Diary of John Adams, volume 4
Commissioners to Gabriel de Sartine Sir Passi June 4. 1778 We have the Honor of inclosing to your Excellency, a Copy of a Letter from Captain Whipple of the Providence Ship of War, of Thirty Guns, in the Service of the United States.6 As she brought no dispatches for Us, the Letter from the Captain, is all her Intelligence. We have the Honor to be with the greatest respect, your Excellencys most obedient &c.
Signed B. Franklin, Arthur Lee, John Adams Mr. Le Comte de Vergennes.