331To Benjamin Franklin from Jonathan Nesbitt, 8 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I have not had occasion to trouble your Excellency since I had the honor of receiving your Letter relative to Captain Conyngham. The present serves to inclose a Bond for the purpose of obtaining a Commission or Letters of Marque for Arthur Kirk Commander of the Schooner Independance, lately arriv’d at Nantes from Baltimore, which I hope it will please your...
332To Benjamin Franklin from Jean de Neufville & fils, 25 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society How favourable matters stood here in regard to the American Comodor, we had the honour to mention to your Excellence; we convey however to night to Mr. Dumas a copey of the last resolution taken by the states in this respect during the Absence of the French Ambassador from the Hague; of which however we hope he will prevent the effect; it contains the same...
333To Benjamin Franklin from Jean de Neufville & fils, 18 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society We make bold with the inclosed Letters left to our care, to mention to your Excellency, that we have send last saturday by Expres the dispatches received from Passi for Mr. Dumas to the Texel; I went my self to the Hague, and those H. E. the Ambassador had received, caused him to write for the Comodor of the American Squadron, whome he had some conferences...
334To Benjamin Franklin from Jean de Neufville & fils, 1 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Mr. Dumas left us last week, as he told us his presence should be required at the Hague from whence we gott his advice how to supply Mr Landay with money for his voyage to Paris, agreable to the orders of Your Excellency. At the same time our homme d’affaires at the Helder mentiond some matters to us we thought best to look into ourSelfs, and have arranged...
335To Benjamin Franklin from Jean de Neufville & fils, 11 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society We begg leave to give your Excellency our most sincere thanks for the contents of her most obliging favour of the 29h. October; we are happy for our American frinds that no bills will be payd in a manner that they or the states could be losers by; the Captors of the vessell which we mentiond have already attempted to receive money in England on some letters...
336To Benjamin Franklin from Jean de Neufville & fils, [February? 1780] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society We most kindly thank you for your agreable last favour, we have duely noted its contents, we hope your Excellency hath been Satisfied with our Account of the American Squadron, and will always be so with what She Causes to pass throw our hands. We doubt not butt your Excellency hath received the Account of Comodor JP. Jones Esqr. arrivall at the Coruña...
337To Benjamin Franklin from Jean de Neufville & fils, 20 January 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society On the refusal of Mrs. Hope & Co: the owners of the vessel in favour of who’s Captn. a Bill was drawn agreeing with the inclosed Copeÿ, theÿ have apply’d to us, we have promis’d them that we Should directlÿ write about it, as we had no orders, nor were acquainted with the drawer; so we make bold to applÿ to ÿour Excellencÿ; and in case she might think...
338To Benjamin Franklin from Jean de Neufville & fils, [after 18 November 1779] (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society We doubt not butt your Excellence will be informd that Comodor Jones is gone to the Texel, and with the measures he hath here taken with the French Ambassador, who hath send his Secretarÿ down and Mr Dumas was acompanÿing Mr. Jones, we may hope and expect, that every thing there will be soon arranged, as what hath depended from us is gone down, and nothing...
339To Benjamin Franklin from Jean de Neufville & fils, 10 January 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Mr. Dumas hath informed your Excellency with every particular which related to the Squadron under the comand of the brave Comodor JP Jones, we have thought it needless to trouble her attention with a repetition of the same. As we have heard that some of those vessells have safe arrived in Dunkerque we give your Excy. joy there with; true it is that we could...
340To Benjamin Franklin from Jean de Neufville & fils, 9 December 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society We Kindly thank your Excellence for her most Esteem’d favour of the 28h. of past Month, we are sorry to have troubled her with Such a non Sensical letter; butt it was not possible for us to detect what it could have been. Though our Clarck who left the Texel yesterday morning, told us that all the vessells there were preparing for Sail, & Mr. Dumas even...
341To Benjamin Franklin from Jean de Neufville & fils, 23 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society May this serve for an introduction with your Excellence for Capn. Moses Grinnell, who saild many years from Boston to our consignment in the employ of Colonel Isaac Sears; and now had the misfortune to fall into the Ennemy’s hands on the Coast of Schotland. He saw here both Comodor Jones and Capn. Cunningham. Your Excellencys directions to procure him or...
