D. HARTLEY.
END OF THE THIRD VOLUME.
FOOTNOTES:
[1] See the Secret Journals of Congress, Vol. II. pp. 38, 41, 42.
[2] See this sketch in the Secret Journals of Congress, Vol. II, p. 7.
[3] Passy is a small town about three miles from Paris, on the banks of the Seine. Dr Franklin lived here during the whole of his residence in France.
[4] This paper was written by Dr Franklin in the summer of 1777, with the view of convincing Europeans, that it was more eligible to lend money to the United States at that time, than to England. It was translated and sent to different parts of Europe. In Mr Arthur Lee's letter to the Baron de Schulenburg, dated September 21st, 1777, he mentions having sent a copy of it to that Minister.
[5] A letter from Dr Franklin to the President of Congress respecting Mr Deane, dated March 31st, 1778 will be found in Mr Deane's Correspondence, Vol I p 120