Letters to Benjamin Franklin 47 



From Alex[ande]r Lunech. 1765. July 31. Philadelphia. 



Gilbert Elliot, Esq., is his friend; and his cousin, Lord Pitfour, one 



of the Senators of the College of Justice at Edinburgh, has promised his 



interest to any gentleman who will point out to him anything whereby 



he can serve him (Lunech) ; would beg this favor of Franklin. A. L. 



S. 2 p. I, 153. 



From James Parker. 1765. August i. 



Bond for £65 12s. given to Benjamin Franklin. Notes and receipt 



by Deborah Franklin and B. Franklin. D. S. 3 p. LXVI, ii. 



From James Parker. 1765. August 8. New York. 

 Acknowledging commission as Land-Waiter at New York ; thank- 

 ing Franklin for this favor. Difficulties in moving to New York before 

 May. Engaged in printing the votes of the New Jersey Assembly, 

 also a History of New Jersey, by Samuel Smith, of Burlington. Would 

 prefer to continue in the service of the post-office; asks if Franklin 

 could transfer the office of Land-Waiter to his son, who has greatly 

 reformed. Their old friend, Hugh Hughes, ruined. Arrival of Mr. 

 Royle from Virginia. No hopes of B. Mecom's succeeding in New 

 Haven. A. L. S. 4 p. II, 188. 



From Thom[a]s Penington & Son. 1765. August 10. Bristol. 



His favor of 3d inst., concerning one Mrs. Bigelow; her penniless 



position. A. L. S. i p. I, 154. 



FroTJi Jere[miah] Miller. 1765. August 13. New London. 

 Concerning the office of Comptroller, which Col. Dyer wishes to trans- 

 fer to the writer's son, John Still Miller; asks Franklin to mention his 

 or his family's name to Mr. Grenville. A. L. S. 2 p. I, 155. 



From Tho[mas] Wharton. 1765. August 14. Philadelphia. 

 Conduct of the frontier inhabitants who have just murdered an Indian 

 lad; Delawares assert that unless they receive satisfaction, and a stop 

 is put to other abuses, they will declare war. Account received from 

 Geo. Croghan, who is pursuing his passage down the Ohio ; was set upon 

 by Indians belonging to Pontiac; lost three of the Shawanese chiefs; 

 he and his nephew were slightly wounded ; finding out who they w^ere, 

 the Indians promised not to molest them further. A charge against 

 Franklin, read for some Sundays past in several Dutch churches, that 

 he had expressed publicly his enmity to the Dutch and obtained addi- 

 tional taxes on Dutch paper, etc. Death of William Plumstead ; nature 