342To Benjamin Franklin from Richard Norway, 7 December 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Pardon me I took the Libartey to Truble Your Lordship some time aGoe with a Letter a Liburty I hope Did not offind your Lordship as it was only To Acquaint with my Inclination to sarve in your [ army .] Not having aney Answer made me Conclude you had not Recd. my Letter to yr. Lordship makes me Truble you a Second time,—And having no Other Meatheord to...
343To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph Palmer, 12 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society; ALS (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society In the beginning of August last, I took the liberty of troubling you with a few Lines by my Nephew, Joseph Palmer, Passenger on board the Mercury Packett; Since which I have heard nothing from him, or the Vessell.— I then mentioned the flattering hopes we had of Success at Penobscutt, but were sadly...
344To Benjamin Franklin from Penet, D’Acosta frères & Cie., 8 February 1780 (Franklin Papers)
LS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania May it please your Excellency, as we are ready to expedite to North America a vessel call’d the Kensington, to accept our services you may commit your dispatches to the Care of Samuel Smith Commander of sd. vessel: And at the same time, We beg, you would forward us immediately a Commission for war; you will find here annex’d the usual obligation with its...
345To Benjamin Franklin from Penet, D’Acosta frères & Cie., 2 December 1779 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society In great haste a few minutes before the Post sets off we have the Honor to transmit to you a letter brought this day by our vessel the Committee together with one for Mr. Le Ray de Chaumont of which we beg your kind Care. Our vessel left Philadelphia the 26th Octr. last in Company with the frigate Confederacy of 40 Guns: from which she was separated the same...
346To Benjamin Franklin from Joseph Priestley, [before 8 February 1780] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Having so good an opportunity of conveying a letter safely to you, I thought it might not be amiss to give you a general idea of my present situation, not with a view to any particular request or proposal, but only thinking it right, that a few of my best friends should know it in confidence , as it is possible that something or other may occur to them which...
347To Benjamin Franklin from ——— de Rayber, 22 January 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ay l’honneur de recourir à votre Justice, et vous la demander dans la situation malheureuse ou je me Trouve. Au mois d’aoust dernier J’offris mes services au Commodore Guillin agent des affaires de la Caroline du Sud, apres avoir vû mes Brevets, Certificats de Service et démission au Service du Roy, les petits Talents qu’il m’a reconnu, ont fait agréer...
348To Benjamin Franklin from John Ridout, 12 December 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society The Multiplicity of important Affairs which must of late have engrossed your Attention & the Length of Time that has elapsed since I had last the pleasure of being in your Company may perhaps have effaced my Name from your Memory, but knowing your Benevolence to be such that you are ever ready to confer Favours, I take the liberty relying on that to give...
349To Benjamin Franklin from ——— Rinquin, 21 January 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library En l’absence de MM. les officiers de L’amirauté de Morlaix, j’ai l’honneur d’adresser a Votre éxcellence, les pieces Concernant la prise du navire le jacques et thomas, faite par le Corsaire Le prince noir, Capitaine actuel Patrick Dowlin, avec le rapport de relache du Capitaine de la princesse noir et les interrogatoires de deux otages: comme on ne ma...
350To Benjamin Franklin from J. Rocquette, T.A. Elsevier & P.Th. Rocquette, 7 December 1779 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society Your much esteemed letter of the 4 augt: duely reach’d us, we observed there in with pleasure the receit of the two parcells we Sent you, the forwarding of Same deserves no thanks, we are allways devoted to your Commands, and shall be ready at any time to render you any Service in our power. This daÿ a Jew and a Jewish call’d on one of our Friends here, to...
351To Benjamin Franklin from Luke Ryan, 29 January 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society I am happy in Informing your Excellency that my heath being perfectly restablished, my Good friend Mr. John Torris has fulfilled his promise, in purchasing for me the fine and Large Cutter of 150 tuns Lately commanded By Captain royer which I have Named the fearnot, mounting 18 Carriage Guns 6 pounders and 20 swivels and about 90 of the Ablest men Crew,...
