Franks, David Salisbury, fl. 1740-1793 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01056 Author/Creator: Franks, David Salisbury, fl. 1740-1793 Place Written: Delaware Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 July 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 30.2 cm, Width: 19.2 cm Order a Copy
Written at the "Capes of Delaware." Franks explains that he is employed in a matter of public business by Robert Morris, superintendent of finance. Franks is on his way to Madrid, Spain then Paris, France (to bear dispatches to John Jay and Benjamin Franklin, respectively). Asks Knox to keep his mission a secret. Offers to conduct business for Knox in Europe or to obtain European wares for Lucy Knox. Expresses gratitude for Knox's "friendly interposition in my favor on the flight of Arnold."
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