128 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From Joh. Georg Mono. 



1783. November 18. Hochberg near Emmendingen. 



Is a Lutheran minister and the father of five children ; his third 

 son desirous of trying his fortune in foreign lands; begs Franklin to 

 either take him into his own service or find him some position in 

 America; as he has no money, asks that his expenses may be defrayed. 

 A. L. S. 5 p. (In Latin.) XXX, 94. 



From J. Ingen Housz. 1783. November 19. Vienna. 



Acknowledging Franklin's favor of Sept. 2d, 1783, with Mr. Samuel 

 Wharton's enclosure and bill of exchange for £8,000; never received 

 a number of Mr. Wharton's letters; gives directions how letters to 

 Europe should be addressed. His interest in aerial balloons. Anxious 

 to know if Franklin received his letter of August 15th. Expects his 

 book to come out soon ; M. Lavoisier's pamphlet on heat contains nothing 

 similar to his work; has matter enough ready for a second volume of 

 his book on vegetables; afraid of the delay in printing it. Desires to 

 become a member of the [American] Philosophical Society of Phila- 

 delphia. Dutch hatred against England. Report of Mr. [Samuel] 

 Wharton being in some difficulty about an immense tract of land he 

 bought from the Indians. A. L. S. 2 p. XXX, 95. 



From J[ohn] Schaffer. 1783. November 19. Paris. 



Informed by his advocate that Franklin's son, William Temple, 

 must write a line to deny having said that he (Schaffer) was a bad 

 subject, etc. Mr. [William] Temple [Franklin] 's refusal to do this 

 shows he must have said it; begs Franklin to procure this favor for 

 him and to make him a small advance. A. L. S. i p. XXX, 96. 



From Edw [a] rdNath[anie]l Bancroft. 1783. November 19. Chiswick. 



An account of their voyage to England and his father's departure 

 for Philadelphia; his opinion of London and English food. A. L. S. 

 2 p. (In French.) XXX, 97. 



From Sam[ue]l Cooper. 1783. November 20. Boston. 



Writes under great difficulties; ill in his room attended by two 

 phj^sicians; cannot allow the Chevalier de Born to depart without carr>'- 

 ing his thanks to Franklin for introducing to him such an able and 



