Text Paris, May 18, 1778. : Gentlemen, Certain intelligence having been received, that eleven British ships of war ... are in the road of St. Hellens, near Portsmouth, bound for North-America … Signed: We have the honor to be- gentlemen- your most obedient humble servants- B. Franklin- John Adams. To the governor- or any counsellor- or senator- or member of any House of Representatives- in any of the thirteen United States of America. "Read in Congress- July 8- 1778- and ordered to be published. Charles Thomson- secretary." References: Bristol B4826; Shipton & Mooney 43581. View Item
Image Collection 1180 Items Joseph Reed and Esther De Berdt Reed papers, 1757-1874 Joseph Reed (1741-1785) was a lawyer, Revolutionary War soldier, and statesman born in Trenton, New Jersey. His wife, Esther De Berdt (1747-1780), organized aid for the Continental Army during the Revolution and was born in London, England. View Collection