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The American Commissioners to Thomas Simpson, 16 July 1778: résumé

The American Commissioners to Thomas Simpson3

AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society; copies: National Archives (two)

<Passy, July 16, 1778: We have wanted to settle disputes among the Ranger’s officers for some time, and at last have the pleasure of sending you a letter from Captain Jones which allows us to reinstate you on board the Ranger. Upon receipt of this, you will take command of the Ranger as first lieutenant, join Captain Whipple of the Providence, and obey his orders respecting your future cruises and voyage to America. Leave the British prisoners in the custody of whomever Schweighauser advises.>

[Note numbering follows the Franklin Papers source.]

3. Published in Butterfield, John Adams Diary, IV, 162–3. The notation reads, “Deliver’d Capt Jones a Copy of the above Letter the 5 August 1778.”

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    Franklin Papers
    Title
    The American Commissioners to Thomas Simpson, 16 July 1778: résumé
    Authors
    American Commissioners
    Franklin, Benjamin
    Lee, Arthur
    Adams, John
    Recipient
    Simpson, Thomas
    Date
    16 July 1778

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    “The American Commissioners to Thomas Simpson, 16 July 1778: résumé,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-27-02-0096. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 27, July 1 through October 31, 1778, ed. Claude A. Lopez. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1988, p. 108.]