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Etats-Unis, 1780 
14 (1780. Oct. -Dec.) 
Correspondence of Beaumarchais, Bert in, Bertrand, 
Castries, Cazotte, H. Clinton, Continental Congress, Silas 
Deane, d'Espagne, B. Franklin, Grand, F. Grand, Holker 
fils, Holker pere, S. Huntington, John Jay, Lafayette, 
Mme. de Lafayette, La Luzerne, Leray de Chaumont, Louis XVT, 
Marbois, Maurepas, Miromenil, Montbarey, Necker, Vicomte 
de Noailles, Rasquin, Rayneval, Rochambeau, Roulhac, Sar- 
tine, J. Searle, Segur, Tarle, Ternay, Valory, Vergennes, 
Jonathan Williams 
Other Material 
1776. Beaumarchais, memoir to Louis XVI and Maurepas 
on secret aid (ff. 475-476). 
1780, Oct. 11. Marbois, observations on contested 
points of Spanish-American negotiations (ff . 118-134) . 
Oct. 12. Izard, printed brochure published under 
name of A. Lee (ff. 486-510). 
Oct. 25. Marbois. observations on American 
trade with Asia (ff. 182-186). 
Nov. 17. Rasquin, memoir on sums due him by 
U.S. (ff . 271-273) . 
Nov. 28. Continental Congress, extract of in- 
structions to B. Franklin (f. 340). 
Dec. 1. La Luzerne, observations on Franco- > 
American commerce (ff. 349-354). 
Dec. 23. Continental Congress, instructions to 
J. Laurens (ff. 433-434). 
Dec. 23. Continental Congress to Louis XVT, 
credentials of J. Laurens (f. 435). 
Dec. 27. Marquis de Valory, memoir proposing 
recruitment of a corps of troops to serve in U.S. (ff. 443- 
444) . 
1780. B. Arnold, address to people of America (ff. 89- 
92) . 
1780, [n.s.]. Memoir on French trade with U.S. (ff. 
511-512) . 
Extracts from American newspapers. 
Resolutions of Congress. 
Subjects Treated 
Mission of La Luzerne in Philadelphia: reports of 
La Luzerne and Marbois, Vergennes' instructions; treason 
of Arnold; execution of Andre; drafts on American agents 
abroad; U.S. finances: state contributions, taxes, loans 
and subsidies, currency; military and naval operations in 
America; ability of H. Gates; U.S. relations with Morocco 
and Russia; neutral league; finances of French army in 
America; acts of Congress; U.S. attitude towards Spain; 
terms of eventual peace: Mississippi navigation, La., 
Florida, western boundaries; Spanish policy towards U.S.; 
Franco -American treaty of commerce; cabal against Franklin; 
mission of J. Adams to Europe; brochure published by Izard 
under name of A. Lee; political divisions in Congress, 
anti-French faction; plot to free Burgoyne's army; denunci- 
ation of Wilson; Pennsylvania politics; confederation; 
