564 Etats-Unis, 1778 
241, 245, 246, 248, 249. 251, 252, 255-257, 261, 288, 292, 
293, 300, 307, 371,^389). • 
Departure of Gerard for J.S. with d'Estaing and French 
fleet; condition of vessels in fleet (ff. 180, 259, 275). 
Instructions to Gerard, and latter' s reports; Deane 
affair; outbreak of war; naval operations; convoys; policy 
towards Spain; American attitude towards alliance; terms 
of eventual peace; British conciliation commission (ff, 159, 
213, 381) . 
French forces in West Indies (ff . 5, 24, 211, 273, 
377) 
111) 
110) 
Death of Thomas Morris, and papers left by him (ff. 93, 
News from London (ff. 89, 151, 247, 258, 277). 
French publications concerning America (ff . 11, 12, 81, 
French trade with U.S. (f. 392). 
Petitions for employment as French agents in U.S. 
(ff . 156, 157, 279) . 
Documents Printed 
In Stevens' Facsimiles : 
Vergennes from Leray de Chaumont, Jan. 5, 7, 10, 20, 
31, Mar. 7, Apr. 18 (nos. 771, 772, 775, 777, 823, 779, 
809, 810); from Holker, Jan. 19 (no. 1840); to Gerard, Feb. 
12 (no. 786); to Amelot, Apr. 12 (no. 1911); from Amelot, 
Apr. 15 (no. 1912); from Frances, Apr. 26 (no. 1919); from 
Necker, May 6 (no. 1922); to Necker, May 17 (no. 1925); 
from Montbarey, June 5 (no. 831); from Capitaine, June 18 
(no. 2099); from Sir James Jay, Jan. 25, 1782 (no. 2105). 
American Commissioners to Gerard, Jan. 30, Feb. 22, 
Mar. 4 (nos. 778, 790, 1880); to Vergennes, Feb. 3, Apr. 10, 
19 (nos. 781, 807, 812); from Vergennes, May 13, 17 (nos. 
827, 1924); from Jonathan Williams, Mar. 3 (no. 798). 
John Adams from Thaxter, Apr. 30 (no. 818); to Vergennes, 
May 4 (no. 820); from unknown, Apr. 29 (no. 816). 
Silas Deane, answer to question, Jan. 11 (no. 776); to 
Gerard, Feb. 1, 4, 11, 13, 15, Mar. 1, 9 (nos. 780, 784, 
785. 787, 788, 796, 800); from J. P. Jones, Feb. 26 (no. 
795); from Texier, Feb. 28 (no. 1875); from Courten. Mar. 13 
(no. 801) . 
B. Franklin, answer to question, Jan. 8 (no. 774) ; to 
Gerard, Feb. 24, 25, Apr. l.fnos. 791, 793, 1907); from 
Hartley, Feb. 18 (no. 789); from Jonathan Williams , Apr. 9 
(no. 806) ; from Bondfield, Apr. 10 (no. 1910) ; from unknown, 
Apr. 24, May 13, 14 (nos. 813, 826, 828). 
A. Lee from Vergennes, Apr. 29, June 9 (nos. 817, 833); 
to Vergennes, May 2, 4, 10, 17, June 3, 14 (nos. 819, 820, 
824, 829, 830, 834); from Bondfield, Apr. 25 (no. 1918). 
Lauraguais to Maurepas, Feb. 3, Mar. 5, 13, 16 (nos. 
782, 799, 802, 803) . 
Beaumarchais from Eyries, Mar. 5 (no. 1882); to Le 
Tillier, Mar. 9 (no. 1884). 
Izard from unknown, Feb. 4, Mar. 2 (nos. 797, 811). 
Letter unsigned and unaddressed, Feb. 4 (no. 783). 
[Note: Some of the correspondence above will also be 
found in Doniol and Wharton.] 
