1From Benjamin Franklin to Francis Coffyn, 2 March 1782 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received duly your Letter of the 23d. Feby. 1782. inclosing divers Rects. of Americans to whom you have given assistance; & approuve the Same, and have this Day accepted your Draft for 1500 Livres at 10. Days date in favr. of Messrs. Vandenivers, for which you will Credit my Acct. I Suspect Mrs. Fitzpatrick to be an impostor. With a Sincere regard, I am, Sir, Your...
2From Benjamin Franklin to Francis Coffyn, 22 August 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I received the Letter you did me the honour of writing to me on the 18th Instant, recommending the Case of Thomas Beer and Samuel Steevens, Ropemakers, who have been obliged to flee from England on Account of their having assisted our Prisoners to escape, and who desire to go to America. It is very expensive and difficult to transport Families in Time...
3From Benjamin Franklin to Francis Coffyn, 12 August 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I have received several Letters lately which you did me the honour of writing to me, containing Receipts of escaped American Prisoners for the Sums with which you had furnish’d them. I am much oblig’d by the continued kind Care you have shown to our People on these Occasions, and shall pay the Bill you mention as soon as it appears. You will send me...
4From Benjamin Franklin to Francis Coffyn, 23 March 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I received your Favour of the 10th. I have heard nothing of Mr Wharton since my former. The Ariel was not arriv’d, at least her Arrival was not heard of at Boston the 11th of February, which makes me fear she has either been taken, or has been blown off the Coast of North America by the N. W. Winds of that Country, and is gone perhaps to Martinique. I...
5From Benjamin Franklin to Francis Coffyn, 13 January 1781 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft) and copy: Library of Congress I received your several Favours of Dec. 15 & 27. I thank you much for the timely News you sent me of the English Declaration of War against Holland. I believe that tho’ they may make some present Profit by so unjust a Proceeding, they will in time have great Cause to repent of it. Mr Wharton was still in France when you wrote to me concerning him,...
6From Benjamin Franklin to Francis Coffyn, 22 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I imagine Capt. Cunnyngham will be at Dunkerque by the time you receive this. I desire you would furnish him with what Money he may want for his comfortable Subsistance while he Stays at Dunkerque. Inclosed I Send you a Complaint I received from some of the People of the Black Prince, and request you or Mr. Torris, would ease me of Such Trouble, I having really...
7From Benjamin Franklin to Francis Coffyn, 15 October 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Inclosed I Send you the Commissions desired for the Black Prince and The Black Princess. You will be so good as to fill up the Blanks properly and take the Bonds from the Parties, of which I Send one only, not having time to copy it: but that may be done with you for the other Vessel. I have the honour to be Sir &c. Clark believes that BF sent new commissions rather...
8From Benjamin Franklin to Francis Coffyn, 10 October 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I have no objection to the taking the Parole of the Captains or Officers on Condition of the Security you mention. But as the Prisoners taken by arm’d Vessels under our Colours are by giving me a means of exchanging so many of our Country men some satisfaction to me for the Trouble these Vessels occasion me in examining all the Proces Verbaux , making out the...
9From Benjamin Franklin to Francis Coffyn, 28 September 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I received your several favours containing the Claims of Capt. Cunningham’s french Sailors, and The Memoirs relative to the Privileges of your Port. With regard to these Claims, I Shall Send them to Congress, but I observe that they are Simply the Declarations of the People themselves, that an Agreement was made with them for such high Wages with Shares of Prizes and...
10From Benjamin Franklin to Francis Coffyn, 8 September 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress I duly received yours of the 30th. past, which I Should have answered sooner, but that I have been and still am at a Loss what to do as to the Condemnation of the Prizes you mention. In the Commission given to our armed Vessels, they are directed to submit The prizes they may carry into any foreign Port, to the judgment of the Courts of admiralty there establish’d and...