138 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From Joseph Smith. 1772. October i. Burlington. 



Present Assembly met the previous month at Amboy; understands 

 they have continued Franklin as Agent; has received for his use £275, 

 being two years and nine months salary as agent. A. L. S. i p. 



Ill, 123. 



From Jesser. 1772. October 7. College Hill. 



Governors of the London Hospital will be much obliged to Dr. Frank- 

 lin if he will write to Mr. Colden and Mr. Dixon what he thinks to be 

 necessary on the state of the case which Mr. Jesser left for him. L. 

 in 3d P. I p. Ill, 124. 



From [Barbeu] Dubourg. 1772. October 9. Paris. 



Returned from the country, to find the manuscript of the translation 

 of Franklin's works by M. Lesqui, awaiting him ; will not quit the 

 work now until he has finished it. Difficulties in the way of publishing 

 his " Petit Code de I'Humanite " ; if the same obstacles exist in England 

 will have it printed secretly at Caen. Has sent him the new volume 

 of the " Ephemerides du Citoyen." Mile. Biheron is occupied with 

 Mrs. Stevenson's commission. A. L. S. 3 p. In French. Ill, 125. 



From Abbe Morellet. [1772.] October 9. Whycomb, 



Acknowledging the letters sent him for Birmingham ; expects to go to 

 Oxford first; will make every effort to meet Franklin in Birmingham. 

 Message to Dr. Pringle. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) XL, 90. 



From Jos[eph] Galloway. 1772. October 12. Philadelphia. 



Encloses bills of credit for £500, last year's salary as Agent for the 

 Province. Is again elected to the Assembly. Recent changes in political 

 conditions. A. L. S. 3 p. (Mutilated.) LVIII, 38. 



From W[illia]m Franklin. 1772. October 13. Philadelphia. 



Failed to receive his favor of August 3d ; suspects the same person who 

 broke open his letters to his father has kept this one ; question of who it 

 can be; reasons against suspecting Lord Hillsborough; thinks it may be 

 Wharton. Question of the Virginia grants. Has just heard that Gov. 

 Spry of Barbadoes is dead, and that Capt. Williams, the engineer, has 



