Letters to William Temple Franklin 133 



From J[onathan] Williams, Jr. 1784. December 22. St. Germain. 



At this instant there is an accommodation on foot between Mr. 

 [Alexander John] Alexander and Mr. [Thomas] Walpole and the Com- 

 missioners of both sides have had one meeting and apparently have equal 

 dispositions for peace. But at this instant Walpole is taking ad- 

 vantage of the security which Mr. Alexander supposes himself in, and is 

 secretly endeavoring to take his person here. This is something worse 

 than what the Devil himself would do. The object, therefore, is for Mr. 

 Alexander to go to Ostend in the most private way possible, but they 

 have good information that he is so watched that he would be taken 

 on the way were he to go openly. Requests him, therefore, to fill up 

 a passport for " John Brown allant a Ostende " w^hich he thinks the 

 Doctor [Franklin] will, without hesitation, sign. Gives minute instruc- 

 tions for the engagement of a place on the coach for Ostend for John 

 Brown. Let it be said at the diligence that Mr. Brown is at St. 

 Denis and will join it there. 



E. by A[lexander] J[ohn] A[lexander]. Request that the bearer 

 may be kept until he is sent back with the ticket for the diligence and the 

 passport, with advice as to the most convenient place to go to join the 

 diligence. A. L. S. 3 p. CVI, 131. 



From Jos[ep]h Moore. 1784. December 24. London. 

 Sends printing press ordered. A. L. S. I p. CVI, 132. 



From R[ober]t Alexander. 1784. December 27. Temple [London]. 



Announces his arrival in England. Willingness to execute commis- 

 sions. A. L. S. I p. CVI, 133. 



From W[illiam] Alexander. [Circa 1784.] 



Begs his interest in his affairs with de Colonia, their " Rapporteur." 

 A. L. S. I p. CVII, 164. 



From [William] Alexander, [Jr. 1784. London.] 



Requesting him to take charge of packets on his return journey to 

 Paris. N. in 3d P. i p. CVIII, 46. 



From E[dward] Bancroft. [1784.] London. 



Inquires if he can accept Mrs. [William] Hodgson's invitation to 

 go to her countrj^ house. A. L. S. i p. CVIII, 32. 



