Correspondence to Benjamin Franklin from Jno. Paul Jones, 1778 February 9.

Name:

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Date:

1778-02-09

Description:

Nantes. News from America; situation of General Washington's and Sir William Howe's armies; Jersey militia sent to protect their own country; General Burgoyne at Winter Hill; reinforcements for Washington; fall of Howe determined; American army in fine spirits; Continental money appreciating; many prizes brought in; Generals Horatio Gates and Israel Putnam in command at King's Bridge; General Sir Henry Clinton in possession of no post beyond that point. A.L.S. 2p.

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:

France -- Nantes

Rights:

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

Physical Location:

Ms. Coll. 900, Volume II Page 3

Collection:

Benjamin Franklin Papers (University of Pennsylvania)