302 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From The Continental Congress, Committee of Foreign Affairs, to 

 The American Commissioners. 1777. October 18. York, Pa. 



Gates's victory over Burgoyne at Saratoga. Shipment of English 

 merchandise in French bottoms. (Conclusion missing.) L. 2 p. 



LIII, 54. 



Printed in Diplom. Corres., Wharton, II, 412. 



From J[onathan] "Williams, Jr. 1777. October 18. Nantes. 



Afraid his letter of the 9th, enclosing one for M. Chaumont, has 

 miscarried; begs for a line to allay his uneasiness. A. L. S. i p. 



XXXVII, 115. 



From Rolandeau. 1777. October 18. Bordeaux. 



His ardent desire to enter the American service; anxious to obtain 

 a letter from Franklin. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) VII, 74. 



i^rom Col. Chevalier de Champigny. 1777. October 18. Amsterdam. 



Sending him the second volume of his " Histoire d'Angleterre." A. 

 L. S. I p. (In French.) VII, 75- 



From P. Elmsley. 1777. October 20. Paris. 



Will Franklin continue his subscription to Jacquin's Hortus Vindo- 

 bonensis; sets out for London on Wednesday; has Franklin any com- 

 mands for his literary friends there. A. L. S. i p. VII, 76. 



Fro7n La Bastide. 1777. October 20. Fontainebleau. 



Offering his services to the American cause. A. L. S. 2 p. (In 

 French.) VII, 77- 



From Tho[ma]s Thompson. 1777. October 20. L'Orient. 



Disposition he has made of the prizes ; difficulties in the way of making 

 haste. A. L. S. 2 p. VII, 78. 



From S[ilas] Deane. 1777. October 23. Passy. 



Goes to a rendezvous with Messrs. Chaumont and Holker; the latter 

 desires the letters Franklin promised him. Dr. Bancroft has returned. 

 A. L. S. I p. VII, 79o 



