Benjamin Franklin Papers: John Paul Jones to Antoine Jean Marie Thevenard, 1780 June 13.

Name:

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Date:

1780-06-13

Description:

L'Orient. His authority as Commander of the squadron denied by Captain Pierre Landais, who has seized the ship "Alliance;" desires to be restored to his rightful position; insubordination among the crews imminent. L. 1p. In French. copy.

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

Geographic Subject:

L'Orient

Rights:

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

Physical Location:

Ms. Coll. 900, Volume XI Page 7

Collection:

Benjamin Franklin Papers (University of Pennsylvania)