Letters to Benjamin Franklin 255 



From The Board of Treasury. 1780. June i. 



An order for carrying out Resolutions of Congress of May 19, 

 1780, drawing on Dr. Franklin for $25,000. D. S. Cha[rle]s Lee, 

 Sec[retar]y. 3 p. LIV, 73. 



From [C. G. F.] Dumas. 1780. June 2. The Hague. 



Both bills drawn on Mr. Laurens to be accepted by Messrs. de 

 Neufville. Concerning the Dutch ship taken by Mr. Jones. A. L. S. 

 2 p. (In French.) XXXIX, 166. 



From John Diot & Co. 1780. June 2. Morlaix. 



Surprised that the papers relative to the " Betsey" never reached him; 

 a blunder on the part of the Admiralty Office; difficulties in the way 

 of selling the two other prizes, " Peter " and " Friendship." Safe 

 arrival of the " Black Princess " after a thrilling encounter with three 

 English frigates, who used glass bottles with which they rammed 

 their guns; no man wounded thus could possibly recover. Disagree- 

 ment between Capt. Macatter and the Commissary of the Marine at 

 Morlaix; the latter threatens to retain the privateer and throw the 

 Captain into jail; appeals to Franklin for redress. A. L. S. 6 p. 



XVIII, 114. 



From Jean Louis Favre. 1780. June 3. Havre. 



Certifying that Samuel Nuttle, an American, served on board his 

 frigate as first lieutenant and fulfilled all his duties with the greatest 

 exactitude; thinks his forty years' experience on the sea entitles him to 

 the position of Captain. D. S. i p. (In French.) XVIII, 115. 



From [Conrad Alexandre] Gerard [de Rayneval]. 

 1780. June 4. Versailles. 



Concerning a box of furs belonging to Mr. [Robert] Keith, carried 

 by mistake to St. Pierre, and the greater part subsequently ruined or 

 lost, begs Franklin to dispose of the remainder to the best possible 

 advantage. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) XVIII, 116. 



From George Leopold Besson. 1780. June 4. Montbeliard. 



Would like to be supported for the remainder of his days. A. L. 

 S. 4 p. (In French.) XVIII, 117. 



