378 Miscellaneous Papers 



Frotn The People of Port Louis to The King of France. 



Petition to make their port a free port for merchandise from the 

 United States. Mem. S. 4 p. (In French.) LVII, 103. 



From Poullard to Moutard. 



Enclosing an acknowledgment from Abbe Morellet [i p.] of certain 

 books sent him; question of binding them for Dr. Franklin. A. L. S. 

 I p. (In French.) XLI, 166. 



From [Joseph Matthias Gerard] de Rayneval to [Le Ray] de 

 Chaumont, Passy. 



Requesting him to hasten the sending of the copy of Mr. [John] 

 Adams's letters. L. i p. (In French.) XLIII, 228. 



From Reme and de la Robole to . 



Requesting some person (unknown) to go to Passy and see Dr. 

 Franklin or his grandson, about a letter of recommendation which Dr. 

 Franklin had promised for Prosper Mouret, a printer who was going to 

 the United States. L. 2 p. (In French.) XLIV, 290. 



By David Rittenhouse. 



Explanation of the two scales on Dr. Franklin's prismatic telescope 

 or micrometer. Mem. i p. XLIX, 45. 



From De St Maurice to Mme. . 



Informed M. de La Motte of the impossibility of procuring him 

 passage to Boston. He was not discharged but offers to go at once 

 at his own expense, if given an appointment as Captain in the army, 

 the rank he holds in France. Requests her to endeavor to secure for 

 M. de La Motte assurances to this effect. A. L. S. i p. (In 

 French.) XL VIII, 70. 



By C[arl] W[ilhelm] Scheele. 



Experiments upon the spatum phosphorescens. Diss. 4 p. 



LVIII, 21. 

 From Seventy-eight Persons to Arthur Noble. 



Petition him to procure a more permanent settlement for them. The 

 disadvantages of their present settlement. Benefits which he will de- 

 rive from a new settlement in North America. A. L. 3 p. (Copy.) 



XLVIII, 75. 



