11From Benjamin Franklin to Castries, 28 January 1782 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Mr. Franklin a l’honneur de remercier Monsieur le Marquis de Castries de l’Avis qu’il a bien voulu lui donner du Depart prochain d’un Batiment pour les Etats-Unis de l’Amerique. L’officier pour qui Mr. Franklin avoit demandé un Passage est parti pour son Pays: M. Franklin n’est pas moins reconnoissant de l’Offre que vient de lui faire Monsieur le Marquis de Castries à...
12To Benjamin Franklin from Lafayette, [28 January 1782?] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Dartmouth College Library I am very Sorry it was not in My power to wait on Your Excellency This Morning but I was oblig’d to Ride with The Queen at a partie of pleasure in the Bois de Boulogne— I saw yesterday the first and other Ministers and Spoke to them about The Necessity of Giving you Monney for fulfilling the Engagements taken in Bills of Exchange— That they Became pretty...
13To George Washington from Thomas Sim Lee, 28 January 1782 (Washington Papers)
We were Yesterday honored with your Favor of the 22d. We should have been very happy had it reached Us a few days sooner, and before the rising of the General Assembly, that We might have laid before them the Sentiments contained therein which We are well assured would have Operated as the greatest Stimulus to their exertion, though We believe they wanted no additional incentive to comply as...