The Matthew Prior Project

The Matthew Prior Project -- 1712 Letters Edition

SIR THOMAS FRANKLAND and SIR JOHN EVELYN to PRIOR, 30 October/[10 November] 1712, General Post Office

1712.1110.Ta

Addressed:
inside: Mathew Prior Esq;
outside:¹ To Mathew Prior Esq;.
These

Geñ^l Post office
Oct:^br 30.^th 1712

Sir

Having got the Treatys & so much of the Acts of
Parliament as relate to the settlement of the Rules of Letters
& to the agreement between the Post offices of Great Britain
& France translated into French, we should be glad to know
when it may be a convenient time to wait on you to discourſe
touching the tearms of a Treaty which may be proper to be
entred into between the two offices, when the intercourſe
of Letters shall be opened;²

we are
Sir
your most humble servants

Tho ffrankland
J: Evelyn

Notes

The outside address is scribal, not authorial.

Attached to this letter with a metal clip is a document in English entitled "Articles wc^h are to Receive the following Alterations by the new Treaty between the English and french office in case it bee ratifyed."

SIR THOMAS FRANKLAND and SIR JOHN EVELYN to PRIOR, 30 October/[10 November] 1712, General Post Office

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