i8 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From Jean Chretien Schuster. 1783. February 8. Vienna. 



Named his son Benjamin Silas Arthur in honor of Franklin and 

 his colleagues, Deane and Lee. His attachment and admiration for 

 Franklin and America. Desires the address of merchants at Boston, 

 Philadelphia, New York and Charleston. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) 



XXVII, 92^. 



From [Rene Georges] Gastellier. 1783. February 9. 



Sends by the Marquis Dusaillant (son-in-law of the Marquis de 

 Mirabeau) his little work dedicated to Franklin. A. L. S. i p. 

 (In French.) XXVII, 93. 



From [Jean Baptiste] Le Roy. 1783. February 10. Paris. 



Sends the rough draft of a French letter [2 p.] which he has written 

 for Franklin; feels that he failed to speak as befitted the liberator 

 of America. Apologizes for not asking Franklin to dine with other 

 members of the Lodge of the Nine Sisters. A. L. S. i p. (In 

 French.) XXVII, 94. 



From Ingraham & Bromfield. 1783. February 10. Bordeaux. 



Desire to know whether it is necessary to have a particular pass- 

 port for their vessel, which is about to sail for New England. A. 

 L. S. I p. XXVII, 95. 



From Guillaume Sazy. 1783. February 11. Fiume. 



Begging Franklin to grant him the position of American Consul 

 or Agent at any sea-port he may be pleased to name. A. L. S. 3 p. 



XXVII, 96. 



From Loyseau. 1783. February 11. Paris. 



Presumes Franklin failed to receive his last letter, asking if there 

 was any market for steel in America. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) 



XXVII, 97. 



From Comte de Bussy Dagoneau. 

 1783. February 12. Chateau de Pierre Encize. 



Sends him an ode on peace, also an account of himself [2 p.], the 

 reason for his present captivity and his hopeless state of health. A. 

 L. S. I p. (In French.) XXVII, 98. 



