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ALS : American Philosophical Society Pardonnéz Monsieur a linquiétude d’unne soeur qui étan obligeè devivre è loigneè dun frére que jaisme ausi tantdrement [tendrement] ne peut supporter les riguer de la panse que par les nouvelle frécante quelle peut avoir en ètant privèe depuis 8 mois josse vous suplier monsieur de vouloir bien avoir la bontez de lui faire tenir la lètre que je pren la...
LS : American Philosophical Society; copy: Library of Congress It was my earnest Desire from the first Moment when it was known that the Troops of his most Christian Majesty were intended for this Continent to promote his Service and forward the Views and Interests of his faithful Servants— It would appear like an empty Boast to say that I was early and frequently useful to them nor would I...
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je n’ay point L’honneur d’etre Connu de votre excellence; mais en qualité d’homme pensant j’ay Crû vous devoir L’hommage d’un ecrit qui Semble offrir quelques points de vuë d’utilité generalle. Mde. La mqse. de Boisserolles soeur de Mr Law de lauriston et amie de Madame de Chaumont, avoit bien voulu me promettre de vous presenter elle même Cet exemplaire,...
Copies: Massachusetts Historical Society, South Carolina Historical Society; AL (draft): New-York Historical Society; transcript: National Archives By the direction of Congress, contained in the enclosed resolutions, I have the honor to transmit you the Correspondence between General Washington & Sir Guy Carlton, together with minutes of their Conference, when, in pursuance of the invitation...
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library I cannot Miss the opportunity of Our Mutual Assistant in the Experiment of Pouring Whale Oil on the surface of the Sea Dr. Blagden who no doubt you remember Stationd on shore to mark the Effect of our process, I cannot I say Miss the opportunity of his Journey to Paris to present to you my sincere congratulations on the return of peace which in whatever...
ALS : American Philosophical Society Si je ne vous ai averti plutot de mon retour de Versaille, et renouvellè ma priere d’assister a une representation de mon automate joueur d’échec, ce n’etoit que pour gagner encore quelques jours, qui m’etoient necessaires pour avancer une autre machine très interessante, que j’ai a l’ouvrage, et que je voudrois vous faire voir en même tems. Ayez donc...
ALS : American Philosophical Society La maniere honnete & affable avec laquelle, Son Excellence, a bien voulu m’accueillir, se charger de mes paquets pour l’amérique, & recommander mes intérêts au Président du congrès & à M. Bingham, m’enhardit á lui adresser une lettre pour ce dernier, avec priere de la lui faire passer: je continue á ne point avoir de ses nouvelles, & l’on me mande de la...
Reprinted from John Bigelow, ed., The Works of Benjamin Franklin (12 vols., New York and London, 1904), X , 120. By direction of my grandfather, I have the honor to send your Excellency a copy of the proposition Mr. Hartley lately made to the American ministers, and which he has wrote to his court for permission to sign, provided the same is agreed to on our part. With great respect, I am sir,...
LS and copy: Massachusetts Historical Society; copy and incomplete copy: Library of Congress We observe by the favour of your Excellencies most honour’d letter of 22 Inst. that Mr. Grand has laid before your Excs. a state of the Affairs of the United States under his Care; and that the Dispositions made upon him are Such, that therefore your Excs. advise us to remit to Mr. Grand on account of...
ALS : Library of Congress Will you be so good as to send me Mr Maddison’s pamphlet, the time is come for me to return. Be so good as to send me the memorials of the merchants trading to Carolina & Georgia. I must take copies in case of any future correspondence upon the Subject— Can you & Mr Franklin do me the favour to dine with me on Saturday next at 3 o’clock Addressed: A Son Excellence /...