Letters to Benjamin Franklin 311 



From John Adams. 1780. November 4. Amsterdam. 



Declaring his inability to pay the twenty thousand pounds in bills 

 of exchange drawn on Mr. Laurens; if Franklin will become responsible 

 for them at present, will endeavor to borrow a sufficient sum to meet 

 them. L. S. 3 p. XX, 62. 



Printed in Works (Sparks, VIII, 513). 



From de Kemtenstrauss. 1780. November 5. Munich. 



Writes on behalf of a number of gentlemen whose plan is to es- 

 tablish a colony in the United States; the conditions are entire liberty 

 of conscience, a certain number of acres, all privileges accorded to 

 other inhabitants, and the administration of their own affairs without 

 interference. A, L. S. 2 p. (In French.) XX, 63. 



From Tardiveaux. 1780. November 6. Coiieron, near Nantes. 



Sentiments which every religious subject must hold, especially in 

 times of war; apologizes for his rustic attempt; is but a poor cure 

 with no knowledge of literary methods. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) 



XX, 64. 



From The Treasurer of Loans. 1780. November 6. Philadelphia. 



Sends certified copy of Resolution of Congress of October 14, 1780. 

 in reference to the issue of sets of exchange in place of those lost. 

 Notification of issue of same. L, S. Fra[ncis] Hopkinson. 2 p. 



LXIV, 30. 



From [Sir] Edw[ar]d Newenham. 1780. November 6. Dublin. 



Attentions to American prisoners in Ireland; has procured the release 

 of thirteen since the first of July. Sympathy of the Irish people en- 

 tirely with the United States. Condition of affairs in Ireland; cor- 

 ruption in Parliament. Hopes to settle three of his five sons in America. 

 A. L. S. 3 P- XX, 65. 



i^rom Conolly McCausland. 1780. November 9. London. 



Applied with Mr. Robert Temple at the Board of Sick and Hurt, 

 who said that no exchange of prisoners from Boston to England would 

 be admitted, nor could they be exchanged by receipt; desire to know 

 if they went to France and surrendered to Franklin, whether their 

 exchange could then be effected and their parole cancelled. A. L. S. 

 I p. XX, 66. 



