Benjamin Franklin to James Hutton, June 23, 1778

Passy. June 23. 1778.

My dear old Friend has here the Paper he desir’d. 4 We have had a marble Monument made at Paris for the brave General Montgomery, which is gone to America. 5 If it should fall into the Hands of any of your Cruizers I expect you will exert yourself to get it restor’d to us, because I know the generosity of your Temper, which likes to do handsome Things, as well as to make Returns. You see we are unwilling to rob the Hospital , we hope your People will be found as averse to pillaging the Dead . Adieu. Yours