49831To Benjamin Franklin from Vergennes, 31 July 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS : National Archives; draft: Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; copies: University of Pennsylvania Library, Library of Congress, Massachusetts Historical Society; transcript: National Archives Le caractere dont vous etes revétu, Monsieur, votre sagesse et la confiance que je mêts dans vos principes et dans vos sentiments, m’engagent à vous communiquer la correspondance que je...
49832From Benjamin Franklin to Dumas, 1 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Transcript: National Archives The Bearer of this, Mr. appleton, is lately arrived from Boston. He is recommended to me as a young Gentleman of excellent character, & as such, I beg leave to introduce him to your acquaintance and Civilities. With great Esteem, I am Dear Sir your most obedient & most humble Servant. John Appleton had been recommended to BF by Samuel Cooper: XXXII , 109. While he...
49833To Benjamin Franklin from Sartine, 1 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Je crois devoir vous prevenir, Monsieur, que M. Boucault Commissaire à Morlaix me marque que le Corsaire la Princesse Noire lui a remis 26. otages et 16. prisonniers Anglois. Je vous prie de ne pas differer de me faire connoitre si ce Commissaire peut remettre ces Prisonniers, a titre d’Echange pour le Compte des Americains, au Capitaine du Parlementaire Anglois la...
49834From Benjamin Franklin to Edward Macatter, 2 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I congratulate you on the Success of your late Cruize. I see by the English News Papers that you have much alarmed the Enemy’s Coasts, and done great Damage to their Commerce, your Bringing in so many Prisoners is another considerable Service, and you may depend on having your generous Intentions fulfilled in the Exchange and Deliverance of so many Americains....
49835From Benjamin Franklin to Sartine, 2 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress J’ai l’honneur de vous remercier de l’information contenue Dans la lettre que vous avez eu la bonté de m’ecrire hier au sujet des 16. Prisoniers amenés a Morlaix par le Corsaire la Princesse noire, ainsi que de l’offre que votre Excellence a bien volue me faire, de les envoyer en Angleterre par le parlementaire anglois qui est actuellement dans le port— J’accepte...
49836To Benjamin Franklin from Nicolas Fouquet, 2 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
AL : National Archives Le Sieur fouquet a lhonneur de remettre à Son Excellence Monsieur francklin un memoire quil le Suplie dadresser aux Etats unis de l’amerique. Il a pour objet de demander une gratîffication de 1500 l.t. pour indemnité les depenses que le S. fouquet a été obligé de faire pour repasser En france ayant été forcé de quitter la fregate la Consideration lors de relache à la...
49837From Benjamin Franklin to Vergennes, 3 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; copy: Library of Congress It was indeed with very great Pleasure that I received and read the Letter your Exy. did me the honour of writing to me, communicating that of the President of Congress and the Resolutions of that Body relative to the Succours then expected: For the Sentiments therein express’d are so different from the Language held...
49838To Benjamin Franklin from Dumas, 3 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society L’Assemblée d’Hollande vient de se séparer pour jusqu’au commencement de Sept. Il ne S’y est rien passé d’interessant. Les deux Plénipotentiaires de la Rep. sont partis pour Petersbourg, avec les Instructions, selon lesquelles ils doivent demander, qu’on garantisse les possessions de la rep., tant en Europe qu’aux deux Indes; Amsterdam persiste dans sa...
49839To Benjamin Franklin from Penet, D’Acosta frères & Cie., 3 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society We beg leave to recommend to your care the annex’d packet for Mr. Philip Mazzei from the State of Virginia. We have the honor to be Sir Your most obedient & very humble servants Addressed: To / His Excellency / the Hble. Doctor Franklin Notation: Penet d’Acosta, Nantes August 3. 1780. Possibly a packet Gov. of Virginia Thomas Jefferson had sent by the Fier...
49840To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Williams, Jr., 3 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library; copy: Yale University Library I have received your Favour of the 29 Ulto. with Mr Schweighausers Letter to you & a Copy of your Answer, the former of which I return inclosed. I have given my Opinion as you desire on a Paper annexed. I have heard nothing from M de Chaumont about the Ship since I left Passy. I suppose he has not yet received a decisive...
