470 Appendix 



From . 1783. 



Poem addressed to Dr. Franklin on the occasion of his receiving from 

 the Comtesse de Deux-Ponts, a baton of thorn-wood, surmounted by an 

 apple of gold and representing a liberty-cap. I p. (In French. 

 Printed by Didot I'aine.) VIII, 39. 



From [Jean Baptiste] Le Roy. \_Circa 1783.] 



Read with great pleasure Franklin's hypothesis concerning the ex- 

 traordinary motions of the earth ; comments thereon. A. L. S. 2 p. 



VIII, 40. 

 From Baron de Savagnac. \_Circa 1783.] Paris. 



Preparing for publication a list of the Ministers and Ambassadors 

 of all Nations; desires a complete list of those accredited by the United 

 States. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) VIII, 41. 



Fro7n [De] Lafrete. 1784. January 13. Paris. 



Has scarcely ventured out since his great bereavement but will 

 come to Passy for a few days; desires a recommendation for M. 

 Philippe Aribert, who wishes the American Consulship in Languedoc. 

 L. S. 2 p. (In French.) VIII, 42. 



Frotn [Jacques] Finck. 1783, January; to 1784, January. 



Account of Dr. Franklin's family expenses, i vol. 4to. 90 p. 



973.3 D. 



F 85.9 F. 



From [Sir] Jos[eph] Banks. 1784. March 23. [London.] 



Movements of meteors; Dr. [Sir Charles] Blagden's general thoughts 

 thereon. [Sir William] Herschel's observations on the planet Mars. 

 Dearth of aerostatic experiments. A history of the construction of 

 Ed[dy] (i)stone Lighthouse soon to be published. A. L. S. 4 p. 



VIII, 43. 



From [Jacques] Le Maire. 1784. March 30. Paris. 



Account of his twenty-eight years of military service in France 

 and America; desires Dr. Franklin's assistance in obtaining a position in 

 the Island of San Domingo. 



A. E. recommending M. Le Maire warmly. S. B[enjamin] Frank- 

 lin. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) XII, 27. 



