Letters to Benjamin Franklin 173 



From The Royal Society of Medicine. 1784. March 2. Paris. 



Invitation to a public meeting. Printed N. i p. 



LXXIII, 67 and 68. 



From J[ames] Leveux. 1784. March 2. Calais. 



Has forwarded Franklin the knives, forks and two locks belonging 

 to Mr. [John] Jay. For some time aided American prisoners who 

 escaped from England, but for the last six months has refused to 

 continue it, fearing the applicants were English; sends a statement of 

 the money he has expended. Begs for the position of American Consul. 

 A. L. S. 4 p. (In French.) 



A. E. by Dr. Franklin. Thanks for his care, etc., would be glad to 

 have his account in order to discharge it. Approve of his not giving 

 more money to pretended Americans. XXXI, 100. 



From [Charles Eleonor] Dufriche de Valaze. 1784. March 3. Paris. 



Refers to Franklin's kind acceptance of his book. Has written a 

 memoir, as yet unpublished, on the manner of executing these penal laws; 

 begs him to propose to Congress a duplicate of this manuscript together 

 with his plan for constructing houses of correction. Reflections on M. 

 Blanchard's experiment with a balloon. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) 



XXXI, loi. 



From Comte de Vergennes. 1784. March 4. Versailles. 



Acknowledging Franklin's favor of the 26th ult., in favor of his 

 nephew Mr. [Jonathan] Williams, [Jr.] ; conditions which must be 

 complied with, before he can place Mr. Williams's request before the 

 King. L. S. I p. (In French.) XXXI, 102. 



From de Wolff. 1784. March 4. Stuttgart. 



Desires to become a citizen of the United States; his reasons for 

 quitting his important position in the Military Academy founded by the 

 Due de Wurtemburg; advantageous ofFers made him by the King of 

 Prussia; his determination fixed however to give his services to Amer- 

 ica; his plan to go over first and reconnoitre, and then return for 

 a number of his countrymen who are skilled in agriculture; asks merely 

 that the expense of his passage be defrayed and a pension assured to his 

 family, in case he should die during the voyage. A. L. S. 4 p. (In 

 French.) XXXI, 103. 



