1From Benjamin Franklin to James Moylan, 5 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received your favour of the 25th. past, and am much obliged by the Pains you took to get my Letters delivered on board the Alliance. Please to return me that which Capt. Landais refused to receive, putting your Note of that Refusal on the back of it. In yours (Gourlade & Moilan) of March 14. You mentioned the receiving 4571 l.t. 5. 4. tournois as a Ransom for the...
2The American Commissioners to James Moylan, 22 April 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Library of Congress We desire you will not pay Mr. Bersolle’s Bill. His demand for payment before he had sent the Accounts to us and we had examind them, is unjust. You will also avoid for the future accepting Bills which we are to pay; or giving yourself the trouble of doing in our name what you have not our authority to do. We are, Sir, Your most Obedient Servants By Lee; see the...
3From Benjamin Franklin to Gourlade and Moylan, 29 April 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received the Letter you did me the honor to write me & thank you for the Intelligence it contain’d. There is a Rumour here from England of a Battle in Georgia, in which both Armies are said to have suffered extreamly: but I know not whether it has any Foundation. I hear from Martinique that an English Privateer cruizing in those seas had been surprized by some...
4The American Commissioners to James Moylan, 31 August 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society; two copies: National Archives <Passy, August 31, 1778: We are pleased to hear from you of the good success as well as the adventurous and patriotic spirit of Capt. McNeill. When the prisoner exchange we have been promised is accomplished, his prisoners can be exchanged for a like number of our suffering countrymen. We will inform you when the...
5The American Commissioners to James Moylan, 27 October 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society; two copies: National Archives We received your Favour of the 12 Instant. You will see by the enclosed to Capt. McNeill, which We leave open for your Perusal, the State of the Affair of the Prisoners. In Case of his being obliged to Sail, before he can receive the Ministers particular orders for their Reception, We desire you would take care of...
6The American Commissioners to James Moylan, 22 August 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society; two copies: National Archives We had the favour of yours of the seventeenth of August, and are obliged to you for this and several other Instances of your Attention to Us, in furnishing Us with early Intelligence. It is somewhat remarkable that a Vessel from James River should have brought no Letters. But We are happy to hear that affairs were in...
7The American Commissioners to James Moylan, [3 May 1778] (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Library of Congress; copies: Massachusetts Historical Society, National Archives (two) We receiv’d your several Letters of the 23d. and 30th of March, and the 15th and 17th of April. We are oblig’d to you for the Care you have taken respecting the Sick Man. We shall apply as you advise for the Discharge of Miggins, and hope to obtain it. We have examined Mr. Bersolle’s Accts. and...