Benjamin Franklin to Rodolphe-Ferdinand Grand, March 12, 1779

Passy. March 12. 1779

Dear Sir

Enclos’d is the propos’d Letter to the House in Holland, which you will send if you approve of it. 1 If I have not exprest rightly the Affair of Interest, please to keep it back, and I will correct it for next Post: what is mention’d of another House relates to the final Offer made me by M. Neufville. 2 I own I have not an Expectation of much farther Assistance from Holland at Present. But when the Offer was reduced so as to come within my Limits, you see I would not refuse it without making myself liable to this Reflection from M de Vergennes, that an Offer of the Sum for which he had engaged to guarantee the Interest, 3 had been made to me, and that I might probably have had the Money, but would not accept of it.

I observe an Error of 3600 florins in the Words of your Receipt upon the Acct. 4 but the figures rectify it.

I am ever, with sincere Esteem &c

Ferd. Grand.