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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
A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR.
BY JARED SPARKS.
VOLUME X.
REVISED EDITION
PHILADELPHIA:
CHILDS & PETERSON, 602 ARCH ST.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1840, by HILLIARD, GRAY & CO.
in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
CONTENTS
VOLUME TENTH.
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.)
1783.
To Charles J. Fox. 5 September.
To David Hartley. 6 September.
Mr. Fox.- American People.
To Mrs. Mary Hewson. 7 September.
On the future Establishment of her Children.
To David Hartley. 7 September.
Quotes a Letter from America containing false Reports.
Appeals to Mr. Jay to refute them.
From John Jay to B. Franklin. 11 September.
Refutes the Charges contained in a Letter to Dr. Frank-
lin, respecting the Part taken by the latter in Regard to
the Fisheries.
To Josiah Quincy. 11 September.
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1
3
5
6
Treaty of Peace.
Depreciating Currency. False
Charges of his Enemies.
12
From Sir Joseph Banks to B. Franklin. 13 September. .
13
Balloons.
From John Adams to B. Franklin. 13 September.
To the President of Congress. 13 September, 1783.
Relations with Morocco.- Portugal. - English Ministers.
From David Hartley to B. Franklin. 24 September.
Concerning a Treaty of Commerce with England.
To the President of Congress. 27 September.
Enclosing a Copy of the Definitive Treaty.
To Sir Edward Newenham.
Dungannon Resolutions.
America.
15
18
19
2 October.
20
Trade between Ireland and
21
From the Count de Bruhl to B. Franklin. 10 October.
From Samuel Cooper to B. Franklin. 16 October. .
Impost of Five per Cent agreed to by the Legislature of
Massachusetts.
To David Hartley. 16 October.
To David Hartley. 22 October.
To the President of Congress. 1 November.
Financial Difficulties of France. - Sweden, Denmark, Por-
tugal.
From Giacomo F. Crocco to B. Franklin. 25 November.
From Sir Joseph Banks to B. Franklin. 28 November. .
American Constitutions published
in the French Language.-Treaties with European Pow-
ers. Paul Jones.
Difficulty of meeting Drafts on the public Account. -Sala-
ries of the American Ministers in Europe. - Contingent
Expenses. Taxation. Nature of Property in Civil So-
ciety. The Marquis de Lafayette.
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From John Jay to B. Franklin. 26 December.
To Thomas Mifflin. 26 December.
Dr. Franklin requests of Congress to be recalled from
France.
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