254 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From " Your Ould Friends in Broad St." 1780. May 30. London. 



Enclosing a printed account of certain war-like inventions discovered 

 by John Cross, an ingenious English engineer, who offers his services 

 to France and America. L. i p. XVIII, 1 10. 



Fro/« T[homas] D[igges]. 1780. May 30. London. 



Requests Dr. Franklin to procure, if possible, some written instru- 

 ment whereby the baggage of Dr. Upton Scott of Annapolis, Md., 

 may be secure from seizure, should the vessel upon which he embarks 

 for home be seized by an American cruiser; Dr. Scott's character. A. 

 L. S. 2 p. XLIV, 40. 



From The Continental Congress. 1780. May 31. 



Draughts drawn by John Adams and his Secretary, Mr. Dana, to be 

 paid by the Minister at Versailles until further notice. D. S. Cha[rle]s 

 Thomson, Sec[retar]y. i p. LIV, 71. 



From The Continental Congress. 1780. May 31. 



Commending the action of the Minister at Versailles in relation 

 to prizes taken by Captain John Paul Jones, but released by the Court 

 of Denmark. Accompanied by the preceding instructions in regard to 

 the salaries of John Adams and Mr. Dana. D. S. Cha[rle]s Thom- 

 son, Sec[retar]y. i p. LIV, 72. 



From [De] Lafrete. 1780. May 31. Paris. 



Charged by Madame [De] Lafrete to remind Franklin not to lose a 

 certain letter, but to put it in his pocket the first time he comes to see 

 her. L. in 3d P. i p. (In French.) XVIII, iii. 



From P[ierre] Landais. 1780. May 31 (?). L'Orient. 



Duplicate of XVIII, 108, with the additional remark that both offi- 

 cers and crew desire him to return to his command, as well as a copy 

 of a letter from the Admiralty Office in Philadelphia, sent to him as 

 Captain of the "Alliance." A. L. S. 2 p. XVIII, 112. 



From [C. G. F.] D[umas]. 1780. May. The Hague. 

 Cause of the breach between himself and the French Ambassador. 

 Reasons why he wishes to be the first to speak to Mr. Laurens. No 

 truth in the report that any Dutch city has concluded a treaty with the 

 United States. His opinion on the question of the Dutch ship taken 

 by Mr. Jones. A. L. S. 4 P- (In French.) XXXIX, 165. 



