From Dumas
als: American Philosophical Society
Amst. 6th. Jan. 1780
Honoured & dear Sir,

I hope all my Letters, since I left the Texel, are come at your hands, & also a certain paper under cover of Dr. Bancroft. Here are the copies of the new protestations of our good wigh-cities.

This moment I receive yr. respected favour of the 27th. The relation of Genl. Sullivan’s expedition is very interesting. I would that of Count d’Estaing’s had been as successfull.

3 days after Captn. Jones, the other vessels left also the same road. Pray Sir, let me know if you have received the paper of Dr. Bancroft, & if it is in your hands alone.

I am ever with great respect, Honoured & dear Sir yr. most humble & faithfull servant

Dumas

p.s. I told you in my last, dear Sir, that I have had a very hard quarrel with the gd. F——r. He accuses me to have blackened in your eyes Mr. Gd.
Passy His Excy. Franklin
Addressed: His Excellency / B. Franklin, Esqr. / Min. plenip. of the Un. St. / &c. / Passy./.
Notation: Dumas. Jan. 6. 1780
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