Letters to Benjamin Franklin 211 



Prom Ruthefaud. 1777. February i. Bordeaux. 



Saw in the public papers that Franklin had given a remedy for dropsy 

 to the physicians of Paris; as the papers merely mention the use of 

 " tobacco ashes," begs to know the quantity and how to use it; it would 

 be a service rendered to humanity. A. L. S, i p. (In French.) V, 48. 



From [Louis Le Begue] Duportail. 1777. February i. Pithiviers. 



Asks for a private interview for M. de Laumoy. They will be ready 

 to embark about the 15th of the month from whichever port is considered 

 best; will be in Paris on Wednesday. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) 



LXII, loi. 



Fro7n The Continental Congress, Committee of Secret 



Correspondence, to The American Commissioners. 



1777. February 2. Baltimore. 



Severe conditions in America. Vigilance of the British cruisers. 

 New supplies needed. L. S. Benj[amin] Harrison et al. 3 p. 



LIII, 32. 



Printed in Diplom. Corres., Wharton, II, 258. 



From Richard Peters. 1777. February 3. Baltimore. 



Leaves the enclosed open and begs Franklin if he can to kindly assist 

 him on the subject. Thinks an inquiry would disclose what part of 

 England Mr. Penn is in. A. L. S. i p. V, 50. 



Fro7n J[onathan] Williams, Jr., to The American Commissioners. 



1777. February 4. Nantes. 



Concerning his attempts to procure a vessel to be used as a packet 

 boat. The Mercury despatched on the 30th ult. A. L. S. 3 p. 



XXXVII, 50. 



By The Continental Congress. 1777. February 5. 



Directing the American Commissioners to procure clothing and other 

 military supplies. D. S. i p. (Copy.) LXXV, 21. 



Printed in part in Journals of the Continental Congress, Phila. [1778], III, 51. 



