1To Benjamin Franklin from Jean de Neufville & fils, 12 October 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Since our last respects to your Excellency, we have only now to mention, that of the bills on Mr. Laurens we gott yesterday seven more to the Amount of Three thousand eight hundred and fifty Gilders, for which we have promisd an Answer by the return of the maill, and your Excellency will find us ready to Accept of them and any others, as we only wish now...
2To Benjamin Franklin from James Pemberton, 12 October 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Frederic R. Kirkland (Philadelphia, 1955) Encouraged by thy kindness in forwarding to our mutual friend Dr: Fothergill in London the letter which I took the liberty to transmit to thy care about a year since, I make use of the same freedom to request again the like favour of sending the Inclosed to him by the first speedy & safe conveyance;— I had made up & sealed it with an intention of...