1From Benjamin Franklin to Robert Morris, 12 August 1782 (Franklin Papers)
I have received, many of them at the same time, your sundry letters of March 23. April 8 & 17 May 17 18, two 23 two and 29. It would be a Satisfaction to me if you would likewise mention from time to time the Dates of those you receive from me....of money more than I have said in preceding Letters, is, that I confide you will be careful not to Bankrupt your Banker by your Drafts, and I...
2From Benjamin Franklin to Robert Morris, 14 December 1782 (Franklin Papers)
I annex’d to my memoir the Resolves of Congress, with Copies and Extracts of your several Letters and those of Mr. Livingston upon the Subject, all of which appear’d to me extreamly well written for enforcing the Request. I was at first told that it would be a difficult thing to furnish such a Sum at present, but it should be considered. It was much wondered that no Letters were brought by the...
3From Benjamin Franklin to Robert Morris, 23 December 1782 (Franklin Papers)
When I wrote to you on the 14th: I expected to have dispatch’d the Washington immediately, tho’ without any Money. A little misunderstanding prevented it. That was after some Days happily got over, and Friday last, Order was given to furnish me with six hundred thousand Livres immediately to send in that Ship, and I was answered by Mr. de Vergennes that the Rest of the Six Millions should be...
4Bill of Exchange Drawn on Robert Morris, 16 January 1783 (Franklin Papers)
At thirty Days Sight of this my first of Exchange, Second, Third and Fourth not paid, Pay to the Count de Langeron or order, the Value of Four Thousand Livres Tournois, in the current Specie of the United States, according to the then common Rate of Exchange, with or without Advice from, Sir, Your humble Servant in the Bourbonnais regiment. He sailed to America aboard the ...went to the... ...to...
5From Benjamin Franklin to Robert Morris, 7 March 1783 (Franklin Papers)
It was impossible for me to obtain more, and indeed, considering the State of Finances and Expences here, I wonder I have obtained so much. You will see by the inclosed Gazette, that the Government is obliged to stop Payment for a Year of its own Bills of Exchange drawn in America and the East Indies; ...it has advanced Six Millions to save the Credit of ours. You will I am sure do all in your...
6From Benjamin Franklin to Robert Morris, 27 July 1783 (Franklin Papers)
American Affairs for near 6 Months. The Correspondence may henceforth be more regular,
as 5 Pacquet Boats are now ordered here, to depart from LOrient for N. York the middle
of each Month, which with those that I
understand will continue to depart from England the Beginning of each Month, .... The first from hence is to sail the 3d Tuesday in September.— I...
7From Benjamin Franklin to Robert Morris, 25 December 1783 (Franklin Papers)
Tendency; and it was natural for me to think his Letters might hold the same Language; in which I was right; for I have since had Letters from Boston informing me of it. ..., and I hope there, it is imputed to the true Cause; a Disorder in the Brain; which tho’ not constant has its Fits too frequent. I will not fill my Letter with an Account of those Discourses; Mr Laurens when you see him,...