Letters to Benjamin Franklin 355 



Waiting for an account of the [Constitutional] Convention. Spirit of 

 liberty beginning to prevail in Europe as a result of the American war. 

 Departure of Mr. [John] Paradise and family for Virginia. Report 

 of war between Turkey and Russia. Rumor of the King of Prussia 

 having entered Holland and reinstated the Stadtholder in all his powers. 

 A. L. S. 4 p. XXXV, 126. 



Printed in Works (Sparks, X, 320; Bigelow, IX, 411). 



From J. Ingen Housz. 1787. September 28. Vienna. 



Desires Mr. [John] Williams to finish up the business of his loan- 

 receipts and send him over the money. Finds fault with the American 

 postal service. Question of the money due him by Mr. [Samuel] 

 Wharton; convinced that Franklin's powerful influence can obtain 

 justice for him. Dismal outlook for Europe; distracted state of his 

 own country; the English at the bottom of it; Turkish war probably 

 blown up from the same quarter. A. L. S. 4 p. XXXV, 127. 



From Samuel Jennings. 1787. October 9. London. 



Delighted with his reception by Mr. [Benjamin] West, who is at 

 Windsor, finishing the paintings designed for the Castle ; much impressed 

 so far by the elegant performances in the Fine Arts; especially struck 

 with the statuary in Westminster Abbey. A. L. S. 2 p. XXXV, 128. 



i^ro /Az M. Ehlers. 1787. October 10. Kiel. 



Hopes he received the first volume of a work, of which he now 

 sends the second. A. L S. i p. XXXV, 129. 



From Jona[than] Williams, [Sr.]. 1787. October 10. Boston. 



Thanking Franklin for the plan of government sent him; thinks it 

 the best that could be formed under the present circumstances; influence 

 exerted against it. News of Mrs. [Jane] Mecom. A. L. S. i p. 



XXXV, 129^4. 



From [Pierre Samuel] Du Pont [de Nemours]. 

 1787. October 13. Paris. 



Recommending to Franklin's attention, his eldest son [Victor Marie 

 Du Pont] who goes to America to complete his education by studying 

 the conditions of a free country. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) 



XXXV, 130. 



