544 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From Thiery. 1778. December 11. Paris. 



Desires to know if Franklin has received a letter of advice con- 

 cerning the bill of exchange mentioned in his last letter. A. L. S. 

 I p. (In French.) XII, 190. 



From The Treasurer of Loans to The American Commissioners. 

 1778. December 11. Philadelphia. 



Notification of bills of exchange furnished to the States of Penn- 

 sylvania and New Jersey. A. L. S. Fra[nci]s Hopkinson. i p. (In 

 duplicate.) LIII, 77. 



From D'Acosta freres, to Messrs. Franklin and Adams. 

 1778. December 12. Nantes. 



Encloses copies of their letters written to Arthur Lee, with his re- 

 ply; their object in sending them is not to complain of their colleague, 

 but to guard against future misrepresentation. 



(Copies in French of a rather acrid correspondence between Mes- 

 sieurs D'Acosta and Mr. Arthur Lee concerning the packing of certain 

 articles bound for Virginia.) A. L. S. 8 p. (In French.) XII, 185. 



From Jona[than] Williams, Jr., to The American Commissioners. 

 1778. December 12. Passy. 



Concerning a mistake by which Mr. Deane's goods were shipped to 

 America by Mr. Schweighauser. A. L. S. 2 p. XXXVII, 172. 



From Jon [a] th [an] Trumbull. 1778. December 12. Lebanon. 



Introducing Colonel Diriks, from Holland ; he has served with repu- 

 tation and honor in the defense of America and has leave of absence 

 to settle his affairs. L. S. i p. XII, 191. 



From Philip. 1778. December 12. Bordeaux. 



Begging Franklin to obtain from M. de Sartine, a special dispen- 

 sation that he may be exempted from service on the King's ships; de- 

 sires this in order to accept command of a merchant ship bound for 

 Charleston. A. L. S. 2 p. 



A. E. by Franklin. As a stranger in France, begs to be excused 

 from troubling the Ministers with solicitations for persons unknown 

 to him, and in affairs of which he is ignorant. A. Dr. of L. i p. 



XII, 192. 



