To Benjamin Franklin from Vergennes, 30 July 1779
From Vergennes
L (draft):3 Archives du Ministère des affaires étrangères; copy: Library of Congress
A Versailles le 30. juillet 1779
Vous trouverez ci-joint, M, copie de la réponse de M. de Sartine concernant les effets reclamés par le Sr. Samüel Warthon;4 vous y verrez qu’il y a dèja du tems que les ordres pour la restitution de ces effets ont été expédiés.
M. franklin
3. In Gérard de Rayneval’s hand. The copy is misdated July 3.
4. For Wharton’s effects see our annotation of Vergennes to BF, July 18. The enclosure to the present letter must be Sartine’s of July 26 to Vergennes, of which there is a copy at the Library of Congress. Sartine reported that the officers of the Admiralty of Dieppe had informed him that all the papers and effects had been sent on June 6 to S. Burthon, and Wharton should address himself to him. Burthon was Burton, captain of the ship: XXIX, 575.