To Rev. Dr. Cooper, December 2, 1780 Governor Hancock-The insanity of Landais and Lee. Fragment of a Diary From Samuel Huntington, President of Congress, Instructions to procure a further loan. To Miss Georgiana Shipley 356 367 Coldness of nights on the desert-Pleasant reminiscences of Twyford-Her picture of its inhabitants-Part of Journal, 1780-1781. From Francis Dana, April 6, 1781 To the Marquis de Lafayette, May 14, 1781 395 411 Expedition against Arnold-British policy-Colonel Laurens. To William Jackson, July 10, 1781 445 His impudence rebuked. VOLUME IX 1781-1782 To Charles W. F. Dumas, August 10, 1781 Capitulation of Cornwallis-General Greene. To Messrs. Henry Royle and others, January 4, 1782 To William Strahan, December 4, 1781 Advice about emigrating to the United States. Another warning against after-clap demands. To Robert Morris, January 9, 1782 To William Carmichael, January 23, 1782 Money difficulties-John Jay-Spanish ink-Lafayette. To Robert Morris, January 28, 1782 To John Adams, February 12, 1782 To Robert Morris, March 4, 1782 A new loan of six millions-Gillon-Captain Barry. PAGE 155 174 175 183 196 208 226 To Robert Morris, March 9, 1782 Great affairs and great men sometimes influenced by small matters-The sense of the English nation against continuing the war-The king's obstinacy. To M. de Rayneval, March 22, 1782 To Jonathan Williams, March 23, 1782 To Robert Morris, March 30, 1782 Supplies for the army-Change of sentiment in EnglandSilas Deane's letters and accounts. To William Hodgson, March 31, 1782 To M. l'Abbé de St. Favre, March 31, 1782 An impostor that was worse than a simple thief. To Madam Greene, April 7, 1782 To David Hartley, April 14, 1782 To Miss Alexander, June, 1782 To Count de Vergennes, July 18, 1782 Certificate of Conyngham's Commission, August 7, 1782 To Count de Vergennes, August 24, 1782 To Count de Vergennes, September 8, 1782 VOLUME X To Count de Vergennes, November 15, 1782 To Count de Vergennes, March 9, 1783 To Count de Vergennes, March 16, 1783 388 To John Dickinson, President of the State of Pennsylvania, March 23, 1783 Introducing Mr. Penn-Legislation in regard to the Penn Consent to the dedication of a book to him-Tired of the correspondence of Mr. V—.—Mr. Wharton-Advice to Vienna merchants. III 112 115 To Count de Vergennes, May 23, 1783 Communicates the resolution of Congress of May 2d. From Benjamin Vaughan, August 8, 1783 Wm. Temple Franklin to M. de Rayneval, August 15, 1783 To Count de Vergennes, August 16, 1783 To Count de Vergennes, August 24, 1783 151 152 152 154 155 188 To Elias Boudinot, President of Congress, September To Dr. Price (probably), September 16, 1783 Balloons-A jocular paper in ridicule of a prize question given To Sir Joseph Banks, December 1, 1783 out by the Belgium Academy of Science. A question of handwriting-Balloons. To Count de Vergennes, December 6, 1783 . His grandson-French grammars. Baynes's Journal of Conversations with Franklin To Count de Vergennes, January 13, 1784 "A certain Schaffer.". In reference to farming in the United States. PAGE 299 309 • 331 363 Impolicy of War To Henry Laurens, April 29, 1784 To Count de Vergennes, May 31, 1784 To M. St. Jean de Crèvecœur Project of a line of packets between France and AmericaThe division of the ships into water-tight compartments-Chart of the Gulf Stream. From John Adams, July 19, 1784 Impatient at the neglect of him by Congress-Proposes to banish politics from his thoughts and begin a course of experiments in physics. 370 VOLUME XI 1784-1788 To John Jay, February 8, 1785 . 6 Effect in Europe of the misrepresentations of the British press. To Mr. Francis Childs, Printer at New York, February 8, 1785 To William Strahan, March 5, 1785 Unsettled accounts with Hall-Value of a copyright in an established newspaper. 8 ΙΟ To Benjamin Vaughan, March 14, 1785 To Jonathan Williams, April 13, 1785 To John Ingenhousz, April 20, 1785 Invitation to accompany Franklin to America-Idle stories about that country-The emperor of Germany. To M. Cadet de Vaux, April 28, 1785 Beer made from Indian corn. To John Ingenhousz, April 29, 1785 Mr. Penn's mercenary descendants. To Edward Bridgen, July 4, 1785 To Mr. Limozin, July 25, 1785 To Mr. Ruellan, July 25, 1785 Preparations for voyage. To Thomas Paine, September 27, 1785 Reasons for entering the public service-His health. PAGE 85 201 To Francis Childs, October 1, 1785 To Mrs. Jane Mecom, January 24, 1786 His health-Chesterfield's advice to his son's widow-Pocket complaints. To Jonathan Williams, January 27, 1786 To Jonathan Williams, February 16, 1786 Asking for his account of the temperature of the water during their last voyage-Though old not insensible to reputation. Printing Types Made at Passy, February 25, 1786 The emperor and the Dutch-Cagliostro-English press- Hams and soap to distribute-Lalande's History of All the To Thomas Jefferson, March 20, 1786 To M. l'Abbé de la Roche, April, 1786 The Archbishop of Bordeaux and his wooden houses-The cardinal bird and Madame Helvetius-Her eighteen cats-The particle on- -Fickleness of popular favor. To Mrs. Jane Mecom, April 8, 1786 Her soap-Sally's experiment. To Mrs. Jane Mecom, April 25, 1786 More about soap. To M. Le Roy, June 27, 1786 To John Jay, July 6, 1786 204 221 223 230 Inviting his attention to Scotosh, chief of the WyondotsSpeeches of Scotosh and President Washington's replies. To Noah Webster, July 9, 1786 Discourages the publication of notes of his early life. Asks for a copy of the treaty with Portugal-The monument to Montgomery-Wishes Mr. Jay to send him the copy of his will in Mr. Jay's custody. |