Correspondence to Benjamin Franklin from J. de Sparre, 1777 February 28.

Name:

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Date:

1777-02-28

Description:

Strasbourg. Concerning the raising of troops in Hesse; can secure surgeons for the American army, if desired. A.L.S. 2p. In 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.

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts

Geographic Subject:

Strasbourg

Rights:

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

Notes:

See full finding aid at: https://findingaids.library.upenn.edu/records/UPENN_RBML_PUSP.MS.COLL.900

Physical Location:

Ms. Coll. 900, Volume I, Page 30

Collection:

Benjamin Franklin Papers (University of Pennsylvania)