Arthur Lee: Power of Attorney to Franklin
D: University of Pennsylvania Library
<May 12, 1777, in French: Arthur Lee, of the Hôtel d’Angleterre,
Rue de Richelieu, gives Franklin power of attorney to
take care of his financial affairs: to receive money, settle with
debtors and creditors and sue if need be, and to conduct whatever
correspondence may be necessary. Signed by Ruffeneau
and Semillard, notaries at the Châtelet, and witnessed by M.
Grand. Endorsed by Franklin: “Power of Attorney from Mr.
Lee.”>
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