[Docket notation, upper right:] [undecipherable: Propos.] Stated by the President April 18. 1793 [remainder of page undecipherable] July 15 Copy of the Secretary's second Letter to the House of Rep^s. submitted to the President.— 16. Statement of the French debt sent to the President. March 12 The Secretary requests the President's authority to pay the first installments of 200,000 doll^s due to the Bank of the U.S. 13. The President authorizes the Sec^y to pay S^d Instalment.— 18. The Secretary sends to the President statements & estimates of the funds & expenditures of the current year — & states the necessity of negotiating the loan of 800,000 doll^s authorized by law.— 20 The President desires the Sec^y to prepare a power for his signature to borrow 800,000 doll^s — which is done & submitted to the President.— 21 The President signs the above power & it is transmitted to the Secretary.— 23 Order from the President to pay 30,600 doll^s to the Sec^y of State for foreign purposes— 25. D^o to pay 5000 doll^s to the Director of the Mint — the Treaties still in operation? Quest. VII — If the Treaties are to be considered as now in operation; is the Guarantee in the Treaty of Alliance applicable to a defensive War only, or to War either offensive or defensive? Quest. VIII — Does the War in which France is engaged appear to be offensive or defensive on her part? or of a mixed or equivocal character? Quest. IX. — If of a mixed or equivocal character does the Guarantee in any event apply to such a War? Quest. X. — What is the effect of a Guarantee, such as that to be found in the Treaty of Alliance between the United States and France? Quest. XI. — Does any Article in either of the Treaties prevent Ships of [undecipherable] other than [undecipherable: Privateers] of [undecipherable: the party] opposed to France from [undecipherable: coming] into the Ports of the [undecipherable: United States] to act as convoys to their Merchant men? Or does it (68) April 18^th. 1793.— Memorandum of such letters and documents as are in the possession of the President of the U.S. among his communications with the Treasury Department, relative to Loans &c. 1790. March 29^th Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, representing the necessity of obtaining a loan of 100,000 Dollars — — 31. Power from the President to negotiate the same.— August 13 Note from the Presid^t requesting the Sec^y to lay before him such matters as may require his agency with respects to Loans & appropriations of money.— 26. The President signifies to the Secretary his approbation of a draft of a power & instructions respecting a loan of [undecipherable] million[s] of dollars which has been submitted to him. — Thinks an addition to the Instructions limiting the Agent to one million of dollars in each loan and [undecipherable] him from opening a new loan untill the [undecipherable: preceding] one shall have been approved.— August 28 [p. 88] [strikethrough: ther] restraints upon them more than would apply to the Ships of War of France? Quest. XII. — Should the future Regent of France send a Minister to the United States, ought he to be received?— Quest. XIII. — Is it necessary or adviseable to call together the two Houses of Congress with a view to the present posture of European Affairs? If it is, what should be the particular objects of such a Call? G. Washington Philadelphia April 18. 1793 4 to him, of the 25^th of January. — The Vice Presid^t & heads of Departments are unanimously of opinion that M^r S. should be instructed to open a new Loan as soon as he shall have completed the preceding one, without waiting [undecipherable] from, & that each Loan sh^d be for 3 mill[ions of] Guilders. — Request instructions on these heads. — [undecipherable] M^r S. to apply 1½ mill. Guilders of the last Loan to France.— May 2^d Letter from the Presid^t to the Sec^y approving the contents of [the] foregoing letter and desiring instructions [to] be given to M^r Short accordingly. July 29 Letter from the Secretary, laying before the [President] the correspondence with M^r Short respecting [undecipherable: loans] to be made, pursuant to the [undecipherable: laws] — and [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] of permitting him to open loans at such times[,] and [for] such sums as he may [undecipherable: find adviseable,] within the limitations of the respective [undecipherable: laws authorizing] th[em.] D^o. From the President authorizing the [Sec]retary to inst[ruct] M^r Short agreeably to the suggestions [undecipherable] his Letter of this date.— [p. 127] 7 Octo[ber] 31. Note from the Secretary, enclosing an authenticated copy of the Contract made for the last Loan in Holl^d at [undecipherable: 4½] p^ct. and requesting the President's ratification of the same as heretofore.— Nov^r 1.— The President informs the Secretary that he approves the Contract, & will ratify the same as soon as the form shall be prepared.— 1793. January 5 The Secretary of the Treasury lays before the President a Copy of his Report on the Loans, which has been prepared for the House of Representatives. January 23. Copy of a Resolution of the H^o. of Rep^s. relative to Loans made in Holland, transmitted to the Sec^y. by the President's order. 