7861To Benjamin Franklin from David Barclay, 21 April 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society My Nephews Daniel Bell & David Barclay being likely to spend a few days at Paris, I take the freedom to introduce them to Thee, as well for the favour of Thy Countenance, as to bring me Information of Thy Welfare— The long Winter and uncommonly late Spring have been disadvantageous to many Constitutions, in wch I have had a Share, & hope, Thine has not...
7862To Benjamin Franklin from the Marquise de Saint-Auban, [before 22 December 1781?] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Nous somme aux dessepoire mon cher monsieur destre engages pour samedis prochin ches mr Le marechalle de biront ce La ne peux ce rompe car cest son jours mes [mais] si vous aves la bontes de choisire de lundis ou düe mecredis prochin avec votre petis fils a qui nous disont mils chosse comme a vous ayent lhonneur destre votres humble et tres obeissente...
7863To Benjamin Franklin from Harmon Courter, 30 October 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I wrote you the 2d Inst. again troubled you with a few lines. I acquaint you that I have been unfortunate enough to loose my Ship in this Harbour, by receiving much damage in a Gale of Wind On the 10th. Inst. In consequence of which thought well to Overhall her, and found her unfit for Sea: As you are at the helm Of affairs, and I entertaining the highest...
7864To Benjamin Franklin from Feutry, 7 April 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Voici ce que vous avez eu la bonté de paroître desirer; je copie quelques mémoires relatifs aux machines de guerre. J’aurai L’honneur de vous Les donner Jeudi à 11 heures, à L’hôtel de hambourg. Je cherche aussi à rassembler une partie de mes foibles productions, que je n’ai pas sous La main, et j’ose à L’avance, Monsieur, vous demander La permission de...
7865To Benjamin Franklin from Penet, 8 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’avais mis a la Daine [Douane] un fromage que m’a remis le Capt. hamon a son Deparre de nantes pour vous le faire passer. L’envois ayant etée oublié je viens de le faire charger moy meme a l’adresse de Mr. Sollier pour vous le faire tenir. Bienk flatté que cette occation me proccure le plaisir de me rappeller a votre Souvenir ou je suis endierement oublie....
7866To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Price, 10 March 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Yale University Library This letter will be deliver’d to you by Mr Redford , a Gentleman for whom I have a great regard and who has my best wishes. He is going to Settle for life in one of the thirteen united States; and he has already Sent thither a part of his fortune. May I take the liberty to request your notice of him? Any assistance or information which you may be pleased to give...
7867To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Percival, 12 May 1782 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Doctor Percival requests the honour of Doctor Franklin’s acceptance of the inclosed Volumes, as Memorials of his cordial Esteem and respect.— This is Percival’s first extant letter since January, 1775: XXI , 446. The volumes he enclosed were probably his A Father’s Instructions (for which see XXXVI , 288n) and the first edition of its sequel, A Socratic...
7868To Benjamin Franklin from Jean de Neufville & fils, 11 April 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society We have the honour to adress Your Excellency by direction of his Excy John Adams Esqr: as Among Some bills Drawn on his Excy Henry Lawrence there offerd one denoted hereunder, which Mr. Adams says to belong to the first parcell we had Accepted, and so referred it to us and to Your Excellency to provide for the payment, about Which in consequence we will...
7869To Benjamin Franklin from Sarsfield, 4 May 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’esperois avoir lhonneur de vous voir ce matin. J’en ai eté empeché par quelques affaires qui m’ont arretè Et Je me trouve forcé de vous ecrire parce que ce que J’ay a vous demander Demande un peu de Diligence. Cest que Vous ayez la bonté de m’envoyer une lettre ou plusieurs de Recommandation en faveur de Jacques-Jean-patient Mazurié fils d’un maire de...
7870To Benjamin Franklin from Sartine, 8 June 1778 (Franklin Papers)
Two copies: Library of Congress J’ai l’honneur de vous communiquer, Monsieur, La Copie d’une Lettre que m’a ecrite M. Le Seurre Consul du Roi à Nice. Elle contient une demande qui Lui a été faite de La Part d’un Capitaine nommé Henri Botson qui se dit être fort connu d’un de vos Amis, et tres attaché aux E.U. de l’Amerique septentrionale. Vous etes, Monsieur, plus a portée que moi de juger des...
