Nathaniel Dowse to the American Commissioners, 5 May 1778: résumé

Nathaniel Dowse to the American Commissioners3

ALS: American Philosophical Society

<Bordeaux, May 5, 1778: I sailed from Virginia as master of the Mercer, with tobacco consigned by Congress to the Delaps. On May 4 my crew mutinied and took me in to Whitehaven, where I was imprisoned until I escaped4 and found a vessel that arrived here yesterday. I tender you my services. Several local merchants have made me offers, but I shall wait until I hear from you. John Adams, Esq., whom I know, will answer any questions you may have about me. Please let me have your answer soon.>

[Note numbering follows the Franklin Papers source.]

3. Published in Taylor, Adams Papers, VI, 83–4.

4. Carrying Samuel Martin’s note to BF above, March 14.

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Title: Nathaniel Dowse to the American Commissioners, 5 May 1778: résumé
Author: Dowse, Nathaniel
Recipients: American Commissioners
Franklin, Benjamin
Lee, Arthur
Adams, John
Date: 5 May 1778

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Cite as: “Nathaniel Dowse to the American Commissioners, 5 May 1778: résumé,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-26-02-0343. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 26, March 1 through June 30, 1778, ed. William B. Willcox. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1987, p. 399.]