[292] Merry to Harrowby, March 29, 1805; MSS. British Archives.

[293] Remonstrance of the People of Louisiana, Dec. 31, 1804; Annals of Congress, 1804–1805, Appendix, p. 1597.

[294] Report of Committee, Jan. 25, 1805; Annals of Congress, 1804–1805, p. 1014.

[295] Diary of J. Q. Adams (Feb. 1, 1805), i. 342.

[296] Merry to Harrowby, (No. 14), March 29, 1805; MSS. British Archives.

[297] Merry to Harrowby, (No. 15), most secret, March 29, 1805.

[298] Pichon to Talleyrand, 16 Fructidor, An xii. (Sept. 3, 1804); Archives des Aff. Étr., MSS.

[299] Life of Plumer, p. 326.

[300] Diary of J. Q. Adams (Nov. 23, 1804), i. 316.

[301] Turreau to Talleyrand, 27 Janvier, 1805; Archives des Aff. Étr., MSS.