1Report on Estimates for the Year 1794, 21 December 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury respectfully reports to the House of Representatives the Estimates herewith sent marked A, B & C. The first relating to the civil list (or the expenditure for the Support of Government during the Year 1794) including the incidental and Contingent expenses of the several Departments and Officers, Amounting to, Dollars 397,201. 6 The second relating to certain...
2Enclosure F: [State of Monies Transferred to the United States], 21 December 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
Dr. State of Monies Transferred to the United States, Out of the Proceeds of Foreign Loans Cr Dollars Cents Dollars Cents To this Sum paid to France for the Use of St. Domingo 726,020. By this Sum drawn by the Treasurer on the Commissioners in “ payment to France of 3 Millions of Livres pursuant to an Agreement with M. Ternant 544,500. Dollars Amsterdam Florins 5,649,621.2.8 = 2,305,769.13...
3To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 21 December 1793 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson with his respects to the President incloses a letter from the Governor of Pensylvania in answer to one from mister Genet praying him to deliver the French sailors (whom he calls deserters ) on board a vessel to be transported to New York, there to be put on board a man of war. The Convention having directed the proceeding to be observed in this case, and the laws having directed...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Edmond Charles Genet, 21 December [1793] (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai reçû la Lettre que vous m’avéz fait l’honneur de m’ecrire le 6. de ce mois ainsi que le rapport du secretaire de la Tresorerie qui y étoit joint. Il resulte de ce rapport que sur une erreur accidentelle, on a compromis les intérêts de la République françoise et le Caractère de son représentant par le refus d’accepter des traites délivrées à nos fournisseurs Sur des sommes dües à la...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Edmond Charles Genet, 21 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Je Joins ici les nouvelles Commissions de Vice Consul pour les Cit. Chervi et Pennevert. Je vous prie de vouloir bien les mettre sous les yeux du President des Etats unis à l’effet d’obtenir son éxequatur. Agréés mon respect. Dft ( DLC : Genet Papers); unsigned; above salutation: “Le Cit Genet &c à M. Jefferson &c.” Recorded in SJL as received 23 Dec. 1793. Enclosures: (1) Commission for...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Josef de Jaudenes and Josef Ignacio de Viar, 21 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your favors of November 30. and December 13. which have been laid before the President, to whom every evidence of a disposition in your agents to keep the Indians in peace gives real satisfaction. It is a conduct, which if pursued with good faith both by Spain and us, will add to the prosperity of both, and to the preservation and happiness of the Indians....
7From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mifflin, 21 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I am honored with your’s of yesterday’s date relative to the French sailors in the jail of Philadelphia. The object of the original enquiry I took the liberty of making on that subject, was to know whether they were in the custody of the Executive or the Judiciary authority of the country: and being informed that it is in that of the Judiciary, the Federal Executive does not think itself...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Murray & Mumford, 21 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
We are authorised by Messrs. Marshal Jenkins & Son of Hudson, to acquaint you, that if our government intend building vessels of War to defend the commerce of the United States, that they will contract to build a frigate; and will transmit the terms, on our receiving information officially at any time hereafter, that such a measure is necessary. We are very respectfully sir Yr. most obedt:...
9From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Carter Waller, 21 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your letter of Dec. 10. as I had done in due time that of Mr. Welsh , tho’ I did not know that it had come from you. At that time it was my intention to have retired from office at the end of September, and meant to have taken the first opportunity of seeing Mr. Eppes the acting executor of Mr. Wayles, and to have acquired from him the information necessary to enable me to...
10From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 21 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson with his respects to the President incloses a letter from the Governor of Pensylvania in answer to one from Mr. Genet praying him to deliver the French sailors (whom he calls deserters ) on board a vessel to be transported to New York, there to be put on board a man of war. The Convention having directed the proceeding to be observed in this case, and the laws having directed the...