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To Benjamin Franklin from Alexander Niehaus, 10 October 1778: résumé

From Alexander Niehaus

ALS: American Philosophical Society

<Haselünne in Westphalia, October 10, 1778, in German:7 The famous tapestries of Osnabruck are made here. We also manufacture very good woollen stockings for soldiers, cheaper than elsewhere. Could you indicate how I should best start my trade and give me the name of a commercial agent?>

[Note numbering follows the Franklin Papers source.]

7. A résumé of the letter, in French and in another hand, appears in the margin.

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    To Benjamin Franklin from Alexander Niehaus, 10 October 1778: résumé
    Author
    Niehaus, Alexander
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    Franklin, Benjamin
    Date
    10 October 1778

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    “To Benjamin Franklin from Alexander Niehaus, 10 October 1778: résumé,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-27-02-0517. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 27, July 1 through October 31, 1778, ed. Claude A. Lopez. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1988, p. 535.]