32 Letters to William Temple Franklin 



From J[ean] Holker. 1780. March 10. Paris. 



Asks for the return of the papers belonging to Messrs. Sabatie & 

 Depononcy. A. L. S. i p. CII, 34. 



From Girardot. 1780. March 13, 



Begs to know the first opportunity of sending to London some things 

 which Madame has left. L. in 3d P. (In French.) CII, 35. 



From Jno. Ross. 1780. March 14. 



Encloses, for Dr. Franklin, a copy of the long budget of com- 

 plaints against Mr. [Silas] Deane and others; denies the truth of these 

 reports. A. L. S. 2 p. 



Enclosure. Extract from the charges against Messrs. Deane, Hodge 

 and Ross, i p. (In French.) CII, 36. 



From S. Petrie. 1780. March 15. Paris. 



Wishes to know if Dr. [Edward] Bancroft has returned and if he 

 could convey a letter to Mr. [Arthur] Lee; invites him and Dr. 

 Franklin to dinner to meet General Bieter and M. Ventades. A. L. S. 



2 p. CII, 37. 



From J[onathan] Williams, Jr. 1780. March 20. Nantes. 



Encloses a bond for a commission for a vessel " owned by A. J. Dor- 

 nan and fitted in Spain under the auspices of the French Consul at 

 Vigo " ; asks for the promised letter for Mr. [John] Aitcheson ; has 

 written to Mr. [Le Ray] de Chaumont whose reproaches are injurious. 

 A. L. S. I p. CII, 38. 



From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1780. March 27. 



Asks to have a certified copy made, at his expense, of his amount 

 lodged with Dr. Franklin as he has sent his only duplicate copy by the 

 " Marquis de la Fayette." A. L. S. i p. CII, 39. 



From S[arah] Bache. 1780. March 29. Philadelphia. 



Sent some squirrel skins by Mr. [Conrad Alexandre] Gerard [de 

 Rayneval] ; disappointed at not receiving the bust [of Dr. Franklin] ; 

 acknowledges receipt of things from her father; sent to Miss Clifton, 

 before leaving Philadelphia, her most valuable possessions, among them 