49841To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph-Mathias Gérard de Rayneval, 4 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress L’avt. [avant] derniere lettre que M. Le Cte. de Vergennes vous a addressée, Monsieur, étoit accompagnée de plusieurs Lettres originales de M. Adams, comme nous en avons besoin, vous m’obligerez beaucoup Si vous voulez bien avoir la Complaisance de Me les renvoyer le plus promptement qu’il sera possible. J’ai l’honneur d’être avec autant de Considération que...
49842To Benjamin Franklin from William Hodgson, 4 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I recd your favor of the 19th June with the sundry inclosures & immediately upon recept thereof I waited upon the Commissioners of Sick & Hurt & laid before them the Substance of yours to me. I found no Impression was to be made upon them as to the mode of exchanging for French in lieu of those in Holland but they seemed to come into an Idea I suggested of...
49843From Benjamin Franklin to Gérard de Rayneval, 5 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Herewith you will receive the Letters you write for. But as I purpose to send them, or Copies of them, to the Congress, agreable to the Request of the Count de Vergennes, and have not yet had time to copy them; I suppose you will return them to me. I have the Honour to be &c Above, Aug. 4. On Aug. 7 Gérard de Rayneval wrote BF , enclosing three letters and promising...
49844From Benjamin Franklin to Sartine, 5 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Archives de la Marine; copy: Library of Congress Having just received these Letters under Cover to me from New- England, I Send them immediately to your Excellency. Being with great Esteem, and Respect, Sir, Your Excellency’s most obedient and most humble Sert. Endorsed: M d F expédies la réponse a toutes les lettres que j’ai recuës de M de la Touche pour la faire partir par l’ariel...
49845To Benjamin Franklin from Pierre Bon de Corcelles, 5 August 1780: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society <August 5, 1780, at Moudon in the canton of Bern, in French: The enclosed plan for a subscription in favor of your country has long been on my mind but I could not bring myself to publish it, convinced as I was that the United Provinces would achieve independence on their own. But the fall of Charleston prompts me to bring it out, imperfect as it is,...
49846To Benjamin Franklin from Sartine, 5 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Le Capitaine John, Monsieur, ci-devant Commandant du Navire le Hope Weel pris par le Corsaire le Prince Noir et conduit à Dunkerque, me représente qu’il est detenu à st. Omer avec son Epouse, un Pilote et un Mousse depuis le mois de 7bre. et demande son Echange avec Instance, je vous prie de me faire connoitre, si vous desirez que ces trois Prisonniers soient renvoyés...
49847From Benjamin Franklin to ——— de Illens, 6 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I have received the Letter you did me the honor of Writing to me the 28th. past with the Copy of one of the 24. June. By the Description you give of the Declaration or certificate of the Treasurer, and their names, with the Interest to be paid for your money 7. per Cent it appears to me that it is in the Treasury of the State of South Carolina and not in that of the...
49848From Benjamin Franklin to John Torris, 7 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received yours of the 31st. Past. I hope you will obtain a favourable Answer to your Memorial, which I Shall endeavour to promote. All the Proceedings relating to the Flora will be received by the Council of Prizes, who will decide upon the whole, therefore I can give no farther Orders relating to her Cargo. I enclose the Judgment on the Black Princess’s Ransoms in...
49849To Benjamin Franklin from John Diot & Co., 7 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Captn. Macatter haveing desired us to open and answer the Letters that might come for him after his departure, We Shall hereafter answer the purport of Your Excellency’s Letter to him, dated Augt. 2d., by Causeing the prisoners of the Black Princess to be sent off by an other Carteel Ship, lately arrived in this road. This Serves meerly now to acquaint,...
49850To Benjamin Franklin from John Paul Jones, 7 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society; AL (draft) and transcript: National Archives I am honored in due Course with your esteemed favor of the 22d. Ult.— I send this by an Express that has given me no warning, but sets out immediately; so that I have not time to be very particular— The Ariel is in the Road, nearly ready for the Sea— I have taken on Board 146 Chests of Arms and 400 Barrels of...
