Letters to Benjamin Franklin 325 



From Marquis de Chastellux. 1786. December i. Paris. 



Recommending Major Lattier, an Irishman in the service of France. 

 Five months before, forwarded the two volumes of his travels to Amer- 

 ica; if Franklin has troubled himself to read them, desires his opinion 

 thereon. Received two months before a diploma [of Doctor of Laws 

 (conferred in 1782)] from the Academy of Philadelphia addressed to 

 him by Franklin, which he desires to acknowledge. A. L. S. 3 p. 

 (In French.) XXXIV, 173^. 



From Ezra Stiles. 1786. December 4. Yale College. 



Fear of trespassing on Franklin's time the reason of these late con- 

 gratulations on his return to America ; wrote a number of letters to him 

 during his Embassy in Paris but never received any answers. His 

 great respect and esteem for Franklin. The bearer of this, Mr. [Noah] 

 Webster [Jr.], has had great success in New Haven with his lectures. 

 Many subjects on which he would be glad of Franklin's opinion. A. 

 L. S. I p. XXXIV, 174. 



From [Sir] Jos[eph] Banks. 1786. December 6. London. 



Acknowledging the Transactions of the [American] Philosophical 

 Society, which were duly presented to the Royal Society. Perfect har- 

 mony reigning at present in the Royal Society. A. L. S. 2 p. 



XXXIV, 175. 



From [Gov.] Edm[und] Randolph. 1786. December 6. Richmond. 



His anxiety for the well-being of the Federal Government must be 

 his excuse for sending the enclosed Act of their Legislature and for 

 repeating his request that Franklin would give his serious attention 

 to the present American crisis. Enumerates the gentlemen appointed 

 by Virginia for the Convention at Philadelphia. A. L. S. i p. 



XXXIV, 176. 



From Thomas McKean. 1786. December 9. Philadelphia. 



Announcing that five gentlemen have been appointed to wait upon 

 Franklin and request his name and patronage for a German College 

 proposed to be erected in the Borough of Lancaster. A. L. S. i p. 



XXXIV, 177. 



