To John Jay, Secretary of Foreign Affairs. Passy, May 10th, 1785, 216 Prepares for his return to America. To Charles Thompson. Passy, May 10th, 1785, 217 Count de Vergennes to B. Franklin. Versailles, May 22d, 1785, 217 Regrets his intended departure for the United States.--Assures him of the esteem of the King. To Thomas Barclay. Passy, June 19th, 1785, 218 Relative to his charges for salary as Minister Plenipotentiary. M. de Castries to B. Franklin. Versailles, July 10th, 1785, 220 Would have ordered a frigate for Dr Franklin, had he sooner known of his intention of leaving France. To John Jay, Secretary of Foreign Affairs. Philadelphia, September 19th, 1785, 220 Informs him of his arrival in the United States.--Signs a treaty of commerce and friendship with Prussia before leaving Europe. To Mr Grand, banker at Paris. Philadelphia, July 11, 1786, 222 Requests information concerning the gift of three millions of livres from the King, of which only two millions appear in the accounts. M. Durival to Mr Grand. Versailles, August 30th, 1786, 223 The King's gift amounted to three millions, independently of the million advanced to the United States by the Farmers-General. M. Durival to Mr Grand. Versailles, September 5th, 1786, 224 Declines communicating to him the receipt taken for the first million advanced by the King, June 10th, 1776. Mr Grand to B. Franklin. Paris, Sept. 9th, 1786, 224 States that he received only three millions; the first million having been advanced previous to his appointment. M. Durival to Mr Grand. Versailles, September 10th, 1786, 225 The Minister still persists in declining to communicate the receipt for the first million to Mr Grand. Mr Grand to B. Franklin. Paris, Sept. 12th, 1786, 226 Professes himself unable to discover who received the first million. To Charles Thompson. Philadelphia, January 27th, 1787, 226 Conjectures that the million advanced June 10th, 1776, must have been delivered to Beaumarchais. To the President of Congress. Philadelphia, November 29th, 1788, 228