To David Hartley. 10 July, 1782.

Complains of the Delay in opening the Negotiation.-

Manuscript of a French Peasant.

To Benjamin Vaughan. 11 July.

Plan of Lord Shelburne to retain the Sovereignty of the

King over America, with an independent Parliament in

that Country. The Plan impracticable.

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To Richard Oswald. 12 July. .

Mr. Fox's Resignation.

To the Earl of Shelburne. 12 July.

To Count de Vergennes. 18 July.

360

362

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Capture of Flemish Ships by American Privateers. — Eng-

lish Ships furnished with Imperial Papers.

To the Marquis de Lafayette. 24 July.

From David Hartley to B. Franklin. 26 July.

Mr. Townshend appointed Secretary of State for Foreign

Affairs.

From the Earl of Grantham to B. Franklin. 26 July.

Sincerity of the Ministry. - Mr. Fitzherbert.

From the Earl of Shelburne to B. Franklin. 27 July.

From Count de Vergennes to B. Franklin. 28 July.

Doubts as to the Sincerity of the British Ministry in pro-

posing a Negotiation of Peace.

To Richard Oswald. 28 July.

Affair of Captain Asgill. Justification of the Proceed-

ings in Regard to Him.

To Count de Vergennes. 8 August.

Mr. Oswald's Commission to treat.

From Count de Vergennes to B. Franklin. 8 August.

From Robert R. Livingston to B. Franklin. 9 August.

Sir Guy Carleton and Admiral Digby.- Compensation to

Loyalists. Fisheries.- Western Lands.

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To Robert R. Livingston. 12 August.

370

371

Accounts between France and the United States. - Swe-

den ready to treat.- Medal commemorative of the Victo-

ries at Saratoga and Yorktown.— Monument procured in

Paris. Delays in the Negotiation.

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To Robert Morris. 12 August.

Difficulty of obtaining more Supplies.

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- Beaumarchais's

Accounts.Funds of the United States in Europe.

From David Hartley to B. Franklin. 16 August, 1782.
To Mrs. Mary Hewson. 17 August.

From Count de Vergennes to B. Franklin. 23 August.

To Robert R. Livingston. 3 September. .

Allowance to William Temple Franklin as Secretary.-
Salaries of Foreign Ministers.

To John Jay. 4 September.

From Richard Oswald to B. Franklin. 5 September.

402

412

413

From Richard Oswald to B. Franklin. 24 September.

From Benjamin Lincoln to B. Franklin. 25 September.

Requesting Information respecting certain Regulations in

European Armies. State of the American Army.-

French Troops in the United States.

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To Robert R. Livingston. 26 September.

From Count de Vergennes to B. Franklin. 3 October.
Mr. Barclay's Appointment as Consul confirmed.

From David Hartley to B. Franklin. 4 October.

Proposition for a Commercial Convention.

Froni George Washington to B. Franklin. 18 October.

From Thomas Townshend to B. Franklin. 23 October.

Introducing Mr. Strachey.

To Thomas Townshend. 4 November.

To Robert R. Livingston. 7 November.
Introducing the Baron de Kermelin.

To Richard Oswald. 26 November.

On the Indemnification of American Loyalists.

From Benjamin Vaughan to B. Franklin. 27 November. 433

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To Count de Vergennes. 29 November, 1782.

To Robert R. Livingston. 4 December.

Enclosing a Copy of the Preliminary Articles.

To Robert R. Livingston. 5 December. .

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Difficulties in conveying Intelligence to America. — Sup-

plies from France. History of the Negotiation. - Princi-

pal Preliminaries between France and England agreed to.

Proceedings in Regard to Sweden.

To Robert Morris. 14 December.

Efforts used to procure a new Loan in France. - Dutch

Loan. Military Stores. Settlement of Accounts.

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To Count de Vergennes. 15 December. .

435

435

436

445

From Count de Vergennes to B. Franklin. 15 December. 449

Complains that the Preliminaries between the British Com-

missioners had been concluded without any Communication

with the French Cabinet.

To Count de Vergennes. 17 December.

No Peace can take Place between England and America

without the Concurrence of France.

