4 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From William Hodgson. 1783. January 8. London. 



Has been at the Secretary's Office relative to the exchange of prison- 

 ers; the Admiralty ordered vessels to depart immediately u^ith all 

 American prisoners; these prisoners are to be sent to Morlaix where he 

 desires Dr. Franklin to send the English prisoners. L. i p. (Press 

 copy of an extract.) LV, 14a. 



From F[rancis] Coffyn. 1783. January 9. Dunkirk. 



Thomas Connelly, an American taken prisoner by a Guernsey corsair 

 on his passage from I'Orient to Philadelphia; his escape from an English 

 prison and his arrival in France; advanced him a certain sum of money 

 on Franklin's account. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) 



A. E. by Dr. Franklin. Give him five louis, taking his notes, etc., 

 and direct him to go via Orleans. XXVII, 16. 



From Jona[tlian] Williams, Jr. 1783. January 9. Nantes. 



Sending enclosed, letters to Lord Shelburne and Mr. Vaughan; thinks 

 the subject worth a national claim; begs Franklin to add a line to his 

 letter to Lord Shelburne. A. L. S. 2 p. XXXVIII, 123. 



From de Pio. 1783. January 9. Paris. 



Sending Franklin a letter arrived from Naples. L. in 3d P. i p. 

 (In French.) XXVII, 17. 



From [Jacques] Chapel. 1783. January 9. Valenciennes. 



Will send him certain samples of his manufactures which he begs may 

 be sent with Franklin's recommendation to the most reputable mer- 

 chants in America and to American manufacturers in certain French 

 towns; when peace is declared, desires the position of paymaster. A. 

 L. S. I p. (In French.) XXVII, 18. 



From D'ron. 1783. January 11. Nantes. 



Concerning a debt owing him by one Fritz Sellier who left for 

 Boston and has not since been heard from; begs for information of his 

 present whereabouts. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) XXVII, 19. 



