Letters to Benjamin Franklin 465 



From Conway. 1778. July 24. Paris. 



Concerning the weight and price of two brass cannon and where 

 they are to be seen. Wishes to know if there is any recent news from 

 America, especially if there are any tidings of his son [General Thomas 

 Conway]. A. L. S. 2 p. X, 144. 



From [Major Henry Emanuel] Lutterloh. 

 1778. July 24. Brunswick. 



Begging Franklin to send the enclosed to his brother and permit 

 the answer to be addressed to his care. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) 



X, 145. 

 From D. E. Reine. 1778. July 24. Versailles. 



Mr. Willing despatched by Congress with a ship and thirty men to 

 raid the left bank of the Mississippi; damage he inflicted. A. L. S. 

 2 p. (In French.) X, 146. 



From Guichard, aine. 1778. July 25. Marenncs. 



Claims a certain sum due his brother, Augustin Guichard, now in 

 prison, who was officer on board the Lexington for a year and whose 

 salary for that time and his share of the prizes are still due him; men- 

 tions various people who will endorse his brother's application. A. L 

 S. 2 p. (In French.) X, 147. 



Frotn [Edme Jacques] Genet. 1778. July 26. Versailles. 



Sorry No. 49 appeared before he received Dr. Cooper's letter; it 

 shall be published in No. 50 [Affaires d'Angleterre'\ with an account 

 of the arrival of the Duchesse de Grammont. The intention of two 

 printers to establish a Gazette in Boston composed principally of articles 

 from France, likely to promote the union and welfare of both countries; 

 suggests a similar enterprise of which he desires to be the head ; sketches 

 his ideas on this point. A. L. S. 4 p. (In French.) 



P. S. Question of the probability of a large sale of these papers in 

 America. L. 4 p. (In English.) X, 149. 



From Rod[olp]h Valltravers. 1778. July 26. Bienne. 



Ignorant of the fate of his last two letters. Sends by M. de Gruffly, 

 the bearer, a sketch of a few principles whereon to build a lasting 

 foundation of friendship between the thirteen republican states of Amer- 



