Etats-Unis, 1780 577 
Other Material 
Jan. 2. J. Laurens, letter of credence (f. 3). 
Jan. 20. "Le Solitaire du Roi," memoir on war 
in America (ff. 74-78). 
Jan. 24. T. Jefferson, proclamation of governor 
of Virginia. 
Jan. 25. Fleury, memoir on services in America 
(f . 114) . 
Jan. 27. La Rocatelle, memoir on his previous 
services to France (ff. 125-126). 
Feb. 7. Le Tellier, memoir on independence of 
British colonies (ff. 172-178). 
Feb. 24. Vergennes, draft instructions to 
Lafayette (ff. 219-222). 
Mar. 5. Definitive instructions to Lafayette 
(Doniol, IV, 314-318) . 
Mar. 5. Supplementary instructions to Lafayette 
(Doniol, IV, 318-320). 
Extracts from American newspapers; resolutions of 
Congress. 
Subjects Treated 
Mission of J. Laurens to France (ff . 3, 338) . 
Difficulties of A. Lee in Paris; his relations with 
Vergennes; departure for America; request for passage on 
French ship (ff. 7, 20, 25, 431, 432). 
La Luzerne's mission in Philadelphia; his reports, 
Vergennes* instructions; publication of Franco-American 
treaties; difficulties of Congress in Philadelphia, pro- 
posal to move to Albany; military and naval operations in 
America; supplies for French forces; morale of American 
army; measures used to obtain supplies for American army; 
relations between Congress and states; American finances: 
drafts on ministers abroad, currencies, taxes, subsidies, 
loans; U.S. relations with Spain; inactivity of Congress; 
lack of news from Europe; public morale in America; influence 
of New England in deliberations of Congress; state politics; 
rivalry between north and south; monument to Pulaski; con- 
duct of C. Lee; U.S. relations with Indians; relations of 
La Luzerne with Congress; diminution in Continental Army; 
Spanish mediation; terms of peace; Franco-Spanish relations; 
proposed attack on Nova Scotia and Canada; French aid to 
U.S.; American attitude towards France; condition of state 
militia units; expedition of De Grasse; congressional 
direction of foreign affairs; reestablishment of independent 
government in Georgia; French expeditionary force and mission 
of Lafayette to Washington; activities of J. Adams in Paris; 
attitude of Vergennes towards A. Lee; U.S. boundaries; 
Mississippi navigation; Florida boundary; instructions to 
John Jay; U.S. confiscation of loyalist property; western 
lands; position of Miralles in U.S.; Newfoundland fisheries; 
La Luzerne's request for state ratifications of French 
treaties; portraits of French king and queen; prizes; re- 
ligion in America; American Philosophical Society; Franco- 
American consular convention proposed; exchange rates; 
prisoners; activities of American privateers; attitude of 
