402 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



i^ro?n W [illiam] T[emple] Franklin. 1781. October 18. Chaumont. 



Account of his journey from Orleans; his hospitable reception; Mme. 

 de Chaumont and her children in good health; they depend on a visit 

 from Franklin at Christmas; Mr. de Chaumont much beloved in that 

 part of the world ; all the family send their love and the beautiful Mme. 

 Foucault accompanies hers with an English kiss. A. L. S. 3 p. 



XXIII, 16. 



From John Adams. 1781. October 18. Amsterdam. 



Concerning a poor family called Beer who have come to Amster- 

 dam with recommendations from Mr. Coffj^n and Dr. Franklin ; will do 

 his best to get the father work of some kind. Relief he has furnished for 

 a year past to American prisoners; no public money in his hands; cannot 

 keep it up out of his own pocket; suggests other ways of continuing 

 such a laudable work. L. S. 3 p. XXIII, 17. 



From J[ohn] S[c]haffer. 1781. October 20. Paris. 



Is once more at liberty and hopes in a few days to repay his loan. 

 L. S. I p. XXIII, 18. 



From John Bondfield. 1781. October 20. Bordeaux. 



Renewing his application for a commission for the brig, " Sally," 

 Capt. James Tucker. A. L. S. i p. XXIII, 19. 



From Comtesse d'Houdetot. 1781. October 20. Sanois. 



Writes on behalf of St. Jean, whose father M. de Crevecoeur is one 

 of her oldest friends; begs Franklin to assist him in his desire to serve 

 the United States. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) XXIII, 34. 



From Mme. Brillon. [1781.] October 20. Marseilles. 



Her health is beginning to improve. Promises to write by turns 

 to Franklin and Le Veillard. Has seen in the harbor a vessel called 

 the " Comte d'Estaing " which was for sale. 



Postscript by M. Brillon. Hopes much from their stay at Nice, 

 reputed to have the best climate in Southern France or Italy. A. L. 

 3 p. (In French.) XLIII, 30. 



Printed in Putnam's Monthly, October, 1906, 38. 



