334 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From George Whatley. 1787. February 12. London. 



Reflections on the Philadelphia Bank. Thanking him for the medal- 

 lion. Benefits of free trade. Question of coining in America. His age 

 as compared with Franklin's. A. L. S. 3 p. (In duplicate.) 



XXXV, 14. 



From Mary Hewson. 1787. February 14. 



Investment of money. American weather as variable as English 

 weather. A. L. S. i p. LXIX, 72. 



From John Churchman. 1787. February 14. Philadelphia. 



Concerning certain discoveries he has made; desires neither the con- 

 clusion nor the principles on which it is founded to be made known. 

 A. L. S. I p. XXXV, 15. 



From Due de la Rochefoucauld. 1787. February 14. Paris. 



Acknowledging the Catalogue of the Trees and Shrubs of America, 

 by Mr. [Humphry] Marshall. Grief they have experienced through the 

 loss of his sister. His friendship with the Marquis de la Fayette 

 and their constant talk of America. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) 



XXXV, 16. 



From W [illia] m Herschel. 1787. February 1 8. Slough near Windsor. 



Acknowledging his election as a member of the American Philo- 

 sophical Society. Sends a catalogue of new nebulae and clusters of 

 stars. A. L. S. 2 p. XXXV, 17. 



Printed in Works (Sparks, VI, 569). 



From John Whitehurst. 1787. February 19. London. 



Acknowledging his election as a member of the learned [American] 

 Philosophical Society; begs the Society to accept a copy of his 

 Inquiry ; as soon as it is out of press, will send a copy of his next work, 

 viz.: An attempt to obtain invariable measures from the mensuration of 

 time, etc. If copies of the Standard Troy Weight will be acceptable, 

 they are at Franklin's service. A. L. S. i p. XXXV, 18. 



From Edward Garrigues. 1787. February 20. Philadelphia. 



Desiring Franklin to appoint a time to settle his account with the 

 estate of Eden Haydock, deceased. A. L. S. i p. XXXV, 19. 



