Benjamin Franklin Papers

To Benjamin Franklin from Michel and Elise Foucault, [before 9 February 1778]

From Michel and Elise Foucault1

AL: American Philosophical Society

[Before February 9, 1778]

Monsieur et Madame foucault prient Messrs. franklin et monsieur deane de leur faire l’honneur de diner comme mr. son fils leur a promis lundi 9 fevrier.

Addressed: A Monsieur / Monsieur franklin

1. Chaumont’s son-in-law and daughter: above, XXIV, 400 n. Prof. Thomas Schaeper has recently discovered Foucault’s correct first name in his marriage contract: Arch. Not. Minutier Central, Etude LXXXIII, 550 (June 30, 1772), Paris.

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    Franklin Papers
    Title
    To Benjamin Franklin from Michel and Elise Foucault, [before 9 February 1778]
    Authors
    Foucault, Michel
    Foucault, Elise
    Recipient
    Franklin, Benjamin
    Date
    1 January 1778 – 9 February 1778

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    “To Benjamin Franklin from Michel and Elise Foucault, [before 9 February 1778],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-25-02-0491. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 25, October 1, 1777, through February 28, 1778, ed. William B. Willcox. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1986, pp. 638–639.]