Letters to Benjamin Franklin 367 



occupied with the meetings of Parliament; Edict in favor of non- 

 Catholics a step towards tolerance; Assembly for the States-General 

 announced for 1791. Desires the first volume of the [American] 

 Philosophical [Society's] Transactions. Report of the ancient forti- 

 fications and other proofs of a previous civilization being found near 

 Fort Harmar at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers; 

 desires to know if this is true. Messages from his host, the Abbe 

 Rochon. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) XXXVI, 16. 



From Sam[uel] Potts. 1788. February 6. 

 Receipt for the balance of his account. A. L. S. i p. LV, 109. 



From John Wethered. 1788. February 10. New Castle. 



Asking for assistance to repair the Episcopal Church at New Castle. 

 A. L. S. I p. XXXVI, 17. 



From Picque. 1788. February 10. Pittsburg. 



Account of an attack of sciatica, which was much alleviated by the 

 use of a root common to the country; offers to send a specimen to 

 Franklin as a remedy for the stone; hears it has been extremely effi- 

 cacious in such cases ; not sure of the name ; the savages call it " deje jon 

 kond." A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) XXXVI, 18. 



From [Sir] Edward Newenham. 1788. February 11. 



Irish politics; unbounded confidence placed by the whole nation in 

 the Marquis of Buckingham; the last Viceroy one of the most aban- 

 doned, corrupt and profligate of men; no new pensions nor taxes; 

 prevalence of gambling. Foreign politics; opposed to the Empress 

 Catharine's ambitions; believes the Turks would suffer much before 

 yielding the whole of the river Danube to the Sovereign of Hungary. 

 Affairs in Holland. The English East India Co. afraid government 

 will refuse a renewal of their charter. A. L. S. 3 p. 



XXXVI, 19. 



From Comte de Moustier. 1788. February 14. New York. 



Received his appointment^ on September 3d and left for Paris on the 

 lOth of October; wished by this alacrity to prove his affection for the 

 Americans and his eagerness to strengthen the bond between their 

 two nations. A. L. S. 2 p. (In French.) XXXVI, 20. 



^ Succeeded Comte de la Luzerne as Minister to America. 



