514 Letters from Benjamin Franklin 



To Jonathan Williams, Jr. [1778. December.] 



Relating to Mr. Thomas Morris's papers, and his desire to have noth- 

 ing to do with them except to deliver them up at once, before witnesses. 

 A. Dr. of L. 2 p. XII, 226b. 



To A. Sube, Laporte, and others. [1778. December.] 



Expressing thanks for the verses and a wish that the connection 

 between France and America may be everlasting. A. Dr. of L. i p. 



XII, i96^b. 



To Madame . {Circa 1778.] 



Should certainly pay the greatest respect to the recommendation of 

 Madame [Noailles] de la Fayette, but it is impossible for him to do 

 what is desired for M. Rolandeau, formerly an officer in the American 

 service. M. Rolandeau's conduct. Has been ordered by Congress to 

 encourage no more officers to come over. Rejoices on the good news 

 from their friends in America, and the reputation her particular friend 

 acquired there. A. Dr. of L. 2 p. XLVI(i), 41. 



To . \_Circa 1778.] 



Discussion about electricity. Reply to a correspondent who had made 

 some experiments with the Leyden jar and who differed with Franklin 

 in his deductions. Explains the phenomena observed in his experiments 

 with the Leyden jar. Dr. by Jean Baptiste Le Roy of L. 4 p. (In 

 French.) XLVI(i), 40. 



To Comte de Vergennes. {Circa 1778.] 



With reference to a lawsuit over a vessel recaptured from the Eng- 

 lish by the American privateer " General Mifflin," Capt. [Daniel] 

 McNeill, and brought into I'Orient as a prize. The French laws leave 

 no doubt as to the validity of Capt. McNeill's claim. Complains of 

 the slowness of the Courts in deciding such cases. A. Dr. by Le Ray de 

 Chaumont of L. 2 p. (In French.) XL VIII, 72. 



To A French Vessel. 1778. Passy. 

 Passport. Dr. of D. 2 p. LXXIV, 100. 



