Correspondence to Benjamin Franklin from the Continental Congress, Marine Committee, 1777 February 6.

Name:

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Date:

1777-02-06

Description:

Philadelphia. Appointing Robert Robinson an officer on board the sloop "Hornet." D. S. John Hancock, President. 1p. A.E. This warrant shall serve instead of a commission and authorizes him to act as Lieutenant under his command. S. John Paul Jones, On board the "Bon Homme Richard," 1779 June 10.

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:

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Rights:

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

Physical Location:

Ms. Coll. 900, Volume X Page 16

Collection:

Benjamin Franklin Papers (University of Pennsylvania)