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London: Benjamin Franklin Stevens
4 Trafalgar Square Charing Cross

1882.

PART THIRD;

COMPRISING LETTERS, PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL, FROM

THE BEGINNING OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION TO

THE END OF THE AUTHOR'S MISSION TO FRANCE.

1775-1785.

(CONTINUED.)

1781.

To the President of Congress. 12 March.

The King of France grants to the United States a further

Sum of Six Millions of Livres.-Declines the Mediation

of Russia and Austria.-Dr. Franklin requests Permission

of Congress to return Home.

To the Board of Admiralty. 17 March.

Account of the Squadron and Expedition of Paul Jones.-

Disposition of the Prizes.-Captain Landais.

To William. Hodgson. 1 April.

To Francis Dana. 7 April.

Conduct of Mr. Digges.-Peace.-Proposals of Media-

tion.

Respecting Mr. Dana's Mission to the Court of St. Peters-

burg.

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7

15

17

19

20

23

To Charles W. F. Dumas. 4 May, 1781.

From Miss Georgiana Shipley to B. Franklin. 6 May.

To Court de Gebelin. 7 May.

Indian Languages.-Mariner's Compass.

To the Marquis de Lafayette. 14 May.

Expedition against Arnold. - British Policy. - Colonel

Laurens.

To the President of Congress. 14 May.

Supplies. Exchange of Prisoners.-Plans of the English

Ministry.

To Samuel Cooper. 15 May.

To Francis Lewis. 16 May.

To John Adams. 19 May.

New Constitution of Massachusetts.-Maintenance of the

Clergy. Scripture Phrases.

To David Hartley. 30 June.

To William Jackson. 5 July.

To William Jackson. 5 July.

Duties on American Exports.

From Count de Vergennes to B. Franklin. 8 June

To D. Wendorp and Thomas Hope Heyhger. 8 June.

From John Laurens to B. Franklin. 9 June.

Suggests the Appointment of a Secretary of Legation

To the President of Congress. 11 June.

To John Adams. 11 June.

Expenses of Foreign Ministers charged on Public Account.

From Samuel Huntington to B. Franklin. 19 June.

Communicating Instructions for the Negotiation of Peace.

To William Jackson. 28 June.

Stopping Payment of Money in Holland.

To William Jackson. 6 July.

To Count de Vergennes. 6 July.

Reasons for detaining the Money which was Part of the

Grant obtained by Dr. Franklin.

From John Jay to B. Franklin. 9 July.

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Account of the Manner in which the Money referred to

in the preceding Letters was obtained.

Mistakes respecting American Bills of Exchange and Com-

merce corrected.