1To Thomas Jefferson from James Brown, 1 January 179[3] (Jefferson Papers)
I am honord with your letter of the 20th. Uto. covering two Letters to the Consul of U S at Marseilles for which Accept my best thanks. Both Ships will sail in course of this Week and I hope will meet a good Reception. My advices from France are of Old dates 20h: Septr. in which there is little encouragement for Shipments of Tobacco every Port being glutted. At Havré alone not less than 15,000...
2To Thomas Jefferson from George Divers, 1 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been favord with yours of the 26th. Novemr. I would advise you to purchase One Still that will work 85 one of 45 and a Copper Kettle of Sixty Gallons. With these Stills and Boiler you may make from 70 too 80 Gallons of whisky ⅌ Week and feed 60 or 70 Hogs. The feeding that number of Hogs will be an object to you as it will save a considerable quantity of Indian Corn, from which...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Gouverneur Morris, 1 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I transmit herewith a Duplicate of what I had the Honor to write on the twenty first of last Month. Since that Period this Government, perceiving that they had been Wholly deceiv’d respecting the british Nation, have made Advances towards Conciliation. At least so I am inform’d, and also that these Advances are by a Declaration that however general the Terms of their Decree they had no Idea of...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Timothy Pickering, 1 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your note of this date . It will certainly be most eligible for the Messenger destined to Georgia to take a passage from New-York in a vessel bound to Savannah or Charleston—perhaps preferably to Charleston, where on his arrival he can find a vessel destined to return to New York by the time he can go to Augusta and get back to Charleston—the trade of Charleston requiring so...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 1 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have it in charge from the President of the United States, to desire you to be very attentive to the embarkation of troops from the British dominions in Europe, to those in America, and particularly to Quebec—and to give us the earliest advice of their numbers, destination, object and other material circumstances. I have the honor to be with great and sincere esteem, Dear Sir Your most...
6From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 1 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly considered the translation of the letter of Dec. 27. from M. de la Forest stating that the French Consuls here have a right to recieve their salaries at Paris, that under the present circumstances they cannot dispose of their bills, and desiring that our government will take them as a remittance in part of the monies we have to pay to France. No doubt he proposes to let us have...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Barclay, 2 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Cadiz, 2 Jan. 1793 . Contrary winds having detained the vessel by which he intends to proceed to Setúbal on his way to Lisbon, he may go by way of Ayamonte. He encloses “a letter of some Consequence” he has just received from Gibraltar and hopes to reach that place this month. RC ( DNA : RG 59, CD ); 1 p.; endorsed by TJ as received 25 Feb. 1793 and so recorded in SJL . FC (disassembled Lb in...
8From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Smith Barton, 2 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
[ Ed. Note : This letter, printed in Vol. 24: 687–8 under its inscribed date of 2 Dec. 1792, was almost certainly written on 2 Jan. 1793. See note to Barton to TJ, 4 Jan. 1793 .]
9To Thomas Jefferson from Francis Eppes, 2 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of 19th. of last month I received the day before yesterday. Carys Exr. has mentiond no particular sum tho’ told me it woud be considerable, its the whole amount of the hire of 180 Negros for the last year. I expect to see the Exr. on the tenth of this month after which I will write you more particularly, in the mean time, shou’d he make me a payment, it shall be deposited in Mr. Browns...
10From Thomas Jefferson to David Humphreys, 2 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
My last to you was of the 6th. of November, since which the papers have been duly forwarded to you by every opportunity from my office, as Mr. Taylor assures me, to whom I am obliged to confide that duty. Your last received was No. 59. as acknoleged in mine. With the present you will recieve newspapers for yourself, Mr. Carmichael and Mr. Short whom we expect by this time to be at Madrid: also...
11From Thomas Jefferson to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 2 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
According to the Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 31st of December, delivered to me yesterday, I have the honor to lay before you a list of the several persons employed in my Office, with the Salaries allowed to each, as follows Dollars George Taylor Jr. (of New York) Chief Clerk , his salary fixed by law 800 Jacob Blackwell (of New York) Clerk 500 George Pfeiffer (of...
12From Thomas Jefferson to Harry Innes, 3 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
No list of the Votes of the Electors of your district for a President and Vice President at the last election having yet been received by the President of the Senate, I do, in obedience to the law, send the Bearer hereof as special messenger, to desire that you will be pleased to transmit by him to the Seat of Government the list of the said Votes lodged in your hands by the Electors of your...
13To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 3 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
My St. Croix friends have mentioned that it might reach you, that a Mr. Durant would be more acceptable there as Mr. Yards successor than any other person. The enclosed letter respects the pretensions of another Gentleman for another place and which I have thought expedient to submit to your inspection. Sincerely I am yr. affectionate friend & servt RC ( DLC ); endorsed by TJ as received 2...
14To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 3 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Your several letters of the 6, 8th and 13th November (under one cover) and 20th of the same month by Mr. Tellier together with your private favor of the 3d December by packet with their several inclosures reached me in the course of yesterday and the day preceeding. I have only time to say by the present opportunity that their contents shall be duly attended to. I have strongly urged the...
15From Thomas Jefferson to John M. Pintard, 3 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Oct. 5. has been duly recieved. The Consular fees recieved at Madeira and Lisbon had before been the subject of application to me by some of our merchants. I thereupon wrote to Colo. Humphreys to inform me what those fees were and on what foundation they were taken. I have not yet recieved his answer. I shall be glad if you will also give me information on the subject. It would...
