481To Benjamin Franklin from Vergennes, 19 October 1778 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Le Cte. de Vergennes fait ses Complimens à Mr. Franklin et le remercie...
482The American Commissioners to Schweighauser, 22 July 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society; three copies: National Archives Captain Robert...
483To Benjamin Franklin from François Teissedre de Fleury, 30 August 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je viens d’etre informé par un de mes amis a qui je m’etais...
484Christopher Gadsden to the American Commissioners, 15 July 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I cannot deny myself the Pleasure of endeavouring to...
485Musco Livingston to the American Commissioners, 24 August 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Nantes, August 24, 1778: My illness since Capt. Tucker’s...
486To Benjamin Franklin from Jean-Baptiste Machillot Desplaces, 26 September 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Le nommé J.B. Machillot desplaces Valet de Chambre de Mr. le...
487From Benjamin Franklin to Anne-Catherine de Ligniville Helvétius, [October? 1778] (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from William Temple Franklin, ed., Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin...
488The American Commissioners to the Massachusetts Council, 16 July 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society; two copies: National Archives <Passy, July 16,...
489To Benjamin Franklin from John Channing, 24 August 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The Bearer of this is one of our Particular friends, Capt....
490To Benjamin Franklin from James Laurens, Jr., 27 September 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Though I have not the pleasure of being personally known to...
491Charles-Guillaume-Frédéric Dumas to the American Commissioners, 3 July 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; AL (draft): Algemeen Rijksarchief <The Hague, July 3, 1778,...
492Samuel Tucker to the American Commissioners, 3 July 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <The Boston , Lorient, July 3, 1778: I arrived here after a...
493Franklin and John Adams to Genet, 23 October 1778 [i.e., on or after 24 October 1778] (Franklin Papers)
AL : Library of Congress Messrs. Franklin and Adams present their Compliments to Mr. Genet, with...
494To Benjamin Franklin from ——— Demolon, 25 October 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Moulins en Bourbonnois, October 25, 1778, in French: I have...
495Sartine to the American Commissioners, 29 July 1778 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Harvard University Library; copies: Massachusetts Historical Society, Library of Congress,...
496Sartine to the American Commissioners: Two Letters, 6 September 1778: résumé and letter (Franklin Papers)
(I) Copies: Library of Congress (two), Massachusetts Historical Society; (II) copies: Library of...
497To Benjamin Franklin from Alexander Niehaus, 10 October 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Haselünne in Westphalia, October 10, 1778, in German: The...
498To Benjamin Franklin from Johann Reinhold Forster, 30 July 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Franklin Library, Franklin, Massachusetts Give me leave to present You with a Copy of the...
499Horneca, Fizeaux & Cie. to the American Commissioners, 7 September 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society <Amsterdam, September 7, 1778, in French: We have just...
500The American Commissioners to Sartine, 12[–15] October 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society; two copies: National Archives <Passy, October...
501To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Sr., 4 October 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The Bearer Mr. Henry Bromfield a Young Gentleman of this...
502To Benjamin Franklin from Amelia Barry, 20 September 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Pardon I beseech you, this one trouble more, which I am...
503To Benjamin Franklin from ——— Deplaine, 9 July 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ay lu avec plaisir mon cher frere dans l’année 2270 de...
504John Bondfield to the American Commissioners, 17 [i.e., 16] August 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Bordeaux, August 17 [ i.e. , 16] , 1778: Captain Ayres’s...
505Musco Livingston to the American Commissioners, 21 September 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Bordeaux, September 21, 1778: I received yours of ––...
506To Benjamin Franklin from La Blancherie, 5 August 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library L’Intéret que vous voulez bien prendre à l’établissement...
507To Benjamin Franklin from John Paul Jones, 14 September 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; AL (draft): National Archives; copy: United States Naval...
508From Benjamin Franklin to Vergennes, 20 October 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères Mes Colleagues croyent qu’il seroit...
509Daniel McNeill to the American Commissioners, 15 September 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Paris, September 15, 1778: On my cruise in the General...
510To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Penn, Jr., 20 October 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Nothing but Necessity cou’d have induc’d me to take the...
511The American Commissioners to Samuel Tucker, 22 July 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
LS : Harvard University Library; AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society; two copies:...
512The American Commissioners to Musco Livingston, 31 August 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society; two copies: National Archives We are favoured with...
513The American Commissioners to S. and J.-H. Delap, 18 [i.e., 23] July 1778 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society; two copies: National Archives Having the fullest...
514James Smith to the American Commissioners, 24 August 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Paris, August 24, 1778: When I reached Calais on May 4 the...
515The American Commissioners to Sartine, 27 September 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society; four copies: National Archives <Passy, September...
516To Benjamin Franklin from ——— Cox, [before or during October 1778] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Mr. Cox presents his Compliments to Doctr. Franklin. Cannot...
517The American Commissioners to Sartine, 16 July 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society; two copies: National Archives <Passy, July 16,...
518To Benjamin Franklin from John Paul Jones, 24 August 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; AL (draft): National Archives; copies: United States Naval...
519To Benjamin Franklin from –– Le Cordier, 28 September 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Port Louis, September 28, 1778, in French: We are told here...
520James Moylan to the American Commissioners, 3 July 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The Frigate Boston Cap. S. Tucker is return’d to this port...
521To Benjamin Franklin from Fairholme & Luther, 3 July 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society We took the liberty of writing you twice, the last dated the...
522John Paul Jones to the American Commissioners, 6 August 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; copy: United States Naval Academy Museum <Passy, August 6,...
523Franklin or Arthur Lee (?) to Genet, [c. 26 October 1778] (Franklin Papers)
Printed in Affaires de l’Angleterre et de l’Amérique XII , part II , cahier LVIII , pp....
524To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Jr., 10 October 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society As I understand Mr. Schweighauser has informed the...
525To Benjamin Franklin from John Holker, 30 July 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Mr. Lalanne negociant au havre, mon ami, et encore plus...
526To Benjamin Franklin from Dumas, 8 September 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; AL (draft): Algemeen Rijksarchief Je n’ai aujourdhui qu’une...
527Daniel McNeill to the American Commissioners, 12 October 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Lorient, October 12, 1778: After my arrival I applied to...
528To Benjamin Franklin from Jan Ingenhousz, 5 October 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society You will be surprised, that I did not keep my word or...
529To Benjamin Franklin from Charlotte Amiel, 6 October 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society From the known, and amiable character you bear, and from the...
530Franklin and John Adams to Rodolphe-Ferdinand Grand, [10 July 1778]: résumé (Franklin Papers)
Copy and transcript: National Archives <[July 10, 1778: ] We are agreed that Mr. Williams’ bills...