1To John Jay from Egbert Benson, 4 January [1805] (Jay Papers)
I should not acquit myself to You, certainly not to my own Convictions and Feelings, if I was not to let You know Your Freinds here regret Your not subscribing to the Hamilton Loan— The Subscription-List is to be annexed to the ^Conveyance from the^ Executors to the Trustees of the Loan, Morris King, Wolcott, Wilkes, and myself, and consequently will go on the public Records of our Country,...
2To James Madison from William C. C. Claiborne, 4 January 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
4 January 1805, New Orleans. “In consequence of the Death of my private Secretary, and the temporary Absence from the City of one of my former Clerks, I have not yet been enabled to forward a general statement of my public’ expenditures during the temporary Government. But it shall be done in a short time, and I trust you will discover that I have had a due regard for œconomy. “The existence...
3To James Madison from Timothy Mountford, 4 January 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
4 January 1805, Algiers. No. 2. “Yesterday noon arrived of[f] this port, his Britanic Majesty’s ship, Superb, Capt. Keats, who visited here about 12 months, past, relative to the existing difficulties, between England & Algiers. “As proof of what I have written in No. 1, relative to the policy of England, I submit the following— “Three offic[e]rs landed from this ship yesterday afternoon &...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Appleton, 4 January 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor of addressing you on the 24th. of December by the ship Minerva Captn. Mc.Cray for New York, covering at the same time a letter from Mr. Mazzei since which, I have received the garden:seeds from Malta I then mentioned, and now forward them herewith.— I have not receiv’d any particular directions as to their cultivation, but I am told generally that the fruits they produce are of...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 4 January 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
For information Copy of an answer to Dr. Mitchill Chairman of the Senate’s committee on the bill restraining the arming of private vessels who had applied by private letter to know what were the intentions of administration on that subject— RC ( DLC ); undated, in Gallatin’s hand; endorsed by TJ as received from the Treasury Department on 4 Jan. 1805 and “arming mercht vessels” and so recorded...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Louis H. Girardin, 4 January 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson returns to mr Girardin the Prospectus of his work to which he becomes willingly a subscriber. his plan will enable him to embrace objects and circumstances certainly very interesting to the American reader; and the Prospectus itself evidences that the work will be well executed. he presents to mr Girardin his salutations & respects. PoC ( MHi ); endorsed by TJ. Enclosure not...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas C. James, 4 January 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
It affords me great Satisfaction to find it again assigned as my duty, to inform you, that at a Meeting of the American philosophical Society, held this Afternoon at their Hall, for the annual Election of Officers, you, Sir, were unanimously reelected their President; an office which I hope you will continue to accept & hold, for many years to come; and by the Patronage you will thus extend to...
8From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 4 January 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Messrs. Brown and co. returned to me Lilly’s draught . as their refusal to recieve paiment in bills of the US. states bank here would have subjected me to the necessity of procuring & remitting specie, or you to that of exchanging my bills for something which they would recieve, I applied to the Secy. of the Treasury to know how mr Gibbons makes his remittances here. he told me that for the...
9From Thomas Jefferson to Reuben Lewis, 4 January 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night the inclosed letter for Capt Lewis; and at the same time information from St. Louis that on the 19th. of August he was 850. miles up the Missouri. no accident had happened & he had been well recieved by all the Indians on his way. it was expected he would winter with the Mandans, 1300. miles up the river, about Lat. 48.° from whence he would have about 1000. miles to the...
10From Thomas Jefferson to John Lithgow, 4 January 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Dec. 4 . has been duly recieved. mr Duane informed me that he meant to publish a new edition of the Notes on Virginia, and I had in contemplation some particular alterations which would require little time to make. my occupations by no means permit me at this time to revise the text, and make those changes in it which I should now do. I should in that case certainly qualify...