594 Etats-Unis, 1781 
Aug., Cn.s.]. Estimated cost of supplies re- 
quested by Maryland (ff. 188-189). 
Sept. 13, Cn.s.]. List of munitions for U.S. 
loaded at Brest aboard Le Ruse (f. 248). 
Sept. 17. La Luzerne, speech to Oneida Indians, 
with reply by Sachem Grasshopper (ff . 256-259) . 
Sept. 18, [n.s.]. List of merchandise shipped 
by Williams on Marquis de Lafayette (f . 268) . 
Sept. 19. Veimerange, totals of supplies pur- 
chased for U.S. (f. 270). 
Sept. 29, [n.s.]. Statement of expenditures 
by French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and by Royal Treasury 
on behalf of U.S. (f . 354) . 
Sept., [n.s.]. List of munitions to be sent 
to U.S. to replace those lost aboard Marquis de Lafayette 
(ff . 173-174) . 
Resolutions of Congress. 
Extracts from American newspapers. 
Sub.jects Treated 
Mission of La Luzerne in Philadelphia: reports by La 
Luzerne and Marbois, Vergennes' instructions; Philadelphia 
exchange rates; American attitude towards mediatory pro- 
posals; supplies for French army; U.S. finances: loans, 
taxes, subsidies, currency; reputation of Washington in 
America; attitude of Congress towards Franklin; military 
and naval operations in America; western migration in U.S.; 
British operations in Carolinas and Floridas; military and 
diplomatic manoeuvres preceding Yorktown campaign; debates 
in Congress on terms of peace; relations of Congress with 
states; congressional administration; election of secretary 
for foreign affairs; congressional committee conferences 
with La Luzerne; Franco-American consular convention; situ- 
ation in Vermont; U.S. confederation; French good offices 
favoring U.S. -Dutch treaty of alliance; American attachment 
to French alliance; letters of Silas Deane tending to' sup- 
port charge of treason against him; insufficiency of Articles 
of Confederation; French trade with U.S.; correspondence of 
La Luzerne with Washington; instructions to American peace 
plenipotentiaries; peace preliminaries; U.S. boundaries in 
peace settlement; captivity of H. Laurens; congressional 
proposal for use of reprisals against British; British pub- 
lication of intercepted letters; U.S. trade with Bermuda; 
Indian affairs; U.S. relations with Spain; U.S. marine 
regulations; activities of American privateers; mission 
of J. Laurens to France; financial operations of R. Morris 
as U.S. superintendent of finance; cost of militia units 
to U.S.; apathetic use by U.S. of own resources; burning 
of New London, Conn.; British supplies from Canada; Marbois 
named French consul at Philadelphia par interim (ff. 4, 5, 
7, 8, 48, 55, 67, 74, 78, 96, 102, 110, 121, 134, 136, 147, 
160, 177, 190, 192, 201, 207, 212, 219-220, 224, 227, 234, 
256-259, 260, 271, 284-293, 294, 302, 304-305, 309-318, 
321, 338, 344, 347, 348, 355). 
Activities of Holker in Philadelphia (ff. 3, 65, 294, 
309-318) . 
