366 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From Le Blanc. 1778. February 16. Paris. 



Complaining of unfair treatment by Mr. Deane. A. L. S. 2 p. 

 (In French.) LXI, 63. 



i^row Sam [uel] Nicholson. 1778. February 18. Quiberon Bay. 



Account of a small difference between Captain Vorvisca and himself; 

 confusion this created; timely arrival of Mr. Williams to whom he 

 refers Franklin for an unprejudiced account of the affair; convinced 

 he has been ill-treated. A. L. S. 2 p. VIII, 118. 



From Baron de Geusau. 1778. February 18. Paris. 



Came from Vienna expressly to offer his services to America; is trav- 

 elling strictly incognito. A. L. S. I p. (In French.) VIII, 119. 



From Courtney Melmoth. 1778. February 19. Paris. 



Understands that the Abbe Condillac has just come to town; asks 

 Franklin for the letter of recommendation to him which he left in 

 Franklin's hands; a plan which is not yet fit for Franklin's observation. 

 A. L. S. I p. VIII, 120. 



From W[illia]ni Parsons. 1778. February 19. Dieppe. 



Has a wish to help America; his brother's position in the English 

 army; his unexceptional family connections; his military services. A. L. 

 S. 3 p. VIII, 121. 



From Delagrange. 1778. February 19. St. Quentin. 



Unable to feed and clothe his wife and five children on his small 

 salary; applies to Franklin for money. A. L. S. 4 p. (In French.) 



VIII, 122. 



i^rom Roger Wilbraham. 1778. February 19. Paris. 



Applies to Franklin for a remedy for dropsy, on behalf of a lady at 

 Vienna. A. L. S. i p. VIII, 123. 



From John Risdel. 1778. February 19. St. Malo. 



Served on Captain Wickes's ship, the Reprisal, for a space of twenty 

 months; has been in the hospital three months; is now well again but 

 greatly in need of clothes and money; wages and prize money due him 

 from the ship; desires Franklin to send him a certain sum. A. L. S. 

 I p. VIII, 124. 



