3o8 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From [Louis Guillaume] Le Veillard. 1786. June i. Passy. 



Liberation of de Rohan; exiled to his estate in Auvergne; Count and 

 Countess de Cagliostro likewise free; Mme. de la Motte Valois con- 

 demned to be beaten, branded, shaved and imprisoned ; sentences passed 

 on her confederates; takes exception to the sympathy lavished upon 

 de Rohan. Account of the King's first journey; enthusiasm along his 

 route. Asks permission to print that part of Franklin's letter w^hich 

 refers to the lies appearing in the English newspapers. Publication of 

 Franklin's paper^ on Executive Justice; combats his statement that it is 

 better for one thousand guilty to escape than for one innocent man to 

 be condemned. A. L. S. 4 p. (In French.) XXXIV, 84. 



^ Observations on a late publication entitled Thoughts on Executive Justice, 

 to which is added a letter containing remarks on the same work. London, 

 I. Cadell, 1786. (See Ford's Franklin Bibliography, Brooklyn, 1889, p. 177.) 



From Comtesse d'Houdetot. 1786. June i. Sannois. 



Recommending to Franklin's goodness, the bearer, one who hopes 

 for better fortune in America than he has experienced in France. A. L. 

 S. 2 p. (In French.) XXXIV, 85. 



From Francis Childs. 1786. June 2. New York. 



His plan to print a pocket and family almanac for the next year; 

 desires Franklin's advice ; very busy at present ; hopes by the end of the 

 week to render him a minute and just account of the office. A. L. S. 

 I p. XXXIV, 86. 



From A B . 1786. June 3. Philadelphia. 



Asks him to pass judgment on his invention of a boat which is 

 unsinkable. A. L. S. 3 p. XLIV, 77. 



From ■W[illia]m Nixon. 1786. June 5. [Philadelphia.] 



Prevented the previous day from waiting on Franklin by a sudden 

 attack of illness; begs him to send the promised approbation of his plan 

 for facilitating the Latin language. A. L. S. i p. XXXIV, 87. 



From Alex[ande]r Small. 1786. June 6. London. 



Congratulating him on his safe return to America and regretting 

 that it did not take place sooner; believes his moderation and sound 



