Series II. Consular Papers include a number of administrative materials sent between Waters and the U.S. Department of State, as well as diplomatic correspondence with His Highness Said Bin Sultan. A dispatch signed by U.S. Secretary of State Daniel Webster regarding trade on the East Coast of Africa is also located in the Consular Correspondence. Drafts of agreements for the management of trade between Queen Victoria of England (1839), an Admiral Bagoche (Governor of Bourbon, 1843), the United States (undated) and Said Bin Sultan are located in the "Treaties" section. Consular Returns are lists of arrivals and departures that specify other ports of call, number of crew members and values and types of cargoes landed for each vessel.