170 Angleterre, 1775 
Hocquart's sale of land on Lake Champlain to Lot bin. lore 
(f. 49). 
Losses of Senat during siege of Quebec (f. 102). 
Liquidation of Canadian obligations in British hands 
(f. 538). 
Important Documents 
Jan. 23. Petition of London merchants and others 
interested in North American trade to House of Commons (ff. 
110-112). 
[Feb. 21?]. A Bill to Restrain the Trade and 
Commerce of . . . [New England], to Great Britain , Ireland 
and the British Islands in the V/est Indies and to prohibit 
such provinces and colonies from carrying on any Fishery 
on the Banks of Newfoundland etc . . . ( f f . 309-314) . 
[n.d. ]. Petition of Continental Congress to George III 
(ff. 74-78). 
[Doniol prints: Gamier to Yergennes, Jan. 27 (I, 62); 
Vergennes to Gamier, Feb. 5 (I, 42); extracts of Gamier 
to Vergennes, Feb. 20 (I, 69); Vergennes to Gamier, Jan. 3, 
15, Feb. 16 (I, 68, 44). ] 
509 (1775, Mar. -Apr. ) 
Correspondence of Bull, Colden, Dartmouth, Desrivierre, 
Dunmore, Eden, Gamier, Penn, Rochford, Vergennes, Wallace, 
Wentworth, Wright 
Subjects Treated 
Attitude of France toward English colonies in America; 
neutrality and prohibition of contraband trade (ff. 13, 74, 
83, 101, 221). 
Insurrection in English colonies of America: opening 
of New York assembly (f. 13); preparations for meeting of 
Congress (f. 27); departure of Franklin from England (ff. 
200, 265); opposition to importation of English merchandise, 
recourse to forceful measures (f . 230) ; arrival at Dunkirk 
of two vessels loaded with tobacco directly from Virginia 
(f. 288); deliberations of New York assembly (f. 303); op- 
position between people and assembly of New York (f. 363); 
American preparations (f. 379). 
Attitude of England toward her American colonies: 
parliamentary debates (ff. 7, 61, 74, 83, 92, 131, 138, 
165, 200, 288, 344); despatch of troops to America (ff. 13, 
83, 91, 247, 288); conduct of General Gage (ff. 27, 83); 
orders given to vessels cruising off colonial coasts (f. 
74); policy of Lord North (f. 90); dispositions of English 
ministers (f. 178); petition of London merchants interested 
in colonial trade (f. 230); Irish trade with America (f. 
379). 
Newfoundland fisheries (ff. 13, 21, 27, 74, 78, 83, 
92, 101, 165, 265, 303, 328, 336, 344, 379). 
English desire to introduce cotton from French islands 
into their colonies (f. 22). 
