402 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From BersoU. 1778. April 22. Brest. 



The arrival of the Lord Chatham, a prize taken by Captain Jones 

 of the Ranger; her cargo; desires orders as to her disposition. A. L. S. 

 2 p. (In French.) IX, 69. 



From C[ourtney] Melmoth. 1778. April 23. Paris. 



M. Dubourg having finished the translation of his ( Melmoth 's) 

 pamphlet, sends the original back vv^ith a request that it be despatched 

 amongst the next parcels for America. A. L. S. i p. IX, 70. 



FroT7i Paul Merault de Monneron. 1778. April 23. Amsterdam. 



Failure to receive the letters of recommendation promised him by 

 Franklin ; hopes held out to him by M. I'Abbe le Clerc and M. le 

 Vicomte de Flavigny. His reasons for wishing to go to America, and 

 also those of his friend M. Pallard, who awaits his letters of intro- 

 duction. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) IX, 71. 



From . 1778. April 23. 



M. Merault de Monneron and M. Pallard are on the eve of de- 

 parting for America and only wait for his letters of recommendation 

 that they may not be looked upon as adventurers. L. i p. (In French.) 



IX, 72. 



From [C. G. F.] D[umas] to The American Commissioners. 

 1778. April 23. Amsterdam. 



The model for their official letter to the Grand Pensionnaire perfect. 

 Refusal of the Comite d'Hollande to augment the number of troops. 

 A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) XXXIX, 29. 



From [Madame] de Flavigny. [Circa 1778.] April 23. 



Asks for news of M. de Fleury, one of the French officers in America; 

 his parents anxious concerning him. Her invalid much better; his hope 

 to visit Mme. de Chaumont in June; will have many infidelities to 

 pardon when she sees Franklin in November. A. L. S. 3 p. (In 

 French.) XLI, 146. 



