3o8 Miscellaneous Papers 



From Comte de Vergennes to John Adams. 1 780. June 21. Versailles. 



Relating to the redemption of paper money at 40 to i. L. S. 4 p. 



(Copy. In French. In duplicate.) LIV, 120c, and 122. 



Printed in Diplom. Corresp. of Am. Rev., Wharton, III, 805. 



From The Crew of the " Bon Homme Richard " to John Paul Jones. 

 1780. June 21. "Alliance." 



Capt. [Pierre] Landais promised to let them go ashore should Capt. 

 [John Paul] Jones make a demand for them; they beg him to do so. 

 Tell him not to believe Capt. Landais should he write that they are 

 willing to go to sea with him ; they are determined not to do so ; 

 they have been kept below as prisoners for two days and Capt. Lan- 

 dais now wants them to serve under his command, which they refuse. 

 L. S. I p. (Copy.) XLVII, 181. 



Fro/// John P[aul] Jones /o Pierre Landais. 1780. June 21. L'Orient. 



Since His Most Christian Majesty lent the frigate " Ariel " to the 

 United States and since he, Landais, was charged to transport in her 

 some public stores and clothing that are wanted for the American 

 armies, he claims the seamen and crew that are on board the " Al- 

 liance " and that served under his command in the " Bon Homme Rich- 

 ard" ; requests him to deliver them to the bearer, Lieut. [Richard] 

 Dale, and also to deliver to him his baggage and stores, including his 

 barge, all of which is his private property. L. S. 2 p. (Copy.) 



XLVII, 182. 



From John Adams to Comte de Vergennes. 1780. June 22. Paris. 



Relates to measures adopted by France against the Resolutions of 

 Congress of March 18. L. S. 2 p. (Copy.) LIV, iii, and i2od. 



Printed in Diplom. Corresp. of Am. Rev., Wharton, III, 808. 



From John Adams to Comte de Vergennes. 1780. June 22. Paris. 



Defense of the Resolutions of Congress to redeem paper bills at the 

 rate of forty to one. L. S. 18 p. (Copy. In duplicate.) 



LIV, 112, i2ia, and 123. 



(Printed in Diplom. Corresp. of Am. Rev., Wharton, III, 809.) 



