Letters from Benjamin Franklin 549 



To Pierre Vernier. 1785. February 19. Passy. 



Congress is taking steps to redeem the contracts issued by the Loan 

 Office and to insure payment of interest thereon, which was interrupted 

 for a time. Neither the principal nor interest, however, can be paid 

 without the contracts being produced. Holders of the contracts should 

 not have sent them to Europe, where they are of no value. Advises 

 him to send the contracts he has back to America to some merchant 

 or to M, [Pierre Frangois] Barbe de Marbois, French Consul at Phila- 

 delphia. Dr. of L. 3 p. (Mostly in French.) XLV, 195. 



To Count de Windisch-Gratz. 1785. February 22. Passy. 



Cannot but approve of the article enclosed in his letter. Will for- 

 ward any copies of it to America which he may send. Dr. of L. i p. 

 (In French.) XLV, 196. 



Printed in Works (Smyth, IX, 290). 



To [F.] Deumie Groc. 1785. February 25. Passy. 



Answer to M. Deumie Groc's favor of Nov. 26th, 1784, also copies 

 of other original papers relating to the affair of the vessel, " I'Aimable 

 Elizabeth," the sale of her cargo in New Foundland and the total loss 

 to her owners. L. S. 6 p. (In French. Copy.) XXXIII, 38. 



To William Carmichael. 1785. March 22. Passy. 



Communicated his letter to Messrs. [John] Adams and [Thomas] 

 Jefferson ; had several meetings on the Barbary affair. Is daily expecting 

 permission from Congress to return home. A. L. S. i p. (Press 

 copy.) XLV, 197. 



Printed in Works (Sparks, X, 159; Bigelow, IX, 90; Smyth, IX, 301), 



To Marechal de Castries. 1785. May 16. Passy. 



Received his letter relative to the advance made to Mr. [William] 

 Bingham, Agent of the United States at Martinique. Mr. Bingham 

 has moved to London. Submits to his consideration whether it would 

 not be well to charge the French Minister at London with the demand, 

 as he (Dr. Franklin) is about to depart for America and will not have 

 an opportunity of seeing Mr. Bingham. A. L. S. i p. (Press copy.) 



XLV, 198. 



Printed in Works (Smyth, IX, 328). 



