Letters From France The Private Diplomatic Correspondence of Benjamin Franklin 1776-1785

Table of Contents......Page 9
Prologue......Page 13
To John Hancock, President of Congress......Page 19
To the Secret Committee of Congress......Page 21
To David Hartley, ESQ, M.P.......Page 22
To Mr. [James] Hutton......Page 26
To Mr. [James] Hutton......Page 27
To David Hartley, ESQ, M.P.......Page 28
To David Hartley, ESQ, M.P.......Page 30
To William Pulteney, Esq.......Page 32
To Count de Vergennes......Page 34
Answer to a Letter from Brussels.......Page 36
[Most likely this is to David Hartley]......Page 41
To David Hartley, Esq.......Page 43
To David Hartley, Esq. M.P.......Page 44
To Dr. [Samuel] Cooper......Page 45
To the Hon. Josiah Quincy, Esq.......Page 46
To David Hartley, Esq. M.P.......Page 47
To the Marquis de la Fayette, at Havre de Grace......Page 49
To John Jay, Esq., President of the Congress......Page 50
To Dr. [Samuel] Cooper......Page 52
To David Hartley, Esq. M.P.......Page 54
To James Lovell, Esq.......Page 56
To Messers. The Judges of the Admiralty at Cherbourg......Page 57
To M. Dumas......Page 58
To Dr. Ruston, London......Page 60
To Samuel Huntington, Esq.......Page 61
To Count de Vergennes......Page 62
To His Excellency John Adams, Esq.......Page 64
To David Hartley, Esq.......Page 65
To the Count de Vergennes......Page 66
To the Hon. Robert Morris, Esq.......Page 67
To His Excellency J. [John] Adams, Esq. Amsterdam......Page 68
To His Excellency J. [John] Adams, Esq.......Page 69
To His Excellency J. [John] Adams, Esq.......Page 70
To David Hartley, Esq. M.P.......Page 71
To David Hartley, Esq. M.P.......Page 76
To Rob. [Robert] R. Livingston, Esq.......Page 77
To R. [Robert] R. Livingston, Esq.......Page 81
To Robert R. Livingston, Esq.......Page 82
To J. [John] Adams, Esq.......Page 83
To David Hartley, Esq. M.P.......Page 84
David Hartley, Esq. M.P.......Page 85
To The Hon. Robert R. Livingston, Esq.......Page 86
To The Hon. Robert R. Livingston, Esq.......Page 87
To The Hon. Henry Laurens, Esq.......Page 88
To David Hartley, Esq. M.P.......Page 89
To His Excellency John Adams, Esq.......Page 90
Part II. Franklin’s Private Journal of Correspon dence (Annotated)......Page 91
Passy, March 22, 1782......Page 92
To M. le Comte de Vergennes......Page 94
Passy, April 18, 1782......Page 95
Notes for Conversation -......Page 98
[To John Adams]......Page 100
To Henry Laurens, Esq. &c.......Page 101
[To John Adams]......Page 104
Sir,......Page 109
Sir,......Page 110
To The Right Hon. C.J. Fox, Esq.......Page 114
Passy, Friday evening, May 10......Page 115
To Lord Shelburne......Page 116
To David Hartley, Esq. M.P.......Page 118
To President Henry Laurens, Esq.......Page 122
[To Thomas Grenville]......Page 132
[To John Adams]......Page 133
To R. Oswald, Esq.......Page 140
To Richard Oswald, Esq.......Page 143
Passy, June 25, 1782......Page 151
To Richard Oswald, Esq.......Page 153
To The Hon. Robert R. Livingston......Page 155
Dr. [Samuel] Cooper......Page 156
To the Hon. Henry Laurens......Page 159
To David Hartley, Esq., M.P.......Page 160
To Benjamin Vaughan, Esq.......Page 161
To Benjamin Vaughan, Esq.......Page 162
To Richard Oswald, Esq.......Page 163
To Richard Oswald, Esq.......Page 164
To the Hon. Robert R. Livingston......Page 166
To Richard Oswald, Esq. [Then at Passy]......Page 167
To David Hartley, Esq.......Page 168
To the Hon. Robert R. Livingston......Page 169
To the Hon. Robert R. Livingston......Page 171
To the Right. Hon. Thomas Townshend......Page 173
To Richard Oswald, Esq.......Page 174
To Richard Oswald, Esq.......Page 176
To M. le Comte de Vergennes......Page 180
To Robert R. Livingston, Esq.......Page 183
To Robert R. Livingston, Esq.......Page 189
To M. le Comte de Vergennes,......Page 191
To M. le Comte de Vergennes,......Page 192
To Richard Oswald, Esq.......Page 193
To David Hartley, Esq. M.P.......Page 196
To David Hartley, Esq. M.P.......Page 197
To Henry Laurens, Esq.......Page 198
To Robert R. Livingston, Esq.......Page 199
To Robert R. Livingston, Esq.......Page 207
To The Right Hon. C. [Charles] J. Fox......Page 208
To David Hartley, Esq.......Page 209
To Sir Edward Newenham, Bart. Ireland......Page 210
To David Hartley, Esq.......Page 211
To David Hartley, Esq.......Page 212
To the Hon. Robert Morris, Esq.......Page 213
Hon. Thomas Mifflin, Esq.......Page 214
To David Hartley, Esq.......Page 215
To Benjamin Vaughan, Esq.......Page 216
To Charles Thomson, Esq., Secretary of Congress......Page 217
To His Excellency David Hartley, Esq.......Page 218
To David Hartley, Esq.......Page 220
To the Hon. John Jay, New York......Page 221
Epilogue......Page 223
To the Hon. John Jay, Esq.......Page 224
Works Cited......Page 227
Index......Page 233