Note 11 — CORRESPONDENCE CONTINUED. (continued 3)
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Franklin did not assume this authority, but reported to Congress, that propositions for treaties had been made, and desired that authority to conclude them might be sent to him, or some other person. See on this subject, Franklin's Correspondence, Vol. IV. pp. 74, 97, 99, 110, 114, 141. For the treaty with Sweden he had a special authority. Secret Journals, Vol. III. p 240.