378 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From Sam[ue]l Wharton. 1781. June 13. Philadelphia. 

 Introduces Mr. Cornelius Ray. A. L. S. i p. XXII, 44. 



From Jean Manell. 1781. June 14. Dunkirk Prison. 



His capture by the English; is an American by birth; desires his 

 release. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) XXII, 45. 



From Jno. Witherspoon. 1781. June 15, Philadelphia. 



Writes on behalf of his son, Surgeon on the Letter of Marque, " De 

 Graaff," taken at St. Eustatius and sent to England; encloses a letter 

 of credit for his son. A. L. S. i p. XXII, 46. 



From David. 1781. June 15. Philadelphia. 



His promise to recommend him to Congress to fill the chair of Pro- 

 fessor of Anatomy ; Dr. Chauvet [Abraham Chovet] his only rival. A. 

 L. S. 2 p. (In French.) XXII, 47. 



By The Continental Congress. 1781. June 15. Philadelphia. 



Commission of Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Henry Laurens, Thomas 

 Jefferson and John Adams to negotiate a treaty of peace with Great 

 Britain. D. S. Sam[uel] Huntington, President. 3 p. (Copy.) 



LV, 48b. 



By The Continental Congress. 1781. June 15. Philadelphia. 



Commission of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Jay, Henry 

 Laurens and Thomas Jefferson to accept the mediation of the Emperor 

 of Germany and the Empress of Russia. D. S. Sam[uel] Huntington, 

 President, and sealed. (In triplicate.) LXXVI, 19, 20 and 21. 



From D[avid] H[artley]. 1781. June 15. London. 



His cousin, Mr. Samuel Hartley, thinks of going to Paris; would 

 like to come himself, provided the French Ministry consent; as a 

 former member of Parliament and an honorable man, desires to do 

 nothing in secret. Conciliatory bill moved by his brother in the House 

 of Commons, in the same form as his own of the year before. A. L. 

 S. 3 p. XXII, 48. 



