Miscellaneous Papers 291 



From Ed[niu]nd White and James Powell to The Officers of His 

 Majesty's Ordnance. 1779. June 7. St. John's, Newfoundland. 



Advice that bills of exchange have been drawn to defray specified 

 expenses at St. John's. A. L. S. i p. LIV, 44. 



i^rom Jno. P[aul] Jones ^0 Peter Amiel. 1779. June 18. L'Orient. 



Is sorry his private concerns are of such a nature as to make it 

 necessary for him to request leave of absence. Notwithstanding the 

 inconvenience to the service, he grants him permission to remain on 

 shore at I'Orient until he receives order from Dr. Franklin, from him- 

 self, or some other commander to resume the duties of his commission 

 and to hold himself in readiness to obey future orders. A. L. S. 

 I p. (Copy.) XL VII, 152. 



By The Continental Congress. 1779. June 18. 



Report of the Committee on Treasury, in reference to bills of ex- 

 change in favor of Mons. Caron de Beaumarchais and resolutions in 

 connection therewith. D. S. Cha[rle]s Thomson, Sec[retar]y. 3 p. 



LXXV, 79 and 80. 



Printed In the Journals of Congress, Philadelphia, 1782, V, 260. 



From Stephen Marchant to John Torris. 1779. June 23. Morlaix. 



His cruise along the shores of England and the prizes he made. 

 Asks him to write the state of affairs to Dr. Franklin and to send 

 John Diot here to take care of his prizes. Will remain there until 

 Diot arrives. Judges all his prizes to be worth more than £10,000. 

 L. 3 p. (Copy.) XLVII, 153. 



From Ed[mu]nd White and James Powell to The Officers of His 

 Majesty's Ordnance. 1779. June 30. St. John's, Newfoundland. 



Notice that John Denny, carpenter, was entitled to draw pay for 

 ninety-one days. A. L. S. i p. LIV, 49. 



From Ed[mu]nd White and James Powell to The Officers of His 

 Majesty's Ordnance. 1779. June 30. St. John's, Newfoundland. 



List of civil officers, surgeon and artificers at St. John's. A. L. S. 

 I p. LIV, 50. 



