1The Swedish-American Treaty of Amity and Commerce, with Translation, 3 April [i.e., 5 March] 1783 (Franklin Papers)
...and sustenance of man; All kinds of coton, hemp, flax, tar, pitch, ropes, cables, sails...
2The Franco-American Treaty of Amity and Commerce, 6 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
...of Life; furthermore all kinds of Cotton, hemp, Flax, Tar, Pitch, Ropes, Cables,...
3From Benjamin Franklin to Emma Thompson, 8 February 1777 (Franklin Papers)
...and idleness. A month in Bridewell, beating] Hemp upon Bread and Water, would give you...