1To Thomas Jefferson from Burrill Carnes, 24 February 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Nantes, 24 Feb. 1789 . As requested in TJ’s letter of 15 Feb., recommends John Gallwey, “an establish’d Merchant of this City for near twenty years … a friend to America” and “a man of the strictest honor and honesty” to take his place in all matters, including that of Schweighauser & Dobrée, about which Gallwey is now totally ignorant. Carnes expects to sail this week for Baltimore and to...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Burrill Carnes, 10 February 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Nantes, 10 Feb. 1789 . Omitted mentioning in yesterday’s letter that the brig Minerva , by which he expects to embark, will sail within ten days directly to Baltimore; offers to execute any commands of TJ. RC ( MHi ); 1 p.; endorsed. Not recorded in SJL .
3To Thomas Jefferson from Burrill Carnes, 9 February 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor to address you last week to which I beg leave to refer you. I now take the liberty to hand you Sir by a private conveyance [a] list of all the Vessels arriv’d in this Port during the last year also another of all the Goods of every Kind, and an Almanack by which you will see a list of the Ships from this River &c. I have the honor to add to these the Memorial of the Unfortunate...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Burrill Carnes, 23 January 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Nantes, 23 Jan. 1789 . As instructed in TJ’s letter of 15 Jan., has notified the merchants of Nantes of the arrêt of 7 Dec. 1788.—Some unexpected business may require his presence in America for a few months; asks “whether the honor of the Execution of your orders here, during that time, can not be intrusted to another person,” whose name he will mention before leaving. If he goes it will be...
5[To Thomas Jefferson from Burrill Carnes, 21 October 1788] (Jefferson Papers)
[[ 21 Oct. 1788. Recorded in SJL Index. Not found.]]