Etats-Unis, 1777-1778 
563 
D. Allen to Stormont, Mar. 6 (Stevens' Facsimiles , 
no. 1444) . 
Lafayette to [?], Oct. 24 (Stevens' Facsimiles . 
no. 756) . 
Gourlade to Wickes, Jan. 13 (Stevens' Facsimiles , 
no. 623) . 
Authors unknown, memoirs, and letters to Bancroft, 
Dubourg, A. Lee (Stevens' Facsimiles , nos. 619, 624, 1406, 
1414, 1787) . 
[See MVC, Nov. 25, 1777.] 
3 (1778. Jan.-June) 
Correspondence of J. Adams, Amelot, American Commis- 
sioners, Beaumarchais, Bondfield, Breugnon, Capitaine, 
Chateau, Chazerat, Courten, Silas Deane, Eyries, Flavigny, 
Fleurieu, Frances, B. Franklin, Gamier, Genet, Gerard, 
Guy, Hartley, Holker, Izard, James Jay, J. P. Jones, 
Lauraguais, Lauzun, Le Camus de Neville, Le Tillier, A. 
Lee, Leray de Chaumont, Louis XVI, Lovell, Maurepas, Mont- 
barey, Necker, Noailles, d'Ogny, Pont-de-Vaux, Texier, 
Thaxter, Vergennes, Jonathan Williams 
Other Material 
1777, Dec. 8. Recall of Deane by Congress and nomi- 
nation of J. Adams. 
1778, Feb. 6. Projected and definitive Franco-American 
treaty of amity and commerce. 
Feb. 12. Inventory of papers of late Thomas 
Morris. 
to U.S. 
Mar. 29. Instructions to Gerard as minister 
Apr. 16. Contract for munitions between Congress 
and Francy (Stevens' Facsimiles , no. 1913). 
May 18. Invoice of these munitions. June 5. 
Statement of pieces of artillery that can be furnished to 
U.S. (Stevens' Facsimiles , no. 832). June 27. List of 
military stores wanted for State of Virginia (Stevens' 
Facsimiles , no. 1927). June 20-30. Pennsylvania Evening 
Post . Resolutions of Congress. Memoir on convenience of 
Lorient as free port for U.S. 
Subjects Treated 
Franco-American relations; negotiation of treaties of 
commerce and of alliance; attitude of Britain 4 ; British 
proposals to American agents in Paris; policy of Spain; 
activities of U.S. vessels in European waters; recall of 
Deane and appointment of J. Adams; activities of Beaumar- 
chais in connection with French aid to U.S.; severance of 
Anglo-French relations; Imminence of war; military and 
naval operations in U.S. (ff . 3, 7-9, 18-20, 23, 30, 31, 
32, 49-52, 54, 67-69, 82, 84, 87, 88, 94, 100, 105, 108, 
112, 113, 115, 116, 118, 120-125, 127, 129, 132, 133, 139, 
140, 154, 165, 166, 174, 177, 179, 181, 192, 201, 204, 205, 
207, 210, 215, 217, 221, 222, 224, 230-233, 235, 237, 240, 
