45991To Benjamin Franklin from Courtney Melmoth, 16 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The Gentleman who desires to communicate his Ideas on the subjects of Powder and Saltpetre is now recover’d from his late Illness, and is the bearer of this Note, in Company with his friend. I am not in a Capacity to judge how far his real Merits keep pace with his Professions, but in the bare hope of his being able to make good his Pretensions I have...
45992From Benjamin Franklin to Arthur Lee, 17 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Harvard University Library; AL (draft): American Philosophical Society One of the Messrs: Beaumarin’s of Bourdeaux some time since told me they intended to send a Packet every Month to America, on their own Account, they having great Concerns there. He offer’d indeed to carry our Dispatches; but as at this Distance we could not know the Captains, nor the Degree of Confidence that might be...
45993Dumas to the American Commissioners, 17 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
Abstract: Algemeen Rijksarchief Envoyé la Dépêche de Stockholm, sur l’établissement des fabriques de Lames, etc. et l’importante Lettre allemande de Berlin 10e Mars, traduite. The Swedish dispatch was doubtless the one in his above of March 13, and the letter from Berlin a continuation of the earlier one there.
45994Gérard to the American Commissioners, 17 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Harvard University Library Je suis chargé de vous annoncer que vous serés presentés au Roi vendredi prochain, si vous voulés bien vous rendre ici vers dix heures du matin. Mr. Le Comte de Vergennes espere que vous voudrés bien ensuite lui faire l’honneur de diner avec lui. J’ai l’honneur d’etre avec la consideration la plus distinguée Messieurs Votre très humble et très obeissant...
45995Jno. Walke to the American Commissioners, 17 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have the Misfortune to Inform you that the Dispute Between Mr. B. and my Self was only Determind 15th Inst. After a Detention here of three Months and upwards. The Determination of the Parliment was that I had Leave to Depart Bourdeaux with my Vessell and Each party to pay for what Ever Expence we have been at for the Sute which has made the Matter faull...
45996To Benjamin Franklin from Madame Brillon, [17 March? 1778] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Mon chér papa, monsieur l’abbé de st. non m’a chargé de vous envoyer sa gravure, il prétend qu’elle aura un mérite de plus, offérte des mains de l’amitié; je lui sçais gré de cétte refléction, et de l’occasion qu’il me donne de vous assurér de l’attachement le plus tendre et le plus sincére. St.-Non’s engraving relates this note to hers below of, we are...
45997To Benjamin Franklin from Michael Hillegas, 17 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Historical Society of Pennsylvania Permit me to thank you for your very agreeable Letter of the 7th. of October last, and of expressing my Obligation to you for your kind Inclination of serving Mr. McCreery in the Negociating his Certificates of our Continental Loan Office, but am sorry you were with some reason “ told that our Money had depriciated ” and that therefore “ you could not...
45998To Benjamin Franklin from John Houstoun, 17 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Having the Honor to act as Governor of this State I take the Liberty of addressing you upon a Case of a most singular Nature. Mr. OBrien a Gentleman of this State had a Son, whose Name is William, at Smith’s Academy, Stoke Newington, about six Miles from London, at School, under the Charge of one Mr. William Telfair an American Merchant resident in London....
45999To Benjamin Franklin from Edward Bridgen, 18 March 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Your Excellency I hope will excuse my breaking in upon your full employ’d time, by requesting your leave to introduce to your acquaintance Monsieur Garnier Secretary to the french Embassy to this Court, who wishes for the honour of being known to the greatest Man living. I have had the honour of a strict intimacy with this Gentleman for many years I...
46000To Benjamin Franklin from Madame Brillon, [18 March 1778] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Mon papa, on dit si haut que nous sommes les amis des amériquains, que je commence a croire que cela est aussi vrai qu’il est sure que pérsonne au monde ne vous aime plus que moi. Voila douze gravures de l’abbé de st. non, qu’il me charge de vous envoyér pour les donnér a vos amis en amérique, ou a quelques uns de vos amis de paris. Je suis faché de n’éstre...