972 Memoires et Documents 
13 (1825-1829) 
[This volume, like its immediate predecessors, con- 
tains a large amount of material on the proceedings of 
Congress, messages of the President, and information 
contained in American newspapers. The number of original 
documents in this volume is small. They are listed below.] 
1826, Feb., [n.s.]. Report on Newfoundland fisheries 
question; discussion between France, U.S., -and Britain; 
general review of fisheries dispute; seems to have originated 
in French legation (ff . 126-132) ; enclosing: various perti- 
nent documents, including J. Q. Adams to Rush, July 27, 
1823; account of tenth conference between British and 
American plenipotentiaries, Mar. 29, 1824, etc. (ff. 134- 
140) . 
Apr. 29, [n.s.]. Note on steamships; steam 
navigation, naval and merchant, in U.S. (ff. 176-179). 
1828, Jan. 11. Saint-Andre to Damas, transmitting 
information relating to naval forces of U.S., in accordance 
with circular of Apr. 16, 1819 (ff. 296-297); enclosing: 
list of U.S. armed vessels to Feb. 1, 1828 (ff. 298-301); 
naval budget of U.S. for 1828 (ff. 302-303). 
Apr. Foreign diplomats and consuls accredited 
to U.S. (ff . 316-319) . 
14 (1778-1786) 
1778. Traite d'amitie et de commerce conclu entre 
le Roi et les Etats Unis de l'Amerique Septentrionale le 
6 Fevrler 1778 ; together with manuscript copy of same 
document (ff. 4-26). 
1783, June 2; 1784, Jan. 4. Marbois, memoirs on 
French trade with U.S. (ff. 27-70, 184-198, 419-430). 
[These are early drafts of a single memoir, to be found 
in revised and completed form in volume 8, ff. 4-215, this 
series. See also volume 4, ff. 58-197, 210-238, 241-253; 
volume 17, ff. 13-149.] 
July 24. D'Annemours to Castries, French com- 
merce with U.S.; suitability of French products for American 
trade; prediction that Americans will soon try to trade 
with Spanish possessions in west by way of upper Missouri 
(ff . 71-76) . 
Sept. 20. D'Annemours to Castries, American 
discontent with their exclusion from trade with British 
colonies; trade with French colonies (ff. 162-169). 
Nov. 28. D'Annemours to Castries, on commerce 
(ff . 170-173) . 
Dec. 12. Marbois to Castries, commerce; proposes 
to refute pamphlet by Champion (ff . 174-177) ; enclosing: 
publication by Thomas Paine on U.S. trade with British 
Antilles, dated Dec. 9, 1783, and extract from Antigua 
newspaper on same subject (ff. 178-183). 
1784, Mar. 23. Marbois, memoir on French trade with 
U.S.; each state treated separately; territorial claims of 
Virginia extending westward to Ohio River (ff. 199-277). 
July 4. Letombe , memoir on trade of New Hamp- 
shire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, with France and 
