Correspondence to Benjamin Franklin from John Williams, 1778 May 1.

Name:

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Date:

1778-05-01

Description:

Has been shamefully and designedly deceived; refers Dr. Franklin, for details, to the bearer, Dr. James Smith, well-known for his loyalty to America. His own imminent departure. A.L.S. 2p. In French.

Language:

French

Provenance:

Bequeathed by Benjamin Franklin to his grandson William Temple Franklin. Bequeathed by William Temple Franklin to George Fox who in turn passed on possession to his children, Charles and Mary. Found at the Fox family estate at Champlost in a stable loft by Mrs. Holbrook around 1862 and given to her by Eliza Fox subsequently. Sold by her son George O. Holbrook to a committee of friends of the University of Pennsylvania Library in 1903 and gifted by them to the University the same year.

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

letters (correspondence)

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Physical Location:

Ms. Coll. 900, Volume II Page 18

Collection:

Benjamin Franklin Papers (University of Pennsylvania)