Letters to Benjamin Franklin 177 



From Jonat[han] Nesbitt. 1784. March 17. L'Orient. 



Expense of franking the letters to America; afraid to send them by 

 passengers. A. L. S. i p. XXXI, 116. 



From William Hodgson. 1784. March 17. London. 



Acknowledging Franklin's favor of the nth inst. Price of church 

 bells; their exportation forbidden. Sorry he is unable to give him the 

 desired information respecting the ships sent into Bergen. Appreciates 

 Franklin's congratulations on his success against the Secretaries of State. 

 Thinks England has gone stark mad ; they adore the King and despise 

 Parliament, especially the Commons; the Dissenters join in the cry; Dr. 

 [Richard] Price as bad as the rest. A. L. S. 2 p. XXXI, 117. 



From C. W. F. Dumas. 1784. March 19. The Hague. 



Sends his letters to Franklin instead of forwarding them directly to 

 I'Orient, in order that he may have a faithful account of Dutch af- 

 fairs. A. L. S. I p. (In French.) XXXIX, 224. 



From Thomas Mifflin to Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. 

 1784. March 20. Annapolis. 



Transmits an Act of Congress of March 16. L. S. i p. (Press 

 copy.) LV, 69. 



From Stephen Case. 1784. March 22. 



Certifying that the following letter is from his daughter, Jane Frank- 

 lin Case. A. L. S. i p. XXXI, 119a. 



From Jane Franklin Case. 1784. March 22. Newburg, N. Y. 



Although only eight years old and unknown to Franklin, she desires 

 to pay her respects to one for whom she was partly named ; sends the 

 enclosed piece written by so near a connection that she would wish to 

 conceal his name. A. L. S. i p. XXXI, 119b. 



From [John] Paul Jones. 1784. March 23. Paris. 



Kindness of the Marquis de la Fayette in translating and enforcing 



his two last letters to the Marechal de Castries, on the subject of the 



prize-money due the officers who served in his squadron ; the Marechal's 



belief that Franklin agreed to the settlement proposed by M. Le Ray 



VOL IV — 12 



