13981To Benjamin Franklin from Margaret Cavendish, 2 September 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Calais, September 2: Having had no answer to my two previous letters, I suspect you did not receive them. I implore the protection you promised me, so that I may be allowed by the Court to import my brother’s work to this country. Please answer me before I depart for England in a fortnight.> Better known to BF as Margaret Stewart. See XXIII , 302 n where...
13982To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Jr., 26 May 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am much obliged to you for the kind Notice you were pleased to take of my little Fellow.— I may be partial but I think him the finest Lad I ever saw, and I shall take care to give such an Education & to impress his mind with such principles as will, I hope, prevent his being unworthy of the Blessing you were pleased to bestow upon him.— I had a Brother...
13983To Benjamin Franklin from Catharine Greene, [14 May 1775] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library Welcom a Hundred times Welcom to our once happy Land. Are you in Health and allow me to ask you the old question over again if you are the Same good old Soul you used to be? Your arrival gives New Spring to all have heard mention it. When Shall We See you here? Do let it be as Soon as the Congress is adjournd or dont know but your good Sister and Self Shall mount...
13984From John Adams to Benjamin Franklin, 20 February 1782 (Adams Papers)
Yesterday I had the Honour of yours of the 12th. and will take an early opportunity to send you all the Lights I can obtain, by Inferences from the Numbers of the Bills. Those already presented I shall accept according to your Advice. Your office is certainly a disagreable one in many respects, and mine grows every day more and more disgusting to me. I wish myself at home every hour in the 24,...
13985To Benjamin Franklin from Antoine Court de Gébelin, 10 January 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Le Sieur la Renaudiere qui aura l’honneur de vous présenter cette Lettre, a apris que vous cherchiez un Imprimeur pour former des Eleves en Amerique. Comme il entend fort bien cet Art, etant depuis trente ans Prote chez le même Imprimeur et d’une bonne conduite, il Seroit très flatté que vous voulussiez bien le choisir pour cet objet: il est frere de celui...
13986To Benjamin Franklin from Le Roy, [24 June 1777] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Your grandson M. Franklin told me Yesterday as I was coming from Paris That you were so good to invite The whole family to dinner for next friday, Me. LeRoy I and the little Basil. But as M. Franklin seemed to me not very certain of the Day I sent my man to ask you whether Your Dinner is really for friday and not for Thursday because as I go to morrow to...
13987To Benjamin Franklin from François-Félix Nogaret, with a Note from Elisabeth Nogaret, [on or after 28 April 1782] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Vous trouverés cy Joint une Lettre que mon ministre ma fait le plaisir d’ecrire pour moi à M. Le Mis. de Serent de qui dépend une place de Lecteur de Mgr Le Duc de Berry que je demande. M Le Mis. de Castellanne et M. Le Mis. de Montbel qui ont de même ecrit pour moi, m’ont donné un fort bon Conseil: comme cette place exige des connaissances, ils m’ont dit...
13988To Benjamin Franklin from Johann Rodolph Valltravers, 26 July 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Being ignorant of the Fate of my 2. last Letters, of April 14th. and May 17th., directed from this Place to yr. Exccy. by the Poste: I am at a Loss, to learn, whether they were received at all, in due Time? and, if come safe to Hand, whether they have been welcome, or no? This Uncertainty, and Fear of being indiscretly troublesome, whilst I sincerily wish...
13989To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Jr., 17 March 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have received your much esteemed Favour of the 8 Inst in which you refer me to Mr de Chaumont for the Balance of the Officers Cloathing & I have drawn on him accordingly.— The Situation of Mrs Williams has been such that my absence would have perhaps been attended with Loss of her. I have however taken such Care of the Business at L’Orient that there has...
13990To Benjamin Franklin from François de Rabier de La Baume, 18 August 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Aÿant eû l’honneur de me presenter ches Monsieur dean et luÿ aÿant montré Mes Breverts et certificats de serviçe, ainsi qu’un passeport du Roÿ comme un ancien major de ses troupes; je fûs accepté de sa part au serviçe du Congrés, et me donna des lettres pour vous Monsieur et Monsieur le general en Chef et pour des correspondants de Bordeaux et Marseille; je...