Everyone likes to drop your name, My illustrious colleague, believing that this will inevitably be accompanied by fortune and success. Consequently a merchant from Dunkerque who is building a frigate in Le Havre, which he plans to arm for a cruise, would like to name her after you, and call her The Franklin. But he did not want to baptize it without knowing whether you approve; be so good as to let me know, my illustrious colleague, if you consent to this, so that I can give him this good news, as long as you see no reason to oppose it. I can tell you, by the way, that she will be commanded by a very brave captain. The merchant in question is named M. Woïston, and he is one of the richest and more important merchants in the area. The frigate will have 24 guns. It has been ages since I have had the honor of seeing you, my illustrious doctor, and I am so bored that one of these days you will see me show up in the morning or evening, asking for tea. Adieu, my illustrious doctor, you know how much I am passionately attached to you for life.