Franklin, Benjamin 1706-1790 creator mixed material monographic eng fre 8,000 40 12 12 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. Open to research. 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 http://www.loc.gov/rr/mss/f-aids/ms003048.appx.pdf 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 marquis de Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier 1757-1834 Correspondence Marquis of Lansdowne, William Petty 1737-1805 Correspondence Laurens, Henry 1724-1792 Correspondence Morris, Robert 1734-1806 Correspondence comte d'Alby Sartine, Antoine de 1729-1801 Correspondence comte de Vergennes, Charles Gravier 1719-1787 Correspondence Washington, George 1732-1799 Correspondence Whitefield, George 1714-1770 Correspondence Williams, Jonathan 1750-1815 Correspondence Great Britain. 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 Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823 Oswald, Richard, 1705-1784 United States. Legation (France) mm 73021451 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms003048 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms003048.3 http://www.loc.gov/rr/mss/f-aids/ms003048.appx.pdf http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003048 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003048.3 http://www.loc.gov/rr/mss/f-aids/ms003048.appx.pdf Open to research. DLC 740118 20260227111614.0 mm 73021451