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Deane, Silas, 1737-1789 to James Searle

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03359 Author/Creator: Deane, Silas, 1737-1789 Place Written: France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 21, 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 24 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Apprises Searle, then a commissioner to France to negotiate a loan for the State of Pennsylvania, of his upcoming journey to America. Hopes to see Searle in Passy (in Paris) the following day, where Deane indicates he will dine and take leave of Benjamin Franklin. Deane and Franklin were on a diplomatic mission in France during the American Revolution.

Deane, Silas, 1737-1789
Searle, James, 1730-1797

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