5591TJ: re Court-Martial of Samuel Williamson, 12 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Orders. At a General Court Martial of which Lieut. Colonel Jonathan Williams was President—Held at the City of Washington on the 2d. February and continued by Several adjurnments until the 7th. instant—Lieutenant Saml. Williamson of the 2d. Regiment of Infantry was tried, on the following Charges Viz.— Charge 1st. For Unofficer like conduct in Rideing in a Hack in a companionable manner from...
5592Notes on Treasury Estimates for 1804, [ca. 10 October 1803] (Jefferson Papers)
Resources Balance in the treasury Oct. 1. 1803. say 5,888,000. Revenue of 5. quarters to Dec. 31. 1804 @ 10,400,000. 13,000,000 Arrears of direct taxes & other sources 150,000 Louisiana 200,000. 19,238,000 Demands in last In last quarter of 1803 Balance due to 7,300,000 D. approprn. 2,350,000 ¼ of last years estimate for other objects 650,000. British paiment
5593Authorization for Tench Coxe, 20 July 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Should the Secretary of the Treasury find it adviseable The Supervisor of the district of Pensylvania is hereby authorised to act as Collector of the internal revenues for the city and county of Pensylvania . Given under my hand at Washington this 20th. day of July 1802. MS ( DLC ); in TJ’s hand; with Gallatin’s instructions to the commissioner of the revenue written below TJ’s signature and...
5594Shadwell Mills and Houses, 31 December 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Grounds for estimating the value of the Shadwell mills according to actual cost. The original mill, house dam & every thing else were so compleatly swept off by the great fresh of 1771. that nothing was left but the stones (Peak) & the horns of the spindle imbedded in them. it was then thought that by moving the canal higher up so as to take the water out above the ledge of rocks about ¾ of a...
5595Notes on Appointments, with Additional Notes by Albert Gallatin, 31 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Lemuel Trescott of Massachusets to be Collector of the district and Inspector of the revenue for the port of Machias in Maine. Jonathan Palmer of Connecticut to be Surveyor of the port of Stonington. & Inspector of the revenue for the same . John Vemor junr. to be surveyor of & Inspector of the revenue for the port of Albany. Robert Cochran of N. Carolina to be Collector of the district of...
5596Proclamation Extending Building Regulations in the City of Washington , 28 December 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
By the President of the United States. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS by the first articles of the terms and conditions declared by the President of the United States on the seventeenth day of October, 1791, for regulating the Materials and manner of buildings and improvements on the lots in the city of Washington, it is provided that “the outer and party walls of all houses in the said city shall be...
5597Draft of Randolph Jefferson’s Will, 27 May 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I Randolph Jefferson of Buckingham county in Virginia, being in sound health, do make the following testamentary dispositions of my estate. I give all the negroes which I shall own at the time of my death to be equally divided between my five sons Thomas, Robert Lewis, Field, Randolph & Lilburne, each of them to whom I may have given slaves during my life time, bringing the value of those...
5598A Bill for Establishing a Naval Militia, 30 November 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
A Bill for establishing a Naval militia Be it enacted Etc. that every free, able-bodied, white, male, citizen, of the US. of 18. years & under 45. whose principal occupation is on the high sea, or on the tide-waters within the US. shall be of the militia for the Naval service of the US. and shall be exempt from the services of the land militia. The persons so to constitute the said Naval...
5599Memorandum to Albert Gallatin, with Gallatin’s Reply, [on or before 26 December 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
The Secretary of State has sent me the list of officers named during the recess of Senate, and now to be nominated to them, among these are Josiah Hook Inspector for Penobscot as well as Collector Jonas Clark Inspector for Kennebunk M. E. Chisman Inspector for Hampton as well as Collector. Thos. Worthington Inspector of N.W. district John Oakley. Inspector as well as Collector of George town...
5600Statement of Account with John March, 11 October 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Thomas Jefferson, Esqr 1802 To J: March July 8 To Binding Wood’s Administration of Adams, 8vo $ 00.75 " Binding Philosophie de Kant , 8vo. 00.75 15 Putting in extra boards 6 vols: 8vo.—State Papers, &c 1.50 " Do 1 vol: folio Do 1.00