1046 Correspondance des Consuls 
relations between France and U.S.," with enclosed "Notes 
Relativement aux avantages d'une liaison commerciale entre 
la France et les Etats-Unis" by James Swan; efforts of 
English factors to influence Americans; separatist senti- 
ment in New England; Massachusetts commerce with France, 
China, and India; political situation in Massachusetts. 
1788. Political situation in Massachusetts and New 
Hampshire; ratification of Federal Constitution; visit of 
French squadron commanded by Sainneville. 
1789. Establishment of a Catholic church at Boston 
by Abbe de La Poterie, whose misconduct has caused preju- 
dice to Church; Massachusetts legislation; need of consular 
agent at Nantucket for application of favorable terms to 
American whale and fish oils exported to France. 
1790. Provisioning of St. Pierre and Miquelon; 
application of details of Franco-American consular conven- 
tion; details concerning Boston expedition to northwest 
coast in ships Columbia and Washington . 
1791. Case of Louis Paronneau, accused and acquitted 
of murder of his uncle, M. Junin, a fur trader at Penobscot; 
conflict of consular and local jurisdictions in cases be- 
tween French subjects. 
Despatches of Toscan: [in absence of Letombe] 
1785-1786. Acts of Massachusetts General Court 
prejudicial to French commercial interests; dislike of 
English by Bostonians; state of maritime law and practice 
in Massachusetts. 
Other Material 
1786. Copies of correspondence of Toscan and Ducher 
relating to mast timber at Portsmouth, N. H. 
1787, Mar. 24. James Lovell to [?], copy of letter 
from Naval Officer of Port of Boston stating that method 
of keeping records to present time makes it impossible to 
compile a trustworthy account of imports and exports. 
1787. Ducher, two despatches from Newport, R. I., 
describing political situation in Rhode Island; conflict 
between merchants and landowners. 
1789-1790. Correspondence of Don Bias Gonzales, 
governor of island of Juan Fernandez, and other documents, 
relating to relief furnished to ship Columbia , Captain 
Kendrick, enroute from Boston to northwest coast of America. 
1790. Representation by French consul to Massachusetts 
legislature, respecting difficulties in application of 
consular convention. 
[n.d. or s.]. Minutes of "Assemblies Nationales" 
held in French consulate at Boston; these were gatherings 
of French merchants, shipmasters, and other French subjects 
in the Boston area, held for the purpose of electing 
deputies and of considering the interests of French commerce. 
[n.d. or s.]. Reports of cases between French subjects 
falling under consular jurisdiction. 
[n.d. or s.]. Inventories of archives of consulate 
at Boston. 
[n.d. or s.]. Accounts of fees and expenditures of 
