Etats-Unis, 1784-1794 963 
9 (1784-1815) 
[1784], [n.s.]. Observations on American commerce 
by a merchant of Marseilles; deals with French colonies; 
states that decree of Aug. 30, 1784 has aroused alarm 
among French merchants; examination of nature of American 
colonies, of proper regulations for maintaining them in 
union with France, and of inconveniences that will arise 
from this new decree; St. Lucia, Martinique, Guadeloupe, 
Santo Domingo (ff . 7-39) . 
1786, Apr. 14. Toscan to Castries; transmitting 
statement of work of Boston consulate during 1785; diffi- 
culty of getting information from customs office; will 
send statement of activity in port of Boston every six 
months (ff . 44-45) ; enclosing: memoir on work of French 
consulate at Boston during 1785; trade of France with 
Massachusetts; suits; French travellers or residents in 
Boston; emigration and naturalization; trade of France 
and colonies with Massachusetts; shipping in ports of New 
Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island during 1785; 
current prices of imports and exports; character of in- 
habitants of New England; agriculture, fisheries, and 
manufactures; taxation and finance; notes on acts and 
resolutions of legislature during last session of Feb. 
and Mar. (ff. 46-80). [Duplicates in volume 3, ff. 34- 
68, and volume 1'7, ff. 240-274, this series.] 
[1786], [n.s.]. Statements of commerce, population, 
resources, and debts of various states of U.S.; South 
Carolina, shipping and exports; Georgia and Carolina, 
slave trade; Pennsylvania, bank of Pennsylvania, grape 
culture, debt; New York, insect ravages; New Jersey and 
Massachusetts, mines (ff. 40-43). 
1787, Oct. 15. Boyetet, report on trade of U.S. 
with France; general review of Franco-American commercial 
relations; particular attention to French efforts to 
develop U.S. trade; review of work of committee of council 
on commerce of France with U.S., various documents included; 
relations of R. Morris with Farmers General; tobacco trade 
and prices (ff. 102-185). 
1787, [n.s.]. Group of five lists concerning French 
trade with U.S. through port of Lorient; tobacco trade, 
1787; exports from Lorient, Jan. 1, 1785-Apr. 30, 1786; 
imports from U.S., May 1, 1786-July 1, 1787; exports from 
Lorient, May 1, 1786-July 1, 1787; exports from Lorient 
to Ireland and Scotland as result of increase in commerce 
with U.S., Sept. 20, 1784-May 1, 1787 (ff. 81-101). 
1788. Moustier, memoir on distribution of French 
consulates and vice-consulates in U.S.; position of consul 
in U.S., social, etc.; necessary qualifications; report 
on fitness of individual consuls: La Forest, Letombe, 
Crevecoeur, d'Annemours, Toscan, Dejean, Marbois, Oster, 
Ducher, Petry; recommendations of others; plan for new 
consular organization; activities of Tardivaux along Ohio 
and Mississippi; his service as agent of inhabitants of 
Illinois to Congress; recommendation that he be made vice- 
consul (ff . 186-198) . 
1794, Aug. A. C. Duplaine, notes on French commerce 
with U.S. (ff. 200-210). 
