Correspondence to Benjamin Franklin from Edme Jacques Genet, 1778 June 5.

Description
Versailles. Hears that he has received a bundle of newspapers from America; will be glad to translate and print any extracts he may deem desirable. A.L.S. 1p.
Creator
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Form
letters (correspondence)
Date
1778-06-05
Language
English
Geographic Subject
Versailles
Collection
Benjamin Franklin Papers (University of Pennsylvania)
Physical Location
Ms. Coll. 900, Volume II Page 47
Provenance
Bequeathed by Benjamin Franklin to his grandson William Temple Franklin. Bequeathed by William Temple Franklin to George Fox who in turn passed on possession to his children, Charles and Mary. Found at the Fox family estate at Champlost in a stable loft by Mrs. Holbrook around 1862 and given to her by Eliza Fox subsequently. Sold by her son George O. Holbrook to a committee of friends of the University of Pennsylvania Library in 1903 and gifted by them to the University the same year.
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Resource Type
Text

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