Copy of a 10-page letter from Ralph Izard to Benjamin Franklin in which Izard confronts Franklin about his conduct and lack of communication regarding the Treaty of Amity and Commerce.
A two-page letter from Ralph Izard to the Abbé Niccoli. Izard expresses his disappointment at the unwillingness of Tuscany to help the United States establish its independence, noting the excellent financial position of Tuscany.
A seven-page letter from Ralph Izard to Henry Laurens in which Izard discusses his attempts to discover the authors of two papers that came to him. He speculates that the first letter was written by Dr. Bancroft and believes that Mr. Deane was behind the "infamous misrepresentations" contained in the second paper.
A three-page letter from Ralph Izard to the South Carolina delegates in Congress. Izard discusses multiple matters, including his endorsement of Mr. Ford (the bearer of the letter), intelligence indicating that seven or eight thousand enemy troops may be sent from Europe, and his anxiety to know more about the campaigns in Carolina and Georgia.
A three-page letter from Ralph Izard to the South Carolina delegates in Congress in which Izard recounts Dr. Franklin and Mr. Grand's denial of his request for a sum of money. Izard advocates for Franklin's removal from France, stating that if he is not removed, "the affairs of America in Europe will grow from bad to worse..."
Copy of a seven-page letter from Ralph Izard to Henry Laurens. Izard discusses a number of matters in the letter, including the obstacles preventing him from obtaining a loan from Genoa, his desire to go to Holland to obtain money there, and his inability to live on the payment given to him by the French commissioners. Izard also writes about some of his other quibbles with Benjamin Franklin.
A two-page letter from John Adams to Benjamin Franklin. Adams responds to the assertion of an unnamed "respectable person in America," who argued that Franklin did not oppose France's attempts to limit American fishing rights and it was only due to Adams that those rights were secured in the treaty.
A receipt showing the cost of chinaware shipped from Paris to Charleston for Charles Alston. The cost in francs is converted to dollars for a total of $433.07.
Contract for the purchase of a seat in the women's gallery of the Synagogue de Nazareth, located on the Rue Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth, in Paris. Seat paid for by Anselme Halphen.
