356 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From Regnier. 1778. January 27. Vannes. 



Asking for advice and information on the question of settling in 

 America. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) LX, iii. 



From Fran[ci]s Coffyn to The American Commissioners. 

 1778. January 27. Dunkirk. 



Afraid that the account of the action between General Gates and 

 General Cornwallis was premature ; condition of the English in New 

 York. The wounded men from the Lexington given every attention ; 

 the cutter which took the Lexington has been captured by an American 

 armed ship. A. L. S. 3 p. VIII, 66. 



From Edrobal. 1778. January 27. 



Report of a proposition made by Lord Chatham for a suspension 

 of arms in America during the winter; question of freedom of trade 

 with various countries. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) VIII, 67. 



From Comte d'Attems. 1778. Januarj^ 27. Nantes. 



Asking that the bearer be given his gold watch; mortified to have in- 

 convenienced Franklin thus. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) VIII, 68. 



From James Hutton. 1778. January 27. London. 



His ardent desire for reconciliation between Great Britain and Amer- 

 ica; believes anything short of absolute independence would be prac- 

 ticable. A. L. I p. VIII, 69. 



Printed in Works (Sparks, VIII, 233). 



From Joseph Duhattoy. 1778. January 28. Ivry. 



Requests to enter the American army. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) 



LXII, 35. 

 From B. Maiguien. 1778. January 28. Paris. 



He asks permission for his brother, a surgeon, to enter the service of 

 the United States. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) LXII, 77. 



From Courtney Melmoth. 1778. 28. Paris. 



Sends him a copy of his last work, with an impromptu poem, by his 

 wife, addressed to Franklin on his presenting his portrait to a lady. 

 A. L. S. 2 p. VIII, 70. 



