184 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From Silas Deane. 1779. December 24. Williamsburg, Va. 



Hopes to embark for France in the course of two or three weeks. 

 Alarm felt by the accounts from New York of an invasion of Virginia 

 and the other Southern States, which are not well prepared to oppose 

 them; relies much on the severity of the weather to prevent this ex- 

 pedition. A. L. S. 2 p. XVI, 173. 



From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1779. December 25. Nantes. 



Arrival of the frigate, " Sensible," in Spain ; report that Mr. Adams 

 is on board with credentials as Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court 

 of London; desires to know if this extraordinary piece of intelligence 

 is true. Would never solicit public employment, but would be highly 

 gratified to be taken notice of by Congress. Order from M. de Chau- 

 mont for clothing for 15,000 men. A. L. S. 2 p. XXXVIII, 60. 



From Henry Muhlenberg. 1779. December 25. Philadelphia. 



Writes on behalf of the United German Lutheran Ministers to beg 

 Franklin to forward the enclosed letter to His Prussian Majesty's Am- 

 bassador or Secretary, to be conveyed in their turn to Hall in Saxony. 

 A. L. S. I p. XVI, 174. 



From Rob[er]t Montgomery. 1779. December 25. Alicante. 



A Minister to the Court of Madrid will probably arrive soon; offers 

 to give orders to his banker to furnish him with whatever money he 

 may need during his residence at Court, if Franklin desires it. Hopes 

 it is not true that Comte d'Estaing has been repulsed with loss in an 

 attack on Savannah. The blockade of Gibraltar still continues. A. L. 

 S. 2 p. XVI, 175. 



From Girault. 1779. December 27. Paris. 



Writes at the request of a commercial house at Rouen to find out if 

 Franklin intends appointing a Consul at that place. A. L. S. 3 p. 

 (In French.) XVI, 177. 



From J[ohn] Torris. 1779. December 27. Dunkirk. 



Has just received Surgeon Boutey's petition to Franklin; cannot 

 furnish him with his full share of the prize money for some weeks. 

 Sailing of the "Black Prince" and "Princess" on the 21st inst. A. 

 L. S. 2 p. XVI, 178. 



