284 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



son's arrival at Nantes with a fine new ship; recommends Mr. Elliot 

 for his captain of marines. Wishes to know how far he may be justi- 

 fiable in complying with the orders of administration for his governance. 

 A. L. S. 2 p. VI, 194. 



From . 1777. August 16. Bilbao. 



Have had no reply to memorandum of goods shipped on schooner 

 Neptune and of advice as to the Success's departure. Captains Sinclair 

 and Williamson arrived at Boston with naval stores after short and 

 prosperous passages ; but have not heard from Honorable Elbridge Gerry 

 to whom they were consigned. Schooner Lively, Captain Nicholas 

 Dupee, twenty-seven days from Newburyport, has arrived with seal oil 

 and whale fins consigned to them. Forwards the enclosed sent through 

 Captain Dupee in their care. English troops have evacuated Brunswick 

 with precipitation ; General Howe may proceed against some of the New 

 England settlements. L. i p. XLIV, 16. 



From. [Lieut.-Col.] de Girard. 1777. August 16. Versailles. 



An experienced officer anxious to join the American army ; his knowl- 

 edge of the frontiers of Virginia and Canada. A. L. S. i p. (In 

 French.) VI, 195. 



From de Clermont. 1777. August 17. Bordeaux. 



His desire for glory and his love of war induces him to leave his regi- 

 ment and throw in his lot with the insurgents; discovered that he could 

 do nothing without express permission from Franklin, which he now 

 craves. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) VI, 196. 



From Dr. Jalouzet. 1777. August 17. Chatillon. 



Wishes to know if he could obtain remunerative employment as 

 physician and surgeon in the United States. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) 



CI, 26. 

 Fro7n A. E. Braam Houckgeest. 

 1777. August 17. Zutphen in Gelderland. 



As a member of the same society of Harlem, to which he belongs, he 

 requests Franklin to obtain commissions for three young men. A. L. S. 

 2 p. (In French.) LXII, 59. 



