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From Samuel Cooper to B. Franklin. 23 May, 1780. 455
Service of a French Frigate. - Alliance with France.-
Count d'Estaing.
To an Agent for American Cruisers. 30 May.
Free Ships make free Goods.
To the President of Congress. 31 May.
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Trouble of maritime Affairs.-Difficulty of meeting Drafts.
-Capture of neutral Vessels. - Rule adopted by the Eu-
ropean Powers.- Unfavorable Disposition in Europe to-
wards England. - Difficulties in the Exchange of Prisoners.
To the President of Congress. 1 June.
Recommending Commodore Jones.
To Robert Morris. 3 June.
State of Affairs in Europe. Neutral Trade.
To Charles W. F. Dumas. 5 June.
Neutral Ships.-Private Property ought not to be disturbed
in Time of War. Letter of General Clinton.
To John Jay. 13 June.
Letters broken open. - Bills of Exchange.-Print of Dr.
Franklin.
Sir John Dalrymple. - The Marquis de Lafayette.
in London. - Madame Brillon.
458
459
465
466
From Count de Vergennes to B. Franklin. 30 June.
477
American Paper Money held by Foreigners.
To Count de Vergennes. 10 July.
479
Foreign Merchants ought not to suffer from the Deprecia-
tion of American Paper Money.
From David Hartley to B. Franklin. 17 July.
Conciliatory Bill rejected in the House of Commons.
Disputes of Jones and Landais. -French Court displeased
with Mr. Adams's Correspondence.- Armed Neutrality.
To John Paul Jones. 12 August, 1780. . From John Adams to B. Franklin. 17 August.
Opinions in Europe concerning the American War. From James Hutton to B. Franklin. 21 August. Moravian Missionaries in Labrador.
To Charles W. F. Dumas. 2 October.
Relative to M. Dumas's Appointment and Services.
493
494
496
498
To John Jay. 2 October..
499
Money obtained in France to meet the Drafts of Congress.
From John Jebb to B. Franklin. 11 October.
508
Proposal of a Federal Union between America and England.
From John Adams to B. Franklin. 4 November.
Requesting Relief for Mr. Laurens, Prisoner in the Tower.
From Count de Vergennes to B. Franklin. 26 November. 515
From Charles Vernon to Sir Grey Cooper. 27 November.
Mr. Laurens's Treatment in the Tower.
516
From Sir Grey Cooper to B. Franklin. 29 November.
From John Adams to B. Franklin. 30 November..
Affairs in Holland.
517
518
To James Lovell. 2 December.
Embarrassed with the Numerous Drafts from Congress.
To the President of Congress. 2 December.
Advisable to furnish the French Troops with Provisions in
America.
-Delays in sending Supplies.-Portuguese Ship captured
by an American Cruiser.
To Charles W. F. Dumas. 3 December.
1781.
From Samuel Huntington to B. Franklin. 1 January.
Instructions for procuring a further Loan in France.
525
526
From M. de Marbois to B. Franklin. 4 January, 1781.. 527
Exertions of Dr. Franklin's Daughter in procuring supplies
of Clothing for the American Soldiers.
Passport for Provisions and Clothing sent to the West
Indies.
To Sir Edward Newenham. 12 February.
To Count de Vergennes. 13 February.
534
Transmitting Letters of Congress to the King. Instruc-
tions of Congress.- Critical Situation of America. - Ne-
cessity of immediate Aid.
To Count de Vergennes. 6 March..
537
To Felix Nogaret. 8 March.
French Translation of a Latin Verse complimentary to
Dr. Franklin.
To M. de Rayneval. 11 March.
539
Supplies wanted in America.
APPENDIX.
A Fragment of Polybius; from his Treatise on the
Memoir of Sir John Dalrymple; or a Project of Lord
Rochford to prevent the War.
CORRESPONDENCE,
PART SECOND;
COMPRISING
LETTERS, PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL,
FROM
THE TIME OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST MISSION TO ENGLAND,
TO
THE BEGINNING OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
1757-1775.
(CONTINUED.)