Letters to Benjamin Franklin 485 



From Edmund Clegg. 1782. June 16. London. 



The company in the neighborhood of Manchester have gone too far to 

 retreat; uncertain whether to go with them to America; knows he is 

 capable of conducting with success linen, cotton or silk manufactures; 

 desires to know whether it would not be better to get men of property 

 in America to join him as partners in the concern. A. L. S. 3 p. 



XXV, 97. 



From I. Rocquette, A. Elserier and freres Rocquette. 

 1782. June 19. Rotterdam. 



Concerning a vessel of theirs, which was captured by the " Ven- 

 geance " ; complains of the treatment of the officers and the confisca- 

 tion of the goods; begs his intercession to obtain the restitution of 

 the cargo. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) XXV, 100. 



From [Marquis de] la Fayette. 1782. June 20. Versailles. 



W^aited upon the Comte de Vergennes with Franklin's commands. 

 A meeting to be arranged with Mr. [William Wyndham] Grenville; 

 promises to acquaint Franklin with the result in case he cannot be 

 present. A. L. S. 2 p. XXV, loi. 



Printed in Works (Sparks, IX, 337). 



From William Hodgson. 1782. June 20. London. 



Introducing Mr. Robert Milligan, of Cecil Co., Maryland, who has 

 been studying law in England and designs visiting Paris on his return 

 to America. A. L. S. i p. XXV, 102. 



From [Antoine] Court de Gebelin. 1782. June 21. Paris. 



Sending a letter from Saussine [XXV, 783^, see p. 481] and another 

 to himself from St. Etienne [XXV, 80] ; begs him to discover the 

 whereabouts of the young man in question [M. Boudon]. A. L. S. 

 2 p. (In French.) XXV, 103. 



From Cabaret. 1782. June 21. 



Large size paper necessary to carry out Franklin's orders for the 

 books; sends a sample of the kind needed. A. L. S. I p. (In French.) 



XXV, 104. 