450

From Count de Vergennes to M. de la Luzerne. 19 Dec. 452

On the Signing of the Treaty of Peace by the English and

American Commissioners without the Knowledge of the

French Ministry.

To Robert Morris. 23 December.

Remits a Part of the new Loan.- Result of the Treaty

uncertain. Discouraging Intelligence of the Backward-

ness in America to raise Funds by Taxation.

457

The Swedish Ambassador exchanges full Powers with

Dr. Franklin.

To Francis Hopkinson. 24 December.

461

Planting Trees in Philadelphia. - Newspaper Abuse.

From Count de Vergennes to B. Franklin. 25 December. 462

To Samuel Cooper. 26 December.

Preliminaries of a Treaty. - Importance of the Alliance

with France.

462

1783.

From Robert R. Livingston to B. Franklin. 2 January.

Enclosing Resolutions of Congress. Departure of the

French Fleet. Financial Distresses of the United States.

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464

To Richard Oswald. 14 January, 1783.

Enclosing Propositions to abolish Privateering.

From Count de Vergennes to B. Franklin. 18 January.

To Count de Vergennes. 18 January.

From Benjamin Vaughan to B. Franklin. 18 January.

To John Adams. 19 January.

To Robert R. Livingston. 21 January.

Preliminaries signed between France, Spain, and England.

471

472

473

From John Jay to B. Franklin. 26 January.

473

To Mrs. Mary Hewson. 27 January.

475

On the Death of several Friends. Declines Visiting

England. - Peace. - Requests her to visit Paris.

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478

From Benjamin Vaughan to B. Franklin. 31 January.

Urging various Reasons to induce Dr. Franklin to continue

the Memoirs of his Life.

From the Earl of Buchan to B. Franklin.

18 February. 486

Emigration from Scotland to the United States.

From M. Rosencrone to M. de Walterstorf. 22 February. 487

Respecting a Treaty of Commerce between Denmark and

the United States.

From Benjamin Vaughan to B. Franklin. 25 February.

Terms of the Peace not approved in England. - Parties

in England.Lord Shelburne. - Mr. Fox.

489

From Thomas Pownall to B. Franklin. 28 February. . 491

Congratulation on the Peace. - Remarks on the Condition

and Prospects of the United States.

To John Coakley Lettsom. 6 March.

To Robert Morris. 7 March.

Loan in France.

To Robert R. Livingston. 7 March.

From David Hartley to B. Franklin. 12 March.

To the Earl of Buchan. 17 March.

Lands and new Settlements in America.

To Jonathan Shipley. 17 March.

On the Peace with America.

To Sir William Jones. 17 March, 1783.

To David Hartley. 23 March. .

500

502

503

To Count de Vergennes. 24 March.

Requesting Permission to publish in Paris a Translation

of the Constitutions of the United States.

From Francis Hopkinson to B. Franklin. 27 March. 504

From David Hartley to B. Franklin. 31 March.

Communicating a Supplemental Treaty.

From M. Salva to B. Franklin. 1 April.

Attempt of the Algerines to seize American Vessels.

From Count de Vergennes to B. Franklin. 5 April.

505

506

508

510

Asks Reparation for

511

To the Grand Master of Malta. 6 April.

To M. Rosencrone. 13 April.

Proposed Treaty with Denmark.

Vessels seized at Bergen.

To Robert R. Livingston. 15 April.

Denmark. -Definitive Treaty delayed. British Com-

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merce. — Medal. - People desiring to emigrate to America.

From the Austrian Ambassador to B. Franklin. 15 April.

Soliciting Letters of Introduction for Professor Märter.

From Charles J. Fox to B. Franklin. 19 April.

To Robert R. Livingston. 27 April.

From Count de Vergennes to B. Franklin. 5 May.

To Count de Vergennes. 5 May.

From Robert R. Livingston to B. Franklin. 31 May.

Treaty with Sweden. - Treaty with Denmark in Progress.

Portugal proposes to treat.

Definitive Treaty with

England delayed.

From the Baron de Staël to B. Franklin. 13 June.

From the Prince de Deux-Ponts to B. Franklin. 14 June.

From the Grand Master of Malta to B. Franklin. 21 June.

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526

527