Letters to Benjamin Franklin 385 



From [Charles] Arthaud. 1789. January 29. Au Cap [Frangois]. 



Have elected Mr, Samuel Vaughan a member of their Society, 

 le Circle des Philadelphes ; sends by him two tokens from the Society, 

 one for Franklin and the other for the [American] Philosophical Society. 

 A. L. S. 2 p. XXXVI, 114. 



From A[melia] Barry. 1789. February 9. Leghorn. 



The little means left by Mr. Barry is in leases; in four years she will 

 have no resources; desires to bury herself in the Apennines; her eldest 

 daughter turned Roman Catholic. Begs Franklin to secure to her 

 children the city lot left by him in the hands of Mr. Israel Pemberton. 

 Acknowledging his kindness in the affair of the maps; fancies Gov. 

 [Thomas] Pownall never succeeded in getting the balance of the account 

 from Mr. [John] Almon. A. L. S. 4 p. XXXVI, 115. 



From Abiel Holmes. 1789. February 16. Midway, Georgia. 



Desiring Franklin to furnish him with a list of books suitable for 

 a general (private) library; purposes to make a collection of about 

 four hundred volumes; although divinity is his chief study, will aim 

 to pay attention to literature in general. A. L. S. i p. 



XXXVI, 1 16. 



From Pierre Bon de Corcelles. 1789. February 20. Neufchatel. 



Unable to emigrate to America; sends him the printed announcements 

 of his memoir on American liberty. A. L. S. 3 p. (In French.) 



XXXVI, 117. 



From [Louis Guillaume] Le Veillard. 1789. February 21. Passy. 



Desires to be useful to Mr. Gouverneur Morris; expects to dine 

 with Mr, Morris at the Duchesse d'Enville's; hopes to see a great 

 deal of him. News of Franklin from M. Saugrain [de Vigny]. 

 Presses him about his memoirs. Affairs in France; States-General con- 

 voked for April 27th. Franklin's work on the " difficulty of es- 

 tablishing a good Constitution founded entirely on the Sacred Writings " 

 delighted him much; translated and printed in Paris. Bitterly cold 

 winter; great misery among the people; commends the use of potatoes 

 among the poor. W^ill take the music to Mme. Brillon, the first in- 

 terpreter in France of American productions of this sort. A. L. S. 4 p. 

 (In French.) XXXVI, 118. 



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