1From Thomas Jefferson to James Wilkinson, 16 January 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
A mr Morgan Brown of Palmyra has been so kind as to offer me two Indian busts of marble or other stone, which are to be forwarded to New Orleans to the care of mr Daniel Clarke junr. of that place. as there would be considerable danger of their being lost, should they come by any common conveyance from thence to this place, and understanding you will be coming round in a frigate in the spring,...
2From Thomas Jefferson to James Wilkinson, 23 February 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty of asking the protection of your cover for a letter to Lieutt. Meriwether Lewis, not knowing where he may be. in selecting a private secretary, I have thought it would be advantageous to take one who possessing a knolege of the Western country, of the army & it’s situation, might sometimes aid us with informations of detail, which we may not otherwise possess. a personal...
3From Thomas Jefferson to James Wilkinson, Benjamin Hawkins, and Andrew Pickens, 16 September 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 1st. inst. covering letters to the Secretary at war, left open for my perusal, came to hand yesterday. General Dearborne being at present at his own house in the province of Maine, were we to await an answer from him, the object of your application would be passed by before you could recieve it. to prevent the public from recieving injury therefore from this circumstance I...
4From James Madison to James Wilkinson, 8 November 1806 (Madison Papers)
Represent to Genl. Wilkerson That the great probability of an amicable & early settlement of our differences with Spain at Paris had rendered the Executive extremely desirous of avoiding actual hostilities, because it would be a mere destruction of human life without affecting in the smallest degree the settlement, or it’s conditions, that therefore they had determined to assume the Sabine as...
5From Thomas Jefferson to James Wilkinson, 3 January 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I had intended yesterday to recommend to Genl. Dearborne the writing to you weekly by post to convey information of our Western affairs as long as they are interesting, because it is possible, tho’ not probable, you might sometimes get the information quicker this way than down the river, but the Genl. recieved yesterday information of the death of his son in the E. Indies, & of course cannot...
6From Thomas Jefferson to James Wilkinson, 3 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
A returning express gives me an opportunity of acknoleging the receipt of your letters of Nov. 12. Dec. 9. 9. 14. 18. 25. 26. and Jan. 2. I wrote to you Jan. 3. and through mr Briggs Jan. 10. the former being written while the Secretary at war was unable to attend to business, gave you the state of the information we then possessed as to Burr’s conspiracy. I now inclose you a message...
7From Thomas Jefferson to James Wilkinson, 21 June 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night yours of the 16th. and sincerely congratulate you on your safe arrival at Richmond against the impudent surmises & hopes of the band of conspirators, who because they are as yet permitted to walk abroad, and even to be in the character of witnesses until such a measure of evidence shall be collected as will place them securely at the bar of justice, attempt to cover their...
8From Thomas Jefferson to James Wilkinson, 20 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved your favors of the 13th. & 15th. on my return to this place on the 17th. and such was the mass of business accumulated in my absence that I have not till now been able to take up your letters. you are certainly free to make use of any of the papers we put into mr Hay’s hands with a single reservation. to wit, some of them are expressed to be confidential, & others are of that kind...
9From Thomas Jefferson to James Wilkinson, 24 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Genl. Wilkinson and returns him mr Adams’s letter of Feb. 4. 98. with thanks for the communication. It would doubtless have an effect on the opinions of many if it could be known to the H: of Representatives. perhaps the debates on mr Rowan’s motion may give an opening to a member to read it in his place. it is not within the description of what Th:J....
10From Thomas Jefferson to James Wilkinson, 24 June 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Genl. Wilkinson, and in answer to his letters of yesterday observes that during the course of the Burr conspiracy the voluminous communications he recieved were generally read but once, & then committed to the Attorney General, and were never returned to him it is not in his power therefore to say that Genl. Wilkinson did or did not denounce eminent...