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Benjamin Franklin Papers: from John Paul Jones to Richard Pearson, 1779 October 31.

Name:
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Date:
1779-10-31
Description:
On board the "Pallas." Agreement entered into by Captain Jones and Captain Pearson, late Commander of the British Baltic fleet, relative to the disposition of the English prisoners. D.S. 2p. Copy attested by John Paul Jones.
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
Rights:
https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/
Physical Location:
Ms. Coll. 900, Volume XII Page 60
Collection:
Benjamin Franklin Papers (University of Pennsylvania)