Letters to Benjamin Franklin 133 



From [Antoine Alexis Frangois] Cadet de Vaux. 1783. Decembers. 



Sending a letter from the Lieutenant-General of Police and two 

 tickets from Messrs, Le Grand and Molinos. L. in 3d P. i p. (In 

 French.) XXX, 119. 



From de Rocheplate. 1783. December 8. Paris. 



Franklin's letter appointing a day and hour never reached him until 

 too late to keep the appointment; begs him to name another time. A. 

 L. S. I p. (In French.) XXX, 120. 



From [Sir] Jos[eph] Banks. 1783. December 9. [London.] 



Balloons. Experiment of M. [Jacques Alexandre Cesar] Charles. 

 Practical flying belongs to France ; theoretical flying to England ; cites 

 Bishop Wilkins and Mr. [Henry] Cavendish. Mr. Mitchell's paper 

 on light being subject to gravitation. Description of a miserable comet 

 noted by Mr. Nathan [iel] Pigot[t] in his observatory at Yorkshire. 

 Account of a piece of mechanism consisting of four wings and warranted 

 to fly. A. L. S. 5 p. XXX, 121. 



Printed, almost entire, in Hale's Franklin in France, II, 276. 



From Chevalier d'Osmont. 1783. December 9. Ducey. 



Begging for news of Jacques Charles d'Osmont, who at one time 

 settled at Petersburg, Va. ; rumors of his death ; begs Franklin to ascer- 

 tain the truth of this report; the great importance to him of this infor- 

 mation. L. S. 4 p. (In French.) XXX, 122. 



Frojn de Pio. 1783. December 10. Paris. 



Sending Franklin the fourth volume of M. Filangieri's work to- 

 gether with his letter. A. N. in 3d P. I p. (In French.) 



XXX, 123. 

 From J. Vebon. 1783. December 10. St. Malo. 



Sending a letter entrusted to him by Dr. [Samuel] Cooper, and also 

 some Boston papers. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) XXX, 124. 



From [Jean Baptiste Artur De] Vermonnet. 



1783. December 10. St. Domingo. 



Reminding Franklin of his former request for the position of Vice- 

 Consul in one of the three departments of the United States. Account 



