124 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From John de Neufville & Son. [1779.] July ? 



Their worthy friend, M. Dumas, the bearer of this letter; saw the 

 plan of which he was the bearer; glad to defer to his intercession as 

 regards the proposed loan. A. L. S. 3 p. XL, 149. 



From S. Petrie. 1779. August i. Paris. 



Is about to set forth with two friends on a tour through Flanders; 

 begs Franklin to favor them with a pass. L. in 3d P. i p. 



Memorandum inserted that Mr. Wharton told Dr. Franklin on 

 August 5th that Mr. Petrie had gone to meet William Lee. XV, 95. 



Froiti De St. Firmin. 1779. August 2. Paris. 



Has received a commission as first lieutenant of volunteers on board 

 the " Brave Normand " with the understanding that he was to join 

 his troop at Caen ; an illness of fifteen days has absorbed all his little 

 money and he desires a loan to enable him to reach Caen before the ship 

 sails. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) XV, 96. 



From Le Ray de Chaumont. 1779. August 2. L'Orient. 



Concerning the expulsion of the English from the " Bon Homme 

 Richard" and the substitution of Americans and Portuguese; if Frank- 

 lin has any orders for Capt. Jones, desires him to send them at once. 

 A. L. S. I p. (In French.) XV, 97. 



From I. Palmer. 1779. August 3. Germantown. 



Has just heard of Mr. Adams's arrival in Boston, and also that the 

 fleet and army sent to Penobscot to dislodge the enemy had captured 

 seven or eight hundred land forces, six or eight men-of-war and had 

 driven the enemy up the river. This letter will be handed Franklin 

 by the writer's nephew, Joseph Palmer, who, having finished his studies 

 at Harvard College, is returning to his father, near Plymouth, in Eng- 

 land ; begs Franklin to advise the young man in all things necessary for 

 his passage to Plymouth. A. L. S. 2 p. XV, 98. 



From . 1779. August 3. Brussels. 



Thinking of settling in Pennsylvania. Could bring many good col- 

 onists, artisans and farmers from the country about Liege. Wishes to 

 know what advantages would be offered to them and how they would 

 be provided for on the journey and on their arrival. A. L, 4 p. (In 

 French.) XLIV, 38. 



