To Benjamin Franklin from Alleyne Fitzherbert, [5 February? 1783]
From Alleyne Fitzherbert
AL: Library of Congress
Paris Wednesday afternoon. [February 5, 1783?]8
Mr. Fitz-Herbert presents his Compliments to Dr Franklin and many Thanks for the passports.— He purposes sending away a Messenger to England tomorrow about noon and will be happy to charge him with any letters or packets which Dr Franklin may have to send.
[Note numbering follows the Franklin Papers source.]
8. If Fitzherbert is referring to the first set of American passports for British ships, then this date is likely. See the annotation of that passport, [Feb. 3], and JA to BF of the same date.