Benjamin Franklin Papers

To Benjamin Franklin from the Marquis Turgot, 24 February 1778

From the Marquis Turgot5

AL: American Philosophical Society

Ce mardy 24 fever. 1778

M. Turgot fait mille complimens a Monsieur francklin, il espère qu’il voudra bien se souvenir de la parole qu’il luy à donnée de diner chés luy vendredy prochain 27 fevrier, il espère aussy que M. francklin fils voudra bien accompagner Monsieur son pere.

[Note numbering follows the Franklin Papers source.]

5. Etienne-François (1721–89), Anne-Robert’s older brother, was a former army officer now in retirement; his interest in natural science and economics had procured him an associate membership in the Académie royale des sciences. Larousse.

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    To Benjamin Franklin from the Marquis Turgot, 24 February 1778
    Author
    Turgot, Etienne-François, marquis de Sousmont
    Recipient
    Franklin, Benjamin
    Date
    24 February 1778

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    “To Benjamin Franklin from the Marquis Turgot, 24 February 1778,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-25-02-0561. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 25, October 1, 1777, through February 28, 1778, ed. William B. Willcox. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1986, p. 707.]

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