458 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From Ja[me]s Nassau Colleton. 1778. July 13. 



Is descended from one of the first proprietors of the Province of 

 South Carolina; his claim to an estate there; begs Franklin to repre- 

 sent his case favorably to Congress and the Assembly of South Carolina 

 in order that he may repair thither and take possession of his estate. 

 D. 2 p. X, 116. 



From D[avid] H[artley]. 1778. July 14. London. 



Recounting the answers of the Board of Admiralty, relative to the 

 exchange of prisoners; proposed terms of this exchange. His convic- 

 tion that an ultimate reconciliation will take place between the two 

 countries. A. L. S. 2 p. X, 117 and 118. 



Printed in Hale's Franiclin in France, I, 205. 



From Will[iam] Strahan. 1778. July 14. London. 



Has received no answer to his letter of March 13th, possibly on ac- 

 count of its contents. Quotes from a letter from Franklin dated March 

 28th, 1763, in which America is spoken of as England's strongest ally, 

 and France referred to as "that perfidious nation"; laments the change 

 in affairs since that time; hears that Franklin's son was imprisoned 

 in a common jail and his wife died of a broken heart. Mr. Hall's failure 

 to pay the debt due him. News of his family; his son George happily 

 married ; all the others single ; believes that connections of that kind, 

 to be happy, should be quite voluntary. Sir John Pringle in perfect 

 health. A. L. S. 3 p. X, 119. 



From Fournier le jeune. 1778. July 14. Passy. 



Ready to commence work on the font of type Franklin ordered. 

 A. L. S. I p. (In French.) X, 120. 



From Geraud. 1778. July 14. Bordeaux. 



Has studied mathematics, physics, mineralogj^ and chemistry; his 

 interest in metallurgy and in powder and saltpetre; desires to obtain 

 employment in the service of the United States. A. L. S. 3 p. (In 

 French.) X, 121. 



