THE

WORKS

OF

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN;

CONTAINING

SEVERAL POLITICAL AND HISTORICAL TRACTS

NOT INCLUDED IN ANY FORMER EDITION,

AND

MANY LETTERS OFFICIAL AND PRIVATE

NOT HITHERTO PUBLISHED;

WITH

NOTES

AND

A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR.

BY JARED SPARKS.

VOLUME IX.

BOSTON:

HILLIARD, GRAY, AND COMPANY.

1840.

F79

Entered according to the act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine, by HILLIARD, GRAY, AND Co., in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

CAMBRIDGE:
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FOLSOM, WELLS, AND THURSTON,

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CONTENTS

OF

VOLUME NINTH.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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.

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

tion.

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

burg.

From John Adams to B. Franklin. 10 April.

Difficulty of procuring a Loan in Holland.

To William Carmichael. 12 April.

Dr. Franklin's Enemies in America.

To John Adams. 29 April

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To Charles W. F. Dumas. 4 May, 181.

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.

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Expedition against Arnold. British Policy. — Colonel

Laurens.

To the President of Congress. 14 May.

Supplies.-Exchange of Prisoners.-Plans of the English

New Constitution of Massachusetts. - Maintenance of the

Clergy Scripture Phrases.

To Francis Lewis. 16 May.

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To John Adams. 19 May.

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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.

Stopping Payment of Money in Holland.

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To William Jackson. 28 June.

Reasons for detaining the Money which was Part of the

Grant obtained by Dr. Franklin.

Account of the Manner in which the Money referred to

in the preceding Letters was obtained.

To Count de Vergennes. 6 July.

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Mistakes respecting American Bills of Exchange and Com-

merce corrected.

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