246 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From Abbe de Boisrenard. 1780. May 5. Lorges. 



Is engaged on a poem on America; applies to Franklin to throw 

 light on certain questions and thus enable him to complete the work. 

 A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) XVIII, 65. 



From Mourette, Marquise de Montagot. 1780. May 5. Beaucaire. 



Repeats her request in favor of Pierre Colomb (see XVII, 59). 

 A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) XVIII, 66. 



From Philippe de Delleville. 1780. May 5. Bayeux. 



The proceeds from the sale of the boat, in which the Americans 

 escaped, will be divided among them; what little he did for them was 

 purely out of devotion to the American cause. A. L. S. 2 p. (In 

 French.) XVIII, 67. 



From Aug[uste] Lesage. 1780. May 5. Lille. 



Has written twice to Franklin concerning a package belonging to 

 him. A. L. S. I p. (In French.) XVIII, 68. 



From Alexandre Morisse. 1780. May 6. Dunkirk. 



Is about to fit out a corsair against the common enemy ; desires Frank- 

 lin's approval and wishes to know how many shares he will consent to 

 take in the enterprise. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) XVIII, 69. 



From Chevalier Dieche. 1780. May 8. Saint Martory. 



Encloses two letters for le Chevalier de Villefranche ; asks that he 

 may be promoted to a higher grade in the army. A. L. S. 2 p. 

 (In French.) XVIII, 70. 



From Gourlade & Moylan. 1780. May 8. L'Orient. 



Quoting an extract from a letter of Dr. Lawrence Brooke, late 

 Surgeon of the " Bonhomme Richard," giving an account of the cap- 

 ture and detention of Capt. Cunningham, whose feeble state of health, 

 he fears, will lead to fatal results unless steps are at once taken for 

 his liberation. A. L. S. 2 p. XVIII, 71. 



