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Title: In Congress, Thursday, September 22, 1774. Resolved, that the congress requests the merchants...not to send to Great Britain any orders for goods...An extract from the minutes; 290. United States. Continental Congress.In Congress, Thursday, September 22, 1774 : Resolved that the congress requests the merchants...not to send to Great Britain any orders for goods...An extract from the minutes
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7031
Description: "Resolved, [t]hate the Congress request the Merchants and Others, in the Several Colonies, not to second to Great Britain any Orders for Goods, and to direct the execution of all Orders already sent, to be delayed or suspended, until the sense of the Congress, on the means to be taken for the preservation of the Liberties of America, is made public."; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Mobilizing the Populace; Economy; Broadsides; International trade--18th century; Economics--History--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects
Date: 1774-09-22; 2022

Title: Pennsylvania Hospital Corporation of Contributors certificate; Certificate naming Robert Strettell Jones as one of the corporation of contributors to the Pennsylvania hospital
Identifier(s): text:352490
Description: Certificate naming Robert Strettell Jones as one of the corporation of contributors to the Pennsylvania hospital.
Subject: Finance, Public--United States--History--To 1789; Economics--History--18th century; Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social life and customs--To 1775; Jones, Robert Strettel, 1745-1792; Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Date: 1773-12-03; 2021

Title: Franklin, William proclaiming a payment, 1775 May 18; B F861.14. Franklin, William, 1731-1813. Order to pay Joseph Smith, for the use of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, £25 for one quarter's salary as agent for the colony of New Jersey; Perth Amboy
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:12501
Description: A written order of payment from William Franklin, the Royal governor of New Jersey.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Economics--History--18th century; Wages; Salaries, etc.; Contracts--United States; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; Franklin, William, 1731-1813; Tucker, Sam; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Date: 1774-11-16; 2021

Title: Grand, Henri Maximilien to William Temple Franklin, 1781 December 15; Grand, Henri Maximilien, 1757-1827. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:26411
Description: Letter from Henri Maximilien Grand to William Temple Franklin. Relating to payment of Loan Office certificates.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Lived Experience; International Social networks--18th century; Economics--History--18th century; Grand, Henri Maximilien, 1757-1827; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1781-12-15; 2022

Title: Genet, Edme Jacques to Benjamin Franklin, 1780 May 21; Genet, Edme Jacques, 1726-1781. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:24499
Description: Letter from Edme Jacques Genet to Benjamin Franklin. He has given a translation to Comte de Vergennes; by order of the Minister he encloses a copy.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783; Commerce; Economics--History--18th century; Genet, Edme Jacques, 1726-1781; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Date: 1780-05-21; 2022

Title: Le Veillard, Louis Guillaume to William Temple Franklin, 1778 November 25; Le Veillard, Louis Guillaume, 1733-1794. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:25804
Description: Letter from Louis Guillaume Le Veillard to William Temple Franklin. Will return Dr. Franklin's letter corrected undercover to Mme. Brillon. Asks to be remembered to Mr. John Adams and the Le Ray de Chaumont family.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783; Economics--History--18th century; Le Veillard, Louis Guillaume, 1733-1794; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1778-11-25; 2022

Title: Laneuville, Louis Pierre Penot Lombart, Chevalier de to William Temple Franklin, 1780 April 20; Laneuville, Louis Pierre Penot Lombart, Chevalier de. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:24797
Description: Letter from Louis Laneuville to William Temple Franklin. Wishes to know how much money is due him by Mr. John Bradford.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; Commerce; Economics--History--18th century; Laneuville, Louis Pierre Penot Lombart, Chevalier de; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1780-04-20; 2022

Title: Le Veillard, Louis Guillaume to William Temple Franklin, 1782 May 4; Le Veillard, Louis. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:26626
Description: Letter from Louis Guillaume Le Veillard to William Temple Franklin. Gives an amusing account of his own love affairs. Inquires about the safety of William Temple Franklin's cousin, Benjamin Franklin Bache, in Geneva. Card-playing the most popular and only amusement in Bordeaux.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; Economics--History--18th century; Le Veillard, Louis Guillaume, 1733-1794; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1782-05-04; 2022

Title: Le Veillard, Louis Guillaume to William Temple Franklin, 1778 September 14; Le Veillard, Louis. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:25193
Description: Letter from Louis Guillaume Le Veillard to William Temple Franklin. Returns a ticket for a ball.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783; Economics--History--18th century; Le Veillard, Louis Guillaume, 1733-1794; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1780-09-14; 2022

Title: Moëballe, Nicholas George to William Temple Franklin, 1779 December 29; Moëballe, Nicholas George to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:24557
Description: Letter from Nicholas George Moëballe to William Temple Franklin. Thanks Dr. Franklin and William Temple Franklin for assisting him in need. Remits two louis in payment of the sum loaned to him.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783; Commerce; Economics--History--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Moëballe, Nicholas George; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1779-12-29; 2022

