956 Memoires et Documents 
1782, Apr. 24. Lafayette to Vergennes, transmitting 
memoir which he has prepared (f . 94) ; enclosing: memoir, 
dated Apr. 18, 1782, on military situation in America 
(ff. 95-96). [Printed: Stevens' Facsimiles , nos. 1642, 
1643, XVII.] 
[1782]. Lafayette, note on various items concerning 
America on which Vergennes requested an outline of his 
conversations with Lafayette (ff. 97-99). [Printed: 
Stevens' Facsimiles , no. 1641, XVII.] 
[1782?], [n.s.]. Extract from observations of 
Lafayette on U.S. -French commerce, with remarks drawn from 
letters of Marbois and Morris (ff. 100-103). 
1783, June 16, July 10, 15, 24, 26, 29, Aug. 1, Sept. 
1, extracts from letters of Marbois of these dates (ff. 
104-110) . 
Sept. 27, [n.s.]. Memoir on means by which 
France may profit from U.S. independence, by private 
individuals who had been in America (ff. 45-46). 
[1783], [n.s.]. Outline of what France may do to 
favor trade with Americans; enumeration of American 
products, with remarks as to each, whether it should be 
admitted to French ports duty-free or not (ff. 111-115, 
118-119) . 
[1783], [n.s.]. Memoir on ports of deposit for 
colonial merchandise; advantage of British system of 
levying duties at all ports of entry and refunding them 
on all goods re-exported (ff. 116-117). 
After 1783. [Letombe?] , political considerations on 
French commerce with. U.S. (ff. 53-56). 
1784, June 17. Gouverneur Morris to Marquis de 
Chastellux; on Franco-American commerce (ff. 120-123). 
1784, [n.s.]. Observations on American finances; 
paper money; poor financial condition of U.S.; this is 
evidently a communication which Franklin was directed by 
Congress to lay before French government (ff . 128-133) . 
[Of. volume 4, ff. 16-31, this series.] 
[1784], [n.s.]. Memoir on advantage of according 
limited rights of deposit for U.S. merchandise in French 
ports dealing in colonial goods (ff . 124-127) . 
[1784?], [n.s.]. Resume of war in America, 1777 to 
1783; Mississippi navigation; Floridas (ff . 134-157) . 
[1785]. Caraman, memoir on America; in form of 
answers to questions; American productions; commerce; 
manufactures; American leaning towards Britain; religious 
freedom; freedom of press; French merchants sent poor goods 
at exorbitant prices to U.S., prejudicing American buyers 
against them in favor of English merchants who sent good 
articles at reasonable prices (ff . 158-166) . 
[1786], [n.s.]. Reflections on independent America; 
commerce; government; relations with France; common interests 
of France and U.S.; U.S. naval needs; consulates; memoir is 
heavily annotated, and incomplete (ff. 167-180). 
1788, Aug. 10. La Forest, memoir on means of main- 
taining regular lines of communication between France and 
U.S. (ff . 252-255) . 
Sept. [Moustier?] , memoir on new governmental 
