[82] William Gilbert to Arthur Bridge, MS.

[83] MS. Journal of Chief Justice Samuel Sewell.

[84] Sparks's Works of Franklin, ix. 506, 507; x. 230. M. Le Veillard to Dr. Franklin, October 9, 1785.

[85] Boston Independent Chronicle, April 28, 1785, vol. xvii. No. 866; May 12, 1785, No. 868; Oct. 20, 1785, No. 886; Nov. 3, 1785, No. 888; Nov. 17, 1785, No. 890; March 2, 1786, vol. xviii. No. 908; April 27, 1786, No. 918.

[86] Boston Independent Chronicle, May 18, 1786, xviii. No. 916; Sparks's Franklin, ix. 506, 507.

[87] Boston Independent Chronicle, Oct. 16, 1778, vol. xx. No. 1042; History of the War with Tripoli, p. 59.

[88] History of the War with Tripoli, p. 62. American Museum, vol. viii. Appendix.

[89] History of the War between the United States and Tripoli, p. 52.

[90] Lyman's Diplomacy, vol. ii. p. 353.

[91] Lyman's Diplomacy vol. ii. p. 357; History of the War with Tripoli, p. 64.