My grandson would have had the honor of waiting on you with this letter, but he has been some time ill of a fever. With the greatest esteem and respect, and best wishes for the constant prosperity of yourself, and all your amiable family, I am, Sir, your Excellency's most obedient and most humble servant, B. FRANKLIN. * * * * * M. DE RAYNEVAL TO B. FRANKLIN. Translation. Versailles, May 8th, 1785. Sir, I have learned with the greatest concern, that you are soon to leave us. You will carry with you the affections of all France, for nobody has been more esteemed than you. I shall call on you at Passy, to desire you to retain for me a share in your remembrance, and renew to you personally the assurances of the most perfect attachment, with which I have the honor to be, Sir, &c. DE RAYNEVAL. * * * * * TO JOHN JAY, SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Passy, May 10th, 1785. Dear Sir, I received your kind letter of the 8th of March, enclosing the resolution of Congress, permitting my return to America, for which I am very thankful, and am now preparing to depart the first good opportunity. Next to the pleasure of rejoining my own family will be that of seeing you and yours well and happy, and embracing once more my little friend, whose singular attachment to me I shall always remember. I shall be glad to render any acceptable service to Mr Randall. I conveyed the bayberry wax to Abbé de Chalut, with your compliments, as you desired. He returns his with many thanks. Be pleased to make my respectful compliments acceptable to Mrs Jay, and believe me ever, with sincere and great respect and esteem, &c. B. FRANKLIN. _P. S._ The striking of the medals being now in agitation here, I send the enclosed for consideration. B. F. * * * * * TO CHARLES THOMPSON. Passy, May 10th, 1785. Dear Sir,