That showers of hot stones or cold stones may have fallen, in the neighbourhood of Volcanoes, is not impossible, nor improbable: but it is impossible that, any projectile force of exploding Mercury or any mixture of Sulphur Nitre and carbon, or any Vapour, could drive these stones to any great hight in the air, or ever ballance them in the Air so as to allow them to sail about in it like...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Isaac Cox Barnet, 20 February 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. de Salemberi having requested me to forward the enclosed Letter under my cover, I beg leave to seize the occasion to draw towards me for a moment the eye of the man on whose good opinion my happiness so materially depends. Not Sir, merely as the Magistrate upon whose pleasure my political existence as an officer rests, for I feel confident that this existence will be prolonged in...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Isaac Cox Barnet, 20 February 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
General Kosiusko having mentioned, a few days ago his writing to Mr. Jefferson (about the commencement of his Presidency), on the subject of dispersing information more generally among the People—and the fact of my friend William Maclure having engaged, at his own expense—a Professor (Mr. Neef) to go out to the United States for the purpose of instructing Children according to the Method of...
4To James Madison from Sylvanus Bourne, 20 February 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Sylvanus Bourne. 20 February 1806, Amsterdam. “I take this occasion to repeat by way of duplicate that it may tend to relieve our navigation in this Country from considerable embarrasment under the operation of the quarantine Laws—if the Bills of health taken by the masters of our Vessells in the respective Ports of their departure are accompanied by a Certificate from the Commercial...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Washington Boyd, 20 February 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
The Licence Granted to the President to use private Cariages in Washington City untill the first day of August. 1805. were as follows 1 Charriot $12. } If the President Continues to use the same Carriages The same amount is due for Licence untill the first of August. next. 2 Phaetons 18. There is also due from the President the 2nd. Instalment. on his Subsciption to the Public Schools
§ From William C. C. Claiborne. 20 February 1806, New Orleans. “The northern mail has this moment arrived; and brought me, under cover of a Packet, marked ‘Department of State’ commissions for four members of the Legislative Council, to wit Messrs. Detrehan, Bellchasse Macarty, and Sauve. I hope the fifth member may have also been appointed, and that his commission will be received by the next...
7To James Madison from Thomas Cruse, 20 February 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Thomas Cruse. 20 February 1806, “Brewhouse Alexandria.” “I have taken the liberty in behalf of my friend James Hamilton of Carlisle whose principals & talents must be known from his appointment of district Attorney in Pennsylvania, of stating that I have heard him once say that he had some intention of removeing to the district of Columbia. (I know he has a considerable property there)...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 20 February 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor of proposing for your approbation Nathaniel Smith of New York, Thomas Jones Beall of Rhode Island, Henry Lynd Martin of North Carolina & Luther Dyer of Vermont as Cadets in the Regiment of Artillerists. I am, Sir, with respect and consideration Your Obedt. Servt. PHi : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
9To Thomas Jefferson from David Gelston, 20 February 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been favored with your letter of the 9th instant, and now enclose bill of lading for the wine, as also a bill of the expenses paid on it— Upon examination very little difference could be discerned in the colour, but by your description, I am pretty well satisfied the one you wished is forwarded. I hope it will not prove I have been mistaken— I have requested the collector at Alexandria...
10To Thomas Jefferson from Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler, 20 February 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Les Etats Unis d’Amerique, par la position floris, sante & paisible dont ils jouissent, contrastent tellement avec une grande partie des états Européens, dans leur position actuelle, que les Citoyens paisibles & industrieux de ces derniers, que ne trouvent leur bonheur, que dans la prospérité publique & le bien-etre de leurs familles, reposent avec plaisir leurs regards sur le monde nouveau,...