1To Benjamin Franklin from John Paul Jones, 19 October 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; copies: Library of Congress, United States Naval Academy Museum I hope you will find the within letters entirely free from asperity or ill Nature. I have been and am, in the Eyes of Brest and of the French Fleet, considered as having incurred your Displeasure and being consequently in Disgrace. The Commissioners’ refusal of my Bill, my Journey to Paris...
2Sartine to the American Commissioners, 19 October 1778: résume (Franklin Papers)
Copies: National Archives, Massachusetts Historical Society, Library of Congress (two) <Marly, October 19, 1778, in French: I have received your letters about Mr. Izard’s complaints. The ship with its cargo has been declared a valid prize; for the government to meddle with the law would create a dangerous precedent. If Mr. Izard’s request is in conformity with the treaties his claim will be...
I have received, gentlemen, the two letters that you did me the honor to write regarding Mr. Izard’s complaint about the goods captured on the ship, the Nile. In my letter of 7 October, I indicated that the government would intervene only in such cases where the laws were insufficient and that such an intervention would be unnecessary and uncalled for when the legislation was clear and...
4To Benjamin Franklin from Vergennes, 19 October 1778 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Le Cte. de Vergennes fait ses Complimens à Mr. Franklin et le remercie des nouvelles de l’Amerique qu’il a bien voulu lui communiquer, elles ne sont pas a beaucoup près satisfaisantes, les accidens semblent venir au secours des Anglois. Si M. Le Comte d’Estaing a du quitter Rodhes Island pour se rendre à Boston, ce ne sera sûrement pas sans pouvoir justifier...