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558 (1784. May- July) 
This volume contains a few documents on West Indies, 
but nothing concerning North America. 
563 (1785. June-Aug.) 
Only mentions of America are in two documents respecting 
French seizure and confiscation of Dutch vessel Neptune at 
St. Lucia (ff. 299, 371). 
564 (1785. Sent. -Oct.) 
Oct. 6. Dumas, memoir submitted to Verac , re- 
counting Dumas' services to U.S., his relations with Franklin 
and others, and situation in which he is placed by neglect 
of Congress; the memoir consists mainly of English and French 
texts of Dumas' correspondence with Americans, tied together 
by Dumas' comments and explanations; practically all the 
documents he gives are to be found printed in Wharton (ff . 
311-323) [see also vol. 565, f. 258]. 
Oct. 22. Jay to Dumas, transmitting to him an 
act of U.S. Congress (f. 439). 
[For a mention of case of Dutch vessel Neptune , see 
f. 18.] 
565 (1785. Nov. -Dec.) 
Dec. 17. Verac to Vergennes, transmits memoir 
of Dumas [see vol. 564, f. 311], recommending that repre- 
sentations be made to U.S. on Dumas' behalf (f. 258). 
566 (1786. Jan. -Mar.) 
Jan. 31. Dumas to Vergennes, thanking Vergennes 
for representations made in his behalf to U.S. minister in 
Paris, and sending resolution of U.S. congress of Oct. 14, 
1785, with remarks thereon (f. 140). 
567 (1786. Apr. -June) 
Apr. 5. Verac to Vergennes, respecting post of 
U.S. minister at The Hague; neither Adams nor Bingham 
satisfactory to France; Dumas should be made charge d'affaires 
( f . 20 ) . 
Apr. 27. Dumas to Vergennes, gratitude for 
benefit bestowed on him by King of France (f . 73) . 
[Mention of negroes of Surinam who come to French 
Guiana (f . 305) .] 
568 (1786. July-Aug.) 
Only mention of America concerns encroachments of 
negroes from Surinam on territory of French Guiana (f. 180). 
