708 Hollande, 1697-1712 
174 (1697) 
Correspondence of d'Aguerre and La Closure with French 
court, containing much information on commerce, and upon 
movements of Dutch fleet, but very little concerning America, 
with exception of following item: 
Apr. 29. D'Aguerre to Torcy, containing mention 
of Virginia fleet (f. 9). 
218 (1709. Apr. -May) 
May 22. Torcy to Louis XIV, Duke of Marlborough 
says he has special instructions to demand restitution of 
Newfoundland (f. 212). 
[n.d. or s. ]. Preliminary articles for a general 
peace settlement, with observations thereon, and articles 
proposed by Grand Pensionary of Holland, given in three 
parallel columns; second column, article 16, concerns French 
cession to England of possessions in Newfoundland, and 
mutual restitution of places captured during late war (f . 247] 
[n.d. or s.]. Preliminary articles for a general 
peace settlement, containing same provisions as article 16 
above (f. 259). [For an additional copy, see f. 269.] 
219 (1709, June-Aug.) 
[n.d.]. Deputies to Council of Trade, reflections 
on Dutch proposal concerning herring fisheries, whereby 
Dutch seek to obtain freedom of those fisheries either by 
treaty or under royal passports without assuring for French 
fishers freedom of cod fisheries (f . 109) . 
221 (1709) Supplement 
Mar. 3. Mesnager, memoir on Franco-Dutch fishery 
negotiations (f . 101) . 
[n.d.]. Articoli Preliminari . Per servire ai 
Trattate della Pace Generale nell ' Haya l'Anno 1709 m! _ ! _ s _ 
(f. 216) [see vol. 218, f. 249]. 
Various documents referring to fishery privileges 
desired by Dutch; frequent references to Newfoundland 
(ff . 255, 318, 324, 333) . 
230 (1711-1712. Sept .-Jan.) 
1711, Dec. 30. Instructions to d'Huxelles, Polignac, 
and Mesnager, as negotiators of peace at Utrecht; French 
claims in South America which might be urged against 
Portugal (f . 192) . 
[n.d. or s.]. Instructions respecting use of 
cipher by negotiators at Utrecht (f. 243)-. 
[n.d. or s.]. Observations on Franco-Dutch 
treaty of commerce which is to be drawn up as result of 
peace settlement (f . 77) . 
231 (1711) Supplement 
1711, Dec. 15. Pontchartrain to Torcy, concerning a 
