Included in the collection is an autograph letter signed from James Woodmason to Benjamin Franklin, written from London and dated 4 January 1780. In the letter, Woodmason notes that he has shipped the paper, adding that M. Beaumarchais’s agent, M. Le Tailleir, returns to England in three weeks and will take charge to any letters. He also notes that he has purchased Baskerville type for Voltaire’s works, before going on to discuss the superiority of English paper over others. He concludes by stating that recent talk concerning peace has been very confident.