6961From John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, 30 October 1780 (Jay Papers)
The Pleasure given me by your Letter of the 2 d . Oct r . Inst may more Easily be concieved than expressed— I am greatly obliged by your Attention to the important Subject of my last I [ illegible ] ^ my Embarrassm ts .— In my last on that Subject which you rec d ^ was
6962From John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, 21 February 1781 (Jay Papers)
Your Favor of the 15 ult. with the Packets mentioned in it, arrived in good order. I regret your long Silence, tho’ I am strongly tempted to rejoice in the Cause of it—a Fit of the Gout, it is said, often prolongs Life. Affairs here begin to wear a better Aspect— I have been promised three Millions of Reals, that is one hundred and fifty Thousand Dollars, which tho’ very unadequate to the...
6963From John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, 28 March 1781 (Jay Papers)
American Credit is again on the Brink of Destruction, and France alone can save it. The Evil is pressing— Details must therefore be postponed. You are not uninformed of the Bills drawn upon me by Congress. I have accepted to the Amount of Dollars and of that Sum have paid . On the 23 d December last His Excellency the Count De Florida Blanca expressly promised me three Millions of Reals—he has...
6964From John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, 1 April 1781 (Jay Papers)
Notwithstanding my repeated and earnest applications to this Cour the Count DFlorida Blanca an I have not ^ as ^ yet rec d ^ been able to obtain ^ only 34880 dollars of the 150′000 Dollars ^
6965From John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, 18 April 1781 (Jay Papers)
I cannot omit this opportunity of communicating ^ transmitting ^ to you by a Courier of the Embassador of France, the agreable and interesting Intelligence which you will find ^ cont[aine] d ^ in the enclosed news Paper— There is also A ^ Boston ^
6966From John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, 31 May 1781 (Jay Papers)
Your favor of the 20 th . Inst reached me two Days ago The Intelligence contained in ^ transmitted with ^ it had reached us by the way of Cadiz I ^ am ^ nevertheless consider myself much obliged by this Mark of your friendly Attention— The a Packet from america sent me by the Courier
6967From John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, 9 July 1781 (Jay Papers)
Many weeks have elapsed since I have had the pleasure of rec g ^ been fav d with ^ any Letters from you— I have rec d . a Letter from Col. Laurens dated at Sea & covering the one herewith enclosed for you. A Vessel has arrived at Bilboa in 24 Days from Salem. I rec d . by her some Family Letters which came under cover to others ^
6968From John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, 13 July 1781 (Jay Papers)
I have received your Favor respecting the pump at aldgate. I have since (two Days Ago) rec d . Letters from Congress assuring me that no further Bills shall be drawn upon me. These Dispatches have given me So much Business that I am obliged to desire M r . Carm[ichael] to write you the News, and to assure you without further additions to this Letter that I am Sincerely Your aff. obliged Friend...
6969From John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, 20 August 1781 (Jay Papers)
Seven Vessels have lately arrived at Nantz & Lorient from Am., two of them directly from Philadelphia & but one Letter brought by them has as yet reached me— It gives me Reason to expect others by every Post, and ^ as ^ well as to suppose that Dispatches of an important Nature have been arrived in them for You. My Correspondent informs me that certain Measures relative to peace were preparing...
6970From John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, 10 September 1781 (Jay Papers)
My last to You was of the 20 Day of Aug t last by Dupin the F. Embassadors Courier. Major Franks, with dispatches from ^ Congress & from ^ M r . R Morris, is now with me & will proceed to Paris ^ Passy ^ as soon as I shall be enabled to write by him. He will bring you a Copy of M r Morris’s Letter to me from which you will observe
6971From John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, 21 November 1781 (Jay Papers)
It seems as if my chief Business here was to fatigue you and our good Allies with incessant Sollicitations on the Subject of the eir ^ ill- ^ timed, & I had almost said cursed Bills drawn upon me by Congress— It is happy for yo me that you are are a Philosopher, and for our Country that our allies are indeed our Friends— Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur— This Court continues to observe the...
6972From John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, 31 December 1781 (Jay Papers)
I learn from Marq s . DYranda that my Letter to You of the 21 Ult. had ^ has ^ reached You. The last I have had the Pleasure of recieving from You is dated 22 d . Ult. The Want of a good Opportunity has since ^ for some time past ^
6973From John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, 11 January 1782 (Jay Papers)
The last Letter I had the Pleasure of writing to you was dated the 31 Instant ^ Ult. ^ and referred to a former one of the 21 November last in which I stated the my Difficulties acc on acc t . of the Bills and the utter Improbability of my obtaining Relief any Relief here, & consequently the necessity I was under of
6974From John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, 30 January 1782 (Jay Papers)
I had Yesterday the Satisfaction of recieving your Favor of the 15 th . Instant. You will find by a Letter which I wrote you on the 11 th .— Instant that I imputed your Silence to its true Cause, being well persuaded that the same Attention you have always paid to the public Affairs in general would not be withheld from those which call for it in this Kingdom. I am happy to find that you have...
