662 Etats-Unis, 1845-1847 
of Dec. 2; French and British policy toward Texas and U.S.; 
extradition; Franco -American commercial relations; abolition 
sentiment in U.S.; expansionist ambitions of U.S.; prepa- 
rations of U.S. for war with Mexico; ill-feeling toward 
France . 
Important Documents 
Correspondence of Pageot and Roger with Guizot con- 
cerning annexation of Texas, Oregon question, American 
aspirations to California, danger of war with Mexico and 
Great Britain, ill-feeling in U.S. towards France ( passim ) . 
102 (1846) 
Correspondence of Buchanan, Calhoun, Choiseul, Germain, 
Guizot, La Forest, Marcy, Pageot, Roger, Saint Cyr, Scott, 
Skinner, Smith 
Other Material 
Speech of General Paredes y Arrillaga (Feb.). 
Message of Governor Johnson of La. (May 16) . 
Comparative table of La. constitutions of 1812, 1845. 
Summaries of debates in U.S. Congress. 
Extracts from American newspapers. 
Subjects Treated 
Oregon dispute and other Anglo-American difficulties; 
Franco-American commercial relations; Metzger affair; party 
politics in La.; U.S. -Mexican relations and outbreak of 
war; military and naval operations of U.S.; English offer 
of mediation; tariff of 1846; slavery and abolitionist 
sentiment; annual message of President Polk; Anglo-American 
treaty relative to Oregon. 
Important Documents 
Correspondence of Pageot, Roger, Saint Cyr with Guizot 
( passim ) concerning Oregon question, Mexican War and French 
attitude toward both. 
103 (1847) 
Correspondence of Buchanan, Marcy, Pageot, Pellegrin, 
Radepont, P. S. Smith, Taylor 
Other Material 
Clippings from American newspapers. 
Subjects Treated 
Military operations of Mexican War; privateering; 
Metzger affair; appointment of Rush as U.S. minister to 
France; Franco-American commercial relations; postal ar- 
rangements; slavery; financial difficulties of U.S.; un- 
popularity of Mexican War; French neutrality regulations; 
coastal steamship service of U.S.; Trist's mission to 
Mexico; domestic politics of U.S.; Polk's annual message 
to Congress. 
