1To Benjamin Franklin from the Comtesse Conway, 27 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je ne puis vous exprimer Combien je suis fachée d’être La Cause innocente, du désagrement que vous èprouvés, pour avoir voulu m’obliger en La personne de mr mullens; ce n’est que d’aprés ses instances que je vous ai engagé à reparer Les pertes qu’il a faites dans sa traversée, et lorsque je lui ai remis La petite lettre de change de votre part je lui ai dit...
2To Benjamin Franklin from the Comtesse Conway: Two Notes, [August? 1777] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society These two undated notes, we believe, were written in the order in which we print them, and between hers of April 14 from Ville-d’Avray, near Sèvres, where she was no doubt visiting a friend, and that below of September 1 from her home in Auxerre. These two can be assigned with some confidence to a single month, August. The first note refers to a battle...
3To Benjamin Franklin from Françoise-Antoinette-Jeanne Langlois du Bouchet, Comtesse Conway, [c. 22 March 1779] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Voila mon cher papa le billet que vous m’aviés acordé pour mr mullens je n’en suis pas moins reconnoissante quoiquil n’en ait plus de besoin j’ai mon mari depuis 3 jours ce qui me fait grand plaisir après tant dinquietudes. Je lui ai dit que je vous aimois bien. Adieu my dear father I am your most and Sincer daughter Mon mari proffitera du premier moment...
4To Benjamin Franklin from the Comtesse Conway, 22 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society God Bess liberty! I drunk with all my heart to the republick of the united provinces, end to your dear health. I am prepared to my departure if you will, end if it possible. Give me I pray you leave to go. I shall be happy of to live under the Laws of venerable goodman richard. Adieu my dear father I am with the most respect end tenderness, your humble...
5To Benjamin Franklin from the Comtesse Conway, 12 July 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I Sand you a Concequence letter for my dear huusband, which I hope pleasure to forward to him, in which I am, and I will be highly oblige. Your truly tenderly daugheter Notation: Madame Conway 12. Juillet 1778. The wife of Gen. Thomas Conway; for her relationship with BF see above, especially XXIV , 486–7. On April 18 her father-in-law, Count de Conway,...
6To Benjamin Franklin from the Comtesse Conway, 1 September 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am most trouble and perplex for the news ill, that I See in the gazette of Europe. It is true that our friends have to quit ticonderago? I hope not, and as I Suppose that you are instructed better that me, I pray you Dear Sir, do me the kindness of to get me out anxiety were I am upon our friends and upon my dear husband. You are dear Sir all my Comfort,...
7To Benjamin Franklin from the Comtesse de Conway, 31 December 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am happy to have room to Congratulate you on Late Success of our arms in america and feel a double satisfaction to find by the papers publick that my husbend has been fortunate Enough to exceeded his zeal et bravery on Some occasions. If it true that mr. alien hath one letter for me, of my husband, I not had she, and I desire with all my heart receiving....
8To Benjamin Franklin from the Comtesse de Conway, 15 December 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I Long to be acquainted with the State of your heath, and to receive Some news of my husband, and of the war in america. I am hoping your juste cause Shall be for ever prosperous and Success full. I wesh you be So Kind as to instruict me with every thing Belonging to the State of my dear husband. I intend to go and See you this winter and Shall be extremely...
9To Benjamin Franklin from the Comtesse Conway, 14 April 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I Commence to read, and write a litle the english but I Know not Speak yet that language; wherefore, I bold not, to go See you, nevertheles I pray you of Signify to me the a day, and a hour where I Can render my homage to you; I am the wiffe of thomas Conway departed by l’amphitrite, for to aid his Brother americains, end to Share the glory with them. I...