To John Paul Jones. 19 February, 1780.

420

From the Marquis de Lafayette to B. Franklin. 29 Feb.

Arms and Clothing for the American Troops.

To Samuel Huntington. 4 March.

424

Seizure of Prizes in Norway. - Commodore Jones and

Captain Landais. - Necessity of appointing a Consul. —

Exchange of Prisoners.- Prospects of England.

To George Washington. 5 March..

4:29

The Marquis de Lafayette.—Invitation to visit Europe.

To the Chevalier de la Luzerne. 5 March.

430

M. de Malesherbes. — Spain. - Advantage of great States.

On the Seizure of the American Prizes in Norway.

To the President of Congress. 16 March.

Introducing Thomas Hutchins.

To Thomas Bond. 16 March.

To Samuel Cooper. 16 March.

Alliance with France.

To Cyrus Griffin. 16 March..

To John Paul Jones. 18 March.

To Joseph Reed. 19 March. .

Introducing the Chevalier de Chastellux.

To Joseph Reed. 19 March.

Mr. Pulteney. Errors corrected. - Arthur Lee.

Lee.

To the Judges of the Admiralty at Cherbourg. 16 May. 453

Requesting the Release of a Neutral Ship.

From Larochefoucauld d'Enville to B. Franklin. 22 May. 454

To the President of Congress. 22 May.

Recommending Baron d'Arendt.

455

From Samuel Cooper to B. Franklin. 23 May, 1780.
Service of a French Frigate. - Alliance with France.-
Count d'Estaing.

To an Agent for American Cruisers. 30 May.

Free Ships make free Goods.

To the President of Congress. 31 May.

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Trouble of maritime Affairs.—Difficulty of meeting Drafts.
-Capture of neutral Vessels. Rule adopted by the Eu-
ropean Powers.- Unfavorable Disposition in Europe to-
wards England. - Difficulties in the Exchange of Prisoners.
To the President of Congress. 1 June.
Recommending Commodore Jones.

To Robert Morris. 3 June.

State of Affairs in Europe.- Neutral Trade.

455

458

459

465

Neutral Ships.-Private Property ought not to be disturbed

in Time of War.- Letter of General Clinton.

To John Jay. 13 June.

Letters broken open. - Bills of Exchange. - Print of Dr.

Franklin.

To William Carmichael. 17 June.

Sir John Dalrymple. - The Marquis de Lafayette. - Riots

in London. - Madame Brillon.

To John Fothergill. 19 June.

To Charles W. F. Dumas. 22 June.

To M. de Sartine. 27 June.

469

471

474

From Count de Vergennes to B. Franklin. 30 June.

American Paper Money held by Foreigners.

To Count de Vergennes. 10 July.

Foreign Merchants ought not to suffer from the Deprecia-

tion of American Paper Money.

479

From David Hartley to B. Franklin. 17 July.

Conciliatory Bill rejected in the House of Commons.

To Alexander Small. 22 July. .

To Charles W. F. Dumas. 26 July.

Capture of Charleston. - Jones and Landais.

To the President of Congress. 9 August.

Disputes of Jones and Landais. - French Court displeased

with Mr. Adams's Correspondence.- Armed Neutrality.

To Charles W. F. Dumas.

To John Paul Jones.

12 August, 1780..

From John Adams to B. Franklin.

17 August.

Opinions in Europe concerning the American War.

From James Hutton to B. Franklin. 21 August.

Moravian Missionaries in Labrador.

2 October.

493

494

496

.

498

Relative to M. Dumas's Appointment and Services.

To John Jay. 2 October..

499

Money obtained in France to meet the Drafts of Congress.

From John Jebb to B. Franklin. 11 October.

508

Proposal of a Federal Union between America and England.

From John Adams to B. Franklin. 4 November. . .

513

To Sir Grey Cooper. 7 November..

514

Requesting Relief for Mr. Laurens, Prisoner in the Tower.

From Count de Vergennes to B. Franklin. 26 November. 515

From Charles Vernon to Sir Grey Cooper. 27 November. 516

Mr. Laurens's Treatment in the Tower.

From Sir Grey Cooper to B. Franklin. 29 November. .

From John Adams to B. Franklin. 30 November..

Affairs in Holland.

To James Lovell. 2 December.

Embarrassed with the Numerous Drafts from Congress.

518

520

To the President of Congress. 2 December. . . . 521

Advisable to furnish the French Troops with Provisions in

America.

To the President of Congress. 3 December.

522

Captivity of Mr. Laurens, - Memorial of Sir Joseph Yorke.

-Delays in sending Supplies, Portuguese Ship captured

by an American Cruiser.

525

To Charles W. F. Dumas. 3 December.

1781.

From Samuel Huntington to B. Franklin. 1 January.

Instructions for procuring a further Loan in France.

526

From M. de Marbois to B. Franklin.

4 January, 1781.. 527

Exertions of Dr. Franklin's Daughter in procuring supplies

of Clothing for the American Soldiers.

Passport for Provisions and Clothing sent to the West

Indies.

Transmitting Letters of Congress to the King. — Instruc-

tions of Congress.- Critical Situation of America. — Ne-

cessity of immediate Aid.

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French Translation of a Latin Verse complimentary to

Dr. Franklin.

A Fragment of Polybius; from his Treatise on the

Athenian Government.

Memoir of Sir John Dalrymple; or a Project of Lord

Rochford to prevent the War.

CORRESPONDENCE,

PART SECOND;

COMPRISING

LETTERS, PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL,

FROM

THE TIME OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST MISSION TO ENGLAND,

ΤΟ

THE BEGINNING OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

1757-1775.

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