1From Thomas Jefferson to Jacob Gerrit Diriks, 2 July 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
As a private individual and citizen of America I can with propriety and truth deliver it to you as my firm belief that the loan office certificate you shewed me, and all others of the same kind will be paid, principal and interest, as soon as the circumstances of the United states will permit: that I do not consider this as a distant epoch, nor suppose there is a publick debt on earth less...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Jacob Gerrit Diriks, 15 June 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
In answer to your favor of the 7th. instant I have the honor to inform you that such foreign officers only are to be paid here as are named in a list sent from the Treasury board and that on examination of that list I do not observe your name on it. There are 33 persons in it, but I am not able to say to what corps they belonged. I have the honor to be Sir Your most obedt. humble servt., PrC (...