664 Etats-Unis, 1849-1850 
Rush to Tocqueville, July 7, 1849 (ff. 260-261). 
Tocqueville to Rush; Aug. 9, 1849 (ff . 274-275) ; to 
Poussin, Aug. 13, 1849 (ff. 276-279); to Clayton, Oct. 11, 
1849 (ff . 310-313) . 
Clayton to Tocqueville, Sept. 8, 1849 (ff. 285-287); 
Nov. 10, 1849 (ff. 329-332). 
Poussin to Tocqueville, Sept. 22, 1849, no. 32, (ff. 
293-297) . 
Letters of Montholon to Tocqueville, Rayneval and 
La Hitte concerning reestablishment of Franco-American 
• relations. 
Nov. 4, 11, 17, Dec. 2, 9, 10 (2 letters), 16, 
23, 24, 1849 ( f f . 323-328. 333-338, 340-344, 354-368, 
371-374, 377-384, 387-390). 
105 (1850) 
Correspondence of Barrot, Bernat, Boislecomte, Bour- 
boulon, Bourgoing, Bulwer, Derrick, Desfosses, Drouyn de 
Lhuys, Fourichon, La Hitte, Lavaud , Montholon, Pouget, 
Rives, Taylor, Upher, Valois, Webster 
Other Material 
Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. 
Extracts from U.S. -Nicaragua convention. 
Fillmore's annual message to Congress. 
Summaries of congressional debates. 
Extracts from American newspapers. 
Sub.jects Treated 
Domestic politics in U.S.; American policy towards 
Austria and Hungarian revolution; exequaturs; neutrality 
of proposed Nicaraguan canal; U.S. difficulties with Great 
Britain in Central America; slavery, admission of new 
states and formation of new territories; Clayton-Bulwer 
canal treaty; U.S. policy toward Cuba; claims; death of 
Calhoun; Mormons and Utah Territory; Santo Domingo requests 
protection of U.S., France, Great Britain; French policy 
in Hawaiian Islands; French emigration to California; death 
of Taylor; U.S. -Portuguese relations; Texas question; U.S.- 
Nicaragua treaty of commerce; Franco-American commercial 
relations; extradition; U.S. President's annual messages 
(Taylor, 1849; Fillmore, 1850). 
Important Documents 
To La Hitte 
Jan. 20. Montholon, no. 12, account of long 
conference with Clayton on Nicaraguan canal; Clayton wishes 
to know French attitude toward request for cooperation; 
Montholon evaded direct answer; Clayton's remarks on Franco- 
American dispute; U.S. difficulties with Great Britain; 
Cass demands severance of relations with Austria - Clay 
opposes (ff . 25-42) . 
Feb. 27. Rives, U.S. plans canal in Nicaragua 
and wishes it permanently neutralized, with equal rights 
