Miscellaneous Papers 227 



From [Comte de] Mirabeau to [Barbeu] Dubourg, Paris. 

 1776. December 30. Paris. 



Thanking him and Dr. Franklin for calling to see him. Did not 

 wish to take up their time, but would like to converse with them more 

 freely and intimately when they are at leisure, and invites them to 

 dine with him in private, as the ladies are not to return until next 

 month. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) LXXI, 121b. 



By The Superior Council of Port au Prince. 1776. 



Request for the certificates (and the same) with reference to the mar- 

 riage of Alexis Le Blanc and Anne Tendon, at Philadelphia, in 1763. 

 D. 7 p. (In French.) LVII, 7. 



From Major Ottendorff to John Hancock, President of Congress. 

 1777- January 3. Balt[imore] T[own]. 



The glorious victory lately gained by Washington redoubled in him 

 the desire of joining the army. Says that there are among the Hessian 

 prisoners some who would rejoice at the opportunity of enlisting in 

 his corps; and since they are well exercised and disciplined, he begs 

 to have the liberty of picking about eight sergeants and about fifteen 

 or sixteen men, and four drummers and musicians, with which to be 

 able to put his corps under good order, fit for any enterprise. L. S. 

 I p. XLVII, 69. 



From [Conrad Alexandre] Gerard [de Rayneval] to [Silas] Deane. 



1777- January 6. 



Desires to give him an account of the commission executed for him 

 and to confer with Mr. Deane about the matter recommended to him. 

 L. in 3d P. I p. (In French.) XLVIII, 150. 



Printed in Collections of New York Historical Society, 1886. Deane Papers, 

 I, 450. 



Certificates of [Louis] Gourlet Duplessis's Services. 



1777- January 10 and June 19. 



As Lieutenant in Capt. Duncan Campbell's Company of Canadians, 

 and as Sergeant in Col. [Henry Beekman] Livingston's Regiment. D. 

 7 p. each. LX, 34a and b. 



