From Benjamin Vaughan
als: American Philosophical Society
Essex, January 27h: 1777.
My dearest sir,

Having a convenient opportunity I have sent you the publications you desired. The maps I hope you will do me the favor to accept of.

Upon a reconsideration of the matter I shall cancel the whole impression of your political works, and wait for the additional pieces. I shall then have it my power to give a new arrangement, with a total omission of all notes, excepting such as mark the periods of publication and the like. To this I conceive you will have as little objection as myself. But you will please to recollect, that I have not yet got your remarks upon paper currency. And might not the American edition of Mr. Galloway’s speech accompany the dialogue on slavery &c.? But I am still at a loss where to procure the paper about the twelve points of a senator.

The letter to Mr. C: was safely delivered, and the forty guineas paid into his hands in the name of Mr. Jonathan Williams Junr.: for which I have one of the tellers’ receipt.

All letters to this country are opened, and I suppose they are also opened from this country. While I write nothing treasonable against the minister, I have no fear of proclaiming to the world how much I am your respectful, grateful and affectionate

Benjn: Vaughan

p.s. We expect Dr: Price’s pamphlet out soon, and I believe it may contain some extracts from a paper supposed to have been drawn up by you in Congress, June, 177[5]
List of books sent.Remembrancer from the beginning
Parliamentary Register from Ditto
Smith's Wealth of Nations
Philosophical Transactions
Pamphlet about Gen: Washington
Mr. Radcliffe's sermon on the fast.
Holland and Pownall's Map of New York
Maps.Montresor's Ditto
Map of the lakes
Addressed: Dr: Franklin, / Hotel d’Hambourg, / Paris.
Notations: Mr. Vaughan / Vaugan Bn. January 27. 1777.
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