49851To Benjamin Franklin from Sartine: Two Letters, 7 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
(I) and (II) copies: Library of Congress J’ai reçu, Monsieur, la Lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’écrire le deux de ce mois relativement aux 16. prisonniers qui ont été remis par le Capitaine du Corsaire la Princesse Noire de Mr. Boucauld Commissaire à Morlaix vous verrez, Monsieur, par la Lettre que je viens de recevoir les raisons qui l’ont determiné à ne pas remettre ces...
49852To Benjamin Franklin from the Baron de Frey, 8 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Etant obligé d’aller aprés diner a Versailles, ou je résterois deux jours pour finir mes affaires, je viens prier Votre Excellence d’avoir la bonté de m’envoier (:par le porteur:) encore quatre L’ouis d’or pour pouvoir faire cet Voiage. Votre Excellence peut etre assuré, que pour vendredi matin je viendrois à Passy pour vous remettre le 20. guinée que V: E....
49853From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Huntington, 9 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS : National Archives; ALS (draft) and copy: Library of Congress; transcript: National Archives With this your Excellency will receive a Copy of my last dated May 31. the Original of which, with Copies of preceding Letters, went by the Alliance, Capt. Landais who sailed the Beginning of last Month; & who I wish may arrive safe in America; being apprehensive that by her long Delay in Port from...
49854From Benjamin Franklin to Samuel Huntington, 10 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress Having but just been acquainted with this Opportunity which goes directly, I have only time to write a few Lines; and only leave to send a Letter without any Pacquets of News Papers. Count d’Estaing is gone to Spain to take the Command of the United Fleet. The important Alliance of the Neutral Powers for the Protection of Trade, is nearly compleated It...
49855From Benjamin Franklin to Francis Lewis, 10 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received the Honour of your’s written by Order of the Board march 28th. We were at the time preparing to send back the alliance laden with Several kinds of the military stores. An unfortunate Quarrel between Capt. Jones & Landais and a mutinous Spirit among the men, encouraged by the latter as appears by his Correcting with his own hand & transmitting to me the...
49856From Benjamin Franklin to James Lovell, 10 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS and transcript: National Archives; AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I received on the 12th of June 1780 Copies of your several Favours of April 29. 1779. June 13. 1779. July 9th. & 16th. Augt 6. & Sept. 16th. 1779.— You will see by this what Delays our Correspondence sometimes meets with. I have lately receiv’d two of fresher Date, viz. Feb. 24. & May 4. I thank you much for the...
49857From Benjamin Franklin to Schweighauser, 10 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress On Tuesday the 8th. Instant, sundry Bills drawn by you upon me, amounting to upwards of 30,000 l.t. were presented at my House, and an immediately [immediate reply?] urged. Being that Day at Versailles, and not returning till late in the Evening, I gave my answer the next Day that having no Advice of the said Bills and not knowing on what account they could be drawn,...
49858From Benjamin Franklin to Robert Troup, 10 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS : National Archives; copy: Library of Congress I received the Letter you wrote me by Order of the Board of Treasury, dated Sept. 29. 1779. requesting me to procure Medals to be struck here agreable to the Several resolutions of Congress you inclosed to me. I have got one of them finished, that in Silver for Colonel Fleury; & two others, with the same Devices relating to Stony Point, one for...
49859From Benjamin Franklin to Tristram Dalton, [11] August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I wrote to you the 17th. of October last, on the Subject of your unfortunate Brig. I suppose you received that Letter, as the Vessel I sent it by arrived. I now enclose a Copy of the Answer I some time since received to my Application on your Behalf, together with a Copy of a Letter I wrote immediately on receiving that Answer. I have since heard nothing more of the...
49860From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Sim Lee, 11 August 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Maryland State Archives; copy: Library of Congress I received your Excellency’s Letter of the 4th January, enclosing an Act of your General Assembly, appointing me to nominate a Trustee for carrying the same Act into Execution, in Case the Trustees heretofore appointed should neglect or refuse it. I transmitted the Original Act, (retaining a Copy) to Mr. Russel, and desired an immediate...