France, 1761-1805 987 
French possessions and French vessels in America; copies 
found on Braddock after his defeat; need for restitution 
of French colonies at peace (f. 23). 
1780, Sept. 12. Bertrand to Vergennes, letter en- 
closing following memoir (f. 120). 
Sept. 20. Bertrand, supplement to preliminary 
draft of peace terms prepared in Oct. 1779; operations of 
d'Estaing in America; British in Pensacola and Mobile; 
British evacuation of American states; Franco-American 
agreement on reciprocal territorial cessions; Anglo-French 
treaty (f . 119) . 
1790, Aug., [n.s.]. Memoir on disputed boundaries; 
Spain's northern California line; U.S. claims concerning 
boundary of Spanish La.; retrocession of La. to France 
(f . 130) . 
Aug., [n.s.]. Draft of Franco-Spanish agree- 
ment concerning boundaries in northern California and La. 
(f . 140) . 
1793, [n.s.]. Memoir on proposal of union among 
France, Spain, Sweden, and Denmark to reconquer British 
islands and possessions in America (f . 177) . 
1793. Du Lac, memoir on French national policy; 
favorable American sentiment towards Britain; observations 
on qualities required in French agent to U.S. (f . 186) . 
1794, [n.s.]. Memoir on diplomacy of French Republic; 
necessity of pushing Americans into break with Britain and 
attack upon La.; political alliance with U.S. (f. 191). 
1796, Feb. 1. Poterat, memoir on attitude of princi- 
pal European powers towards France; mention of La. (f. 209). 
1805, [n.s.]. Chronological political account of 
events from opening of campaign in Austria to peace of 
Presbourg; minor details on U.S. (f. 253). 
[See MVC, Sept. 20, 1780; Aug. 1790; 1794; Feb. 1, 
1796.] 
504 (1735-1744) 
1741. Entretien d'Ariste et de Timandro sur les 
principaux evenemens de l'annee 1741 ; expansion of Georgia 
at expense of Spanish Florida; hostilities in America 
(ff . 219-240) . 
1744, Apr., [n.s.]. Memoir on general European peace 
settlement; arrangements to be made with Britain in America 
(f . 270) . 
518 (1744-1800) 
1783, Jan. 21. Vergennes, circular to French agents 
abroad announcing signature of peace preliminaries with 
Britain, and suspension of hostilities between Britain and 
U.S. (f . 38) . 
Sept. 3. Vergennes, circular to French agents 
abroad announcing signature of definitive Anglo-French and 
Anglo-U.S. peace treaties (f. 39). 
[1793, Dec. 10], 20 Frim. II. Committee of Public 
Safety, order permitting importation into France by neutral 
