Alexander, William to William Temple Franklin, 1781 November 14
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Alexander, William to William Temple Franklin, 1781 November 14 | ||
| Alternative Title | Alexander, William, 1729-1819. to William Temple Franklin | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| Creator | Alexander, William, 1729-1819 | ||
| Recipient | Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823 | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Letter from William Alexander to William Temple Franklin. Encloses a letter for Abbé de la Roche and one from Capt. John Kinnier, an English prisoner at Ancenis, who begs to be exchanged with his crew for American prisoners in England. Capt. Gustavus Cunningham has had an offer of a 30-gun French frigate, but will not accept without an American commission. | ||
| Note | American Philosophical Society | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Language | (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Social networks--18th century | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, French | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | England | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Alexander, William, 1729-1819 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823 | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Correspondence | ||
| Extent | 5p. | ||
| Digital Origin | Reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | Preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1781-11-14 | ||
| Date Captured | 2022 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | William Temple Franklin Papers | ||
| Call Number | Mss.B.F86 | ||
| URL | https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F86-ead.xml | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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