Amerique, 1755 911 
1755, Jan. 30. Mirepoix, refutation of British claim 
that French settlements on Ohio give to France an oppor- 
tunity to invade English colonies (ff . 198-199) . 
Feb. 12, Mar. 25. Two circular letters to 
French representatives abroad on Anglo-French affairs in 
America; mission of Mirepoix; provisional convention pro- 
posed as means of regulating existing situation; land 
beyond mountains, between Lakes and Ohio and Wabash Rivers 
to be open to both British and French, with all military 
posts demolished; unacceptable British reply to this pro- 
posal. 
Apr. 13. French proposals, sent to Mirepoix, 
containing a refutation of British propositions concerning 
Acadia and Ohio country; French sovereignty over Lakes 
Ontario and Erie; rejection of British demand that France 
make no settlements between tfabash and Ohio; neutrality 
between Appalachians and Ohio is all that may be accorded; 
reasons for refusal of written reply to British counter- 
proposal; British refusal to send orders to colonial 
governors to avoid hostile incidents (ff . 207-210) . 
May 1. Circular letter to French representatives 
abroad, on unjust British proposals for settlement of Anglo- 
French difficulties along Ohio; pacific intentions of France 
(ff . 211-213) . 
May 9. [?] to Mirepoix, instability of British 
proposals; France desires to settle all American questions 
according to principles of law and reciprocal security (ff . 
214-217) ; enclosing: unsigned memoir on general principles 
upon which France will negotiate four points in dispute, 
boundaries of Acadia, boundaries of Canada, course and 
territory of Ohio, islands of St. "Lucia, St. Vincent, Domi- 
nica, and Tobago; French rights along Ohio, and British 
violations thereof; French neutrality proposal (ff. 218- 
226) . 
June 6. British reply to preceding memoir, as 
submitted by Mirepoix on May 14; France had no title to 
Ohio before Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle , she simply built 
forts on territory which Indians had transferred to Britain; 
Wabash and Miami Rivers assure communications with La., 
Ohio not necessary; British settlements on Ohio (ff . 227- 
232) . 
Sept., [n.s.]. Memorandum on what France should 
insist on as to boundaries in America; document contains 
many lacunae, but is intelligible; Acadia; Ohio country; 
Hudson Bay; Tobago; reasons why Britain should be satisfied; 
French titles to Ohio; possession and development; absence 
of British settlements before 1739; waters of Ohio flow 
into St. Lawrence or Mississippi; British interpretation 
of Article 15 of Treaty of Utrecht, and its real meaning; 
affluents of Ohio will not bring French nearer English, 
but vice versa; proposals to be made (ff. 235-240). 
Dec. 21. Louis XV to George II, memoir on 
American affairs (ff. 241-244). 
Dec. 29. Circular letter to French representa- 
tives abroad, enclosing preceding letter of Louis XV to 
George II, and ordering that it be presented to various 
governments and that all means be taken to ascertain im- 
pression made by it (ff . 245-246) . 
