Letters to Benjamin Franklin 439 



From Jon [a] th [an] Trumbull. 1781. August 2. Hartford. 



Sends money for the use of his son [Col. John Trumbull], then a 

 prisoner in London. A. L. S. i p. V, 33. 



From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1781. August 4. Nantes. 



Sends letters for Dr. Franklin which arrived on the brig " Sally," 

 from Rhode Island. A. L. S. i p. V, 34. 



From John Bondfield. 1781. August 10. Bordeaux. 



Purchase of cannon. Capture of a cutter in the Bay of Biscay, by two 

 American privateers. An American vessel from Port-au-Prince chased 

 on shore by a British vessel and totally wrecked. A. L. S. 3 p. 



V, 35. 



From The Continental Congress. 1781. August 10. [Philadelphia.] 



Resolution appointing Robert R. Livingston Secretary for Foreign 

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



V, 36 and 37. 



From. Edm[und] Burke. 1781. August 15. Charles St. [London.] 



Feels the calamities of the war and among them the discontinuance 

 of his intercourse with Dr. Franklin ; has desired his friendship for a long 

 time. Concerning the reported application of Congress for the re- 

 turn of his friend, Gen. [John] Burgoyne, to captivity in America; 

 appeals to Dr. Franklin not to suffer this injustice to take place. A. 

 L. S. 3 p. V, 38. 



Printed in Burke's Speeches, II, p. 468. 



From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1781. August 17. Nantes. 



Submits a proposal for the sale of arms; if he accepts the offer, 

 asks to be appointed Agent. A. L, S. i p. V, 39. 



From Mauger et Companie. 1781. August 20. Metz. 



Ready to ship a large amount of goods to the United States; beg 

 that the French importation laws may be waived, in order to facilitate 

 the shipment. Letter from Estris de Cornie endorsing this request. 

 L. S. 3 p. (In French. Copy.) A. E. urging that this request be 

 granted. S. B[enjamin] Franklin. V, 40. 



