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sovereignty; desirability of an accurate knowledge of 
American coast; frequent visits to it of French squadrons; 
use of American ship-timbers; proposal of naval commission 
for development of use of American woods (ff. 167-175). 
1786, Mar. 1. Toscan, memoir on work of French 
consulate at Boston during 1785; French trade with Massa- 
chusetts (fl .' 240-274) . [Duplicates of this memoir are 
in volume 3, ff. 34-68, and volume 9, ff. 46-80, this 
series. For a more detailed description, see volume 9.] 
[n.d.]. List of memoirs in this volume (ff. 11-12). 
[See MVC, Aug. , 1782.] 
18 (1787-1829) 
1787, Jan. 15. Letombe, extract from memoir on work 
of French consulate at Boston during 1786; French trade 
with New England, and means of extending it (ff . 8-14) . 
Dec. 31. Toscan, memoir on New Hampshire 
during 1787; navigation; exports and imports; tariffs and 
excises; comparison of tariffs on American vessels at Le 
Havre with those on French vessels at Portsmouth; contra- 
band trade with French colonies; militia; legislative 
enactments; Federal constitution; objections to new 
constitution; conduct of Rhode Island; new settlements on 
Ohio; founding of Marietta; westward migrations; conflicts 
with Indians; expedition of Clark; names of Indian nations 
and numbers of their warriors; conditions in Quebec; state 
of Vermont (ff. 15-32). 
1788, June 17. A. Terrasson, memoir on packet service 
between France and U.S.; previously addressed to Castries 
under date of Nov. 28, 1786; requesting subsidy for packets 
to sail in each direction every two months (ff . 4-7) . 
Oct. 15. La Forest to Montmorin, general account 
of development of American settlements in west, and state 
of Mississippi question; population of Kentucky; desire for 
free navigation of Mississippi; relations of Kentucky with 
Virginia on question of independence; Franklin and Cumber- 
land; Indian hostilities; Spanish claims to western bank 
of Mississippi; concessions west of Ohio River; Ohio company; 
grant to General Clark; St. Vincent and villages on Illinois; 
western forts; exclusion of American vessels from New Orleans; 
necessity of negotiating with Spain on Mississippi question; 
proposals made to Spain; would be advantageous to France to 
have free port at New Orleans, but not to undertake coloni- 
zation (ff . 33-45) . 
[1788]. Letombe, replies to questions by Moustier on 
population, finances, and commerce of Massachusetts; frequent 
references to tables which are net in this volume; territory; 
civil subdivisions; Indian and negro population; finances: 
revenues, taxes and their apportionment; militia; value of 
agricultural products; manufactures; forests; commerce; ship- 
building; rope-making; customs duties; English resident- 
factors; trade with France and other nations; demand for 
French wines, oils, and soans; fisheries; slave trade (ff. 
46-69) . 
