Benjamin Franklin

Images above and transcript below from the original letter at the American Philosophical Society. Philadelphia, Oct. 24th, 1778 Dear Honored Sir I congratulate you on your accession to the State of Minister Plenipotentiary. Could you have lived to fill a particular point in the Circle of human Affairs, it would have been That to which […]

From the original letter at the American Philosophical Society YORKTOWN, May 16th, 1778 Dear Sir In the Packet No. 1 I have sent you a long letter acknowledging your favor of Oct. 7. Mr. Temple Franklin’s of March 1st which on account of the great Quantity of public business I have not time to copy

May 16, 1778 YORKTOWN, DEAR SIR: Your favor of October 7th did not come to me till March. I was at Camp when Captain Folger arrived with the Blank Packet. The private letters were, I believe, all safe. Mr. Laurens forwarded yours to me but by some accident it missed me and was returned again

Images from the American Philosophical Society. Addressed: The Honble: Benjn Franklin LLD Commissioner from Congress at Paris Philadelphia July 9th. 1777 My Dear Sir The dispatches being made up yesterday I herewith inclose you the papers of last night and this morning. General Howe, by every preparation, is about leaving N. York as he has

Images above and transcript below from the original letter at the American Philosophical Society. Addressed: The Honble: Benn. Franklin L L D. Commissioner from the American States at the Court of Versilles Private PHILADELPHIA, June 20th. 1777 My Dear Sir, I have just Time to write you a Word or two, and have the pleasure

From the American Philosophical Society original letter Honored Sir I am just now informed by Mr. Bache of a Vessel preparing to Sail for London tomorrow, and lest, I should not have another opportunity so soon as I might wish, I have taken this, to acquaint you as laconically as I can of the Service