1To Benjamin Franklin from Griffith Williams, 24 August 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society By favour of Captn. Channing send you few lines Aquainting you that matters in this Country are likely to take a very diffrent turn to What was expected by the favourers of despotism to the West’ard of London. All men agree (Confesedly) that the Conquest of America is now utterly inpracticable; the most Bloody invoakers of the destruction of that Country...