Excerpt from Private Correspondence of Benjamin Franklin, LL. D., F. R. S. &C, Vol. 2 of 2: 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 Dr. Franklin to the Hon. Josiah Quincy, April 22, 1779 D. Hartley, esq. To Dr. Franklin, April 22, 1779 Dr. Franklin to D. Hartley, esq. May 4, 1779 to the Marquis de la Fayette, August 19, 177 9 to the same, August 24, 1779 to John Jay, esq. President of Congress, Oct. 4, 1779 to Dr. Cooper, Oct. 27, 1779 to D. Hartley, esq. Feb. 2, 1780 to James Lovell, esq. March 16, 1780 to Monsieur Dumas, June 5, 1780 to the Judges of the Admiralty at Cherbourg, May 16, 1780 to an Agent of American Cruisers, May 30, 1780 to Dr. Rushton, (london, ) Oct. 9, 17 80 to Samuel Huntington, esq. Dec. 3, 1780 to Count de Vergennes, Feb'. 13, 1781 to his Excellency J. Adams, esq. April 29, 1781 to the same, May 19, 81 to the Rev. Dr. Cooper, May 25, 1781. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.