Letters to Benjamin Franklin 327 



From [C. W. F.] Dumas. 1780. December 25. Amsterdam. 



Affairs between Holland and England; resolutions adopted by the 

 former; departure of Sir Joseph Yorke for Antwerp; embargo declared 

 in London on all Dutch vessels. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) 



XXXIX, 200. 



By [Gen. Chevalier de] Laneuville. 1780. December 26. Paris. 



Lines to Dr. Franklin on reading his works. A. Verses. S. I p. 



(In French.) LI, 87. 



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Fro77i Collignon. 1780. December 26. Dieuze. 



Is the author of a work on the clearing of uncultivated lands; in- 

 tended offering several copies to Congress and to the Academy; it 

 has already been welcomed by the principal Sovereigns of Europe. A. 

 L. S. 2 p. (In French.) XX, 139. 



From [Pierre] Roussille. 1780. December 27. Saint Justin. 



Sailed in the " Boston," Capt. Tucker, with a promise of a share 

 of the prize-money; taken prisoner and remained eighteen months in an 

 English jail; is unable to Find Capt. Tucker; begs for his share of 

 the money. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) 



A. E. by Franklin. Has nothing to do with the division of the 

 "Boston's" prize-money; advises writing to the Admiralty in America. 

 (In French.) XX, 140. 



From Jean Bart. 1780. December 28. Brest. 



Served for six months on board the " Lexington " as cook and in- 

 terpreter; desires his wages and his share of the prize-money. A. 

 L. S. 2 p. (In French.) XX, 141. 



From Joseph Philip. 1780. December 28. Paris. 



Notice of a public meeting of the Faculty of Medicine of the Col- 

 lege de France as provided for in the will of M. Malouin. Printed 

 N. S. I p. LXXIII, 65. 



From F[rancis] Coffyn. 1780. December 28. Dunkirk. 



Annexes a copy (i p.) of a letter just received from Ostend, mention- 

 ing the receipt of the London Gazette, containing the King of England's 

 manifesto against the Dutch. A. L. S. 2 p. XX, 142. 



