Etats-Unis, 1784 613 
June 3. Powers of Adams, Franklin and Jefferson 
to treat for new commercial arrangements. 
Memoirs on commercial affairs. 
Resolutions and acts of U.S. Congress. 
Documents concerning maritime prizes. 
A Circular Letter addressed to the State Societies 
of the Cincinnati JmSmSm (Philadelphia, 1784) . 
Acts of French council establishing free ports. 
Extract of instructions to Franklin from Congress. 
Extracts from Journals of Congress and from American 
newspapers. 
Subjects Treated 
Franco-American commercial relations; establishment 
of American Roman Catholic hierarchy; portraits of French 
sovereigns presented to U.S.; Society of the Cincinnati; 
internal disunion of U.S.; westward expansion and govern- 
ment in new territories; Indian affairs; sale of public 
lands in America; U.S. relations with Spain concerning 
boundaries of La. and Floridas, and navigation of Missis- 
sippi; refusal of English to evacuate northwest posts. 
Important Documents 
La Luzerne to Vergennes 
Jan. 2. No. 361, Western Reserve of Connecticut; 
anarchy in U.S.; westward emigration; northwest posts 
(ff. 7-10) . 
Apr. 21. No. 375, land purchases from Indians; 
fear lest western territories become independent; slight 
authority of Congress; private usurpation of public lands 
(ff . 290-296) . 
28 (1784. July-Dec.) 
Correspondence of W. Alexander, American Philosophical 
Society, Anisson-Duperon, Comtesse d'Auterroche, Berard, 
Breteuil, Brienne, Calonne, Carrol, Castries, Chastellux, 
Dupont de Nemours, B. Franklin, Mme. de Gregoire, Holker 
pere, Holker fils, Mme. John Holker, Lafayette, La Luzerne, 
R. H. Lee, Louis XVI, Madison, Marbois, Mistral, Pamphili, 
Penthievre, Poisson, Rochambeau, Sainmore, Segur, Vergennes, 
'Villedeuil, Williams 
Other Material 
July 27 . Le Courrier de l'Amerique . 
July 28. D'Estaing's report to Castries on 
papers received from Washington. 
July 29. Franco-American consular convention. 
Sept. 27. Gardoquis' letters of credence as 
Spanish charge to U.S. 
1784-1785, Dec. 27-Jan. 4. Proceedings of Danville 
Convention. 
Extract of projected treaty of amity and commerce 
between U.S. and Prussia; "Memorial on the trade with 
Virginia and the other United States," by W. Alexander;, 
extract of Marbois' "journal d?un voyage chez les One Idas, 
Tuscaroras, etc.," acts concerning commerce of French ports; 