7871To Benjamin Franklin from Félix António Castrioto, 8 June 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Having wrote to you several times, giving information of what was passed respecting the Comission I was charged with: and not recieving the honnour of any answer, it would perhapes be proper to desist from the atempt to obtain it, and spare me self the trouble of importuning you any more. But it is impossible for me to belive that, if my lettres was come to...
7872To Benjamin Franklin from ――― Dumont, [20 May? 1777]: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Tuesday, [May 20(?), 1777] , in English; at Mrs. Desmoulin’s, Rue des Batailles, Chaillot: Mr. Sayre, on his departure, left with me four letters and duplicates to be sent on the first two ships sailing for America, and told me to find out which vessels those would be. He introduced me to you, and I should have applied in person if I had not feared to be...
7873To Benjamin Franklin from David Barclay, 12 January 1775 (Franklin Papers)
AL : Library of Congress The merchants’ meeting that had been planned in late December was postponed to January 4, when some three or four hundred men concerned with the American trade met at the King’s Arms Tavern in Cornhill. Barclay offered two motions: that the state of the North American trade made a petition to Parliament expedient, and that a committee should be appointed to draw it up...
7874To Benjamin Franklin from the Chevalier Jean Bochard de Champigny, 6 April 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Votre Excellence aura Sans doute été surprise de recevoir le second volume de mon Histoire d’Angleterre avant le premier mais celui-ci par une suitte des usages de la police de paris a été détenu à la Chambre Sindicale jusqu’a la fin de mars. Comme cependant votre Excellence doit actuellement l’avoir en main ainsi que les deux premiers volumes de ma...
7875Bond: William and Mary Catharine Goddard to Benjamin Franklin, 15 December 1769: résumé (Franklin Papers)
Printed form with MS insertions: Historical Society of Pennsylvania [Dated December 15, 1769. A bond in the sum of one hundred and twenty pounds, Pennsylvania currency, to be paid to Franklin or his attorney, heirs, assigns, etc. If a payment of sixty pounds, plus interest, is made on June 15, 1770, the bond will be void; otherwise it will remain in force. ] For William Goddard, printer and...
7876To Benjamin Franklin from John Jay, 29 March 1782 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Columbia University Library; copies: Columbia University Library, Henry E. Huntington Library, National Archives On the 18 Inst I informed you of my having been reduced, by Mr Cabarrus’s want of good Faith to the mortifying Necessity of protestg a Number of Bills which were then payable. Your favor of the 16th. Inst. reached me three day ago it made me very happy, and enabled me to...
7877To Benjamin Franklin from Fairholme & Luther, 3 July 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society We took the liberty of writing you twice, the last dated the 5th. Ultimo advising the arrival here of an english prize and the necessity there is of having some person substituted here to act for the congress and at the same time making bold to offer our Services for that purpose and also to give a Security if necessary and that you thought proper to...
7878To Benjamin Franklin from the Princess Dashkova, 30 January 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society The Princess of Daschkaw presents her best thanks to Dr Franklin for his kind note and will be happy to see him next saturday Evening the third of February if convenient to him.— Addressed: A Monsieur / Monsieur de Franklin / a Passy. Notation: Duschkaw Princess. Hotel de Chine Jany. 30 Missing. He may have left a note when he called on the Princess on Jan....
7879To Benjamin Franklin from Silas Deane, 9 July 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I shall write this Day, to Mr. Holker, and therefore ask You to sign and return to me the within Bill. The Post goes at Twelve o Clock for Rouan, and at Two for Nantes, and perhaps it may be proper to write Mr. Williams on the subject of his last. I am most respectfully Sir Your most Obedient and very Humble Servant Addressed: To / The honorle. / Benja...
7880To Benjamin Franklin from David Hartley, 12 March 1783 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Massachusetts Historical Society It is a long while since I have heard from you or indeed since I writ to you. I heartily congratulate you upon those pacific events which have already happened and wish to see all other final Steps of Conciliation succeed speedily. I send you Copies of two Papers which I have already communicated to Mr. Laurens the one called conciliatory Propositions in...
