MEMOIRS

OF THE

LIFE AND WRITINGS

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,

LL.D. F.R.S. &c. &c.

VOL. III.

OF THE

LIFE AND WRITINGS

OF

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, LL.D.

F.R.S. &c.

MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY

FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT THE COURT OF FRANCE,

AND FOR THE TREATY OF PEACE AND INDEPENDENCE WITH GREAT BRITAIN,