4o6 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From Orry. 1781. November 3. Niort. 



Enclosing a description (3 p.) of a medal to be struck off in 

 commemoration of the birth of the Dauphin; it will be bestowed as 

 a mark of special merit upon the pupils of a certain military school; 

 begs Franklin's influence with the Minister in support of the plan. 

 A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) XXIII, 38^. 



From Bianchi. 1781. November 4. Paris. 



Desiring him to witness several of his experiments, which are based 

 upon Franklin's learned works. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) 



XXIII, 39. 



From H[enr]y Grand. 1781. November 8. Paris. 



Sending him two pairs of worsted stockings from which to take his 

 choice. Question of the payments to Mr. Deane by Messrs. Strahlborn 

 & Wolff of St. Petersburg. A. L. S. 2 p. XLII, 198. 



From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1781. November 10. Nantes. 



Concerning certain duties demanded by the Farmers-General; con- 

 siders them unjust and absurd. Account of a slanderer in Nantes who 

 accuses Franklin of encouraging Capt. [John] Folger in carrying on an 

 illicit trade with the enemy; gives Franklin this opportunity of denying 

 it, if he thinks it worth his notice. A. L. S. 5 p. XXXVIII, 84. 



From Comtesse de la Luzerne. 1781. November 11. 



Sends a letter for Chevalier de la Luzerne and requests Franklin to 

 forward it. A. L. in 3d P. i p. (In French.) XLIV, 235. 



From The Faculty of the Royal College. 1781. November 12. Paris. 



Invitation to the opening of the session. Printed. N. i p. 



LXXIII, 66. 



From [Major] W[illiam] Jackson. 1781. November 12. Bilbao. 



Announces the defeat of the British on Chesapeake Bay; also that 

 Cornwallis had proposed terms of capitulation. A. L. S. 3 p. 



LXI, 45. 