16From Thomas Jefferson to William Short, 3 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
My last private letter to you was of Oct. 16. since which I have recieved your No. 103. 107. 108. 109. 110. 112. 113. and 114. and yesterday your private one of Sep. 15. came to hand. The tone of your letters had for some time given me pain, on account of the extreme warmth with which they censured the proceedings of the Jacobins of France. I considered that sect as the same with the...
17To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Smith Barton, 4 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
In consequence of your note , I have waited on Mr. Michaux. He assures me, that he will relinquish all thoughts of his journey to South-Carolina, and that he will engage in his scheme, as soon as you think proper. He seems much pleased with the prospect of having so valuable a guide, to Kaskaskia , as the one you have pointed out, and will be happy to have an opportunity of conversing with the...
18From Thomas Jefferson to J. P. P. Derieux, 4 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
We have been so long without a conveyance to Bordeaux that in the mean time I have recieved a letter from Mr. Fenwick dated Bordeaux Sep. 28. 1792. wherein he says ‘The bill Mr. Derieux drew for 5000.₶ is paid , and which closes the account of his legacy, his brother or uncle having received the other 10,000.₶’ I sincerely congratulate you on the triumphs of France over her enemies, and am...
19From Thomas Jefferson to Francis Eppes, 4 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The greatest council of Indians which has been or will be held in our day, is to be at the river Au glaise, about the South-West corner of L. Erie early in the spring. Three Commissioners will be appointed to go there on our part. Jack is desirous of accompanying them, and, tho’ I do not know who they will be, I presume I can get him under their wing. The route I expect will be through...
20To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Hamilton, 4 January 179[3] (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to inclose you the Copy of a letter I have received from Mr. Geo. Latimer of this City, relating to some concerns of his, with the Govt. of St. Domingo, to which I have answered in substance as heretofore communicated to you on a similar subject . I have the honour to be With Respect Sir Your Obed Servt RC ( DLC ); misdated; in a clerk’s hand, signed by Hamilton; at foot of...
21Notes on Alexander Hamilton’s Report on Foreign Loans, [after 4 January 1793] (Jefferson Papers)
The most prominent suspicion excited by the Report of the S. of the T. of Jan. 3. 1793. is that the funds raised in Europe and which ought to have been applied to the paiment of our debts there, in order to stop interest, have been drawn over to this country and lodged in the bank , to extend the speculations and increase the profits of that institution. To come at the truth of this, it...
22To Thomas Jefferson from the Commissioners of the Federal District, 5 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
We have your two favors of the 13th and that of the 17th of last month before us. It appears to us more and more desirable to expedite the Stone-cutting by machinery, not more on account of the expence, which the State of our funds require to be attended to, than to insure the quantity wanted in time for we have as yet only about ⅕ done of what would be wanted on the large scale of the...
23To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Donald, 5 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
This day I have recieved your much esteemed favour of the 11th. Novemr. I am sorry that you should think it necessary to offer any apology for commanding my services. I will only say once for all, that the oftner you do so, the more you will oblige me. The window sashes will be ordered tomorrow and sent to Virginia the ensueing Spring if possible. I will immediately apply to some of my Friends...
24From Thomas Jefferson to James Carey, 6 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I will beg the favor of you to furnish the office of the Secretary of state with your paper , sending it by post sealed up, and addressed to the Secretary of state , not mentioning the name as that might produce confusion in the accounts of the office and the man . Be so good as to let me know the price, time of payment &c and it will be duly attended to by Mr. George Taylor, chief clerk of...
25To Thomas Jefferson from Gouverneur Morris, 6 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Short, who is so kind as to take Charge of my Letters as far as Bourdeaux, will go he says this Day. I therefore take the latest Opportunity to write, and to inform you that the Appearances have not at all changed since mine of the first. Dumouriez has been some Days in Paris; He stays at Home under Pretence of Illness, but in Fact to receive and consider the Propositions of the different...
26To Thomas Jefferson from John Bulkeley & Son, 7 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
We had the honour to receive the original and copy of your esteem’d favour 11th. October L. Y. the latter via London on the 10th. Ulto. and the other the 24th. Do. by the Ship Dominick Terry, Capn. De Hart, from your Port. It affords us pleasure to find you approv’d of the quality of the Termo white wine, we sent you, and desiring us to Ship for you three pipes of the same, by first conveyance...
27To Thomas Jefferson from David Humphreys, 7 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Lisbon, 7 Jan. 1793 . He has received TJ’s letter of 6 Nov. 1792, with postscript of the 7th, acknowledging receipt of his letters numbered 54 to 59. He presumes TJ meant to acknowledge receipt of numbers 44 to 59 or else the miscarriage of so many of his letters would not have gone unnoticed. “The last public Dispatch I had the honour to receive, previous to that which I now acknowledge, was...
28From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 7 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Our news from France continues to be good, and to promise a continuance. The event of the revolution there is now little doubted of, even by it’s enemies. The sensations it has produced here, and the indications of them in the public papers, have shewn that the form our own government was to take depended much more on the events of France than any body had before imagined. The tide which,...
29From Thomas Jefferson to David Rittenhouse, 7 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson, beginning to pack his useless furniture, finds nothing more so than the article he now sends to Mr. Rittenhouse. He wishes he could propose it to his acceptance for a better reason: but if two bad reasons will make one good one, to that of the uselessness of the thing he will add (what will be equally useless to him) the sincere affection of the giver ; as a testimony of which...
30To Thomas Jefferson from David Rittenhouse, 7 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have herewith enclosed the result of our Assays &c. of the Coins of France, England, Spain, and Portugal. In the course of the Experiments a very small source of Error was detected, too late for the present occasion, but which will be carefully guarded against in future. I am with the most perfect esteem, Your most obedient humble servant Tr ( DNA : RG 59, MLR ); in the hand of George...