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To Benjamin Franklin from John Jay, 29 October 1781

From John Jay

AL (draft): Columbia University Library

Madrid 29 Octr. 1781

Dr. Sir

As your Letter permitting me to draw upon you for the amount of the Bills payable in this & the next Month,9 did not arrive till after several of them had become payable, Mr Cabarrus was so obliging as to advance the necessary Sums— I have this Day drawn Bills in his favor on you to the amount of 76,681 Livrs. 13 Sols & 6 Den. which at 14.8. the present Exchange is equal to 16,038 Dollars, of which 5400 are on account of the [Nov] Months Bills—1

The Bills now drawn are as follows vizt.

Liv
No. 1 — for 2400 No. 11: for — 3800
2 . . . .  6000 .12 . . . .  3900
.3 . . . .  4900 .13 . . . .  4000
.4 . . . .  4800 .14 . . . .  4100
.5 . . . .  2900 .15 . . . .  4200
 
.6 . . . .  3681.13.6 .16 . . . .  4300
.7 . . . .  3600 .17 . . . .  4400
.8 . . . .  3400 .18 . . . .  4500
.9 . . . .  3500 .19 . . . .  4600
.10 . . . .  700

Mr. Cabarrus has not charged me with either Commissions or Brokerage, on this Occasion, and on Inquiry I am informed that those Charges in such Cases are not customary at least in this City.

I have the Honor to be with perfect Esteem & Regard yr.Exy.

J

His Exy Benj Franklin Esq

Notation: To Doct Franklin 29 Octr. 1781 advice of Bills drawn this Day— 12 Novr signed 2d Set

[Note numbering follows the Franklin Papers source.]

9. Above, Sept. 29.

1. On Nov. 14 Grand honored Jay’s draft, but the amount listed is 75,430 l.t.: Account XXVII (XXXII, 4).

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    “To Benjamin Franklin from John Jay, 29 October 1781,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-35-02-0510. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 35, May 1 through October 31, 1781, ed. Barbara B. Oberg. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1999, pp. 665–666.]

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