The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: [Correspondence

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NEW YORK

DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO WIT :

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BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the Twentieth day of February, in the Thirty Third year of the Independence of the United States of America, A. D. 1809, WILLIAM DUANE of the said district, hath deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit: "The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, in Philosophy, "Politics, and Morals: containing, beside all the Writings published in "former Collections, his Diplomatic Correspondence, as minister of the "United States, at the Court of Versailles; a variety of Literary Ar"ticles, and Epistolary Correspondence never before published: with "Memoirs and Anecdotes of his Life."

In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States, intituled, “An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned." And also to the Act, entitled, an Act supplementary to an Act, entitled, an Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned,' and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical and other prints."

D. CALDWELL,

Clerk of the District of Pennsylvania.

CONTENTS.

VOL. V.

DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE DURING THE REVOLU

TION.

To the president of Congress, from Nantz, October 8, 1776.

To the secret committee of Congress, from Nantz, October 8, 1776.

To the same, Paris, January 4, 1777.

To J. Hancock, president of Congress, January 20.

To Gen. Washington, June 13.

To the same.

To Richard Peters, Passey, September 12, 1777.

M. Dubourg, to Dr. Franklin, September 8.

To James Lovell, member of Congress, December 21.

To Henry Laurens, president of Congress, March 13, 1778.

To James Lovell, July 22.

To the committee for foreign affairs.

From Dr. Price, London, January 18, 1779.

To James Lovell, September 30.

To John Jay, president of Congress, October 4.

To the marquis de la Fayette, with the sword presented by Congress,

August 24.

The answer.

To James Lovell, October 17.

Instructions to J. Paul Jones, April 28.

From count de Vergennes to Dr. Franklin.
To Samuel untingdon, president of Congress.
Count Bernstoff, to Dr. Franklin, March 8.
To Samuel Huntingdon, June 1.
To the same, August 9.

To Samuel Huntingdon, president of Congress, March 4, 1780.

To the Danish minister of foreign affairs, December 21, 1779.

To Samuel Huntingdon, president of Congress, March 16, 1780.

Capt. Hutchins's memorial.

To James Lovell, March 16, 1780.

To Samuel Huntingdon, president of Congress, May 22.

ibid.

To James Lovell, August 10.

Instrument annulling 11th and 12th articles of treaty with France,

September 1, 1778.

To James Lovell, December 2.

To Samuel Huntingdon, president of Congress, December 2.

To the same, December 3.

To the same, March 12, 1781.

To count de Vergennes, February 13

To the same, March 6.

To M. Reyneval, secretary to the council of state, March 11.
To Francis Lewis, and the board of admiralty, March 17, 1781.
Charter party of J. Paul Jones, and his associates of the squadron,