1To Benjamin Franklin from François-Marie d’Angelÿ and Other Commission Seekers, 25 March 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society As Rochambeau’s army was gathering at Brest in the spring of 1780, Franklin received several letters from officers seeking to join “Washington’s army.” D’Angelÿ (d’Angély), whose letter is printed below, wants permission to raise light infantry and cavalry troops in America to complete General Washington’s army. De Flaghac, writing from Strasbourg on March...