400 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From Janus, Baron de Freny. 1781. October 5. Paris. 



Bitterly disappointed at being refused permission to enter the service 

 of America; gave up his post in the service of the Emperor and made 

 this long journey, all in vain. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) 



XXIII, 7. 



From F[rancis] Coffyn. 1781. October 5. Dunkirk. 



Introducing Capt. William Gibbons, whose ship was taken by the 

 English on the voj^age from Amsterdam to Boston; has just arrived from 

 England and desires to consult Franklin on the best means of return- 

 mg to America. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) XXIII, 8. 



From Mme. Brillon. [1781.] October 6. Lyons. 



Is disappointed at not having heard from Franklin and her friends 

 at Pass}'. Leaving for Avignon in a few days. A. L. i p. (In 

 French.) XLIII, 29. 



From James Woodmason. 1781. October 8. Leadenhall St. 



Offering a new method of keeping copying paper damped. Printed. 

 L. S. I p. XXIII, 9. 



From [Frangois] Felix Nogaret. 1781. October 9. Paris. 



Sends his allegory in honor of the late Maria Theresa; his daughter 

 finds great pleasure in Franklin's society. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) 



XXIII, 10. 



From [Marquise] de Poterat. [Circa 1781.] October 9. 



Asks for advice and assistance in the construction of her fire-place. 

 A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) XLI, 108. 



From John Foulke. 1781. October 12. Leipsic. 



Acknowledging his kindness to him during his stay in Paris. Cool- 

 ness with which science is courted in Leipsic ; inferiority of their schools 

 to those in Paris ; in no way superior to the young seminary which owes 

 its birth to Franklin. A. L. S. 2 p. XXIII, ii. 



