From David Hartley to B. Franklin. 16 August, 1782.

395*

To Mrs. Mary Hewson. 17 August.

397

From Count de Vergennes to B. Franklin. 23 August. 397

To Robert R. Livingston. 3 September.

398

Allowance to William Temple Franklin as Secretary.

Salaries of Foreign Ministers.

To John Jay. 4 September.

From Richard Oswald to B. Franklin. 5 September.

To Richard Oswald. 8 September.

To Sir Joseph Banks. 9 September.

To the Earl of Grantham. 11 September.

To David Hartley. 17 September.

From Richard Oswald to B. Franklin. 24 September.
From Benjamin Lincoln to B. Franklin. 25 September.
Requesting Information respecting certain Regulations in
European Armies. - State of the American Army. -
French Troops in the United States.

To Robert R. Livingston. 26 September.

From Count de Vergennes to B. Franklin. 3 October.
Mr. Barclay's Appointment as Consul confirmed.

From David Hartley to B. Franklin. 4 October.
Proposition for a Commercial Convention.

To Robert R. Livingston. 14 October.
Progress of the Negotiation.

To John Adams. 15 October.

From George Washington B. Franklin. 18 October.

From Thomas Townshend to B. Franklin. 23 October.
Introducing Mr. Strachey.

To Thomas Townshend. 4 November.

To Robert R. Livingston. 7 November.
Introducing the Baron de Kermelin.

To Richard Oswald. 26 November.

On the Indemnification of American Loyalists.

From Benjamin Vaughan to B. Franklin. 27 November. 483

To Count de Vergennes. 29 November, 1782.

To Robert R. Livingston. 4 December.

Enclosing a Copy of the Preliminary Articles.

To Robert R. Livingston. 5 December.

Difficulties in conveying Intelligence to America.-Sup-

plies from France.-History of the Negotiation.-Princi-

pal Preliminaries between France and England agreed to.

-Proceedings in Regard to Sweden.

Efforts used to procure a new Loan in France.-Dutch

Loan. Military Stores.-Settlement of Accounts.

To Count de Vergennes. 17 December.

To Count de Vergennes. 15 December.

448

From Count de Vergennes to B. Franklin. 15 December. 449

Complains that the Preliminaries between the British Com-

missioners had been concluded without any Communication

with the French Cabinet.

To Robert Morris. 23 December.

No Peace can take Place between England and America

without the Concurrence of France.

To Robert R. Livingston. 24 December.

·

Remits a Part of the new Loan.-Result of the Treaty

uncertain.-Discouraging Intelligence of the Backward-

ness in America to raise Funds by Taxation.

To Francis Hopkinson. 24 December.

From Count de Vergennes to M. de la Luzerne. 19 Dec. 452

On the Signing of the Treaty of Peace by the English and

American Commissioners without the Knowledge of the

French Ministry.

The Swedish Ambassador exchanges full Powers with

Dr. Franklin.

435

435

Preliminaries of a Treaty.-Importance of the Alliance

with France.

436

1783.

From Robert R. Livingston to B. Franklin. 2 January.

Enclosing Resolutions of Congress. - Departure of the

French Fleet. -Financial Distresses of the United States.

445

450

Planting Trees in Philadelphia.-Newspaper Abuse.

From Count de Vergennes to B. Franklin. 25 December. 462

To Samuel Cooper. 26 December.

462

457

460

461

464

To Richard Oswald. 14 January, 1783.

Enclosing Propositions to abolish Privateering.

From Count de Vergennes to B. Franklin. 18 January.

From John Jay to B. Franklin. 26 January.

To Mrs. Mary Hewson. 27 January.

470

To Count de Vergennes. 18 January.

471

From Benjamin Vaughan to B. Franklin. 18 January.. 471

To John Adams. 19 January.

472

To Robert R. Livingston. 21 January.

473

Preliminaries signed between France, Spain, and England.

On the Death of several Friends.-Declines Visiting

England.-Peace.-Requests her to visit Paris.

To John Sargent. 27 January.

