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By Cyprian Sterry. 1779. September 25. Passy. 

 Oath of allegiance to the United States. D. S. i p. LXXIV, 30. 



By The Continental Congress. 1779, September 29 and October 4. 



Appointment of Lieut.-Col. John Laurens as Secretary to the Min- 

 ister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Versailles, and fixing the salary 

 of the Minister Plenipotentiary and his Secretary. D. S. Cha[rle]s 

 Thomson, Sec[retar]y. i p. LXXV, 84. 



Printed in the Secret Journals of Congress, Boston, 1820, II, 272. 



By The Continental Congress. 1779. September 29. 



Appointment of Mr. Joshua Johnson to examine the accounts of 

 Commissioners. D. S. Cha[rle]s Thomson, Sec[retar]y. i p. (In 

 duplicate.) LXXV, 82b, and 83b. 



From [Francis] Hopkinson to [William] Carmichael. 

 1779. October 15. Philadelphia. 



Sends him 60 livres with which he begs him to purchase in Paris, 

 and forw-ard, two double sets of crayons of the first quality, and to 

 lay out the remainder of the money at his and Dr. Franklin's dis- 

 cretion. A. L. in 3d P. I p. XL VII, 165. 



By The Continental Congress. 1779. October 15. 



In reference to supplying funds to the Ministers appointed to treat 

 with His Catholic Majesty and with His Brittanic Majesty. D. S. 

 Cha[rle]s Thomson, Sec[retar]y. i p. LXXV, 85. 



Printed in the Secret Journals of Congress, Boston, 1820, II, 279. 



From John G. Frazer to Cradock Taylor, Aix. 

 1779. October 18. Bordeaux. 



Will write again to Dr. Franklin to convince him that he is a 

 native of Virginia, and a good American. Advises him to insist 

 on not being exchanged when the cartel comes for the " Zephyr's " 

 crew; or else to enter the French service in a merchant ship to the 

 West Indies in any capacity, and from there he may get home im- 

 mediately. Sorry he cannot help him with any more money. Is to 

 sail next week for America. A. L. S. 3 p. XL VII, 167. 



