254 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From de Cardone. 1777. June 8. Paris. 



Sending a memoir, intended for Congress, on the advantages to 

 America of having large flour mills and building up an extensive export 

 trade in that and similar articles. L. S. and Mem. 4 p. (In French.) 



LX, 121. 

 From S[ilas] Deane. 1777. June 8. Paris. 



Expects M. Coder, who has proposed to furnish the clothes the fol- 

 lowing morning; asks Franklin to breakfast with him then. The let- 

 ter to Mr. Jay is a summary of what they last wrote, but written in 

 secret ink and to all appearance about unimportant matters. A. L. S. 



I p. VI, 55. 



From [Antoine Laurent] Lavoisier. 1777. June 8. Paris. 



They are going to repeat several of Dr. Priestley's principal experi- 

 ments on different kinds of air; if these will interest Franklin, will be 

 honored with his presence. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) VI, 55^. 



From Matthew Mease. 1777. June 9. Paris. 



Writes on behalf of some gentlemen who are desirous of Franklin's 

 advice, to ask if he will grant them an interview. A. L. S. i p. VI, 56. 



From Jona[thaii] Williams, Jr., to The American Commissioners. 



1777- June 10. Nantes. 



Capture of Adams verified by Captain Porter who has just arrived; 

 assistance given this captain ; his intention to go out on some armed ves- 

 sel and revenge his losses; thinks Wickes or Johnson would find him a 

 valuable acquisition. A. L. S. 2 p. XXXVII, 91. 



FrojH Jona[than] Williams, Jr., to The American Commissioners. 



1777- June 10. Nantes. 



Asking their interest on behalf of a poor American sailor who has been 

 falsely accused of murder; gives the affair in detail. A. L. S. 3 p. 



XXXVII, 92. 



From [Barbeu] Dubourg. 1777. June 10. Paris. 



If he likes the model that M. Coder showed him, advises him to 

 decide on it at once, as in a few days prices will go up. Concerning the 

 muskets which he spoke to him about before. A. L. S. 2 p. (In 

 French.) VI, 57. 



