338 Letters to Benjamin Franklin 



From W[illiam] T[emple] Franklin. 1787. March 27. Park. 



Concerning the farms he has rented and the arrangements he has 

 made for the farm he intends to occupy. Begs Franklin to send him 

 fifteen pounds which he will repay in a few days when he returns to 

 the city. A. L. S. 3 P- XXXV, 36. 



From Wilson. 1787. March 29. Philadelphia. 



Desiring the books mentioned to him by Franklin the other day. 

 L. in 3d P. I p. XXXV, 37. 



From Gaugnet. 1787. March 29. Saint Marc. 



Served nearly a year under the command of Com. [John] Paul Jones ; 

 sends the commission given to him at I'Orient on May 3, 1779, and 

 begs Franklin to present it to Congress with a request to convert it 

 into an officer's brevet; ready at any time to serve in the American 

 navy; owing to his services not being needed at present, has engaged 

 in commerce. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) XXXV, 38. 



From Thomas Paine. 1787. March 31. [Philadelphia.] 



Announcing his intended departure for Europe in April ; desires a 

 letter to the Comte de Vergennes; expects to take his models of bridges 

 with him; will be obliged for a letter to some of the Commissioners 

 in that department. Wishes Franklin's opinion as regards certain points 

 in the construction of his bridge. Letter to Council enclosed offering 

 to show them the two models [2 p.]. A. L. S. 4 p. XXXV, 39. 



From John Churchman. 1787. March 31. Philadelphia. 



Laying before Franklin, as President of the American Philosophical 

 Society, his conclusions respecting the situation of the magnetic needle. 

 A. L. S. 3 p. XXXV, 40. 



From J[ohn] Churchman. 1787. April i. Philadelphia. 



Quotes several passages from the Old Testament which gave rise to 

 certain speculations on lightning and the Aurora Borealis. A. L. S. 

 I p. XXXV, 41. 



