Letters to Benjamin Franklin 195 



From Francis Mackay. 1776. December 28. Paris. 



Would be glad to have the pleasure of meeting Dr. Franklin or Mr. 

 Deane, incognito; asks him to name the place and hour that he may 

 acquaint him with things not proper to commit to paper. A. L. S. 

 I p. IV, 139- 



Fro?n Chevalier Hamilton. 1776. December 28, Paris. 



Sends his compliments to Dr. Franklin on his safe arrival in Paris. 

 Would have w^aited on him personally but has been very ill. Inquires 

 how^ the former Miss Grahme and her husband, of Philadelphia, are 

 doing. N. in 3d P. 2 p. LXX, 113. 



From [Pere Joseph Etienne] Bertier. 

 1776. December 29. Paris. 



Regrets that a cold prevents him from marking in person his respect 

 and attachment for Franklin. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) IV, 140. 



From The Continental Congress, Committee of Secret Corre- 

 spondence to The American Commissioners. 

 1776. December 30. Baltimore. 



Gen. Washington's success at Trenton. Propositions to be made to 

 France. A. L. S. Benj[amin] Harrison et al. 3 p. LIII, 28. 



Printed in Diplom. Corres. Wharton, II, 240. 



By The Continental Congress. 1776. December 30. 



Informing the Commissioners at the Court of France of the send- 

 ing of Commissioners to the Courts of Vienna and the Grand Duke of 

 Tuscany, and to solicit the interference of the Emperor and the Duke 

 of Tuscany to prevent Great Britain from sending foreign troops to 

 this country. D. S. John Hancock, Presid[en]t, Cha[rle]s Thomson, 

 Sec[retar]y. i p. LXXV, 20. 



Printed in Journals of the Continental Congress, Washington, 1906, VI, 1057. 



Fj-ojn Nathan Rumsey. 1776. December 31. Nantes. 



Arrival of a brigantine loaded vv^ith tobacco from Georgetow^n in 

 Maryland; on her came one Mr. Robert Maise, of Philadelphia, who 

 sups with him that evening; he brings news of Major Rogers' defeat in 