352To Benjamin Franklin from Marie Del de Sanlecque, 16 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
LS : American Philosophical Society Il m’a été assûré que vous desiriés vous procurer des caracteres pour l’Impression. C’est d’après cette annonce que je prends la Liberté de vous offrir ce qui me reste de fontes. 1º En une fonte de petit Romain-Romain pezant 415. L 2º en une de cicero-Romain pezant 711. 3º en une autre de cicero-Italique pezant 260. En tout 1386 Ces trois fontes, Monsieur,...
353To Benjamin Franklin from the Vicomte de Sarsfield, [2 November? 1779] (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Le Vicomte de sarsfield Envoije scavoir des Nouvelles de Monsieur francklin; il le supplie de remettre au porteur de ce billet La Lettre qu’il a Eü La Bonté de Luy promettre. Addressed: a Monsieur / Monsieur francklin / chez Monsieur de / chaumont / A Passy Endorsed: Sir W York’s Memoire Notation in William Temple Franklin’s hand: Notes of no Consequence Our...
354To Benjamin Franklin from Sartine: Two Letters, 21 February 1780 (Franklin Papers)
(I) and (II) Copy: Library of Congress J’ai reçu, Monsieur, avec la Lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’écrire le 13. de ce mois, celle que vous avez écrite à l’agent des Etats unis à l’Orient et je me suis empressé de lui faire passer le Commissaire de la Marine dans ce port. Je doute qu’elle soit arrivée assez promptement pour que cet Agent ait remis au Capitaine du Navire Anglois...
355To Benjamin Franklin from Sartine, 12 February 1780 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress J’ai l’honneur, de vous prevenir que le Paquebot Anglois l’heureux armé en Parlementaire vient d’arriver au Port de l’Orient, et comme le nombre des Prisonniers qui sera remis en Echange au Capitaine de ce Batiment ne sera pas égal à celui qu’il a apporté en France, J’ai pensé que vous pourriez profiter de cette occasion pour renvoyer en Angleterre les Prisonniers...
356To Benjamin Franklin from Sartine, 30 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress J’ai reçu, Monsieur, avec la lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’écrire le 28. de ce mois celle qui vous a été adressée par M. Beaugeard qui desiroit obtenir la liberté du Sieur John Lock Capitaine Americain pris sur le Bâtiment Anglois le Sidney et detenu dans les Prisons de Nantes. D’après l’intérêt que vous prenez à ce Capitaine en faveur du Mariage qu’il se...
357To Benjamin Franklin from Sartine: Two Letters, 13 January 1780 (Franklin Papers)
(I) and (II) Copy: Library of Congress J’ai reçu, Monsieur, la lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’écrire par laquelle vous me demandéz un Passeport pour un Batiment Anglois destiné a transporter de Plimouth ou Portsmouth des Prisonniers Americains, qui doivent etre debarqués à Morlaix; Je l’ai fait expedier sur le champ, et j’ai l’honneur de vous l’envoyer ci joint. J’ai l’honneur...
358To Benjamin Franklin from Sartine, 24 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress J’ai reçu, Monsieur,avec la lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’écrire le 17. de ce mois par laquelle vous me demandez la liberté du Sr. John Stephenson Captne. du navire anglois la Sailli et prisonnier à Angers. L’intérêt que vous prenez à ce prisonnier m’engage a donner des ordres pour qu’il soit mis en liberté. Le Sr. Cradock Taylard Americain pour lequel...
359To Benjamin Franklin from Sartine, 6 December 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copy: Library of Congress Les Arrangemens, Monsieur, que M. Le Duc de la Vauguyon Ambassadeur du roi en Hollande, doit prendre avec les Etats généraux, pour la libre Sortie du Texel, des Bâtimens François et Americains qui s’y trouvent rassemblés, pouvant exiger que les Prisonniers Anglois faits sur les navires Marchans, et actuellement à bord de la Fregate des Etats unis, l’alliance, soient...
360To Benjamin Franklin from Antoine-Raymond-Gualbert-Gabriel de Sartine, 6 November 1779 (Franklin Papers)
Copies: Library of Congress; National Archives (two) Les circonstances exigent, Monsieur, que l’Expedition de l’Escadrille aux ordres de M. Jones soit terminée au Texel, il paroit indispensable de donner une nouvelle destination aux differents bâtiments qui la composent. Vous étez le maitre, Monsieur, de disposer de la fregate Americaine l’alliance d’après les vues que vous pouvez avoir...