262 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From Marquis de la Fayette. 1785. June 6. Paris. 



Enclosing a memoir [2 p.] setting forth the claims of Dr. [Jean 

 Frangois] Coste to the Order of Cincinnatus; joins with the Marquis 

 de Chastellux in wishing this proposal made through his friends, Doctors 

 [John] Cochran and [James] Craik. L. in 3d P. i p. (In French.) 



XXXIII, 129. 



From [J.] Tahon. 1785. June 8. Armentieres. 



Alarmed by the silence of his brother, who has lived in Boston for 

 seventeen years, and who promised to return to France as soon as 

 peace should be declared. A. L. S. i p. (In French.) 



XXXIII, 130. 



From Sam[uel] Potts. 1785. June 10. General P[ost] 0[ffice]. 



Sending his account for forwarding the newspapers; anxious to have 

 news of his health. A. L. S. 3 p. XXXIII, 131. 



From [Jean Jacques] Caffieri. 1785. June 10. Paris. 



His admiration for Franklin ; in accordance with his request has made 

 two busts of him in plaster-cast, which are ready to be shipped. A. L. 

 S. 2 p. (In French.) XXXIII, 132. 



From J. Ingen Housz. 1785. June 11. Vienna. 



Concerning the large sum of money placed by him in Mr. Samuel 

 Wharton's hands; his hopes of making a small fortune, and his failure 

 to receive one penny; encloses papers relative to this afFair and begs for 

 Franklin's advice and assistance ; the best way to approach Mr. Wharton. 

 Refusal of the Emperor [of Austria] to allow him to go to Paris; 

 disappointed at not seeing Franklin once again. Begs for three papers 

 published by Franklin in Paris: his Letter to the Abbe Soulavie, Con- 

 jectures on the Universal Dry Fog, and General Ideas on Heat, Light, 

 etc. Mr. Wharton's promise to deliver his English book on Vegetables 

 to the [American] Philosophical Society. Desires a recommendation to 

 Franklin's successor in Paris. Begs for a piece of green soap ; precautions 

 to be taken against its confiscation. Desires to be informed of his safe 

 arrival in America. A. L. S. 4 p. XXXIII, 133. 



Enclosure. Acknowledgment of the receipt on February 29, 1780, 

 by Samuel Wharton from Dr. John Ingen Housz, of 8000 livres 



