82 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From Isidoro de la Torre. 1779. May 21. Cadiz. 



Account of a Spanish vessel having been attacked by an American 

 corsair and forced to pay a ransom; desires indemnity for the loss; has 

 the necessary documents to prove his statements. A. L. S. 3 p. (In 

 Spanish.) XIV, 127. 



From [C. G. F.] D[umas]. 1779. May 21, The Hague. 



Concerning the protested American bills of exchange. A. L. S. I p. 

 (In French.) XXXIX, loi. 



From L. F. Baron Van Wynbergen. 1779. May 21. Wesel. 



His military services in the Netherlands and Prussia; desirous of en- 

 tering the American army. A, L. S. 3 p. (In French.) XIV, 128. 



From P. Jean Renaud. 1779. May 21. Geneva. 



Begs for news of his son, to whom Franklin granted letters of recom- 

 mendation to a friend in Philadelphia. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) 



XIV, 129. 



Fro?7i Morel. 1779. May 22. Versailles. 



Asks for some slight monetary return for the maps he sent to Frank- 

 lin. A. L. S. I p. (In French.) XIV, 130. 



From Bocheron. 1779. May 22. Rosny. 



Is convinced that even a bagatelle in favor of the American cause is 

 not a matter of indifference to Franklin, therefore sends a poem inspired 

 and created by the love of liberty. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) 



XIV, 131. 

 From John Bondfield. 1779. May 22. Bordeaux. 



Arrival of a small ship from Maryland. Encloses a petition from 

 Joseph Bail[e]y and Philip Chapman, prisoners, taken on board a 

 whaleman by the " Marquis de la Fayette," Probable destination of 

 M. La Motte Picquet. The " Gen. Mercer," to sail about the lOth 

 of June direct for Philadelphia. A. L. S. 2 p. XIV, 132. 



From Comte de Beaufort. 1779. May 24. Liege. 



Enclosing a plan and a set of conditions, in accordance with which he 

 proposes to raise a body of troops for the service of America. A. L. S. 

 4 p. (In French.) XIV, 134. 



