Carmichael, William to Benjamin Franklin, 1782 August 20
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Carmichael, William to Benjamin Franklin, 1782 August 20 | ||
| Alternative Title | Carmichael, William. to Benjamin Franklin | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| Creator | Carmichael, William, -1795 | ||
| Recipient | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | William Carmichael writes to Benjamin Franklin to inform him that he had drawn a bill under his name. He also writes about matters of diplomacy, describing how the Spanish court engaged with diplomats. Carmichael describes his encounters with the new Prussian Minister. Carmichael discusses the news that the Empress of Russia has ordered her diplomats to recognize the United States. He explains that he is frustrated by the lack of information he is given by other American diplomats. At the end of the letter, Carmichael discusses contemporary literature including, Tomás de Yriarte (or Iriarte), Fábulas literarias en verso castellano. He asks Franklin to send Richard Cumberland's Anecdotes of Eminent Painters in Spain, during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. | ||
| Note | American Philosophical Society | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Language | (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Diplomacy | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--Foreign relations--1775-1794 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | San Ildefonso (Spain) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Jay, John, 1745-1829 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Floridablanca, José Moñino y Redondo, conde de, 1728-1808 | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Correspondence | ||
| Extent | 4p. | ||
| Digital Origin | Reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | Preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1782-08-20 | ||
| Date Captured | 2022 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | Franklin-Bache Papers | ||
| Call Number | Mss.B.F85.ba | ||
| URL | https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F85.ba-ead.xml | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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