6975From John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, 11 February 1782 (Jay Papers)
I have been so engaged these two Days as not to ^ have ^ had Time to write reply fully to yours of the 19 th . Ult. and ^ but ^ tho it is now late I must not let the Post depart without a few Lines for you. circumstanced as it seems we are, we can
6976From John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, 1 March 1782 (Jay Papers)
I have lately rec d . a very friendly Letter from the Marq s . de la Fayette, covering some Dispatches from M r Livingston. I find that the objects of his Voyage are interesting to us, and that it is the Desire of Congress that we should correspond with him. My answer to his letter is herewith enclosed— peruse; and dispose of it. I have given him a summary account of my Situation here; he will...
6977From John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, 18 March 1782 (Jay Papers)
The Bills All our Trouble and anxiety to save ^ ab t ^ the Bills payable here this Month has been in vain They are protested. The following are the Reasons which I have desired the notary to recite exactly in the Protest viz t . (here insert Reasons verb.) ^ It is proper you sh d be informed that ^ M r . Carbarrus, many
6978From John Jay to Benjamin Franklin, 29 March 1782 (Jay Papers)
On the 18 Inst I informed you of my having been reduced, by M r Cabarrus’s want of good Faith to ^ the mortifying necessity of ^ protesting a number of bills which were then payable— Your Favor of the 16 th . Inst. reached me three Days ago it made me very happy, and enabled me to retrieve the Credit which ^ we had lost here by ^ those Protests had injured . I consider your Letter as giving me...
6979From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Franklin, [21 June 1776?] (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed paper has been read and with some small alterations approved of by the committee. Will Doctr. Franklyn be so good as to peruse it and suggest such alterations as his more enlarged view of the subject will dictate? The paper having been returned to me to change a particular sentiment or two, I propose laying it again before the committee tomorrow morning, if Doctr. Franklyn can...
6980Virginia Delegates in Congress to the Speaker of the Pennsylvania Convention, 15 July 1776 (Jefferson Papers)
The honorable the convention of Virga. attending to the inconveniencies which may arise from an unsettled jurisdiction in the neighborhood of fort Pitt, have instructed us to propose to your honorable house to agree on some temporary boundary which may serve for preservation of the peace in that territory until an amicable and final determination may be had before arbiters mutually chosen....
6981Additional Instructions by Congress to Franklin, Deane, and Jefferson, 16 October 1776 (Jefferson Papers)
Additional instructions to B F, S D, and T J, commissioners from the united states of America to the king of France. Whilst you are negotiating the affairs you are charged with at the court of France you will have opportunities of conversing frequen[t]ly with the ministers and agents of other european princes and states residing there. You shall endeavour, when you find occasion fit and...
6982From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Franklin, 13 August 1777 (Jefferson Papers)
The bearer hereof Mr. Thomas Shores is a native of Virginia, and having lately in conjunction with some others established a partnership for the purpose of carrying on a trade to Europe, he comes to France on behalf of his house to establish a proper mercantile correspondence. I am less acquainted with him than his partners whom I know to be able, punctual, and of great genius for trade; and...
6983From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Franklin, to John Adams, and to John Jay, 5 October 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
The bearer hereof Colo. James Monroe who served some time as an officer in the American army and as such distinguished himself in the affair of Princetown as well as on other occasions, having resumed his studies, comes to Europe to complete them. Being a citizen of this state, of abilities, merit and fortune, and my particular friend, I take the liberty of making him known to you, that should...
6984From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Franklin, 3 January 1783 (Jefferson Papers)
I arrived at this place a few days ago expecting to have proceeded to Europe in the vessel which carries Count Rochambaud and the Chevalr. de Chastellux; but it sails before I can be ready. I shall follow however in a very few days, and may possibly be with you as soon as this. Conscious that I can add no good to the commission, it shall be my endeavor to do it no injury. I understand that I...
6985Enclosure I: Abel James to Benjamin Franklin, [1782] (Jefferson Papers)
I have often been desirous of writing to thee, but could not be reconciled to the Thoughts that the Letter might fall into the Hands of the British, lest some Printer or busy Body should publish some Part of the Contents & give our Friends Pain and myself Censure. Some Time since there fell into my Hands to my great joy about 23 sheets in thy own hand-writing containing an Account of the...