1To Thomas Jefferson from William Smith, 22 June 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty to submit to your perusal the inclosed letter, which was transmitted to me, a few days past, from a merchant in Baltimore. The prohibition therein complained of, Strikes deep, at our East India trade. The article of cotton, from that country, is become a very considerable import, and together, with sundry other East India commodities, serve as good remittances to Europe. If...
2To Thomas Jefferson from William Smith, 12 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Living in Country ajacent to the terretorries of a Foreign government Where property of every Description may be transported in to that Government with the utmost Safty & haveing Seen the Instructions given by your Secratery Mr. Gallatin to the Minasters of this Country residing in England & France athorising them to assure those Governments that the Embargo was meant as a Measure of...
3William Smith to Thomas Jefferson, 10 August 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Having made contracts for lands on Miami upwards of five thousand dollars of which I am bound to pay upon or before the last day of this instant. I set out from my residence in the state of New York , without having collected as much money as would fulfil my contracts. I expected to borrow of some friends living near Harrisburg : I succeeded and borrowed five hundred and ninety dollars of four...