2151Conrad-Alexandre Gérard to the American Commissioners, 6 January 1777 (Franklin Papers)
Copies: American Philosophical Society; Library of Congress On desireroit qu’on voulut bien suspendre la Communication du Memoire signé contenant des Demandes particulieres. On aura l’honneur de prevenir du Moment ou elle pourra se faire. En attendant on pourroit se borner a faire Part du Memoire d’Eclaircissemens relatif a l’etat des Choses en Amerique, ainsi que des Pieces qui y sont...
2152To Benjamin Franklin from Louis-Joseph Plumard de Dangeul, [6 January? 1777? (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society M. de Dangeul is below desiring to pay his visit to Mr. doctor francklin, and woud have him so good as to remember that in 68. (London) m. de Dangeul was one of his assidue servants and hearers, at his Lodgind, and at M. le Chevalier Pringle at their assemblies in the evening. He has some particular words to deliver to him. A political economist and author...
2153To Benjamin Franklin from Jeremiah Terry, 7 January 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I set out from London the 2d. Inst. and arrived here about 4. o’Clock this Evening. My Principal Business is to learn a more Satisfactory account of my Countrymen in America, than I have been able to do in England, for which Purpose if you will Signify when you will be at leasure I will do myself the Honor to wait on you. In the meantime I remain with great...
2154To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas-François Dalibard, 8 January 1777 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society M. Dalibard a l’honneur de souhaiter le bonjour à Monsr. Le Docteur franklin et de lui adresser M. de Roussille qui desire avoir l’honneur de le voir et de s’entretenir avec lui pour quelques expéditions qu’il voudrait faire dans l’amérique septentrionale. M. Dalibard suplie Monsieur franklin de vouloir bien accorder à M. de Roussille quelques momens...
2155To Benjamin Franklin from the Comte de Milly, 8 January 1777 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society M. le comte de Milly de l’academie des Sçiences de paris est venu pour avoir l’honneur de voir Monsieur le docteur franklin et le prier de lui faire l’honneur de diner ches lui lundy 13: de ce mois, avec plusieurs de ses confreres qui seront tous fort aise de voir de près le grand homme qu’ils ont admiré de loin. M. le comte de Milly demeure rüe dauphine la...
2156Barbeu-Dubourg: Memorandum for the American Commissioners, [before 9 January? 1777] (Franklin Papers)
AD : American Philosophical Society This memorandum is the first account of the negotiations over tobacco that had been going on before Franklin’s arrival, and that were expected to play a crucial part in financing the war. No other American export was in such demand in France; if military supplies were to be traded for commodities, the only commodity available was tobacco. The committee of...
2157Chaumont to the American Commissioners, 9 January 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society M. de Chaumont a l’honneur d’informer Messieurs les deputés du Congrès qu’il peut leur procurer deux cents milliers de salpestres de l’inde pres a L’orient a soixante le quintal pareil a celuy qu’il a deja procuré a M. Dean payable en lettres de change acceptées sur Paris Londres Amsterdam Bordeaux ou Nantes. Il faut unne prompte décision parceque les...
2158The Committee of Secret Correspondence to the American Commissioners, 9 January 1777 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society; copies: Library of Congress; Yale University Library Captain Hammond having been detained longer than we expected, furnishes us with an opportunity of giving you the information we have since our last received from the Army, thro a Committee of Congress left at Philadelphia; for we have yet had no regular accounts from General Washington. On the 2d....
2159To Benjamin Franklin from William Temple Franklin, 9 January 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Mr. Chaumont desires me to inform you, that he has received a Letter from Mr. Montaudoin (whom you saw at Nantes) in which he mentions, and desires you may be informed of it; that there is a Scotchman arrived at Nantes, in a Dutch Vessel from New-York, who says, that General Howe had embarked ten thousand Men for the purpose of attacking Philadelphia. Mr....
2160To Benjamin Franklin from Le Roy, [9 January 1777?] (Franklin Papers)
J’envoy savoir Mon cher Docteur des nouvelles de votre rhume. Hier au soir je voulus vous aller voir je ne pus trouver de voiture à cause du froid. J’espere que M. Deane va mieux. Vous savez combien je vous suis sincèrement attaché pour la vie. J’ai lu hier un mémoire qu’on vous destine mais l’auteur a dans ce moment la goutte cruellement. Les vuës de ce mémoire me paroissent bien bonnes....