France, 1704-1826 1009 
Desire of Jerome Bonaparte to reside in U.S. (f. 146). 
Revolt in Mexico; means of pacification; plot to make 
Joseph Bonaparte king of Mexico; extension of La. (ff. 167- 
168) . 
Voyage of Lucien Murat to U.S. (ff . 373, 374, 376, 
377) . 
1807 (1806-1815) 
1815, Apr. 16. Instructions to Belliard; friendly 
attitude of U.S. towards Napoleon (ff. 213-224). 
1809 (1799-1803) 
This volume is devoted entirely to documents concerning 
the negotiation of the Franco-American treaty of commerce 
of 1800. Among these documents are: the correspondence 
exchanged by the U.S. plenipotentiaries, Ellsworth, Davie, 
and Murray, with the French plenipotentiaries, Joseph 
Bonaparte, Fleurieu, and Roederer; various French and 
American draft treaties and articles with comments thereon; 
official instructions and powers to respective plenipo- 
tentiaries; and supporting documentary evidence of miscel- 
laneous character. A few documents deal with the reception 
accorded the finished treaty in the U.S. In addition to 
the correspondence of the treaty negotiators, there are 
included additional items of correspondence of the following 
individuals: N. Bonaparte, Brunet, Dawson, Pichon, Talley- 
rand. 
1862 (1704-1803) 
The only American material in this volume consists of 
the drafts of announcements of the births of the children 
of Louis XVT, 1778, 1782, 1787, addressed to the United 
States Congress, and the originals of congressional felici- 
tations sent in reply (ff . 185-191) . 
1888 [n.d.] 
[This volume consists entirely of autograph manuscripts 
of various pamphlets written by Mirabeau. Those concerning 
America are listed below.] 
Account of United States revolution; causes; principal 
events, and military operations, 1774-1778; Mirabeau here 
gives evidence of his personal sentiments on the revolution 
(ff. 66-69). 
y Miscellanea on America; social and geographical con- 
ditions in U.S.; observations on American independence, 
laws, and character (ff. 70-72). 
Discussion of proposals of Jenkins to Lord Bute in 
1762-63 to prevent independence, and to keep British 
colonies forever in subjection (f . 73) . 
Announcement of a work entitled "Statistical sketch 
of the principal states of Europe with regard to their 
extent, their population, their finances, and their military 
condition, with a supplement concerning the republic of 
North America" (ff. 117-118). 
