5521To Benjamin Franklin from Henri Fizeaux & Cie., 3 January 1785 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Nous avons l’honneur de vous informer qu’ayant acquite les interets á 5 p% sur un Capital de f. 51,000—Emprunté pour Le Compte des Etats unis, nous nous en remboursons aujourd’hui sur M. Grand de Paris, en [ecus?] 1857.19. —á 3 usances faisant au change de 53⅛ en B f. 2466.15—lesquels réduits á l’agio de 103⅜ forment les susdits arrérages de f. 2550. Nous...
5522To Benjamin Franklin from Du Calvet, 4 January 1785 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ai reçue le 28 de decembre par penny post la lettre que Votre Excellence m’a fait l’honneur de m’ecrire le 14 d’octobre dernier. Si cette lettre est partie de passy par la voie directe de la poste, il n’est pas difficile de deviner la cause, qui la prolongeé Si ong tems Sur la route, avant de parvenir jusqu’a moi; les Soupçons et la malice du despotisme...
5523From Benjamin Franklin to Ferdinand Grand, 9 January 1785 (Franklin Papers)
Press copy of LS and AL (draft): American Philosophical Society; copy: National Archives I received your Letter of the 29th. past with the State of the Interest Money claimed by the Department of Finance as due the 1st. Inst, the Account of your Advances for the United States, and a Copy of the Letter of Messrs. Willink & Staphorst offering you by Order of Mr. Morris 400,000 Livres the Sum due...
5524To Benjamin Franklin from Chiappe, 10 January 1785 (Franklin Papers)
Translation of ALS in Italian: National Archives; copy: Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères The enclosed is a copy of the original forwarded to Your Excellency by route of Dar-al-Beida and Cádiz. Now I must inform you of the arrival at this Court of the Captain in question, having occurred the 17th day of last December, whose name is James Erwin of Philadelphia, Commander of the...
5525To Benjamin Franklin from Georgiana Hare, 12 January 1785 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The kindness & indulgence you have ever shewn me & which have been the chief pride of my life encourages me to trouble you on this occasion when I very much want your friendship & advice— Mr Franklin will have told you of my marriage with Mr Hare, but I had no opportunity of informing him of our future plans & it is on that subject I wish to consult you— Mr...
5526John Jay to the American Commissioners, 14 January 1785 (Franklin Papers)
LS and two copies: National Archives On the 21st. Ultimo I accepted the Place of Secretary for foreign Affairs. All the foreign letters which had been received during the recess of Congress were then and are still in the hands of a Committee to whom they had been referred—none have since arrived.— The adjournment from Trenton to this Place necessarily occasioned delay in business— Congress...
5527To Benjamin Franklin from the Marquis de Chabert, 14 January 1785 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Le Mis. de chabert chef d’Escadre a l’honneur de prévenir Monsieur Franklin qu’avant de donner à l’impression pour le volume de l’histoire de l’académie des sciences de 1783 un mémoire dans lequel un objet qui l’interesse se trouve traité, il a à coeur de le ui lire; il prie pour cela Monsieur Franklin de vouloir bien lui mander si, sans le derranger, il...
5528To Benjamin Franklin from the “Chevalière” d’Eon, 14 January 1785 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society La personne qui aura l’honneur de vous remettre cette lettre, est Mr. Falconnet avocat de grande reputation, et mon ami particulier. Il m’a dit qu’il avoit à vous Communiquer une affaire, qui concerne les interêts de vos etats reunis; Vous pouvez prendre toute confiance en lui, comme à un trés galant homme & en cette qualité je ne doute pas que vous ne lui...
5529To Benjamin Franklin from Ingenhousz, 14 January 1785 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I send this inclosed in a lettre to Dr. LeBegue by a privat hand, only to inform you, that I continue in good health, and to make you remembre how much I desire to hear from you. I was in hopes, that, now your country enjoys the happiness, that has been the object of your desires, you would spend the remainder of your days in Philosophical leasure, as you...
5530To Benjamin Franklin from [Fortunato Bartolomeo de Felice], 15 January 1785 (Franklin Papers)
L : American Philosophical Society Permettez qu’un admirateur depuis 35 ans aumoins de vos grands talens vous adresse la lettre ci jointe, elle servira de preface a quelques idées que j’ai mises par écrit ces jours passes et que je viens de donner à l’imprimerie. Un personnage distingué de la Haye m’envoya il y a 6 semaines les Observations de M. l’Abbé de Mably, sur les differentes...