5o8 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



certain experiments he has made with inflammable air. Hears that Dr. 

 Mesmer is in Paris and has been presented to the Royal Academy, 

 also that his stufE about magnetical effluvia, too insipid to gain the 

 ear of an old woman, is believed in by M. Le Roy, who protects him 

 and will recommend him in London. A. L. S. 2 p. XII, 15. 



From [Madame Herbaut de] Marcenay. 1778. October 5. Epinay. 



On what day would Franklin do her sister and herself the honor 

 of dining with them; as not until he has honored them by his presence 

 can they enjoy the pleasure of dining with him at Passy. A. L. S. 

 2 p. (In French.) XII, 16. 



From [Dr. Jean Frangois Clement] Morand. 1778. Octobers. Paris. 



Desires to use an illustration of the Franklin stove in his book and 

 begs Franklin to write a brief explanation of it to accompany the en- 

 graving. A. L. S. 4 p. (In French.) XII, 17. 



From Moreau. 1778. October 5. Versailles. 



Sending Franklin two letters delivered for him to the porter of the 

 Comte de Vergennes. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) XII, 18. 



From The Continental Congress. 1778. October 6. 



Directing the American Commissioners to inform Dr. Price that 

 it is the desire of Congress to consider him as a citizen and to receive 

 his assistance in regulating their finances. 



D. S. Cha[rle]s Thompson, Sec[retar]y. i p. LXXV, 67, 68. 



Printed in the Secret Journals of Congress, Boston, 1820. II, loi. 



From John Bondfield to The American Commissioners. 

 1778. October 6. Bordeaux. 



The arrival of a small cutter from Baltimore; no word of Comte 

 d'Estaing's operations. News of other vessels. A. L. S. i p. 



XII, 19. 



From Charlotte Amiel. 1778. October 6. Auteuil. 



Begging to know what prospect there is of Mr. Amiel's succeeding 

 at Brest, and praying him to push the matter on; hopes the disap- 

 pointment he experienced at Dunkirk will not be repeated. A. L. S. 

 I p. XII, 20. 



