Letters to Benjamin Franklin 485 



From John Bondfield to The American Commissioners. 



1778. August 26. Bordeaux. 



Announcing the arrival of a prize-brig, the Archangel, taken by 

 the privateer General Mifflin; the American arms may be said to ex- 

 tend to the poles; patriotism shown by such a cruise which can afford 

 no other object than to destroy the British whale fishery. Has placed 

 Captain Ayres in the country to try if change of air will do him 

 good ; the doctor's opinion unfavorable. A. L. S. 2 p. XI, 90. 



From W[illia]m Bingham. 



1778. August 26 and September 6. St. Pierre, Martinique. 



Lists of exchange drawn by William Bingham on the American 

 Commissioners under the Resolve of Congress of April 16, 1778. 

 Mem. 2 p. LXIV, 18 and 32. 



From James Moylan to The American Commissioners. 

 1778. August 26. L'Orient. 



The arrival of the privateer General Mifflin, Captain McNeill, who 

 has been cruising for two months in the North Seas; has taken thirteen 

 prizes; has about fifty English prisoners on board; desires to know 

 if they would not procure the liberty of an equal number of his suf- 

 fering countrymen now in England. A. L. S. 2 p. XI, 91. 



From Puchelberg & Co. to The American Commissioners. 

 1778. August 26. L'Orient. 



The arrival, of the privateer General Mifflin, with a French ves- 

 sel recaptured from a Guernsey Corsair; Captain McNeill's wish to 

 have it sold on his own account; desires Franklin's orders in the 

 matter. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) XI, 92. 



From J[onathan] Williams, Jr. 1778. August 26. Nantes. 



Monies advanced to Mr, Porter, of Connecticut. Assistance re- 

 quested by Mr. Leger, Captain Nicholson's first lieutenant; begs Frank- 

 lin to limit the term. A. L. S. 2 p. XXXVII, 159. 



