47501Richard Price to the American Commissioners, 18 January 1779: résumé (Franklin Papers)
AL : Historical Society of Pennsylvania; copies: National Archives (two), South Carolina Historical Society <London, January 18, 1779: Dr. Price returns thanks for the invitation from Congress to become a member of the United States and assist them in regulating their finances. Honored as he is at their favorable opinion of him, he knows himself not qualified, and is at such an advanced age...
47502To Benjamin Franklin from Pierre-François Nicolas, 18 January 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je prends la liberté de vous addresser un exemplaire de ma dissertation chymique sur les eaux minerales de la Lorraine; la theorie que je donne de la formation du Gas dans ces eaux et de cet être singulier que les chymistes pneumatiques nomment air fixe, air Méphytique &a &a. a tant d’analogie avec vos propres idées que je la regarde en quelque sorte comme...
47503To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Price: Two Letters, 18 January 1779 (Franklin Papers)
(I) ALS : American Philosophical Society; (II) AL : American Philosophical Society The Bearer has been recommended to me; and, I believe, he has no improper views. He has urgent reasons for going abroad; and if Dr F——n will be So good as to enable him to get access to the persons he wants to See, he will oblige one who is, with great affection and respect, his very Humble Servt: and Friend I...
47504The American Commissioners to Sartine, 19 January 1779 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society; copies: Library of Congress, National Archives (two) We beg your Excellencys Pardon for delaying the inclosed Paper So long.—We had the Honour of your Letter in Season, but by some Means or other it was, not attended to so Soon as it ought. In JA ’s hand. One of the copies at the National Archives is in Ford’s hand. The enclosures that might have...
47505Dumas to the American Commissioners, 19[-24] January 1779: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; AL (draft): Algemeen Rijksarchief <The Hague, January 19[-24], 1779, in French: The only thing that happened at the Assembly of Holland was the reading of the ambassador’s latest memorandum. I met five times today with the French ambassador and as often with our friend. January 20: The pensionaries of Amsterdam have expressed to the ambassador their hope...
47506To Benjamin Franklin from Dumas, 19 January 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je vous prie de n’avoir aucun égard à une Lettre ouverte, qui vous sera peut-être présentée de ma part, par un Mr. Poirier Avocat de Dunquerque . Je l’ai vu fréquemment tous ces jours passés à l’hôtel de france. Il est ici pour réclamer diverses prises faites par des Armateurs de Dunkerque, reprises dans les Eaux de Zélande par des Pirates Anglois nichés à...
47507To Benjamin Franklin from Alexander Gillon, 19 January 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I crave your Pardon for the freedom I preuse in addressing the inclos’d to your Excellency, you will greatly favour me in communicating its contents to their Excellencies your Colleagues, particularly to Mr. Izard, if he is with you. I hope soon to have the satisfaction of assuring you in Person, with what Respect I am—Your Excellencies Most Obedt. hble...
47508To Benjamin Franklin from the Chevalier de Kéralio, 19 January 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ai L’honneur de vous adresser une Lettre sur quelques objets d’Electricité que M. Le prince de Gallitzin m’a chargé de vous faire parvenir. Vous verrés dans la copie de celle qu’il m’a adressée les secours qu’il attend de vos bontés. Notre bonne amie dans toutes ses Lettres me recommande toujours de vous parler de sa tendre amitié. Ci-joint tout ce que...
47509To Benjamin Franklin from Claude-Mammès Pahin Champlain de La Blancherie, 19 January 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Jai l’honneur d’envoyer à Votre Excellence, le nouveau plan de l’établissement que je dirige tel que la consistence que votre protection lui a donnée, a exigé qu’il fût rédige. C’est mercrédi 20. de ce mois à cinq heures après midi l’ouverture de la premiere assemblée dans le beau logement que l’on m’a donné et arrangé pour cela j’ose esperer que Votre...
47510To Benjamin Franklin from Ralph Izard, 20 January 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society You promised in the presence of your Colleagues Mr. Lee, & Mr. Adams to send me a copy of the Letter which you wrote as an answer to mine of the 2d. instant, & to which those Gentlemen did not think proper to sign their names. This promise was made eight days ago, & I call upon you to fulfil it. If you will at the same time favour me with all your reasons,...