311To Benjamin Franklin from William Carmichael, 14 February 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Library of Congress I had the honor to address your Excellency the 2d of this month by Post; Mr Barry a gentleman recommended to me by Mr Adams affords me an occasion of forwarding to you two publications which the Ct de Campomanes and the Abbe Gavarra desired me to present to you in their Names— I am still without news from America; this & other disagreable circumstances of a private...
312To Benjamin Franklin from Madame Brillon, 15 February 1784 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Je vous ai promis mon bon papa de vous écrire lors de mon depart de passy et jusqu’ici je ne l’ai pas encore fait, parceque monsieur votre fils m’a donné quelquefois de vos nouvélles, d’autres fois j’en ai envoyé sçavoir, d’autres fois encore j’ai éspéré que le temp deviendroit moins dur et que je pourrois vous allér voir; je crains a la longue que vous ne...
313To Benjamin Franklin from Saint-Olympe, 15 February 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society M. de Lestrade medecin du Roi à la martinique a fait depuis nombre d’années L’utile découverte d’un remede Contre la pierre. Après avoir multiplié ses expériences sur un grand nombre de sujets atteints de Ce mal, & arrivé à Ce dégré de Conviction qui peut seule authoriser un médecin à qualifier un remede de spécifique. M. de Lestrade a employé divers moyens...
314To Benjamin Franklin from ——— de Roucelle, 16 February 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society La perte cruelle que nous venons d’Eprouver en la personne, de M. Macquer, mon Beau Pere; L’affliction ou nous plonge cet Evénement aussi affreux que terrible me laisse a peine La Force et les facultés nécéssaires pour vous l’apprendre. Les premiers jours de tristesse Ecoulés, j’aurai, Monsieur, L’honneur de vous aller voir et vous porter Les derniéres...
315To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Barclay, 17 February 1784 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society In pursuance of your Excellencys desire a search has been made by Mr. Hodgson, for a precident relative to the Capture of Vessels situated in the same manner with that of Mr. Nesbitts; but none can be found— A Tryal however is soon expected to come on in the Courts here which will determine the point in England, and Mr. Hodgson promises to furnish you with...
316To Benjamin Franklin from Jean-Baptiste Le Roy, 18 February 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ai reçu Mon Illustre Docteur le pacquet Sur les ballons que vous avez eûe la bonté de m’envoyer je les examinerai et en ferai l’usage que vous désirez. Je vous envoye un pacquet que Je comptois vous porter depuis Long-tems mais que la rigueur de la Saison m’a empêché de vous aller remettre Mais bien malgré moi Je vous assurre. Je compte m’en dédommager au...
317To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Nesbitt & Co., 18 February 1784 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society We receiv’d in Course the honor of your Excellencys Letter of the 11th: Inst: & Yesterday forwarded those which accompany’d it by the Packet for New York.— We paid for Postage Sixty one Livres fifteen Sols which we have Charged to your Account:—had we thought ourselves at liberty we should have kept them for Captain Conyngham who will Sail on the 21st:...
318John Adams to Benjamin Franklin and John Jay, 20 February 1784 (Adams Papers)
The Day before Yesterday the Baron de Thuilemeyer the Envoy to their High Mightinesses, from the King of Prussia, did me the Honour of a Visit, but as I had Company, he stayed but a short time. As I accompanied him to the Door, he whis told me, that he had Something to Say to me from the King, and desird me to name an Hour, when he might call upon me again. I told him his Hour should be mine,...
319John Adams to Franklin and John Jay, 20 February 1784 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society The Day before Yesterday the Baron de Thuilemeyer the Envoy to their High Mightinesses, from the King of Prussia, did me the Honour of a Visit, but as I had Company, he stayed but a short time; As I accompanied him to the Door, he told me, that he had Something to Say to me from the King, and desird me to name an Hour, when he might call upon me...
320To Benjamin Franklin from David Hartley, 23 February 1784 (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from William Temple Franklin, ed., The Private Correspondence of Benjamin Franklin … (3rd ed.; 2 vols., London, 1818), II , 412–13; ALS (draft): William L. Clements Library I have met with a report from America, that congress has come to some resolution respecting the commerce with Great Britain, which is to depend conditionally upon the proceedings of the British parliament by the...