LS, 1777 July 18 : Passy, to Monsieur le Comte de Tressan.

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LS, 1777 July 18 : Passy, to Monsieur le Comte de Tressan.

Franklin writes: "As an American I cannot but feel myself extremely obliged by your generous offer of the Services of your Son to our Cause. I wish it was in my Power to assure him the Rank & Employment on his Arrival in America, that his Good Will and his Military Talents & Experience may justly entitle him to ..."

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

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Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1706] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States postmaster general. As a scientist, he was a major figure in ...

Tressan, le Comte de.

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