46691To Benjamin Franklin from Nicolas Fautrel, 3 June 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Permetté que Je prenne la liberté de Vous Ecrire pour vous faire mon trais humble remersiement sur l’interets que vous avé pris a mon avancement puisseque votre puissante protection auprais de Monseigneur de sartine vient de me faire obtenir de sa majesté Le brevet de lieutenant de frégate ce qui me fait entrer dans La marine Du roy. Permetté monsieur que...
46692To Benjamin Franklin from ——— de Ponteney with Franklin’s Note for a Reply, 3 June 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society An consequance de ce dont nous sommes convenus ansemble le jour que j’ait eu l’honneur de diner avec vous, Monsieur, chez Mr. de la faye, j’ait celuy de vous anvoier la notte et les echantillions des marchandise que mon mari peut fournir vandues sur le port a auxonne pour de la etre transportees par la saône et le Rhône a arles, soit pour etre ambarquees...
46693To Benjamin Franklin from Samuel W. Stockton, 3 June 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania From the enclosed recommendatory lines and from the friendship which I have been often lead to beleive, you have for my brother Mr. Stockton of New Jersey, I have presumed, with the friendly advice of Sir G. Grand, to request your kind attention to this letter, it being out of my power at present to pay my personal respects. The design of it is to...
46694The American Commissioners to John Bondfield, 4 June 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society; copy: National Archives <Passy, June 4, 1778: We have received your accounts for supplying the Boston ; some of the articles are dear, but we trust you to obtain everything as cheaply as possible. Your bills will be paid, and we hope the ship has left by now. You tell us of a plot against her, and we have forwarded the affidavit to the ministry;...
46695The American Commissioners to Vergennes, 4 June 1778: résumé (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; AL (draft): Massachusetts Historical Society; copy: National Archives <Passy, June 4, 1778: We enclose the copy of a letter from Capt. Whipple, which contains all the intelligence he brought.> Published in Butterfield, John Adams Diary , IV , 127. In Arthur Lee’s hand, signed by him and Adams. To BF above, May 31.
46696To Benjamin Franklin from Georges Grand, 4 June 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania En accompagnant les Incluses de M. Stockton, qui m’a eté particulierement Recommandé, Je dois Vous dire qu’il m’a fait confidence de ses Engagements avec M. Wm. Lée; et des inquietudes qu’on luy à donné trop tard, sur son caractêre, en l’informant avant son départ de Londres, de la Réputation des deux Freres. Je n’ai pas pu en consçience le consoler,...
46697To Benjamin Franklin from Amelia Barry, 5[–30] June 1778 (Franklin Papers)
Three ALS : American Philosophical Society With unfeigned timidity I once more venture to address you, apprehendsive of your thinking me troublesome and impertinent, after the discouragement I ought to recieve from your silence to 3 of my letters; Yet Gratitude for my revered Doctor’s frequent instances of ever paternal indulgence to me, in the earlier, and happier period of my life, not I...
46698To Benjamin Franklin from Thomas Bond, Jr., 5 June 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society This will be handed you by Doctor Jacob Rieger who goes Via France to Germany to look after a small Patrimony he has there as well as to improve himself in his Profession. He served a regular and faithful Apprenticeship to your old friend my Father, who is very well. I shall be exceedingly obliged by your introducing him to some Medical Gentlemen in France....
46699To Benjamin Franklin from Fairholme & Luther, 5 June 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society We took the liberty of writing you sometime ago in regard of some French officers that were going to America with Captn. De La Plainne and who wanted us to answer for their passage to the master of the Ship which I wou’d not do without having your orders on that account since which time have not been favour’d with your answer. The Congress Friggat the...
46700To Benjamin Franklin from Genet, 5 June 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library I find, you guess easily how that you have just receiv’d a bundle of gazettes from America. You won’t be surpris’d at my offer for the translation of any article or Essay you may want to be publish’d and at my readiness to print them in the Pamphlet of affaires de l’angleterre et de l’amerique . As soon as you can spare them, Such as you’ll be pleas’d...