paragraph: Harvard University Library, National Archives I have not yet receivd a line from you. It is not easy to divine the reason of so long a silence. There is for sale here and deliverable in any port in France, fourteen thousand weight of brass Cannon at 6 Guineas the Quintal, and Six thousand...
2Samuel Nicholson to the American Commissioners, 28 June 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This will inform you of Capt. Wickes and self being safe arrived at this port. Capt. Johnson I beleave is still out. On Thursday the 26th. Inst. off Ushant we fell in with an English 74 Gun ship who gave us Chase which Obliged us to bare away and run up this Channell. He was to windward of us and the wind at S.W. Soon after the Chase began Capt. Wickes made...
3Lambert Wickes to the American Commissioners, 28 June 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This will inform you of my Safe Arrival at this Port Yesterday, in Company with Captain Samuel Nicholson of the Sloop Dolphin. We parted from Capt. Johnston the day before Yesterday a little to the East of Ushant. Now for the History of our late Cruize. We Sail’d in Company with Captains Johnston and Nicholson from St. Nazair May 28th. 1777, the 30th fell...
4Jonathan Williams, Jr., to the American Commissioners, 28 June 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; letterbook copy: Yale University Library I have the pleasure to inform you of the happy return of the Mercury in 23 Days. As there are no public dispatches from Congress nor the appearance of any important action, and as the post goes out as soon as I could send a Courier, I think it best to save that Expence: the amphitrite arrived safe in portsmouth,...
5To Benjamin Franklin from César Bucquet, [28 June? 1777] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je suis instruit que Mr. le Prieur de Cardonne vous a fait une visite il y a eu Mercredi huit jours, et qu’il vous a donné un volume de mon traité sur les moutures que vous lui avez promis de me faire l’honneur de venir manger ma soupe Dimanche 29, je sais aussi qu’il vous a ecrit depuis pour vous renouveller la mémoire de cette promesse et les offres de...
6To Benjamin Franklin from V. Dulongprey, Coney & fils, 28 June 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania Nous nous trouvons honnorée de Votre agreable Lettre du 23 du courant. Il est arrivé en cette ville Le Sieur Budd de Guernesey qui en vertu d’une procuration des proprietaires Du Navire et Cargaison de la prisse fait part le Corsaire americain, en a demandé la restitution a Messieurs de l’amirauté qui n’ont fait aucunnes Reponse. Les Demarches du Sieur...
7To Benjamin Franklin from [Antoine?] Gautier, 28 June 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ay apprit avec plaisir que les traittes de M. Ceronio ont eté acceptées et payées, du moins la majeure Partie, ce qui me fait croire qu’elles le seront toutes. Je ne seray pas le premier a Vous apprendre la malheureuse nouvelle, que le Navire Le Meulan commandé par le Capitaine Laguchay a eté prit au debouquement sortant d’icy et que votre Paquet a eté...
8To Benjamin Franklin from Jan Ingenhousz, 28 June 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society It seems all your lettres miscarry in a certain way. Your last favour of the 26 of April came only to my hands a few days ago after having passed thro Vienna and a great part of the German Empire. I am still at Tissingen in Suabia upon the estate of the Prince de la Tour et Tassis , whose two sons I have succesfully inoculated. I intend to set out from here...