Adams Papers Digital Edition

Papers of John Adams, volume 7

Arthur Lee to Benjamin Franklin and John Adams

Robert Niles to the Commissioners
373 From Benjamin Franklin, with an Appended Memorandum, 22 January 1779 Franklin, Benjamin JA From Benjamin Franklin, with an Appended Memorandum, 22 January 1779 Franklin, Benjamin Adams, John
From Benjamin Franklin, with an Appended Memorandum
Jan. 22, 1779 1

Dr. Franklin presents Compliments to Mr. Adams, and requests that all the Public Papers may be sent him by the Bearer.2 Dr. Franklin will undertake to keep them in order; and will at any time chearfully look for and furnish Mr. Adams with any Paper he may have occasion for.

Mr. Adams on receit of this put all the Public Papers, then in his Possession, into the hands of W T Franklin.

Dft (PPAmP: Franklin Papers); docketed: “Notes between Mr Adams & me (BF) about the Papers. Jan. 22. 1779.” The initials in parentheses were presumably a later addition.

1.

This date was written in the space between the draft to JA and Benjamin Franklin's memorandum, in a different hand.

 2.

For the consequences of JA's transfer of the Commission's papers to Franklin, see Jonathan Williams' letter of 31 Jan. to Benjamin Franklin and JA (below).