Letters to Benjamin Franklin 345 



From Lambert Delassau. 1778. January 2. Chateau Thierry. 



Not content with his position; wishes a commission in the American 

 army. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) LXII, 63. 



From Ra[lph] Izard to The American Commissioners. 

 1778. January 2. Paris. 



The credit he received from the Commissioners on the public banker 

 is exhausted; desires further instruction. A. L. S. i p. VIII, 5. 



From C[ourtney] Melmoth. 1778. January 2. Paris. 



Requesting interviews for two persons ; the one desires to go to Amer- 

 ica on the saltpetre and powder scheme ; the other, a person who has 

 been imprisoned in London for trading in the American service, and who 

 has just lost a large cargo of tobacco, but is ready to venture forth 

 again. A. L. S. i p. VIII, 6. 



From James Moylan to The American Commissioners. 



1778. January 2. L'Orient. 



Desiring to know whether he is to accept certain proposals of M. 

 Gourlade or procure a different connection ; necessity of having a letter 

 from Franklin addressed to the captains of vessels from America with 

 certain instructions. A. L. S. 3 p. VIII, 7. 



From Xavier Casani. 1778. January 2. Florence. 



Is at work on a periodical encyclopaedia, for which a universal cor- 

 respondence is necessary; Franklin's reputation as the most amiable, the 

 wisest of men; applies to him, therefore, to furnish some political re- 

 flections, etc. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) VIII, 8. 



From Chief- Justice Welleb. 1778. January 3. Basel. 



Reflections induced by having seen certain intended reforms of the 

 penal laws in " The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl- 

 vania." A. L. S. I p. VIII, 9. 



From . 1778. January 3. Wurtzbourg. 



Determined to emigrate to America with his family, in spite of his 

 proposition having been refused ; asks numerous questions about the 

 country. A. L. 4 p. (In French. Final part missing.) LVIII, 108. 



