271From Thomas Jefferson to William Nelson, Jr., 29 March 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Your two favours of Nov. 22. and that of Feb. 4. came to hand during the session of Congress, and...
272From Thomas Jefferson to John Samuel Sherburne, 29 March 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
The recess of Congress permits me now to acknowlege the receipt of your favor of Oct. 20. and...
273XIII. The Proclamation by the President, 30 March 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
By the President of the U. S. of A. a Proclamation Whereas by a proclamation bearing date the...
274To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 30 March 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
On my arrival here a few days ago I found your letter of the 23d. of January. The statement which...
275To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 30 March 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 24th. (private) accompanied that of the 23d. and was received here on my...
276From Thomas Jefferson to Pierpont Edwards, 31 March 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
The recess of Congress now permits me to resume the subject of my circular letter of Aug. 12....
277From Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Hamilton, 31 March 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
The publication of the laws of the U. S. and the purchase of those of the several states call on...
278To Thomas Jefferson from David Humphreys, 31 March 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Mafra, 31 Mch. 1791. He received packet last night from Mr. Bulkeley and information of a vessel...
279From Thomas Jefferson to Mary Jefferson, 31 March 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I am happy to have a letter of yours to answer. That of Mar. 6. came to my hands on the 24th. By...
280From Thomas Jefferson to William Lewis, 31 March 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
The recess of Congress permits me now to resume the subject of my letter of Aug. 12. and to...
281VIII. Isaac Senter to the Secretary of State, 13 April 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor of receiving a letter from you yesterday, dated 26th March, desiring me to send...
282IX. Secretary of State to Isaac Senter, 10 May 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved in due time your favor of April 13. together with Dr. Lind’s book, which I now return...
283III. The President to James Seagrove, 20 May 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
The confidence, which your character inclines me to place in you, has induced me to commit the...
284X. Jacob Isaacks to the Secretary of State, 1 November 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty to address You on the subject of taking the fresh water from the Sea Water,...
285XI. Secretary of State to Jacob Isaacks, 23 November 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 1st. instant did not come to hand till yesterday 3. aclock. Unfortunately I had...
286XII. Jacob Isaacks to the Secretary of State, 19 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved Yours with the Report, and was sorry to find You was so Hastity in Making the same so...
287Editorial Note: Locating the Federal District (Jefferson Papers)
In the fall of 1790 competition for the Federal District—the second of three stages in the...
288Editorial Note: Death of Franklin (Jefferson Papers)
News of the death of Benjamin Franklin arrived in New York City on 22 April 1790. That same day...
289Editorial Note: Memoranda and Statistics on American Commerce (Jefferson Papers)
This appeal to the legislators of America and Europe to base their commercial regulations on...
290Editorial Note: Report on the Fisheries (Jefferson Papers)
I During the peace negotiations of 1782, John Adams not only feared that the fisheries would be...
291Editorial Note: Consular Problems (Jefferson Papers)
In the summer of 1790, shortly after Washington sent to the Senate the first group of nominees...
292Editorial Note: The Admission of Kentucky and Vermont to the Union (Jefferson Papers)
A piece of doggerel in Bache’s General Advertiser at the opening of Congress voiced the politics...
293Editorial Note: The Judicial Appointment of Joseph Anderson (Jefferson Papers)
Joseph Inslee Anderson’s first appointment to civil office initiated a long career on the bench,...
294Editorial Note: Threat of Disunion in the West (Jefferson Papers)
Early in 1791 there arose an urgent demand by Georgia planters for the return of slaves that had...
295Editorial Note: The Great Collaborators (Jefferson Papers)
The subject of that day’s dinner conversation—the French protest against the tonnage acts of 1789...
296Editorial Note: Search for a European Concert on Navigation Law (Jefferson Papers)
In March 1791 the anxiety that Hamilton and his supporters felt about the threatened enactment of...
297Editorial Note: Experiments in Desalination of Sea Water (Jefferson Papers)
There can be little doubt that Jacob Isaacks—an aged, infirm, and poor resident of Newport, but...