THE

OF

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,

LL.D. F.R.S. &c.

MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

AT THE COURt of france, AND FOR THE TREATY OF PEACE
AND INDEPENDENCE WITH GREAT BRITAIN, &c. &c.

COMPRISING

A SERIES OF LETTERS

ON

MISCELLANEOUS, LITERARY, AND POLITICAL SUBJECTS: WRITTEN BETWEEN THE YEARS 1753 AND 1790;

ILLUSTRATING THE

Memoirs of his public and Private Life,

AND DEVELOPING

THE SECRET HISTORY

OF HIS

POLITICAL TRANSACTIONS AND NEGOCIATIONS.
PUBLISHED FROM THE ORIGINALS,
BY HIS GRANDSON

WILLIAM TEMPLE FRANKLIN.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

SECOND EDITION, WITH ADDITIONS.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR HENRY COLBURN,

PUBLIC LIBRARY, CONDUIT STREET, HANOVER SQUARE.

1817.

MEN

OF

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ΤΟ

VOLUME SECOND.

PART III.

LETTERS RELATING TO NEGOTIATIONS FOR

PEACE, &c.

[THIS PART, consisting entirely of Letters and Documents

relative to the same subject, namely-Overtures and Nego-

tiations for Peace and Commerce between Great Britain and

the United States of America; it has been deemed unne-

cessary to precede each Letter (as in the former Parts) by a

Note of its particular Contents.]

Dr. Franklin to David Hartley, Esq. M. P. Passy, near

Paris, Oct. 14, 1777

to Mr. Hutton, Feb. 1, 1778

to ditto, Feb. 12, 1778

to David Hartley, Esq. M. P. Feb. 12,

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6

8

8

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14

to William Pulteney, Esq. M. P. March

30, 1778

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1778

to dito, Feb. 26, 1778

to Mr. Hutton, March 24, 1778

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William Alexander, Esq. to Dr. Franklin, April 4, 1778

Dr. Franklin to Dr. Baueroft, April 16, 1778

to His Excellency Jos. Reed, Esq.

March 19, 1780

Certificate of William

Esq. March 19, 1780

Alexander,

William Alexander, Esq to Dr. Franklin, March 19,

1780

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20

21

23

24

Dr. Franklin to Count de Vergennes, April 24, 1778

Count de Vergennes to Dr. Franklin, April 25, 1778

D. Hartley, Esq. to Dr. Franklin, April 29, 1778

Dr. Franklin in answer to the foregoing, April 29, 1778 25

Anonymous to Dr. Franklin, May 20, 1778

Dr. Franklin, in answer to a letter from Brussels, July

IN1, 1778, dodávil & 15008

in answer to the propositions of quitting

the alliance with France, Feb. 3, 1779

to David Hartley, Esq. Feb. 22, 1779

to ditto, March 21,1779

From D. Hartley, Esq. to Dr. Franklin, April 22, 1779.
Dr. Franklin to D. Hartley, Esq. May 4, 1779

to ditto, Feb. 2, 1780

...

26

33

36

37

38

45

48

From D. Hartley, Esq. to Dr. Franklin, July 17, 1780 51

Dr. Franklin to His Excellency J. Adams, Esq. April

29, 178111 juiguri 1 x 5 pe

to D. Hartley, Esq. June 30, 1781

54

37:55

to His Excellency J. Adams, Esq. Oct. 5,1781.
to ditto, Oct. 12, 1781 *

William Alexander, Esq. to Dr. Franklin, Dec. 15, 1781 53
Dr. Franklin to Mr. Alexander, in answer, Dec. 15, 1781
to D. Hartley, Esq. Dec. 15, 1781

D. Hartley, Esq. to Dr. Franklin, Jan. 2, 1782

Conciliatory Bill

to Dr. Franklin, P. S. Jan. 8, 1782

Dr. Franklin to D. Hartley, Esq. Jan. 15, 1782
D. Hartley, Esq. to Dr. Franklin, Jan. 24, 1782
William Alexander, Esq. to D. Hartley, Esq. Jan. 25,

1782

D. Hartley, Esq. to Dr. Franklin, Feb. 1, 1782

Dr. Franklin to D. Hartley, Esq. Feb. 16 1782

D. Hartley, Esq. to Dr. Franklin, Feb. 28, 1782

Col. Hartley, M. P. to Dr. Franklin, Feb. 28, 1782

Edmund Burke, M. P. to Dr. Franklin, Feb. 28, 1782