130 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From [Armand Benoit Joseph] Guffroy. 1783. November 25. Arras. 



Concerning a request of the Chevalier du Richebourg for his share 

 of the prize-money during his service in Commodore Jones's squadron 

 on board the " Vengeance"; account of the fruitless efforts made by the 

 Chevalier to obtain his just dues. A. L. S. 4 p. (In French.) 



XXX, 104. 



From Guyon. 1783. November 27. 



His miserable condition; is sixty-one years old; lost his w^ife, after 

 fifteen months' illness, and later his position as Receiver-General of 

 Finances ; there is still left him a little girl, an idiot ; gives a minute ac- 

 count of the way the child was affected from infancy [2 p.] ; throws 

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



XXX, 105. 



jprom [Antoine] Court de Gebelin. 

 1783. November 28. Musee de Paris. 



Sending some tickets for the meeting at the Museum on December 4 ; 

 their entire Society will be most flattered by Franklin's presence; their 

 hope of bringing out a volume of memoirs during the winter; will be 

 glad if Franklin would contribute to this first volume. Recommending 

 his friend, M. Dupuis, an architect, who wishes to dedicate to the Queen 

 his latest work, a plan for a magnificent play-house; begs Franklin's 

 influence in his favor with the Comte de Vaudreuil. A. L. S. 2 p. 

 (In French.) XXX, 106. 



From Menier de Saintyver. 1783. November 28. Paris. 



Franklin's abandonment of M. [John] Schaffer will plunge another 

 family into misery; has no reason to defend Schaffer, but firmly be- 

 lieves him the victim of others; the interpretation which will be put 

 upon Franklin's attitude; M. Schaffer's downfall will carry him with 

 it; begs Franklin to have pity on him and his family. A. L. S. 3 p. 

 (In French.) XXX, 107. 



From [Sir] Jos[eph] Banks. 1783. November 28. [London.] 



Concerning [Joseph Michel] Montgolfier's experiments; account of 

 the ascent of a balloon in Sussex. A. L. S. 3 p. XXX, 108. 



Printed in Works (Sparks, X, 32). 