7881To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Jr., 24 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This will be presented to you by Mr Samuel Bradford a young Townsman of mine, warmly reccommended to me by my Friends, & by his deportment & agreeable Manners, he appears to deserve all they have said of him. I take the Liberty to introduce him to your notice & am with the greatest Respect Your dutifull & affectionate Kinsman Addressed: The Honourable /...
7882To Benjamin Franklin from David Hall, 1 June 1761 (Franklin Papers)
Letterbook copy: American Philosophical Society Your Favour, by Captain Hammit, came safe to hand last Week, for which I am obliged to you. Inclosed you have the first Copy of a Bill of Exchange for One Hundred Pounds Sterling, drawn by Lieutenant Thomas Vaughan on John Calcroft Esq; Westminster, for which, as usual, please give me Credit, and Advise of its coming to Hand. Should be mighty...
7883To Benjamin Franklin from Vergennes, 6 February 1782 (Franklin Papers)
L (draft): Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères J’ai reçu, M, la lettre par laquelle vous avez bien voulu me prévenir que M. Robert Morris a remis à votre direction la somme qui peut encore exister de l’emprunt de Hollande; je vois d’autant moins de difficultés à cet arrangement, que la somme dont il s’agit appartient aux Etats-unis, et qu’elle doit être employée pour leur service. Je...
7884To Benjamin Franklin from ——— Gléyo La Chesnaÿe, 8 May 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library Comme je suis à la veille De partir pour l’amerique anglaise, et que vous avez bien voulu m’honorer Desja De votre confiance, j’ai pris la liberté De vous offrir mes services. Je commande un brigue De 200 tonneaux et tres bon marchant. Si vous avez quelque ordre à me donner pour ce paÿis soyez assuré, Monsieur, que personne ne pourait les suivre avec...
7885To Benjamin Franklin from Philip Mazzei, 8 September 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I sent the original of this by one Mr. Shore, a Virginia Gentleman and merchant, who has letters of recommendation to you and Mr. Deane from Mr. Jefferson; and some from me to my friends in Italy. In delivering the first letter without direction I wish you would take notice of my parcel of papers, which you sent me word by Mr. Jefferson went to Bristol. I...
7886To Benjamin Franklin from John Butler, 15 July 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society In behalf of myself and other American Sailors who have been prisoners in England, I make bold to petition your Excellency, whose humanity and beneficence is known to all the World. There are three of us here who were taken on board the Congress Ship the Confederacy Captain Hardinge. We have been discharged some time, and after attempting to get a passage...
7887To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Digges, 13 July 1779 [i.e., August 1779] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I wrote you the 1st Int. by common conveyance of post a Ostend, and also by the last packet the 10th, which I had a promise should be put into the post office at Ostend, the bearer of it being bound to Brussels. In my last I acquainted you that the needful had been properly done as to Mr. P——rs Remittance— His money has been placd in the bank he...
7888To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph Greenwood, 6 April 1763 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Harvard College Library As I knowing of you to be a gentle-man that can doe a great deal to help a poor man to his Wrights and as I am much reduced and have a large family have made bold to Beg the Assistance of soe good a Gentleman to see me rightified who has it not in my own power without applying for your Assistance in geting of me Justice don against Collo. John Armstrong who has...
7889To Benjamin Franklin from Georgiana Shipley, 1 May 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society As another opportunity offers of conveying a letter to my dear Doctor Franklin, I cannot resist the strong inclination I feel of once more writing to you, especially as I flatter myself that you still retain your former friendship & partiality for this family, & consequently that you will be always glad to hear from any part of it. Since you left England I...
7890To Benjamin Franklin from Anne-Louise Boivin d’Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy, 1 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Me voila donc réduitte a vous écrire mon bon papa et a vous dire que je vous aime; il étoit plus doux sans doutte de vous le laissér lire dans mes yeux; comment vaisje passér les mercredis et les samedis—point de thé, point d’échécs, point de musique, point d’éspérance de voir, d’embrassér mon bon papa—il me semble que la privation que j’éprouve de votre...