386 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



i^roOT Jon [athan] Loring Austin. 1781. July 21. Nantes. 



Expects to embark shortly for Philadelphia; will take charge of any 

 letters for Franklin or Mr. Williams. A. L. S. i p. XXII, 87. 



From Sagnion. 1781. July 23. Paris. 



Gives carpenter's estimate and address. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) 



XXII, 88. 



From Moses Brown. 1781. July 23. Amsterdam. 



Captured a brig which he suspects of being commissioned against 

 the United States; wishes to know if Franklin ever granted a pass to 

 a certain Benjamin Joy in command of said brig. Expects to sail in 

 four or five weeks. A. L. S. 2 p. XXII, 89. 



From Jean Remy. 1781. July 24. Dunkirk. 



Enclosing a letter to be for\varded to his cousin, Mr. Martin, in 

 Boston. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) XXII, 90. 



From Fouville. 1781. July 25. Lyon. 



Inventor of a machine, warranted to destroy the rock of Gibraltar, 

 and of many others which will secure victory to the American cause; 

 explains his inventions. A. L. S. 6 p. (In French.) XXII, 91. 



From George Little, et al. 1781. August 25. Caen. 



Five American officers of vessels who have escaped from Forton 

 Prison in England appeal for assistance and for instructions. L. S. 

 2 p. LX, 16. 



From A[lexander] J[ohn] Alexander, 1781. July 26. Grenada. 



Introducing his friend, Mr. Robert Young, to whom he is indebted 

 for counteracting the influence of his enemies in the Island of Grenada. 

 A. L. S. 2 p. XXII, 93. 



From F. R. Granger. 1781. July 28. Dunkirk. 



Applies for reimbursement for supplies furnished to American prison- 

 ers. A. L S. 2 p. (In French.) XXII, 94. 



