To Benjamin Franklin from the Marquis de Cheylus, 21 February 1782

From the Marquis de Cheylus

AL: American Philosophical Society

Paris le 21e. fevrier 1782.

Monsieur

M. Le Marquis de Cheylus Envoyé Extraordinaire de la Ville D’avignon Et du Comté Venaissin,9 qui a Eû Le 19e. de Ce mois Une premiere audiance de leurs Majestés Et de la famille Royale, est Venû pour avoir L’honneur de Vous voir.

Notation: Cheylus, Le Mis. De, Paris 21. Fevr. 1782.

[Note numbering follows the Franklin Papers source.]

9. Avignon and the Comtat Venaissin remained a papal enclave until 1791 when it was reunited with France. The Cheylus family had a long history in the region: Dictionnaire de la noblesse, V, 602–15.

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Title: To Benjamin Franklin from the Marquis de Cheylus, 21 February 1782
Author: Cheylus, ——, marquis de
Recipient: Franklin, Benjamin
Date: 21 February 1782

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Cite as: “To Benjamin Franklin from the Marquis de Cheylus, 21 February 1782,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-36-02-0427. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 36, November 1, 1781, through March 15, 1782, ed. Ellen R. Cohn. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2001, p. 600.]