Letters to Benjamin Franklin 473 



FrofTi Stadel. 1778. August 6. Paris. 



Desires him to state what style of knives and forks he wishes. A. L. 

 S. 2 p. (In French.) XI, 26. 



From Suavelier. 1778. August 6. Caen. 



Concerning three sailors who claim to be Americans; made prison- 

 ers by the English but effected their escape; writes to Franklin at 

 their request to procure them the means of returning to their country. 

 A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) XI, 27. 



From A[lexander] Fowler to The American Commissioners. 



1778. August 6. London. 



Served in the British army for eighteen years; the harsh treatment 

 he received from Generals Gage and Howe, owing to his well-known 

 sympathy with the Sons of Liberty; returned to England with his wife 

 and brought an action against General Gage for damages; the trial 

 was quashed and a hearing denied him ; begs them to procure him and 

 his wife a passage to any part of the United States. Encloses testi- 

 monials of his conduct and character, also an extract from an Eng- 

 lish officer's letter, showing the prejudice held against him. A. L. 

 S. 7 p. XI, 28. 



From A[ntoine] L[ouis] Brongniart. 1778. August 6. 



The new experiments he has made in electricity have excited 

 quite a sensation among the physicists; invites Franklin to witness 

 certain experiments which he proposes to attempt at his own house. 

 A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) XI, 29. 



From Rob[er]t Niles. 1778. August 6. Nantes. 



His arrival at Paimboeuf; will proceed at once on his voyage; en- 

 closing a bill for the purchase of type. A. L. S. i p. XI, 30. 



From Baron F. E. de Reuschenberg. 1778. August 7. Paris. 



Having experienced domestic troubles and the loss of a considerable 

 fortune, is determined to expatriate himself; desires to enter the army 

 of the United States, provided he receives the rank of officer. His 

 wish to raise a legion, to be formed according to the ideas of the 

 late Marshal de Saxe; if his services are rejected, desires still to live 

 and die in America, preferably in Pennsylvania, because that Province 

 produced a Franklin. A. L. S. 11 p. (In French.) XI, 44a. 



