47671To Benjamin Franklin from ——— Durif De Cazaneuve, 20 February 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Si de ce que j’ai l’honneur d’etre attaché au Service de Messieurs Measse barcly Callwell et Compage. de philadelphie que je connois Etre du Nombre de vos amis peut m’ottoriser a prendre la liberté de vous Ecrire j’ose me flater que vous ferez un accueil favorable a ma Lettre par la quelle je vous fais part que le mois de juillet dernier par une trahison...
47672To Benjamin Franklin from Brutiere with Franklin’s Note for a Reply, 21 February 1779: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <Granville, February 21, 1779, in French: I fear you did not receive my letter of the 5th of last month, and remind you of what I wrote then. M. Stadelle furnished you with three copies of my captain’s report to the admiralty, of which you forwarded two to Congress for verification. You promised me justice. The owner of the privateer owes me 4–5,000 l.t. ,...
47673To Benjamin Franklin from ——— Hamelin, 21 February 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Permettés moy de reclamer la Justice que vous manifestés avec tant d’Eclat, j’y ai La plus grande Confiance, quoique l’objet pour Lequel j’ose l’implorer ne soit pas digne de vous distraire des fonctions serieuses, et interressantes que vous remplisséz avec l’admiration de l’Europe. Il est neantmoins question d’un acte de Justice, et le grand homme se plait...
47674To Benjamin Franklin from Lafayette, [21 February 1779] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society I had promis’d myself, my good friend, that I would have the pleasure of embracing You this Morning—but they Write me from Versailles that I must be at the King’s Levee Before seeing any Body of the Royal family, and that Levee I understand to be at 11: Clock—in our kingly Countries we have a foolish law Call’d Etiquette that any one tho a Sensible man, must...
47675To Benjamin Franklin from Arthur Lee, 21 February 1779 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society; copy and transcript: National Archives Yr. Grandson delivered to me between 12 and 1 O’Clock on the 19th. your letter dated the 18th., in which you desire I will send by the Bearer all the papers I have belonging to this department. I have no papers belonging to the department of Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Versailles. But if you mean Sir, the...
47676From Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley: Two Letters, 22 February 1779 (Franklin Papers)
(I) LS , AL (draft), copy, and transcript: Library of Congress; (II) transcript and incomplete copy: Library of Congress I received your Favor of Jany 23d containing the Answer you had received from the Board of Sick and Hurt, in which they say they are taking Measures for the immediate Sending to France the Number of Americans first proposed to be changed, &c. I have heard nothing since of...
47677From Benjamin Franklin to Landais, 22 February 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Since my last of the 16th I have been continually harass’d with the Gout, unable to go to Versailles. But I hear of so many Difficulties and Matters to be regulated in Order to the trial of your Conspirators in this Country, that I think you had better exchange as many of them as do not quite deserve Death, and carry three or four of the wickedest home in Irons to be...
47678From Benjamin Franklin to Gentlemen at Nantes, 22 February 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I have order’d Capt. Landais Commander of the Alliance of 36 Guns now at Brest, to get ready with all possible dispatch to return to America; taking under his Protection all Vessels that may be bound thither. He will be ready, I understand in about 15 Days & has Orders to inform you of the Rendezvous. I have the Honor to be &c.
47679John Bondfield to the American Commissioners, 22 February 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society By Letters this instant from La Rochelle I am advised of a Vessel with Six hundred Hhds Tobacco on board supposed a State Vessel is arrived in the Road of that Port none of the Ships Company being landed at the departure of the Post they could not give me any particulars. I am respectfully Sirs Your most Obedient Humble Servant Addressed: The Honble Benj...
47680——— Taverne Demont Dhiver to the American Commissioners, 22 February 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ay l’honneur de me rappeller a votre souvenir n’ayant jamais perdu de vuë celui d’être utiles à vos concitoyens, et favorisés de la recommandation que vous avez donnée aux capitaines Marchent et arould, tous deux de Boston, addressés à M. M. Poreau, Mackenzie et Compe. je me prette à les employer dans mon armement actuel, qui sera d’un Brigantin de 14...