Benjamin Franklin Papers

Receipt for John Adams, 22 December 1782

Receipt for John Adams

DS:3 Massachusetts Historical Society

ce Dimanche 22 Decembre [1782]

Reçu le Pacquet que m’a envoyé son Exe. M. Adams addressée a M. Livingston4

B Franklin

Notation: Receipt Dr. Franklin. for a Packet addressed to Mr. Livingston 22. Decr. 1782.

[Note numbering follows the Franklin Papers source.]

3. WTF drafted the basic statement; BF added “addressée a M. Livingston” and “22 Decembre”.

4. This packet contained JA’s journal of the peace negotiations as well as several letters for Livingston. It was carried by Capt. Barney: Butterfield, John Adams Diary, III, 41–3n.

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    Franklin Papers
    Title
    Receipt for John Adams, 22 December 1782
    Author
    Franklin, Benjamin
    Recipient
    Adams, John
    Date
    22 December 1782

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    “Receipt for John Adams, 22 December 1782,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-38-02-0359. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 38, August 16, 1782, through January 20, 1783, ed. Ellen R. Cohn. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2006, p. 486.]

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