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conversation and correspondence with Duc de Richelieu regarding American claim for compensation for ships seized by France; Richelieu claimed that the present government was not responsible for acts of Napoleon Bonaparte

conversations with Duc de Richelieu and with Mr Ravenel on American claims for reparations for French depredations on American shipping

conversation with Duke of Richelieu regarding American claims for compensation for ships seized by France; will postpone talks on a commercial treaty until the issue of indemnity is resolved

recovering from illness; Napoleon Bonaparte defeated in Belgium; France has sent commissioners to negotiate peace

has not yet received his commission as minister to Great Britain; thanks for appointment; hopes that Henry Clay and Albert Gallatin can assist him in the negotiation of a commercial treaty with Great Britain; Clay, Gallatin, James Bayard and William…

the French court has left Paris; Napoleon Bonaparte has entered the city and re-established himself as emperor; will not make any contact with the new French government since he is on the point of leaving but will pursue the payment of indemnities if…

has received commission as minister to Spain; has applied for diplomatic passport to Spain

presentation at court; has not received answers to any of his inquiries to the new government concerning the actions of Napoleon Bonaparte's government; doubtful that the French government will address the issue of indemnity to the United States at…

conversation with Count LaForest concerning diplomatic relations with the new French government; allied nations have supposedly pledged not to interfere in war between United States and Great Britain and have supposedly forced France to make the same…

friendly relations between allies and French provisional government; dinner with Francois Barbe-Marbois; conversation with Count LaForest, the minister of foreign relations, concerning custody of American prisoners held in France; conversation with…

allied occupation of Paris; abdication of Napoleon Bonaparte; establishment of provisional government

provisional government considers all legislative and diplomatic acts of Napoleon Bonaparte's government to be legitimate; wants to return to the United States

Federalists may try to besmirch JM's reputation because of his dispute with John Jay over the secrecy surrounding the treaty with Great Britain; France remains guardedly friendly to the United States while it awaits news of the terms of the treaty;…

conversation and correspondence with Duke of Vicenze concerning American claims for compensation from France; disheartened by delays caused by absence of Napoleon Bonaparte and his ministers from Paris

conversation with Duke of Vicenze regarding commercial treaty and settlement of American claims against France for compensation for seized ships; requested explanation of why a copy of the decree repealing the Berlin and Milan decrees had not been…