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To Benjamin Franklin from Jean-Charles-Pierre Lenoir, 31 January 1781

From Jean-Charles-Pierre Lenoir4

ALS: American Philosophical Society

a Paris Ce 31. Jer. 1781

J’ai L’honneur de vous envoyer, Monsieur, la permission, que vous desirez, pour que la Caisse de livres arrivée à la douane a votre adresse,5 Soit delivrée à la personne que vous chargez de la retirer, Sans Etre portée à la chambre Syndicale.

J’ai L’honneur d’être avec un Respectueux attachement, Monsieur, Votre tres humble et très obeissant serviteur

Lenoir

M. Franklin.

Notation: Le Noir Paris 31. Janr. 1781.

[Note numbering follows the Franklin Papers source.]

4As Lieutenant general of the Paris police Lenoir and his office oversaw the chambre syndicale, where books arriving at Paris were inspected to determine whether their entrance into the country would be permitted: Almanach royal for 1781, pp. 418–19; Antoine Perrin, Almanach de la Librairie (Paris, 1781; reprinted, Aubel, Belgium, 1984), pp. 20–2.

5Possibly the books BF had requested of Digges in November and that Digges forwarded to Bowens at Ostend. See XXXIII, 508, and BF’s letter to Bowens, Jan. 12, above.

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