488 Espagne, 1780 
471); Vergennes, memoir on Russian mediation, Aug. 18 
(IV, 518-523) .] 
[See MVC, July 22, 27, Aug. 3, 11, 25, 1780.] 
601 (1780, Sept. 22-Dec.) 
Correspondence of Aranda, Bessiere, Castries, Chardon, 
Duchesse de Crussol, d'Estaing, Floridablanca, Guichen, 
La Luzerne, Marbois, Maurepas , Montmorin, 0' Dunne, Sartine, 
Vergennes 
Subjects Treated 
Attitude of France, Spain, and Britain towards U.S.; 
Cumberland's mission to Spain; Jay in Spain; attitude of 
Montmorin towards Jay; drafts drawn by Congress on Jay; 
Franco-Spanish plans of campaign in America; Russian offers 
of mediation; Spanish aid to U.S.; supplementary million 
livres requested by Franklin to pay Congressional drafts; 
question of eastern La.; reasons for confining war to North 
America; slight interest of Spain in U.S., her only interests 
being acquisition of Gibraltar, Pensacola, and Mobile; re- 
lations between French troops and inhabitants of U.S.; 
military operations in U.S.; Spanish attack upon Pensacola; 
fears of Floridablanca with regard to future conduct of 
U.S.; inability of France to provide Jay with sums he re- 
uests; naval prizes brought into French or Spanish ports 
ff. 6, 15, 32, 38, 40, 42, 46, 53, 69, 74, 83, 99, 104, 
107, 108, 124, 134, 164, 169, 185, 189, 193, 216, 224, 234, 
261, 268, 272, 280, 286, 293, 310, 315, 328, 343, 365, 373, 
379, 411, 419, 428, 430, 455, 457, 473 475, 487, 488, 490, 
500, 507, 517, 521, 525, 529, 533, 534). 
Fleet movements, Cordoba, d'Estaing, Guichen, Rodney, 
Solano (ff. 6, 29, 71, 81, 83, 85, 111, 118, 130, 183, 222, 
268, 280, 293, 295, 298, 300, 303. 304, 315, 321, 322, 324, 
343, 353, 365, 393, 394, 411, 455). 
Recommendation in favor of Villars du Breuil (f . 364) . 
Request of d'Erneville to return to France from La. 
(ff. 442, 504). 
Important Documents 
Oct. 8. Marbois to Montmorin, unusual account 
of Arnold's treason at West Point (ff. 89-96). 
[n.d.]. Jenifer, memoir on Spanish claims to 
exclusive navigation of Mississippi, and to eastern La. 
(ff . 143-159) . 
[Printed in Doniol: Vergennes to Montmorin, Sept. 28 
(2 letters), Oct. 25, Nov. 27, Dec. 4, 15, nos. 72, 75, 85, 
90, 91 (IV, 496-498; 483-484, 494-495; 515n. ; 506-508; 
510n.; 499n., 523-524); Montmorin to Vergennes, Oct. 30 
(IV, 473n., 514n.); Maurepas to Vergennes, Oct. 18 (IV, 
499-500n.) .] 
[See MVC, Oct. 17, 21, 30, Nov. 2, 4, 27, Dec. 9, 15, 
27, 1780.] 
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