530 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From [C. G. F.] Dumas to The American Commissioners. 

 1778. November 10. The Hague. 



Report of the Admiralty on Sir Joseph Yorke's memoir; consequences 

 of such servile submission to England ; encloses copy of his letter on 

 this subject to M. Van Berkel, protesting against such an arrangement. 

 A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) XXXIX, 63. 



From Jonathan Atkin. 1778. November 10. Granville. 



Appeal by an American prisoner for assistance to get home. A. L. S. 

 2 p. LX, 3. 



From John Locke. 

 1778. November 10. Grand Saintmuan, Britane. 



His unhappy situation as a prisoner with a wife and family in Amer- 

 ica; his desire to return home. A. L. S. i p. XII, 119. 



From [Capt. Jacques] Le Maire. 1778. November 10. Nantes. 



Arrangements for transporting the articles to Virginia are made; 

 asks for letters of recommendation to the Governor of Virginia, testi- 

 fying to his zeal in the service of the United States; desires favorable 

 mention for M. Dumolon, who wishes to return with him to Virginia, 

 and obtain employment as coast surveyor and engineer. A. L. S. 2 p. 

 (In French.) XII, 120. 



From Jno. Emery. 1778. November 11. Bilbao. 



Arrival of his schooner, " Success," from Newburyport, with a prize, 

 also that of Captain Bartlet's ship with a Guernsey cutter. Obliged to 

 let the prisoners go at large. A French vessel captured by mistake and 

 afterwards released. A. L. S. 2 p. XII, 121. 



From The [ma] s Bell to The American Commissioners. 

 1778. November 11. L'Orient. 



Sailed from Philadelphia on September 6th; no letter from the Com- 

 mittee of Congress ; private letters he received ; offers to carry any 

 despatches for Congress. A. L. S. i p. XII, 122. 



