528 Letters from Benjamin Franklin 



To Le Ray de Chaumont. [^Circa 1781. June. Passy.] 

 Reply to his memoir relative to the agreement between himself and 

 Jonathan Williams, Jr., for freight to be loaded on his vessel the 

 " Marquis de la Fayette " for America. A. Dr. of L. 3 p. L(i), 33. 



The same. L. 4 p. (Incomplete.) LVII, 61. 



To [Le Ray de Chaumont. 1781. June.] 



Question of paying freight for a vessel before she arrives at I'Orient 

 to receive her cargo. L. in 3d P. i p. LVIII, 76. 



To Le Ray de Chaumont. 1781, July i to 1784, May 28. 



Papers relative to his accounts, and also to those of [Silas] Deane 

 and Dr. Franklin. LIV, 125 (5, 11, 13-15). 



To The Marquise [Noailles] de la Fayette. 

 [178 1. August. Passy.] 



Asking her to use her influence with M. d'Aguesseau, in the case 

 of Alexander vs. the Bank of England, as it concerns a very interesting 

 family, who merit protection. Dr. of L. in 3d P. i p. (In French.) 



XXII, 114. 



Certificate. 1781. October 12. Passy. 

 Certification of the genuineness of a deed. A. D. i p. LVIII, 72. 



To William Temple Franklin, Escuros, France. 

 1 78 1. October 23. Versailles. 



Sends copy of London paper giving account of the naval engagement 

 in Chesapeake Bay. The English acknowledge their defeat. Refers 

 to junction between Rochambeau and la Fayette's forces and probable 

 capture of Cornwallis and his whole army. Rejoicings over birth of the 

 Dauphin. Sends his love to the de Chaumont family. A. L. S. i p. 



LXX, I. 



To Queen Marie Antoinette. [1781. October.] 



Offering congratulations and homage to her on behalf of all the States 

 of North America [on the occasion of the birth of the Dauphin]. A. 

 Dr. of N. I p. (In French.) XLVI(i), 80. 



