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Title: Waties, John to William Temple Franklin, 1779 March 14; Waties, John. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:24561
Description: Letter from John Waites to William Temple Franklin. Introducing Capt. Robeson, of South Carolina. Unexpected events oblige him (Waties) to return home.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; Waties, John; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1779-03-14; 2022

Title: Waties, John to William Temple Franklin, 1779 February 2; Waties, John. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:25703
Description: Letter from John Waites to William Temple Franklin. Had intended to leave for home before now; has since learned that Capt. Alexander Gillon and his officers, whom he had given up as lost, are safe and back in France. Came here as a whim to enter the Navy, but does not intend to make it a profession.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783; United States. Navy--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Waties, John; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1779-02-02; 2022

Title: Waties, John to William Temple Franklin, 1778 December 14; Waties, John. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:25811
Description: Letter from John Waites to William Temple Franklin. Does not yet know when he will leave France, but is very desirous to be at home, having learned of a death in the family.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783; Family life--18th century; Waties, John; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1778-12-14; 2022