528 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From Bartholo[me]w Byrne, et al. 1778. November 5. 



Four American sailors confined at Dinan petition Franklin for relief 

 and means to return to America. L. S. i p. LX, 7. 



From William White. 1778. November 5. Dinan. 



An American seaman who was taken prisoner on an English privateer 

 appeals for his release. L. S. 2 p. LX, 25. 



From Comte de Tressan. 1778. November 6. Franconville. 



M. Borel desires an engraving of the seal of the United States to 

 add to his work. Concerning his own "Traite sur I'Electricite " written 

 thirty years before; the subsequent experiments in this science made by 

 Franklin; his admiration for him. A. L. S. 4 p. (In French.) 



XII, 112. 



From James Harriman. 1778. November 6. Florence. 



Writes again to request a consulship either at Leghorn or Florence, 

 on the termination of the present troubles with Great Britain; as- 

 sistance promised him by M. Necker. A. L. S. 2 p. XII, 113. 



From [Edme Jacques] Genet. 1778. November 7. Versailles. 



Concerning the papers Franklin was kind enough to send him ; also 

 the translation and publication of Mr. W. H. Drayton's letter of 

 July 1 8th to the Commissioners. A. L. S. i p. XII, 114. 



From Stephen Sayre. 1778. November 7. Copenhagen. 



Proposal of some eminent Danish merchants to supply Congress with 

 ships, cordage, hemp, etc., by way of the North Seas; concerning the 

 best means of paying for these cargoes. The ship intended to carry 

 the first cargo, will sail under his care as super-cargo; his intention 

 to enter the American navy. A. L. S. 6 p. XII, 115. 



From J[ohn] D. Schweighauser, et al.. Merchants at Nantes, to The 

 American Commissioners. 1778. November 7. Nantes. 



Asking for a French convoy for American vessels. L. S. 2 p. 



LXI, 13. 