Title: Kéralio, Agathon Guynement, Chevalier de to William Temple Franklin, 1781 February 20; Kéralio, Agathon Guynement, Chevalier de, 1723-1788. to William Temple Franklin.
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:25104
Description: Letter from Agathon Guynement, Chevalier de Kéralio to William Temple Franklin. Sending particulars of Comtesse de Forbach's illness; her recovery expected.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783; Economics--History--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Health and Hygiene; Kéralio, Agathon Guynement, Chevalier de, 1723-1788; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1781-02-20; 2022

Title: Le Veillard, Louis Guillaume to William Temple Franklin, 1781 March 21; Le Veillard, Louis. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:24857
Description: Letter from Louis Guillaume Le Veillard to William Temple Franklin. Regrets that Le Ray de Chaumont has such a good opinion of his Captain who is very unpopular. Refers to Mlles. Brillon, Mme. Caillot and Mlle. Sophie de Perceval. Encloses a letter for de Chaumont fils.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; International Social networks--18th century; Economics--History--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Le Veillard, Louis Guillaume, 1733-1794; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1781-03-21; 2022

Title: Laneuville, Louis Pierre Penot Lombart, Chevalier de to William Temple Franklin, 1780 April 12; Laneuville, Louis Pierre Penot Lombart, Chevalier de. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:24528
Description: Letter from Louis Laneuville to William Temple Franklin. Sends an important package for John Holker.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783; Commerce; Economics--History--18th century; Laneuville, Louis Pierre Penot Lombart, Chevalier de; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1780-04-12; 2022

Title: Foucault, Jean Simon David de to William Temple Franklin, September 5; Foucault, Jean Simon David de. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:25815
Description: Letter from Jean Simon David de Foucault to William Temple Franklin. Comments on the good news received from America. Regrets that he cannot come on a visit and enjoy a wild boar hunt.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; Social networks--18th century; Economics--History--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns; Foucault, Jean Simon David de; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1778-09-05; 2022

Title: Le Veillard, Louis Guillaume to William Temple Franklin, 1781 March 16; Le Veillard, Louis. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:25738
Description: Letter from Louis Guillaume Le Veillard to William Temple Franklin. Sending papers to be certified by Dr. Franklin relative to an account which he is to collect in the United States.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; International Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; Finance, Personal--United States; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Economics--History--18th century; Le Veillard, Louis Guillaume, 1733-1794; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1781-03-16; 2022

Title: Franks, David Salisbury to William Temple Franklin, 1781 December 23; Franks, David Salisbury. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:26205
Description: Letter from David Salisbury Franks to William Temple Franklin. With great difficulty, got a pass for Capt. Smedley to go to l'Orient to embark in the "St. James." Complains that the authorities at Brest are not friendly towards Americans; has been treated with suspicion. Inquires about Count William de Deux-Ponts; mentions "the lovely Countess and Lady Nicholson.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; Economics--History--18th century; Finance, Public--United States--History--To 1789; Upper class women; Women--Social conditions--18th century; Franks, David Salisbury, approximately 1740-1793; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1781-12-23; 2022

Title: Deane, Silas to William Temple Franklin, 1781 December 22; Deane, Silas, 1737-1789. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:26334
Description: Letter from Silas Deane to William Temple Franklin. Refers to young Cochran's embarrassing situation. Is surprised that Mr. Thomas Barclay has no orders from Congress for settling its public accounts in Europe.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; Economics--History--18th century; Finance, Public--United States--History--To 1789; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Influence--Congresses; Deane, Silas, 1737-1789; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1781-12-22; 2022

Title: Laneuville, Louis Pierre Penot Lombart, Chevalier de to William Temple Franklin, 1781 January 27; Laneuville, Louis Pierre Penot Lombart, Chevalier de. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:25181
Description: Letter from Louis Laneuville to William Temple Franklin. Invitation to an entertainment and dance at M. Dufay's.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783; Economics--History--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Laneuville, Louis Pierre Penot Lombart, Chevalier de; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1781-01-27; 2022

Title: Lloyd, Richard Bennett to William Temple Franklin, 1779 January 8; Lloyd, Richard Bennett. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:24593
Description: Letter from Richard Bennett Lloyd to William Temple Franklin. Has received the bust. Sends by Mr. Panchaud the "frauds of London" also Owen's and Daniel Paterson's books on the roads in England. Cannot raise any money here as the moneyed people will not take American security. Asks if it is possible to get a small supply of money in France. Mrs. Lloyd has given birth to another son.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783; Commerce; Economics--History--18th century; Lloyd, Richard Bennett (American patron, 1750-1787); Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1779-01-08; 2022

Title: Laneuville, Louis Pierre Penot Lombart, Chevalier de to William Temple Franklin, 1781 November 9; Laneuville, Louis Pierre Penot Lombart, Chevalier de. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:26926
Description: Letter from Louis Laneuville to William Temple Franklin. Encloses a letter from his brother, which he wishes to have certified by Dr. Franklin.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Economics--History--18th century; Family life--18th century; Laneuville, Louis Pierre Penot Lombart, Chevalier de; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1781-11-09; 2022