Letters to Benjamin Franklin 413 



From de Chantereyne. 1778. May 4. Cherbourg. 



Having aided several Americans in a pecuniary w^ay, desires Frank- 

 lin's authority to assist other American officers w^ho may come to Cher- 

 bourg; will follow orders implicitly and will furnish an account of 

 the different events relative to the ships of the American Colonies. A. 

 L. S. 3 p. (In French.) IX, 119. 



By The Continental Congress. 1778. May 5. 



Resolution empowering the Commissioners to withdraw the eleventh 

 and twelfth articles in the Treaty of Amity and Commerce. D. S. 

 Cha[rle]s Thomson, Sec[retar]y. i p. LXXV, 56 and 57. 



Printed in Journals of Congress, Phila. [1779], IV, 258. 



From Arnold Henry Dohrman. 1778. May 5. Lisbon. 



Account of the foundering of an American ship, named Heart of Oak, 

 off the coast of Portugal; aid he has given to the officers and sailors 

 who were saved from the wreck; will procure them a passage to Amer- 

 ica or France; tells this to Franklin to prove his friendship for America 

 and his willingness to render greater services if it is in his power. A. L. 

 S. 2 p. (In French.) IX, 120. 



From J[onathan] Williams, Jr. 1778. May 5. Nantes. 



Assistance rendered Captain Cumstock, who lately escaped from 

 prison; both he and Mr. Chandler in want. Prize sent into Brest by 

 the Ranger, Captain Jones. Desires an apartment near Franklin's 

 taken for him at Passy. A. L. S. 3 p. XXXVII, 151. 



From Nathaniel Dowse to The American Commissioners. 



1778. May 5. Bordeaux. 



Sailed from Virginia, April 14, 1777, as commander of the ship 

 Mercer; his crew rose against him on the 4th of May and carried the 

 vessel into Whitehaven, whence his escape and final arrival at Bordeaux. 

 Begging to know if they have any employment for him. A. L. S. 2 p. 



IX, 121. 

 From Harmon Courter. 1778. May 5. Boston. 



Safe arrival at Boston after a rough passage of fifty-one days, also 

 the arrival of Captain Nicholson at Portsmouth and Mr. Deane at 

 Plymouth. A. L. S. i p. IX, 122. 



