Benjamin Franklin papers, 1726-1907 (bulk 1770-1789).
Material type:
Mixed materialsLanguage: English, French Description: 8,000 items; 40 containers; 12 microfilm reels; 12 linear feetContained works: - Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. Articles of belief and acts of religion. 1728
- Adams, John, 1735-1826 -- Correspondence
- Bache, Richard, 1737-1811 -- Correspondence
- Carmichael, William, -1795 -- Correspondence
- Cushing, Thomas, 1725-1788 -- Correspondence
- Dumas, Charles Guillaume Frédéric, approximately 1725-1780 -- Correspondence
- Hartley, David, approximately 1731-1813 -- Correspondence
- Hewson, M. S. (Mary Stevenson) -- Correspondence
- Ingenhousz, Jan, 1730-1799 -- Correspondence
- Jay, John, 1745-1829 -- Correspondence
- Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792 -- Correspondence
- Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 -- Correspondence
- Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805 -- Correspondence
- Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792 -- Correspondence
- Morris, Robert, 1734-1806 -- Correspondence
- Sartine, Antoine de, comte d'Alby, 1729-1801 -- Correspondence
- Vergennes, Charles Gravier, comte de, 1719-1787 -- Correspondence
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Correspondence
- Whitefield, George, 1714-1770 -- Correspondence
- Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815 -- Correspondence
- Great Britain. Treaties, etc. United States, 1783 September 3
- United States. Continental Congress
- United States. Postmaster General
- Diplomatic and consular service, American -- France
- Postal service -- United States
- France -- Foreign relations -- United States
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1775-1783
- United States -- Foreign relations -- France
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Peace
- Diplomats
- Publishers
- Scientists
- Statesmen
- Microfilm edition of Series 1-3 available, no. 15,747.
Open to research.
Correspondence, journals, records, articles, and other material relating to Franklin's life and career. Includes manuscript (1728) of his Articles of Belief and Acts of Religion; negotations in London (1775); letterbooks (1779-1782) of the U.S. legation in Paris, France; records (1780-1783) of the U.S. peace commissioners, including journals kept by Franklin and Richard Oswald; facsimile copy of his ledger as U.S. postmaster general (1775-1778); and papers (1781-1818) of Franklin's grandson, William Temple Franklin (1760-1823). Correspondents include John Adams, Richard Bache, William Carmichael, Thomas Cushing, Charles Guillaume Frédéric Dumas, David Hartley, Mary (Stevenson) Hewson, Jan Ingenhousz, John Jay, John Paul Jones, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, William Petty, marquis of Lansdowne, Henry Laurens, Robert Morris, Antoine de Sartine, comte d'Alby, Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, George Washington, George Whitefield, and Jonathan Williams.
Microfilm edition of Series 1-3 available, no. 15,747.
Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1973.
Statesman, publisher, scientist, and diplomat.
Collection material in English and French.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003048
Index of selected correspondence available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at
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