24. D^o of the Senate relative to D^o. transmitted.— Feb^y 8. Letter from the French Minister applying for a certain Sum to be laid down in [undecipherable: Provisions] to send to France — transmitted to the Sec^y.— Feb^y [undecipherable] 6 July 10. Letter from the Secretary, enclosing a Resolution of the Trustees of the Sinking Fund for the President's [undecipherable: approbation]. Aug^t 3. Letter from the Secretary, enclosing a letter from [our] Commissioners at Amsterdam announcing a further loan of 3 mills. Gilders at 4 p^ct. 27. Letter from the Secretary proposing to pay the debt due to the Foreign Officers in Paris, out of the last Loan. 31. Letter from the President approving the above proposition. Sept 8 Letter from the Secretary, men[tioning] that he is [undecipherable: taking steps] to carry into effect the payment of the debt due to [the] Officers, agreeably to the President's authorization. Sept 22 Letter from the Secretary stating that as [the] [undecipherable] the Certificates given to Foreign Officers [undecipherable] their [undecipherable] [shall] be paid in the U.S. and th[e] Interest at Paris — he [has] therefore advertised for them to [choose] wh[ether] they will receive the former there or here.— [undecipherable] 1793. Quest. I — Shall a Proclamation issue for the purpose of preventing interferences of the Citizens of the United States in the War between France and Great Britain &c? Shall it contain a declaration of neutrality or not? What shall it contain?— Quest. II. — Shall a Minister from the Republic of France be received? Quest. III. — If received, shall it be absolutely or with qualifications; and if with qualifications, of what kind? Quest. IV — Are the United States obliged by good faith to consider the Treaties heretofore made with France as applying to the present situation of the parties? — May they either renounce them, or hold them suspended till the Government of France shall be established? Quest. V. — If they have the right, is it expedient to do either — and, which? Quest. VI. — If they have an option, would it be a breach of neutrality to consider the [p. 125] 3. December 22 Copy of the Report of the Trustees of the Sinking Fund to Congress — stating the amt. of purchases made by their orders, & enclosing the Treasurer's act. of the same.— 1791. March 15. Power to the Secretary to borrow 332,685.— D^o agreeably to Revenue Acts passed authorizing the same.— April 10. Letter from the Secretary to the Presid^t, stating that M^r Short had opened a loan of 2½ mill. Guild^s — suggesting the propriety of permitting him to open the loans for 3 million, that being the sum usually loaned — and the advantages of his dispensing with waiting for the ap[p]robation of a preceding loan before another is opened; notwithstand[ing] he does not [pro]pose to wait unless the first be filled. — Shall apply one half of the Loan obtained to paym^t to France — and one half to reducing the public debt. — Wishes the President's instructions on these points.— 14. Letter from the Sec^y to the President — enclosing a copy of his letter to M^r Short of 2 of April — and of the Notes to [p. 124] 5. Sept^r 22 Letter from the Secretary, stating a request made by the Minister of France for 40,000 dollars, for the relief of St. Domingo, which the Sec^y feels himself authorized to comply with — and has so informed the Minister. 24. Letter from the President, approving the Secretary's complying with the request of the Minister.— 1792. March 23. Note from the Secretary, communicating a letter from M^r Short with information of a loan at [undecipherable: 4 p^ct] Cont.— April 12. Note from the Secretary, transmitting a resolution of the Trustees [of] the Sinking Fund, for the President's approbation, which is requested to be given immediately.— May 4. Power to the [Secretary] to borrow 523,500 doll^s agreeably to a Law authorizing the same.— May 5 Power to the Secretary to borrow [undecipherable: 4,000] dollars agreeably to a Law authorizing the same.— 9 Power to subscribe to the Bank of the U.S. July 16 Aug^t 27 Resolution of the Trustees of the Sinking Fund, submitted to the President — A Sum not exceeding 50,000 doll^s to be applied monthly to the purchase of the public debt.— 28. Instructions from the Presid^t to the Secretary respecting the Loan of 14 millions of dollars.— D^o. Letter from the Sec^y of the Treasury, enclosing a letter from the Agents of the U.S. in Holland, relative to a Loan made [by] them for the U.S. — the Secretary's answers thereto — and observations on the Loan of 14 millions.— D^o. Power to the Secretary to borrow 14 millions of dollars under the restriction of the [undecipherable: respective] Laws.— Sept. 3. Letter from the Secretary — informing that M^r Short [undecipherable] from France to negotiate the Loans — and enclosing instructions to him for that purpose.— 10. Letter from the President to the Secretary [undecipherable] of M^r Short's being [undecipherable: employed] to negotiate the Loans [undecipherable] the instructions given him.— Doc[undecipherable]