OF THE

LIFE AND WRITINGS

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

HARVARD COLLEGE

JUL 120 1920
LIBRARY

Private Correspondence.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME SECOND.

PART III.

LETTERS RELATING TO NEGOCIATIONS FOR

PEACE, &c.

[THIS PART, Consisting entirely of Letters and Documents

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

tions for Peace and Commerce between Great Britain and the

United States of America; it has been deemed unnecessary 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, 1778

to ditto, Feb. 26, 1778

to Mr. Hutton, March 24, 1778

to William Pulteney, esq. M.P. March 30, 1778

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

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

to his Excellency Jos. Reed, esq. March 19, 1780

Certificate of William Alexander, esq. March 19,

1780

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William Alexander, esq. to Dr. Franklin, March 19, 1780

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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

Anonymous to Dr. Franklin, May 20, 1778

Dr. Franklin, in answer to a letter from Brussels, July 1,
1778

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

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ib.

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30

33

34

36

From D. Hartley, esq. to Dr. Franklin, July 17, 1780

Dr. Franklin to his Excellency J. Adams, esq. April 29,

1781

to D. Hartley, esq. June 30, 1781

to his Excellency J. Adams, esq. Oct. 5, 1781

to ditto, Oct. 12, 1781

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

William Alexander, esq. to D. Hartley, esq. Jan. 25, 1782 71

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

Dr. Franklin to Robert R. Livingston, esq. March 4, 1782

William Alexander, esq. to Dr. Franklin, March 3, 1782

Dr. Franklin to Robert R. Livingston, esq. March 9, 1782

D. Hartley, esq. to Dr. Franklin, March 11, 1782

D. Hartley, esq. M. P. to Dr. Franklin, March 12, 1782

Votes of the Commons, Feb. 27, 1782

to Dr. Franklin, March 21, 1782

Mr. Thomas Digges to Dr. Franklin, March 22, 1782

J. Adams, esq. to Dr. Franklin, March 26, 1782

Dr. Franklin to Robert R. Livingston, esq. March 30, 1782 101

to J. Adams, esq. March 31, 1782

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