Letters to Benjamin Franklin 411 



From [A.] Borel. 1778. June i. 



Desiring him to appoint a time when he may make his portrait. A. 

 L. S. I p, (In French.) II, 43. 



From Sam[ue]l Cooper. 1778. June i. Boston. 



Public honors paid to France. Conciliatory proposals by the British; 

 at the same time they made a barbarous attack upon Bristol; rumored 

 that the British are to leave Philadelphia. Spirit in the American army. 

 Burgoyne tried by court-martial, a favor he did not deserve. The 

 proposed Constitution rejected; reasons for this. Mr. [John] Adams 

 sailed for France in February; the ship reported captured. A. L. S. 

 4 p. (A. Copy.) II, 44. 



From Ch[evalie]r de Bretigney. 1778. June i. Cap Frangois. 



Free again after six months in a British prison; expects to serve 

 in the Georgia troops under the command of one of his friends. Glad 

 to learn of the Franco-American Alliance. A. L. S. 3 p. (In 

 French.) II, 45. 



From de Rochefermoy. 1778. June 2. Nancy. 



Report circulated by the Gazette of Leyden that the American 

 officers at Ticonderoga were bribed by the British; as this reflects se- 

 verely on his father [Mathieu-Alexis de Rochefermoy], Brigadier- 

 General at Ticonderoga, begs Dr. Franklin to deny the report. A. 

 L. S. 3 p. (In French.) II, 46. 



From [Edme Jacques] Genet. 1778. June 5. Versailles. 



Hears that he has received a bundle of newspapers from America; 

 will be glad to translate and print any extracts he may deem desirable. 

 A. L. S. I p. II, 47. 



From de St. Montant. 1778. June 8. Paris. 



Requesting an interview. A. L. S. I p. II, 48. 



From Desnos. 1778. June 10. 



Desires to enter the American army; asks for a free passage. A. 

 L. S. 2 p. (In French.) 11, 49- 



