Benjamin Franklin Papers: The Pennsylvania Journal, 1777 June 25-July 30.

Name:

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Date:

1777-06-25/1777-07-30

Description:

Letters between General Washington and General Sir William Howe, concerning the exchange of prisoners; capture of Major-General Richard Prescott; question of exchanging him for General Charles Lee. L. 4p. 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.

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Letters

Rights:

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

Physical Location:

Ms. Coll. 900, Volume X Page 23

Collection:

Benjamin Franklin Papers (University of Pennsylvania)