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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

Pemoirs 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.

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[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

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to Mr. Hutton, Feb. 1, 1778

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to ditto, Feb. 12, 1778

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

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William Alexander, Esq. to Dr. Franklin, April 4, 1778 17

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

...

to His Excellency Jos. Reed, Esq.

March 19, 1780

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Certificate of William Alexander,

Esq. March 19,17800

20

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

Dr. Franklin to Count de Vergennes, April 24, 1778. 21

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

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

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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

in answer to the propositions of quitting

the alliance with France, Feb. 3, 1779 33

From D. Hartley, Esq. to Dr. Franklin, April 22,1779. 38

Dr. Franklin to D. Hartley, Esq. May 4, 1779

45

to ditto, Feb. 211780

48

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

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

to His Excellency J. Adams, Esq. Oct. 5,1781

to ditto, Oct. 12, 1781.

57

William Alexander, Esq. to Dr. Franklin, Dec. 15, 1781
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,

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 84

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