1From Benjamin Franklin to Joshua Johnson, 28 February 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I am honor’d by yours of the 23d inst & thank you for your kind Congratulations, which are very obliging. If you have & can send me the Bill of the Duties Demanded expressing the kind of Goods &c, I will try if any thing can be done in the Affair; for besides Considerations of Duty, an opportunity of serving you would give me Pleasure. With great Esteem I have the...
2From Benjamin Franklin to Joshua Johnson, 17 March 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received the Honor of yours of the 6 inst. I took the first Opportunity of speaking to M. D’Arlincourt fils, one of the Farmers general in whose Department you reside, on the subjet of your Furniture, who told me very politely that as it was a Matter in which I interested myself, he would order the Duties, if they had been received to be returned. By our Treaty we...
3From Benjamin Franklin to Joshua Johnson, 8 April 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Mr. Wm. Lee has lately been here from Frankfort: he had desired me to make such an Application in Behalf of the State of Virginia, as you request in Behalf of Maryland. Mrs. D’Acosta & Co had complained to me that they had provided what Mr. Lee wanted, in Pursuance of a Contract made with Mr. A. Lee, who had refused to take the Goods off his Hands. I proposed to Mr....
4From Benjamin Franklin to Joshua Johnson, 29 December 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I am much obliged by your kind attention in sending me from time to time the American newspapers that have come to your hands. Please to accept my thankful Acknowledgements. I have the Pleasure now to acquaint you that tho’ my application at your Request for arms or a Loan of money for your Province in particular was not attended with success the Opinion here being...
5From Benjamin Franklin to Joshua Johnson, 22 February 1780 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): American Philosophical Society; copy: Library of Congress Enclos’d I send you a Copy of Some Resolutions of Congress that I have lately receiv’d. I request to know whether you purpose to undertake the Business; and if so, when you think you may be at Leisure to enter upon it. I have the Honour to be, with great Esteem, Sir &c. BF certainly sent a copy of the Sept. 29 congressional...
6From Benjamin Franklin to Joshua Johnson, 22 June 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I duly received the Honour of your Letter acquainting me with your Acceptance of the Trust you were appointed to by Congress, and your Readiness to enter upon the Execution of it. I have delayed hitherto requesting your coming to Paris for that Purpose, because Mr. Deane, who had the Chief Management of all the Mercantile affairs, and whose Presence as well as Papers...
7From Benjamin Franklin to Joshua Johnson, 18 September 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress The Trustees of the Maryland Funds in London have at Length sent me their Answer, importing that by the Advice of Counsel learned in the Law, they find they cannot safely do what is required by the Act of the new State, and as at present the Stock cannot be sold or transferr’d but by them, the Execution of the Act seems now impossible. Nevertheless if you think you...