Franklin and Silas Deane to John Paul Jones
LS: National Archives; copies: Library of Congress, Harvard University Library
Paris Jan. 18. 1778

As Mr. William Lee, one of the Commercial Agents in whom we could have placed a Confidence, has quitted that Service, (and we can have none in the prudent Conduct of the other, Mr. Thomas Morris,) we did not think it convenient to recommend your consigning your Prizes to their care; And as we know of nothing done by Mr. Gourlade, whereby he ought to forfeit our Confidence, we see no reason to change the Advice within given.

B Franklin
Silas Deane
To Capt. Jones
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