New York, 1789-1805 1057 
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Despatches of La Forest: 
1789. Complaints against Abbe de La Poterie, cure 
of Catholic church in Boston; correspondence with La 
Poterie, and his removal by ecclesiastical authority; 
organization of U.S. Federal government; debts of John 
Holker to Robert Morris and Leray de Chaumont; affairs in 
Congress; review of legislation of first session of Congress; 
amendments to Constitution; ratification of Constitution by 
North Carolina; efforts of English commerce to establish 
itself in America. 
1790. Opening of second session of Congress; naval 
stores obtainable from North Carolina; operations of 
Scioto Company; ratification of Constitution by Rhode 
Island; French vessels, and tonnage duties in American 
ports; appointment of U.S. consuls; debt of U.S. 
1791. Manufacture of maple sugar in New York and 
Pennsylvania; reaction in U.S. to new laws in France 
relating to tobacco, duties on oil, etc.; negligence of 
French creditors of U.S. to take advantage of funding act; 
progress of French commerce in U.S. 
Despatches of Barbe Marbois: 
1792. Refugees from Santo Domingo. 
Other Material 
1786-1789. Statistical tables: commerce of port of 
New York; navigation of Hudson; passports for vessels to 
France and West Indies. 
1789. St. Jean de Crevecoeur, essay on population, 
agriculture, finances, and commerce of State of New York. 
[Two copies, one signed; 162 pp.] 
1790. Inventory of archives of chancellery of French 
consulate at New York. 
1791, [n.s.]. Memoir on services of La Forest. 
1792, Feb. 15, [n.s.]. Memoirs on services of St. 
Jean de Crevecoeur; written in Paris. 
1792. Henry Hay to Hauterive, report on availability 
of ship timbers in U.S. 
1793-1794. Account books of French consulate in New 
York. 
2537 (New York. 1793-1805) [Carton] 
Despatches of Hauterive: 
1793. Mission of Genet; disposition of Americans 
towards French Republic; visit to Genet at Philadelphia; 
circular of Jefferson relating to consular jurisdiction 
over prizes, letters of marque, etc.; demands of General 
Galbaud . 
Despatches of Arcambal: 
1794. Refugees from West Indies. 
1801. Ratification of treaty between France and U.S. 
