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To Benjamin Franklin from Vergennes, 9 September 1778

From Vergennes

AL (draft):1 Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; copies:2 Massachusetts Historical Society, Library of Congress (two)

A Versailles le 9. Septembre 1778.

Vous avez demande, Mr. un passeport pour le bâtiment anglois qui doit amener vos prisonniers en france; vous trouverez cette piéce cyjointe;3 elle indique Nantes ou L’orient pour le lieu de débarquement.

M. francklin

1. In Gérard de Rayneval’s hand.

2. These indicate that this letter was addressed to the commissioners.

3. A copy is at the Library of Congress.

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    To Benjamin Franklin from Vergennes, 9 September 1778
    Author
    Vergennes, Charles Gravier, comte de
    Recipient
    Franklin, Benjamin
    Date
    9 September 1778

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    “To Benjamin Franklin from Vergennes, 9 September 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-27-02-0351. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 27, July 1 through October 31, 1778, ed. Claude A. Lopez. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1988, p. 381.]

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