540 Letters from Benjamin Franklin 



To Comte de Vergennes. 1784. March 5. Passy. 



Received his letter respecting the necessity of producing legal proof 

 of the arrangements made with the creditors mentioned in Mr. [Jona- 

 than] Williams's state of affairs, and sends herewith the original of 

 those arrangements for his inspection. A. Dr. of L. i p. XLV, 179. 



Printed in Works (Bigelow, VIII, 454; Smyth, IX, 176). 



To Abbe Morellet. 1784. March 16. Passy. 



No one else has seen the paper, and it will probably not appear until 

 after his decease, if it does then; his opinion of the translation. A. Dr. 

 of L. I p. XL, 89b. 



To Mazue. 1784. March 19. Passy. 



Acknowledging M. Mazue's letter; believes it is yet too early to 

 put such a project into execution ; the culture of wheat is more profitable 

 and certain, and in exchange the wines of Europe can be procured 

 cheaper than the cost of home production. A. Dr. of L. i p. 



XXXI, 93b. 



To La Sabliere de La Condamine. 1784. March 19. Passy. 



Acknowledging his favor of the 8th inst. Thinks maladies caused by 

 obstruction may be helped by electricity; doubts the existence of animal 

 magnetism; fears the new method will prove a delusion. A. Dr. of L. 

 2 p. XXXI, 107. 



Printed in Works (Sparks, X, 75; Bigelow, VIII, 460) and in Hale's Frank- 

 lin in France, II, 293. 



To Milee Paine. 1784. March 19. Passy. 



Has no orders or authority to encourage any person to go to America 

 by promising lands or other favors from Government; the enclosed 

 printed paper describing the country will perhaps convince the young 

 man that he is better where he is. A. Dr. of L. i p. XXXI, 112b. 



To Mme. Brillon. 1784. March 31. Passy. 



Sends her one of his " serious pleasantries." Hopes it will amuse 

 her and that she will recompense him by playing a Christmas carol 

 and the " March of the Insurgents." A. Dr. of L. i p. (In French.) 



XLV, 180. 



Printed in Works (Smyth, IX, 191), and in Proc. Am. Philos. Soc, 1901, 

 XL, 113. 



