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plained. Answer received to his letter to Congress respecting M, [Diego 

 de] Gardoqui's mission ; his conduct in this business approved. A. L. S. 

 I p. XXXIII, 106. 



From [Jonathan Williams, Jr.]. 1785. May 12. London. 



Account of his business dealings with M. Renouard ; refuses to admit 

 him as his creditor. Glad that Franklin has gotten his release ; question 

 of his going home. Detained by pursuit of his debtor, Mr. [Philip] 

 Moore. Commissions executed and people seen. Critical attitude of 

 England towards America; fails to see her own faults. [Incomplete.] 

 A. L. 4 p. XXXVIII, 153- 



From C. W. F. Dumas. 1785. May 12. The Hague. 



Hears that Franklin has obtained his recall; congratulations for his 

 past work and good wishes for his future health and happiness. A. 

 L. S. I p. (In French.) XXXIX, 228. 



From The New York Society for Promoting Useful Knowledge. 



1785. May 13. New York. 



Advising Franklin of his being chosen a member of the Society. 

 A. L S. Samuel Bard, Sec[retar]y. i p. XXXIII, 107. 



From J[onathan] Williams, Jr. 1785. May 14. London. 



Late aerostatic experiments in England ; [ Vincenzo] Lunardi's failure ; 

 [Francois] Blanchard has all the honors. Sir John Cambridge's asser- 

 tion as to the rate at which a coal barge descends a stream, without 

 sails or oars, in a dead calm. Account of the extremely youthful behavior 

 of old General [James Edward] Oglethorpe. Saw at a bookseller's a 

 translation of Cicero on Old Age with Dr. Franklin's name and picture 

 on the title page; desires to know if he is really the author? Com- 

 missions executed. A. L. S. 6 p. XXXVIII, 154. 



From Jona[than] Williams, Jr. 1785. May 15. London. 



Explains why Mr. Orillard's memoir is falsely stated. Obliged to 

 treat Mr. Gavrelle like all his other creditors. Information concerning 

 Franklin's proposed passage to America. Obliged to go to Ireland in 

 pursuit of [Philip] Moore. A. L. S. 4 p. XXXVIII, 155. 



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