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-Instruetio to United States Mialters, volumes VII-I.
 For the prod to these iatrution. 1808-188, the eopies of letters sent to alln-
stes abroad wsre ateod into the ses vlume. This inadd, thereore material
relati to Uited States poley toward other countries than Bpain but indirectly aset-
Inl the Adam-Onaf nqotiatio. In these volumes are istruetios mt to Anthony
MorrI Thom Brest, uad adaisters G W. rving ad John Forsyth.
 These smords not only show whte a te of the United State wer directed to
do i Madrid but also provide the bet available erpoition of the poley of this gover-
meot, muk mor frak, of aour than the stateeto made to Onas.
-Despateles, Spain, volumes ZI- LX.
 Letters. 1808-181 inclusive. of rvig, 3orris, Brent and torsyth. Varoo
aecompnylag document re iclteuded. Xrm them tLhe maor portion of the noo-
tation ws onduted at Washitol these desptohe ae of vital importance in
giving an seount, albeit oft a iased one of events at Madrid. further, in view
of lafreet communoeatsoa and the lk of press services in Madrid. the Deprt-
meat of 8tato he depended on thee despatohe and on th statements of Ots for ito
knowledge of the BSpash viewpoint and tiviies. On that knowledge naturally tLh
policy o te United tots was formulated.
-Despatehes, France, volune XIX.
 Depathes of Albert GOllatin. minister, 1819-180, several of which relate to the
problems of th negotation and the delayed raticaton.
-Despatehe, Great Britain, volunms XX I-X IV.
 orrespondenae from Bihard Bush, minister, 1817-1820, including information
 on the rsil of nglamn i the coatoveries ove the Adamu-On ngotldation the pro-
 posd British medlatio and the unfounde suspicon that nglana was contributing
 to the deay of ra Gtion o th trsty.
 -Despatehes, mui, volume VII-IX.
 Letter from ministers Geor W. Oampbel and Hery ddleton, 1818-1813, a
 few of whiih rlato to our ration with pain.
 -Notes to Foreign Legations, volume I
 Oiee eopies of the note delivered to representative of all countries at Washington
 wer bound together for th priod of thb volume, 1810-181.
 The most Iaportant of these ar printed i the Amervsn Utte Papers, Fersra, Be-
 etins series. It should be pointed out that they do not rseal true policy as frany
 asn he eorespoades between the als o of one eonatry, or the aoeovt in despatches
 or diary tries of peronl eonversations n which diplomatic formlities played a
 les promind t tde. Of the more thu seventyve notes to Ons included in this volme,
 most hav to do with cmmertl stairs or matters of protocol.
 -Notes from the Spaish Legation, volumes II-VL
 The quatty of this materil is one indication of th industry of Onts snd his ides.
 Thsm volumes altogether include the originals of notes received from 1805 to 1821.
 signed by minister Ca Irujo, chard Valentin de Foroand and Joa6 Visr. consls Juan
 Bernabeu and Pablo Ohe6n, amnster Onfa. d oa& e Mateo do ai 8ern: but two
 entire volummw IV and V. re taken up by the period of the negotiations between
 Adam and Onts 1817-1819. The most sinifeant of these notes also appear in AJ.P.,
 JF.., IV.
 --Speial Agents, volume VI.
 Reports Ad other eorespondence relative to the mission of John B. Prvost and
 James Biddle to Bouth America and the Northwest Coust 1817-1818, on the doop-
 of-war "Ontaro."
 -MinseUoaneoo Letter, Augst-eptember, 1816.
 letters to the departet ro various perons, indlding John Jaeb Astor.
 -Treaties.
 The le lInludes three dined manuscript originals of the Adams-Ons Treaty. There
 is also a original of the Spuaish nstrument of radtiation, nd one of the arst United
 States ratiSation, of Febuary 26, 1819. There is no copy of the eeond United