21To Benjamin Franklin from Sarah Bache: Two Letters, with a Note from Richard Bache, 24 January 1783 (Franklin Papers)
(I) and (II) ALS : American Philosophical Society Coll Cambray, who we shall miss very much, is the bearer of this, he will tell you how all the Family do, I paraded all the Children to day on purpose for him to tell you how they look’d, and if he does not say they are fine and handsome, I know not were he will find his beauties—the news papers that came since Major Franks’ paket was made up I...
22To Benjamin Franklin from Sarah Bache, 27 February 1783 (Franklin Papers)
Translation: reprinted from Alexandre-Marie Quesnay de Beaurepaire, Mémoire, statuts et prospectus, concernant l’Académie des sciences et beaux-Arts des Etats-Unis de l’Amérique, établie à Richemond … (2nd ed., Paris, 1788), pp. 22–3. Avec cette Lettre, vous recevrez un projet pour une Académie Française qui doit s’ériger ici; c’est un plan fort étendu, & qui fera honneur au Monsieur qui l’a...
23To Benjamin Franklin from Sarah Bache, 8 May 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I cannot let Coll Cambray go without a line to you tho I sit up to write in bed— I have had a fit of the Bilious Cholic that lasted twenty four hours, it went off yesterday but has left me very weak and with a bad head ake, I hope a good nights sleep will quite restore me, and then I shall be able to write you a long letter by Mr Oster who goes in a day or...
24To Benjamin Franklin from Sarah Bache, 1 June 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Our worthy Friend Mr Oster just now called to let me know he goes on board Ship amediately, as there is seldom a week passes, but he sees the Family two or three times, he will tell you how we all look, he caught me to day playing with the Children and rabbits, I see Betsy the day before yesterday she is with Miss Beckwith who is like to do extreamly well,...