29501To Benjamin Franklin from the Baron de Monteil, 23 May 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Jai lhonneur Monsieur, de vous remerçier de votre attention; flatté du mottif qui vous y a porté, jentrerai tres éxactement dans le désir que m’expliqua mr. votre fils, et au pais ou je vais voir des parents, je me contenterai de parler de vos vertus. Jai lhonneur d’etre avec touts les sentiments de la consideration distinguée, et de Lattachement, Monsieur,...
29502To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Jr., 1 July 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; copy: Yale University Library My Trial comes on tomorrow at 9 oClock.— As your Letter impowering these Gentlemen to examine my accot was addressed to all, and as according to the old saying “what ought to be taken care of by many is generaly taking care of by nobody” I apprehend this Letter is either mislaid, or perhaps left in the Hands of some one of the...
29503To Benjamin Franklin from David Hartley, 18 February 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; transcript: Library of Congress Hartley, writing the day after Lord North revealed the government’s conciliatory plan, was more euphoric than that plan warranted. It had been in preparation since early December, precipitated first by the news of Saratoga and then by increasingly strong intimations of a forthcoming Franco-American alliance....
29504To Benjamin Franklin from Anthony Todd, 18 May 1784 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society I received the favour of your Letter of the 15th. past by the Hands of Col: Harmar, who appears to be an inteligent, amiable Man, and I am only sorry his short stay here would not allow me to shew him all the Attention I could have wished, and that he really seems to merit. I have also been favoured with your Letter of the 3rd: Instant, mentioning the...
29505To Benjamin Franklin from Dumas, 7 April 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; AL (draft): Algemeen Rijksarchief J’ai l’honneur des trois vôtres, deux du 29 & une du 31e. Mars. La terreur & la ruse, jointes au désespoir de ma famille, qui avoit découvert (je ne sai comment) ce qui se passoit, & qui se croyoit perdue avec moi, m’avoient fait tourner la tête, & extorqué ma Lettre lâche du 4e Avril. Selon ce que l’on m’avoit fait...
29506To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Wharton, 16 July 1765 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society While most of this letter refers to matters of only local significance, it contains a paragraph relating to an important episode in the American reaction to the Stamp Act. On May 30, 1765, the Virginia House of Burgesses adopted a series of resolves, introduced by Patrick Henry, rejecting Parliament’s right to impose such taxes. But because several quite...
29507To Benjamin Franklin from the Ulster Volunteer Corps Committee of Correspondence, 19 July 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society At a meeting of the Comittee of Correspondence appointed by the Delagates of Forty five Volunteer Corps, assembled at Lisburn on the 1st. July Inst., held at Belfast 19 July 1783— Present— Leiut. Col. Sharman, in the Chair Major Burden— Captain Cunningham Captain Prentice Captain Moore Captain Crawford Leiut. Tomb and Mr. Robert Thompson, Ordered, that the...
29508To Benjamin Franklin from Jean de Neufville & fils, 19 February 1781 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The reason of our addressing your Excellency is a letter we received by the way of England from Cape. Daniel McNeal dated St Lucia Decembr 24 advising us of his being captured & carried in there & begging us in consequence to inform your Excellency of it with his Supplication that She would be pleased not to accept or pay any bills of the loan treasury...
29509To Benjamin Franklin from Vergennes, 17 June 1781 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Library of Congress; L (draft): Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; two press copies: American Philosophical Society; copy: R.M. Salter, London (1979) J’ai reçu, Monsieur, la lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’écrire le 10 de ce mois. Je n’ai pris aucune part à l’emploi que M. Laurens a fait des six millions que le Roi a accordés au Congrès; ainsi j’ignore parfaitement...
29510To Benjamin Franklin from Barbeu-Dubourg, 14 November 1777 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je vous prie, Mon cher Maitre, d’accorder un moment d’audience a Monsieur henry Du Bois Negociant d’Amsterdam, qui a des choses tout a fait interessantes a vous communiquer, et que j’espere que vous ne serez pas faché de connoitre. J’ai l’honneur de vous souhaiter le bonjour et de vous renouveller les assurances de mon parfait attachement Addressed: A...