Pray be so good to lett me know whether or no you have received authentical News last Tuesday from america or any news at all talking of a battle between Genel. Washington and Genl. Howe. A Gentleman told me yesterday that a friend of his homme digne de foi told him that being at Passy two Days ago he was by you when you received News from america of a battle and that your good Heart and natural feelings made you weep on hearing of so many persons Slained. But notwithstanding that gentleman’s being homme digne de foi I doubt much of that piece of news but as great many People know here my Connexions with you of which I ame Proud they teaze me with questions about those News from america. Pray then be so obliging as to lett me have a word about it. I ame Sure Mr. Franklin your grand-son will be so kind, as to do it for me, as to avoid you the trouble of writing. Accept my Dear friend of my best compliments.