49001To Benjamin Franklin from [Jean L’Air de Lamotte], 12 December 1779 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Mr. Dubourg a été très mal hier et aujourd’huy, il est un peu moins mal ce soir, mais il y a beaucoup a craindre. La tête est prise entierement, on desire des évacuations et on n’a point encore pu les obtenir. Barbeu-Dubourg’s great-nephew, protégé, and recently his secretary: see Coder’s letter of Dec. 17. The young man would soon become BF ’s secretary....
49002To Benjamin Franklin from John Ridout, 12 December 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The Multiplicity of important Affairs which must of late have engrossed your Attention & the Length of Time that has elapsed since I had last the pleasure of being in your Company may perhaps have effaced my Name from your Memory, but knowing your Benevolence to be such that you are ever ready to confer Favours, I take the liberty relying on that to give...
49003To Benjamin Franklin from John Bondfield, 13 December 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am honord by your favor of the 16th Ulto to Messrs Watts & Smith I shall be attentive to render this place to them agreable and particularly so thro’ your recommendation which I honor & revere. We are greatly disapointed by the intellige. receivd from Georgia notwithstanding I do not apprehend the effects so dreadful as painted. The English are greatly...
49004To Benjamin Franklin from John Paul Jones, 13 December 1779 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society; AL (draft): National Archives; copies: Library of Congress, National Archives (two), South Carolina Historical Society; transcript: National Archives I have this day had the honor to receive your Excellency’s Orders of the 6th: Current respecting the Prisoners taken in Merchant Ships and at present on board the Alliance— and I hope that the within Copy of...
49005To Benjamin Franklin from Alexander John Alexander, 14 December 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I expected to have had the pleasure of breakfasting with you allongst with my Brother who is returned & to have beged the favour of you to have delivered the two Memoires Inclosed to Mr De Sartine & Mr De Vergennes which I mentioned to you on Sunday I am most respectfully Dr Sir your Most Obt Humble Servt Notation: Alexander A. J. 14. Dec. 1779. Apparently...
49006To Benjamin Franklin from L’Air de Lamotte, [before 15 December 1779] (Franklin Papers)
Printed invitation: American Philosophical Society Vous êtes priés d’assister aux Convoi, Service & Enterrement de Me. Jacques BARBEU DUBOURG, Docteur-Régent de la Faculté de Médecine de Paris, Membre des Sociétés Royales de Médecine de Paris & de Montpellier, de la Société Médicale de Londres, de l’Academie de Stockholm, & de la Société Philosophique de Philadelphie, décédé en son...
49007To Benjamin Franklin from Chaumont: Memorandum, [c. 15 December 1779] (Franklin Papers)
AD : Library of Congress M. Lée a mandé en amerique que M. le Cte. de vergennes luy avait ecrit unne Lettre dans Laquelle Ce Ministre desavouoit Ce que M. Gerard avait dit du peu de Confiance qu’il avait dans Le Dit Sieur Lée, que L’indignation du Roy Seroit la punition du Sr. Gerard. M. Lée avait eu Connoissance du Langage de M. Gerard il s’etoit Rendu a versailles pour Scavoir Si M. de...
49008To Benjamin Franklin from Dumas, 15 December 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je suis ici depuis deux jours, incommodé de rhumatismes. Assez bien cependant, pour pouvoir partir aujourdhui pour Lahaie, d’où je suis absent depuis le 5 Nov. J’aurai l’honneür de vous écrire de là plus amplement. Les vents contraires & les tempêtes empêchent toujours le Commodore de quitter sa triste rade. Je n’ai pu y tenir plus longtemps; & j’ai dû m’en...
49009To Benjamin Franklin from Sartine, 15 December 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress J’ai l’honneur de vous envoyer, Monsieur, avec la lettre de M. de la Villehelio Administrateur à Nantes, celle de la De. de St. Maurice, mére de la Delle. Des Bois enlevée de St. Méen par le Sieur Lock, avec le quel elle se disposoit a passer en Angleterre, sur la promesse que lui avoit faite ce Prisonnier de l’Epouser. Vous verrez, Monsieur, que M. De la Villehélio,...
49010To Benjamin Franklin from John Willson et al., 15 December 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I most humbly Make bold to Accquaint your honour that I was taken by the English regular troops at the retreat of Ticonderogae being then in Major Stephen’s train of Artillery under the Commd: of Genrall Patterson— and being then sent down to Quebeck and from thence to England as A Prissoner & after some time made my Esscape where having no means of...