Etats-Unis, 1783 607 
Subjects Treated 
La Luzerne, letters and enclosures to Vergennes con- 
cerning mission to Philadelphia; American finances; resig- 
nation of R. Morris; difficulty of paying U.S. public 
debts; tariff discussions; American desire for peace time 
subsidies from France; exchange rates in Philadelphia; 
end of war and cessation of hostilities in America; sig- 
nature and ratification of U.S. preliminary peace; recall 
of privateers; public reaction to peace in U.S.; British 
evacuation; departure of Rochambeau' s army and letter of 
Livingston on this occasion; British seizure of slaves 
while evacuating U.S.; prisoners; circular of Washington 
to governors of states; Washington' s resignation of army 
command; congressional politics and administration; mutiny 
of troops in Philadelphia; flight of Congress; offer to 
Congress of independent territory as seat of government; 
American courts; pro-English and pro-French political 
groups in America; attitude of Americans towards refugee 
loyalists; proposed loyalist colony in Nova Scotia; pro- 
posal to recall U.S. agents from Europe; Hancock reelected 
governor of Massachusetts; future of Anglo-American re- 
lations; desire of U.S. merchants to abolish law prohibiting 
trade with Britain; discussion of Anglo-American treaty of 
commerce; need of developing French trade with America; 
Franco-American relations over fisheries; U.S. -Swedish 
commercial treaty; La Luzerne's suspicion that his despatches 
for first six or eight months of 1782 were known to British; 
leave requested by La Luzerne for 1784; desire of Marbois 
to marry; eulogy of his services in Philadelphia; chaplain 
of French legation in Philadelphia (ff. 2-3, 24-28, 57-63, 
82-85, 97-99, 111-117, 121, 126-127, 139-142, 152-153, 155- 
156, 185-187, 189-193, 210-216, 239-243, 252-253, 277, 312- 
316, 319-330, 338-344, 346, 348-350, 356-365, 379-385, 399- 
400, 408, 414) . 
Mission of Holker fils in U.S. (ff. 96, 412-413). 
Scientific activities of Franklin in Paris; his health 
(ff. 44, 167) . 
Claims of French merchants against U.S. (ff . 5-7, 22, 
247, 370, 371, 401-405). 
Franco-American trade; establishment of free ports 
in France; business contacts; tariffs (ff. 8-11, 21, 30, 
32-43, 46, 49-52, 66, 68-69, 77-79, 86-90, 92-94, 106-110, 
120, 122, 124-125, 129-133, 154, 196-200, 206, 220-227, 
229, 230, 237, 238, 244, 250, 264-265, 267-273. 284-286, 
317, 332, 333, 335, 367, 374-377, 386, 415-421 J . 
American claims against France, and treatment accorded 
them (ff. 12-20, 47, 48, 56, 64, 67, 95, 118, 119, 137-138, 
162, 188, 194-195, 201, 203-209, 217-219, 231-236, 245, 246, 
266, 274, 278, 290, 291, 303, 305, 309, 318, 345, 352, 353, 
368, 369, 373, 378, 390-393, 396, 397). 
Individual requests for favors, honors, jobs; recom- 
mendations; action taken (ff. 23, 82, 135, 181-182, 228, 
231-235, 282-283, 292, 306-308, 310-311, 331, 394, 395, 
422) . 
Printed works concerning America; activities of Frank- 
lin (ff. 4, 29, 31, 45, 53, 347, 351, 372). 