From Benjamin Vaughan to B. Franklin. 31 January.

Urging various Reasons to induce Dr. Franklin to continue

the Memoirs of his Life.

From Thomas Pownall to B. Franklin. 28 February.

To John Coakley Lettsom. 6 March.

To Robert Morris. 7 March.

Loan in France.

To Robert R. Livingston. 7 March.

•

• From David Hartley to B. Franklin. 12 March.

To the Earl of Buchan. 17 March.

Lands and new Settlements in America.

To Jonathan Shipley. 17 March. .
On the Peace with America.

From the Earl of Buchan to B. Franklin. 18 February. 486

Emigration from Scotland to the United States.

From M. Rosencrone to M. de Walterstorf. 22 February. 487

Respecting a Treaty of Commerce between Denmark and

the United States.

Congratulation on the Peace.-Remarks on the Condition
and Prospects of the United States.

From Benjamin Vaughan to B. Franklin. 25 February. 489

Terms of the Peace not approved in England.-Parties

in England.-Lord Shelburne.-Mr. Fox.

466

473

475

477
478

491

493

494

495

496

497

498

To Sir William Jones. 17 March, 1783.

To David Hartley. 23 March.

To Count de Vergennes. 24 March.

Requesting Permission to publish in Paris a Translation
of the Constitutions of the United States.

From Francis Hopkinson to B. Franklin. 27 March.
From David Hartley to B. Franklin. 31 March.
Communicating a Supplemental Treaty.

From M. Salva to B. Franklin. 1 April.

5 April.

Attempt of the Algerines to seize American Vessels.

From Count de Vergennes to B. Franklin.

To the Grand Master of Malta. 6 April.
To M. Rosencrone. 13 April.

To Robert R. Livingston. 15 April.

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From Charles J. Fox to B. Franklin. 19 April.

To Mrs. Mary Hewson. 26 April.

To Robert R. Livingston. 27 April.

Proposed Treaty with Denmark. - Asks Reparation for
Vessels seized at Bergen.

From Count de Vergennes to B. Franklin. 5 May.

To Count de Vergennes. 5 May.

To David Hartley. 8 May.

Denmark. Definitive Treaty delayed. British Com-
merce.—Medal.—-People desiring to emigrate to America.
-French Finances.

Desires the Abolition of Privateering.

From Robert R. Livingston to B. Franklin. 31 May.
To M. Pierres. 10 June..

To Robert R. Livingston. 12 June.

From the Austrian Ambassador to B. Franklin. 15 April. 517
Soliciting Letters of Introduction for Professor Märter.

Treaty with Sweden.-Treaty with Denmark in Progress.

- Portugal proposes to treat. - Definitive Treaty with

England delayed.

500

502

503

504

505

506

508

508

510

511

518

518

519

520

520

521

522

523

524

From the Baron de Stael to B. Franklin. 13 June.

526

526

From the Prince de Deux-Ponts to B. Franklin. 14 June.

From the Grand Master of Malta to B. Franklin. 21 June. 527

To Henry Laurens. 6 July, 1783.

Delay of the Negotiation. Mr. Laurens's Presence ne-

cessary.

From N. Rosencrone to B. Franklin. 8 July.

Treaty between Denmark and the United States.

From Giacomo F. Crocco to B. Franklin. 15 July.

Concerning a Treaty of Peace and Commerce with Mo-

rocco.

To Robert R. Livingston. 22 July.

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Justifies the Signing of the Treaty without communicating

it to the French Court.- Confidence in France.-Free

Trade. Portugal. - Denmark. - Prussia and Saxony.—

American Constitutions.-Barbary Powers.-Kindness of

Mr. Wren to the American Prisoners in England.

To Sir Joseph Banks. 27 July.

On the Return of Peace.

From the Pope's Nuncio to B. Franklin. 28 July.

To Count de Vergennes. 16 August.

From M. de Rayneval to B. Franklin. 29 August.

To the President of Congress. 31 August.

528

529

530

532

546

548

549

549

550