France, sympathy of Republicans for, 116;
sends tricolor to Congress, 130;
its policy in Revolution, 131;
situation in 1796, 131;
endeavors to get aid of United States, 131;
determines to coerce it, 132;
refuses to receive Pinckney, 132;
policy of Adams toward, 137;
success in 1797, 139;
danger of war with, in 1798, 147;
question of war with, debated in Congress, 148-151;
non-intercourse with, 151, 159, 160;
adopts conciliatory measures, 160;
commercial convention with, 162;
adopts Milan decree, 229;
mission of Gallatin to, 331-341;
refuses to pay for seizures under Berlin and Milan decrees, 333;
urges peace with Spain, 336;
offers to mediate with United States between Spain and her colonies,
336;
conduct at Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle, 337;
Apollon case, 338;
commercial convention with, 340;
fails to settle claims, 340, 341;
Revolution of 1830 in, 370, 371, 372.
Franklin, Benjamin, gives Gallatin letter to Richard Bache, 11;
compared to Gallatin, 389.
Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel, friend of Madame Voltaire, 7;
sends her a portrait, 7;
sells troops to England in American war, 8;
called a tyrant by Gallatin, 8.
Free trade, advocated by Gallatin, 240;
becomes a party question in 1832, 240;
convention in favor of, 241;
Gallatin's memorial in behalf of, 241, 242;
subsequent history of, 242, 243.
French Revolution, premonitions of, in Europe, 6;
Gallatin's opinion of, in 1794, 56, 57;
its reaction on America, 57, 100;
attitude of parties toward, 101, 102;
its effect described by Gallatin, 327, 328.
Gallatin, Abraham, grandfather of Albert, 2;
lives at Pregny, 7;
friend of Voltaire, 7.
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