1To Thomas Jefferson from Bouébe, 12 September 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Paris, 12 Sep. 1787 . Asks for an appointment to discuss a subject of interest to the United States which was first brought to the attention of Dr. Franklin by Vergennes. RC ( DLC ); 2 p.; in French; endorsed. Recorded in SJL as received 12 Sep. 1787. See TJ to Bouébe, 2 Oct. , and TJ to Jay, 8 Oct. 1787 .
2[To Thomas Jefferson from Bouébe, 22 September 1787] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Paris, 22 Sep. 1787 . Recorded in SJL as received 23 Sep. 1787. Not found; enclosed in TJ to Jay, 8 Oct. (1st letter); see also Bouébe to TJ, 12 Sep. 1787 ; TJ to Bouébe, 2 Oct. 1787 .]
3From Thomas Jefferson to Bouébe, 2 October 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Je suis très sensible, Monsieur, de l’utilité majeure des procès, des machines &c. que vous avez imaginés et j’en rendrai conte au Secretaire du Congrès. Mais la justice, qui ne permet pas de donner de fausses esperances, me fait un devoir de vous observer que l’encouragement des projets, tellement utiles qu’ils peuvent etre, n’est pas du ressort du Congrès. C’appartient tout-a-fait aux...