THE WRITINGS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

VOLUME IX

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OF

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

COLLECTED AND EDITED

WITH A LIFE AND INTRODUCTION

BY

ALBERT HENRY SMYTH

VOLUME IX

1783-1788

New York

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., LTD.

1906

All rights reserved

OCT 31: 1906

LIBRARY.

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CONTENTS

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1384. To Gaetano Filangieri. January 11, 1783

1385. To Richard Oswald. January 14, 1783

1386. To Comte de Vergennes. January 18, 1783

1387. To John Adams. January 19, 1783 .

1388. To Robert R. Livingston. January 21, 1783

1389. To Comte de Vergennes. January 25, 1783

1390. To Mrs. Mary Hewson. January 27, 1783

1391. To John Sargent. January 27, 1783

1392. To Charles W. F. Dumas.

1393. To John Coakley Lettsom.

February 17, 1783 .

March 6, 1783

March 7, 1783

March 9, 1783.

March 16, 1783

March 17, 1783.

March 17, 1783

1394. To Robert Morris. March 7, 1783.

1395. To Robert R. Livingston.

1396. To Comte de Vergennes.

1397. To Comte de Vergennes.

1398. To the Earl of Buchan.

1399. To Jonathan Shipley.

1400. To Sir William Jones.

1401. To John Dickinson.

1402. To David Hartley. March 23, 1783 .

1403. To Comte de Vergennes.

March 17, 1783

March 23, 1783

1404. To Emmanuel de Rohan.

March 24, 1783

April 6, 1783

April 26, 1783

1405. To M. Rosencrone. April 15, 1783 .

1406. To Robert R. Livingston. April 15, 1783

1407. Introduction of Professor Märter. April 22, 1783

1408. To Mrs. Mary Hewson.

1409. To Robert R. Livingston. April 27, 1783

1410. To Comte de Vergennes. May 4, 1783

1411. To Comte de Vergennes. May 5, 1783

1412. To Comte de Vergennes. May 5, 1783

1413. To David Hartley. May 8, 1783

1414. To Jan Ingenhousz. May 16, 1783

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