To Mrs. Jane Mecom, September 21, 1786 Enlarging his house-Advises her to teach his grandson to make her soap. To M. de Chaumont, October 7, 1786 . Approves of his son's fiancée. To Mr. Thomas Wright, Jr., November 25, 1786 Advice not to publish. To the Captain of a Spanish Man-of-War, December 16, 1786. Sends aid to a ship at sea. To Nathaniel Falconer, December 16, 1786. PAGE 283 . 292 293 Instructions to go to the relief of a Spanish man-of-war at sea. To M. Le Veillard, April 15, 1787 The memoirs-Independence not complete till debts are paid and frontier posts delivered up-"Thoughts Concerning Executive Justice"-Paper money-House-building-Thomas Paine. To the Count d'Estaing, April 15, 1787 306 315 Grant of land to Franklin by the State of Georgia-Duplicates-Thomas Paine. To Thomas Jefferson, April 19, 1787 322 The insurrection in Massachusetts-Hancock-BowdoinProposed constitutional convention. —Bowdoin— From Madame Helvetius, July, 1787. To Arthur St. Clair and Other Delegates in Congress, The Shay rebellion-Order of arrest-Letter to Governor To Gaetano Filangieri, October 14, 1787 To M. Grand, October 22, 1787 Sending a copy of the new Constitution-Charles Pinckney. To M. de Chaumont, October 22, 1787 To Mrs. Jane Mecom, December 11, 1787 Declines to endorse for her son-Sends her money. 351 355 To the Governor of Georgia, December 16, 1787 A Creek Indian war-Indian wars usually provoked by the To Madame Brillon, April 19, 1788 Personal and domestic details. To M. Le Veillard, April 22, 1788 The autobiography-Two chambers of Congress not necessary reasons for a customs tariff forevermore. PAGE 396 405 417 417 419 To Madame Helvetius, April 23, 1788 Personal details-Cardinal birds. 421 To Messrs. Benjamin Chambers and Other Gentlemen VOLUME XII 1788-1790 To M. Le Roy, October 25, 1788 The new boat propelled by steam. 441 -Swedenborg. To Don Diego Gardoqui, Minister from the Court of To Mr. Elam, November 10, 1788 Asks protection for a commercial expedition to New Orleans. To Mrs. Partridge, November 25, 1788 His health Children and grandchildren-Loss of his letterbooks. Analysis of the American Loyalists Catalogue List of British Cruelties From Mr. B. Vaughan, March 4, 1789 3858 31 бо 61 69 The autobiography-Last days of "the good bishop❞—War and heresy-The king of Sweden-Rumsey-The king of England-Pitt and Fox and Sheridan. Contemplated Restraint upon Emigration 107 400 The Works of Benjamin Franklin PAGE 125 126 127 138 Inscription for the Philadelphia Library, August 29, 1789 On a Late Auspicious Marriage To M. Le Veillard, September 5, 1789 His health-Unable to continue the memoirs. To the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, September Recommending the selection of M. Le Roy de Chaumont for To Mr. Urban, October 20, 1789 Corrects an error in his magazine about Americans. To M. de Chaumont, October 31, 1789 Declines to lend him money-Loss sustained from the sale of bills in France-Advice to remain in the United States a few months longer to look after his claims before Congress. To James Logan, November 2, 1789 Urges the filling of vacant trusteeships. To M. de Chaumont, November 14, 1789 140 140 142 |