31To Thomas Jefferson from David Humphreys, 21 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Lisbon, 21 May 1792 . The remoteness and tranquility of Portugal makes it both inadvisable and unnecessary for him to trouble TJ with reports about the general political and military situation in Europe resulting from the declaration of war by the King of France against the King of Hungary. “But there is one circumstance of considerable moment towards the success of the French cause, which is...
32To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, 21 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have had the pleasure to receive your letter of the 16th inst. I sincerely hope that the intelligence which has been communicated to you of a war between France and Spain being inevitable, is not founded in truth. It is my intention to commence my Journey to Philadelphia on Thursday next. I shall stop in George Town one day, and proceed on from thence without further delay, unless my horses...
33To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Fenwick, 20 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Bordeaux, 20 May 1792 . Since his last of 30 Apr., he has received TJ’s of 13 Mch. covering a certificate useful to Mrs. Oliver and a letter for Mr. Church, now delivered.—TJ’s of 1 Sep. sent by Mr. Short has never arrived, and he does not know its contents. He wishes to learn if the United States will reimburse him for postages and other expenses incurred in helping distressed American...
34To Thomas Jefferson from Joshua Johnson, 19 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
London, 19 May 1792 . He has received no letters from TJ since writing him the 13th. ulto. via the Mary , Captain Reed. The newspapers carried by Mr. Marshall will reveal the operations of the French and Hungarian armies. The defeat of the former is considered unimportant, “but the unexampled barbarous Massacre of their Commander, makes every one shudder, nay, even the well wishers to their...
35To Thomas Jefferson from Francis Willis, 19 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Having received information yesterday of the removal of a certain Anthony Powell of Georgia into the Spanish teritory, leaving two friends of mine bound as surety for a considerable sum of money; one of them persueed and saw him among the Spaniards and I suppose under their protection; but was not suffered to take any steps towards securing himself, and says he was at that time happy to save...
36From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, [18 May 1792] (Jefferson Papers)
I have just received a Northern hare , and have got from the market a common one. It may be worth your while to come half an hour before we go to E.R’s to examine their difference, as they must be skinned soon. RC ( DLC : Madison Papers); undated; at head of text: “Th:J. to J.M.”; not recorded in SJL . Endorsed by Madison. The northern hare was probably that given to Peale’s Museum as reported...
37To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, 18 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honour of sending you some papers, which, I hope will give you pleasure. I wish we had a statistical survey of America, similar to the one I am now carrying on in Scotland, were it even to begin with the ensuing Century. If you retranslate the Prospectus into English and print it, a spirit to that effect may be roused. I depend upon you for my American information as to sheep. I...
38From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 18 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Since I wrote you the day before yesterday, I have recieved a letter of Mar. 25. from Colo. Humphreys informing me that the Queen of Portugal was considerably better: as also mentioning the death of the emperor of Germany. What effect this last event will have on the affairs of Europe, cannot be foreseen, the character of the successor being absolutely unknown. He is 24. years of age. One...
39To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Barclay, 17 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Gibraltar, 17 May 1792 . Since his last letter advices from Tangier and Mogadore of 13 and 23 Apr. indicate things continue quiet. Nothing of moment is expected to occur in Morocco till the fast of Ramadan is over. Then the succession struggle will be settled by battle or by division of the country. As soon as he was proclaimed Emperor in Tangier and Tetuan Solimon reduced customs duties by...
40To Thomas Jefferson from Edward Church, 17 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I recollect with pain a very culpable omission in my letter yesterday, in answer to your favor of the 13 March, but my extreme distress will I hope in some measure excuse my neglect to acknowledge the very grateful sense with which I am deeply impressed, and which I then very sensibly felt for the benevolent and generous attention of his Excellency the President to the preservation of my...
41To Thomas Jefferson from Daniel L. Hylton, 17 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Inclos’d you have a Bill of Lading for thirty Hogsheads tobo. shipt on bd. the Linnet Capt. Wm. Walker Weymouth which I hope will arrive safe and to a good market. One of the hogsheads cou’d not be found by the inspectors in time for this Vessle and I wou’d not detain her for it. Mr. Randolph has left a Manifest with his Mercht. here during my absence for more tobo. then he mark’d of in the...
42From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 17 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
My last letter to you, if I may believe my letter book, was Apr. 19. Yet I think I must have written to you the 26th. also, as I do not recollect the having missed writing to you or my daughter but one week, which was about the 3d. or 4th. instant. Yours of Apr. 9. 16. and May 7. [i.e. May 4] have been duly recd. Mr. Brown’s note on Clow, inclosed in the last is accepted for payment. I...
43To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 17 May [1792] (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor of writing to you the day before yesterday to acknowledge the reciept of your letter of Jan. 23.—which Mr. Morris brought with him from London and delivered me the 7th. inst.—to inform you of my having presented him to the Minister of foreign affairs and delivered your letter closing my mission here, and being now in the hurry of preparation for my departure I did not intend...
44From Thomas Jefferson to José de Jaudenes and José Ignacio de Viar, 17 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
We lately received from Mr: Seagrove our Indian Agent for the southern department a letter, of which the enclosed is an extract; whereby it appeared that a party of the Creek indians under the influence of the adventurer Bowles had meditated some depredations on the Spanish settlements, from which they had been diverted by a friend of our Agent; but that their disposition to do injury was...
45To Thomas Jefferson from Edward Church, 16 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Words cannot express my astonishment and distress at the tenour of your letter of 13th. March, which I this day received, the idea of demerit hinted at in your letter as a probable cause of precluding my pretensions, made me forget, for a moment, all the difficulties and troubles into which my appointment to Bilboa, had unhappily plunged me and my family, though intended, I am well convinced,...
