580 Etats-Unis, 1780 
taxes, loans and subsidies; public opinion in U.S. on 
financial measures of Congress; supplies needed for Con- 
tinental Army; relations of states with Congress and among 
themselves; exchange of prisoners; Franco-Spanish relations; 
French expeditionary force in U.S.; supplies furnished Con- 
tinental Army by France; arrival of Lafayette; attitude of 
U.S. towards Spain; missions abroad of J. Adams, J. Laurens, 
John Jay; prizes; Dutch loan to U.S.; American ambitions 
with regard to Canada supported by Lafayette; supplies for 
French forces in America; congressional drafts on agents 
abroad; exchange rates in Philadelphia; Congress and French 
alliance; congressional debates on terms of peace; fisher- 
ies; duties on molasses trade of French islands; French 
consuls in U.S.; proposed conquest of Floridas; false rumor 
of mediation in Europe; boundaries; Mississippi navigation; 
proposal for state ratification of Franco-American treaties; 
operations of Corny in Philadelphia as purchasing agent for 
French expeditionary force; shipbuilding in U.S.; Spain and 
conquest of La.; U.S. need for Spanish subsidies; British 
propaganda in U.S.; possibility of partial British recog- 
nition of U.S. independence; French propaganda directed by 
La Luzerne; relations of La Luzerne with Congress; army 
recruitment (ff. 6, 13, 23, 44, 52, 64, 67, 74, 84, 93, 
101, 131, 140, 148, 171, 190, 195, 203. 216, 232, 269, 279, 
310, 320, 378, 388, 396, 410, 437, 438). 
Recommendations in favor of individuals: Johonnoh, 
Choin, La Martiniere, Arendt (ff. 10, 48, 51, 62, 63, 64, 
92) . 
Mission of Lafayette to G. Washington; his arrival in 
Boston; news of U.S.; his relations with La Luzerne; pro- 
visions for French army (ff. 11, 42, 51, 117, 164, 191). 
Lands in America offered to Gerard; Gerard's recom- 
mendations with regard to French consuls in U.S. (ff . 31, 
89, 261). 
Claim of La Flotte to estate of Guerlarais Dubourg 
(ff . 32, 195) . 
Mission of Jay to Spain; his relations with Montmorin 
(ff . 49, 67) . 
Activities of American privateers; prizes; Franklin's 
handling of prize cases in France; exchange of prisoners; 
Franklin's relations with Vergennes and Sartine; his re- 
lations with British agents (ff . 72, 88, 93, 126, 142, 159, 
163. 172, 180, 238, 268, 278, 294, 300, 304, 306, 382, 386, 
439) . 
Request of Melfort for return of property in America 
(ff . 146, 193, 195, 229) . 
French decoration for John Paul Jones (f. 161). 
Duties on American molasses trade with French islands 
( f f . 173 195) 
French loan to U.S. (ff. 177, 178, 195, 240). 
Transmission of letters to and from America (ff . 276, 
387, 409, 434) . 
Trade of Europe with U.S. (ff. 175, 288, 423, 425). 
Proposed Franco-American consular convention (ff. 261, 
318] 
Treatment of d'Estaing in Paris (f. 375). 
