1Franklin and John Jay to Thomas Mifflin, 16 April 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS and copy: National Archives; press copy of ALS : Library of Congress We duly received the Letters your Excellency did us the honour of writing to us the 14th of January by Colonel Harmar & Lieut. Col. David Franks, with the Ratification of the Definitive Treaty, the Proclamation, & the Recommendatory Resolves of Congress. On the Arrival of Col. Harmar, we immediately wrote to Mr Hartley,...
Having waited until the Settlemt. of the public accounts was compleated, I left Paris the 16 May last, and on the 1 June embarked with my Family at Dover on board the Ship Edward Cap t . Coupar, in which we arrived here Yesterday. M r . Barclay has transmitted, or will soon transmit, to M r Morris, a State of the above mentioned accounts; and as it will thence appear that some of the Bills...