46From Thomas Jefferson to Sharp Delany, 16 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson asks from the Custom-house a permit to land from on board the Louisa Capt. Birkhead from Marseilles 4. casks of olive trees } cost 4 1/8 1. cask of Caper plants sterl. a small box of Confectionary contents and cost unknown, being a present. He has nothing else consigned to him on board that vessel PrC ( MHi ).
47To Thomas Jefferson from Daniel L. Hylton, 16 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you last post and being much hurryd at the time prevented my writing you so fully as I coud have wish’d. This day have seen Mr. Banks with whom I have closd the sale for your Elkhill Land at £1500 which was the most I cou’d obtain. To morrow he has promisd to enter in writing agreeable to your advertisement, which I shall forward on, and after he has fulfilld his part in giving the...
48James Madison’s Notes on Jefferson’s Letter to George Hammond, [ca. 16 May 1792] (Jefferson Papers)
p. 1. (a) Was the evidence of none produced? p. 1. (b) What meant by “its different administrations”—and whatever its meaning is it a circumstance sufficiently marked to enforce the appeal? p. 2. (a) Is not “ foreign ” likely to be criticized as not applicable in its ordinary and strongest sense. Distant Country—unknown judges or some equivalent epithet might be free from the objection if a...
49From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 16 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
May 16. 1792. Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Mr. Pinkney and informs him that Colo. Biddle, Walnut street No. 38. broker, will pay him 500. dollars whenever he will be so good as to call on him, and give him his bill of exchange for the value on Messrs. Wilhem & Jan Willink, Nichs. & Jacob Van Staphorst & Hubbard, bankers, Amsterdam. These gentlemen have been before instructed to...
50To Thomas Jefferson from Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 16 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
We had the honor to address You the 6 Jany. the Abstract of Your Account Current; And are this morning, favored with Your esteemed Letter of 29 ditto. Immediately on Receipt whereof we have caused the Account of the United States with Messrs. W. & J. Willink and Ourselves, to be credited Hd. Cy. ƒ2.511.7—for like Sum We made good unto them for Your Account; For which We inclose You the...
51From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 16 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
The day after your departure I received from a Mr. Greene, a merchant now at N. York, through a third person , the following communication. ‘That he had had very late advices from Spain by way of the Spanish islands , to this effect, that war with France was inevitable, that troops were marching from all quarters of the kingdom to the frontiers, and that 50. sail of the line had been...
52To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 15 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have at length taken up my Note. The manner of doing it (as I was disappointed in my Expectations of a Sale of my Lands, and had countermanded my Orders for Remittances from House in Consequence of those Expectations) was mortifying to me; but I am happy in being able to take your Name out of the Bank according to my Promise. I am much obliged to you for your friendly Aid.—Wish you all...
53To Thomas Jefferson from John M. Pintard, 15 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I did myself the honor to write you a few lines on the instant , and at same time enclosed you copy of a decree passed by the National Assembly of France, declaring war against the King of Hungary and Bohemia. There are advices here of a later date which mention that a truce of nine days had been agreed upon, the result of which was not known on the 2d instant. I beg leave to enclose you a...
54To Thomas Jefferson from Hugh Rose, 15 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I am really ashamed for having so long delay’d opening the Correspondence which when I saw you I solicited: but many Occurrences, and particularly the Cares of my derangd Affairs have too much absorbd the whole of my Thoughts, the same Cause now I honestly confess in a manner extorts this from me, for, I hate writing, but having so good an Opporty. shou’d have wrote even if nothing but upon...
55To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 15 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor of recieving on the 7th. inst., your letter of Janry. the 23d. brought by Mr. Morris who arrived here the evening of the 6th.—I am much flattered to recieve a new mark of the President’s confidence, which being highly honorable for me in all cases, is particularly so at present as you observe it imports his approbation of my past conduct. I will endeavour to merit it by...
56To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 15 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved on the 7th. inst. by Mr. Morris from London your private letter of Jan. 28 accompanying that of the 23d. of the same month public. I am now in the confusion of a precipitate though final departure from this place and write to you now for the last time from hence. I am particularly anxious that you should not attribute to me the length of time between the confirmation of the Senate...
57To Thomas Jefferson from Daniel L. Hylton, 14 [May] 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the pleasure to inform you of my safe arrival here after a very fatiguing journey. On resting a day I went in pursuit of a Vessle to forward your tobo. on and am happy to inform you have been successful in procuring the Linnet Capt. Wm. Walker Weymouth to take it and to morrow the whole will be on board, tho not the quantity I mentiond to you, Mr. Randolph having claim’d 12 Hhds. out of...
58To Thomas Jefferson from Andrew Ellicott, 13 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
The Commissioners for the City of Washington, have had two meetings since my last, and in my opinion have conducted their business with judgment, and firmness; they nevertheless continue to meet with a decided opposition from several Gentlemen in this place; who are doubtless actuated more from private animosity, and disappointment, than a desire to serve the business. This opposition appeared...
59From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 13 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I send you my ideas of what might be said on the distinction between bonds and simple contracts, if any thing should be said. But my office being to vindicate the opinions of the courts, and none of the courts having made any distinction between these two cases, I ought to tread in their footsteps only: and the rather as Mr. Hammond has not raised any such distinction on his part. It would be...
60Enclosure: Notes on Bonds, [before 13 May 1792] (Jefferson Papers)
It is certainly unnecessary here to shew that there is no distinction to be taken between debt due on bond with a condition expressed to pay principal and interest, and debts due on simple account or otherwise, whereon it was the usage to pay an interest, because there exists not in reason any difference between the two cases: for obligation results from the act of contracting , not from the...