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French islands, together with a set of statistical tables 
on prices in Boston at various periods, and activity in 
New England ports; description of New England: population, 
products, industry, commerce, weights and measures, 
finances, banks, exchange; active and passive commercial 
relations with France and Antilles (ff. 279-299). 
Nov. 7. Crevecoeur to Castries, brief statement 
of present condition of various states; emigration to 
Kentucky; foundation of Louisville (ff. 310-313). 
Nov. 15. Crevecoeur, memoir addressed to Castries 
on French commerce with U.S.; reasons for weakness of French 
commerce with America; inferiority of French goods; list of 
objects, with remarks on each, which France can export ad- 
vantageously to U.S. (ff. 300-309). 
1784. Champion, translation of a pamphlet entitled 
"Considerations on the present situation of Great Britain 
and the United States of America"; Americans should become 
source of supplies for great western regions; Mississippi 
must be opened to Britain (ff. 77-161, 353-368). 
1785, Jan. 16. Crevecoeur to Castries, on commerce 
(ff. 314-316); enclosing: road from Philadelphia to 
Louisville, at falls of Ohio; by way of Pittsburgh, with 
remarks on route beyond Louisville to New Orleans; stages, 
distances, cities (ff . 317-318) ; rough map of roads between 
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Louisville, New Orleans (f . 319) . 
July 4. John Jay, translation of letter on 
Franco- American consular convention (ff . 320-338) . 
[1786, Jan. 16]. La Forest, calculations showing that 
a price of thirty-six livres per quintal of tobacco in 
France is equivalent to twenty-four Virginia shillings 
(ff . 344-345) . 
[Jan. 25]. Robert to La Forest, extract, 
transmitting observations of several French merchants in 
Philadelphia on agreement between R. Morris and Farmers 
General for supply of American tobacco (ff . 346-352) . 
Feb. 3. La Forest to Castries, review of trade 
between U.S. and China and other oriental ports, from Dec, 
1783 to 1786 (ff. 369-380). 
Feb. 26. La Forest to Castries, agricultural 
expansion in U.S.; canals; Kentucky and Franklin; necessity 
of use of Mississippi by inhabitants of these new settle- 
ments; their incorporation into Union is expected (ff. 381- 
387) ; enclosing: report made in 1770 to Lord Hillsborough 
on settlements on Ohio; resources of Ohio valley; future 
trade with Mexico and Florida (ff . 388-389) ; extract from 
act of Virginia assembly of Jan. 6, 1786, setting up Kentucky 
as an independent state (ff . 340-343) . 
May 19. Letombe, memoir on French-U.S. trade; 
necessity of admitting American merchandise into France, 
(ff . 400-404) . 
[Dec.?], [n.s.]. Note on various devices em- 
ployed in contraband trade between French islands and U.S. 
(ff . 431-432) . 
[1786], [n.s.]. Observations on U.S. trade with Asia; 
how France may profit from this trade (ff . 415-418) . 
[1786?], [n.s.]. Observations on U.S. commerce; before 
