540 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From [Dr.] James Smith to The American Commissioners. 

 [1778. November.] 



Their extraordinary reply to his request for a passport, is told that 

 he must take the oath of allegiance; denounces such conduct as in- 

 famous. A. L. S. 4 p. XLI, 191. 



From Tho[ma]s Gleed, et al. 1778. December i. Combourg. 



Six English prisoners appeal to Franklin to be included in the next 

 exchange of French and English prisoners. L. S. i p. LX, 10. 



From [Field Marshall Comte] de Vienne. 1778. December i. Paris. 



Asks that the enclosed letter to his son, the Marquis de Vienne, may 

 be forwarded to America; his son complains that, though he has re- 

 ceived the rank of colonel, his services, in other respects, have not been 

 suitably recognized; begs Franklin to recommend him in his letters to 

 Congress and to General Washington. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) 



XII, 167. 



From Meunier. 1778. December i. Paris. 



Desires to deliver the memoir of Messieurs Risteau, of Bordeaux; 

 hopes their reasons will determine Captain McNeill to finish an affair, 

 which has lasted too long. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) XII, i. 



From [Antoine] Holtzer to The American Commissioners. 

 1778. December i. Colmar. 



Has invented a new variety of beer, which has remarkable advantages ; 

 is willing to sell his secret. A. L. S. 4 p. (In French.) 



XII, 168; LX, 90. 



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

 1778. December 2. The Hague. 



Enclosing a copy of Amsterdam's Resolutions, a propos of increasing 

 the army in Holland (22 p.) ; intrigues of the English party aim to 

 increase the army of Holland at the expense of her navy. A. L. S. i p. 

 (In French.) XXXIX, 67. 



From Weiss de Daillens. 1778. December 2. Berne. 



His hatred of oppression and tyranny; his ardent desire to serve under 

 the standard of liberty. A. L. S. 8 p. (In French.) XII, 170. 



