490 Espagne, 1781 
Mar. 25. Gardoqui to Jay, payment will be 
made for certain purchases , but drafts cannot be honored 
at moment (f . 409) ; enclosing: Mar. E4, Floridablanca 
to Jay, acknowledging receipt of letter (f. 409). 
[Printed in Doniol: Vergennes to Montmorin, Jan. 22 
(2 letters), Feb. 14, Mar. 26. nos. 4, 5, 9, 18 (IV, 524- 
528; 510-511; 544-545; V. 8n.); Montmorin to Vergennes, 
Feb. 12, no. 11 (IV, 548); Vergennes to Castries, Mar. 10 
(IV, 546-547n.); Maurepas to Vergennes, Mar. 8 (IV, 546n.).] 
[See MVC, Jan. 4, 8, 15, 29, 30, Feb. 7, 14, 19, 26, 
Mar. 9, 12, 15, 20, 31, 1781.] 
603 (1781. Apr. -June) 
Correspondence of Amelot, d'Amou, Aranda, Castries, 
Florence, Floridablanca, Guichen, d'Hector, Jay, Laclede, 
La Luzerne, Louis XVI, Maurepas, Montmorin, 0' Dunne, 
Vergennes 
Subjects Treated 
Attitude of France, Spain, and Britain towards U.S.; 
Jay's embarrassment with regard to payment of drafts drawn 
on him by Congress; his negotiations in Madrid; attitude 
of Montmorin towards Jay; Franco-Spanish joint plan of 
campaign in America; Austrian and Russian mediations; failure 
of British attack upon fort near Mobile; Spanish expedition 
against Pensacola; destruction of British force on River 
St. John; policy of Floridablanca contrary to U.S. indepen- 
dence; reserve La Luzerne is to maintain in U.S. with regard 
to Spanish affairs; inability of Franklin to meet pecuniary 
requests of Jay; French gift of six million livres to U.S.; 
Dutch loan to U.S. guaranteed by King of France; Cumberland 
mission in Spain; exportation of American grains to Havana; 
Spanish desire for exclusive navigation of Mississippi; 
arrival of Barras at Boston; British prize taken by American 
privateers sent to Brest (ff. 3, 6, 22, 36, 46, 50, 57, 62, 
70, 77, 83, 85, 98, 102, 108, 111, 115, 134, 135, 139, 146, 
157, 170, 172, 173, 175, 177, 194, 203, 208, 213, 216, 222, 
226, 244, 250, 256, 265, 274, 275, 284, 286, 300, 303, 305, 
308, 313, 317, 323, 325, 330, 336, 353, 357 362, 364, 366, 
368, 369, 384, 394, 398, 404, 406, 407, 408). 
Fleet movements, Arbuthnot, Cordoba, Destouches, de 
Grasse, Guichen, La Motte-Piquet, Monteil, Solano (ff . 18, 
22, 50, 62, 115, 144, 146, 157, 160, 162, 175, 186, 191, 
200, 203, 204, 206, 208, 212, 213 216, 258, 265, 303, 317, 
327, 329, 347, 350, 353, 373, 404). 
Claim to estate in La. made by Laclede (ff. 45, 128, 
181, 202). 
American ship movements at Cadiz (f . 160) . 
Other Material 
Apr. 2. Jay to Floridablanca, thanks for pay- 
ment for purchase of clothing (f . 19) . 
