L, PPAmP, Benjamin Franklin Papers, vol. 10, fol. 130. Addressed below signature: “To the Honble: Benjamin Franklin/Arthur Lee & John Adams Esqrs/Paris.” Addressed on separate sheet: “To/The Honorable Benjamin Franklin,/Arthur Lee, and/John Adams, Esqrs./Plenipotentiaries from the United States/of America, at the Court of/Versailles.” Docketed: “Wm Hill Sergeant/Bordeaux/July 18. 1778.” Sargeant’s letter was enclosed in one of the same date from Samuel and Jean-Hans Delap to the commissioners that recommended Sargeant and offered security for his good behavior. PPAmP, Benjamin Franklin Papers, vol.10, fol. 131.