31To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 1 January 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Marseilles, 1 Jan. 1789 . Has received TJ’s favor of 25 [Nov.] and has not loaded plants on vessel bound for Boston. Weather so cold he dares not send them to Bordeaux for fear they would be destroyed on canal, which is probably frozen. “We are covered with snow and Ice, and no Body [h]as seen yet such cold weather here; we fear that all the olive trees have greatly suffered in the Country if...
32To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 15 April 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Marseilles, 15 Apr. 1788 . Forwards a letter just received for TJ from Giuseppe Chiappe; will be glad to transmit any letters TJ may wish to send to Chiappe. Hopes TJ has received through John Turnbull the meteorological observations of Marseilles; would like to know what he should pay the copyist. The farmers-general have purchased a cargo of Virginia tobacco at Sète at 34.₶ 15s and have...
33To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 24 December 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor of advising you, that I have this day valued on you in my Bill of Exchange for $87.10 cts. Say Eighty Seven Dollars & ten Cents unto Mr. William Hazard, or order payable at Sight, at the Exchange of F5. 35/100 ⅌ Dollar making Francs — F.466. being the amount of the Sundry Provisions I sent you, by your order per the Ship Fabius Captn. Andrew Cole, bound for Philadelphia as per...
34To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 8 December 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to advise you that in confirmation of my Letter of this day, I have valued on you, Sir, in my bill 1st. 2d. & 3d. unto order of William Hazard, payable thirty days after Sight per, two Hundred and thirty one dolars & Nine Cents to which I beg you to pay due honor—being for balance of my Invoices for you as per acct. Currt— Having the Honor to be with great Respect, Sir Your...
35To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 22 January 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honour of Paying you my Respects the 25th. Last Septber, since I am Favoured with your honoured Lines of the 7th. do. It is To You, Sir, that I owe the Appointment of being Vice-Consul for the U.S. in this Place. I will be ever Gratefull of that Mark of esteem and Friendship confered on me by you, and will endeavour, by my Proceedings, that never you Regret the choice you have made...
36To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 10 September 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly received your honoured favor of the 30th. ulto. in the interim of my last. Messrs. abbema & Ce. had acknowledged me the receipt of the £152₶ from your Excellency, the 11th. of May last. I will not fail of sending the olive plants and seeds in the time. The vessel which carried the others to Baltimore is returned. The Captain sais to me that they were in the Best state, that they...
37To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 18 August 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor of Paying you my Respects on the 31st. May & 12th. July ulto.—I hope the Provisions I sent you, will now soon reach you;—I will not forgett, before next winter & by the first opportunity, of Sending you an other Invoice for what you are still in want of; I have now the honor of advising you, that at Lenght, I have duly Received my Exequatur, signed by the First Consul, at...
38To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 14 June 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
By my last Respects of the 8th & 10th. April, I had the honor of Presenting you my Sincere Congratulations With these of my Whole Family on your Election to the Presidency of the united States, asking from you your Kind Protection to Continue in this Chancery of the United States— I have Since Learned that your Predecessor John Adams Esr. has thought proper to appoint as my Successor to this...
39To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 1 August 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
This Town has been in a Very Critical Situation Since the 20th. ulto. The 21st. 22d. and 23d ditto Six Mens Vizt. a Draper, Two Scrime Masters, a Periwig Master and Two Reffractory Priests, were Taken, Carried into Prison, then Murdered, hanged, and Drawned in the Streets of this Town by the People. The others Reffractory Priests were ordered to take Immediately Passage for Italy, and all of...
40To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 1 September 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
As I had hoped, that your Excy. would have returned in France and not knowing Positively your usual residence in America, I have perhaps too much postponed of Paying you my Respects. In congratulating your Excy. on the Eminent Post of Secretary of State in Foreing Affairs, which your Country has Confered on you, in Reward of the important Services you have rendered to America, I Sincerely...
41To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 9 August 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Since my last Respects of the 9th. last may, whereof here I inclosed a Copy, I was Informed with great Concern of the unfortunate events happened to my Shipments for your, Mr. Madison, & Mr. B. Butler’s accounts by the Ship new orleans, which you have Confirmed me by your most respected favor of the 5th. last may, Received via Messicca on the 9th. Inst. however by a Letter Received yesterday...
42To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 4 January 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor of Confirming you my Respects of the 2d. & 7th. Novemb. last; Since I am with none of your Letters. I hope That the Two Cases white hermitage Wine, Sent in October last to Wm. Lee Esqr. at Bordeaux, to be forwarded to you, will have, by This time, reached you. I have Shipped on board The American Ship Heart of Oak of Boston, Captain Joseph Jackson, bound for Newyork The two...
43To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 9 May 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg your Reffirence to the Inclosed Copies of my Letters of the 8th. & 22d. ulto.—& to the here annexed Circular of the 1st. Inst. in which I advise the aman. Mercht. that on the 1st. June next, I will alter my Firm, as merchant, as at foot of the Same;—but as to my Consulur firm, I will continue it as before Stephen Cathalan Junr. as it Coincides with my Commission, & it would not be...
44To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 23 May 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Marseilles, 23 May 1793 .He wrote on 19 Mch. about the unfortunate fate of the Aurora , André Lewis Burgain master, belonging to Zacharie, Coopman & Company of Baltimore. Burgain was finally discharged from prison yesterday after the proper administrative and judicial authorities had examined and found wanting the evidence brought against him by his chief accuser, Captain Neel, the French...
45To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 9 May 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I hope this Letter will meet your Excellency at Cette, and on that account I direct it to M. Meinadier. I dare say, you have been pleased in Seing the famous Fontain of Vaucluse, as famous, by the lampid waters Spliting with a great noise against the rocks, as it is by the Loves of Petrarch and Laura. The Country about L’Isle and avignon is also Charming, tho’ by the Cold wheathers we have had...
46To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 2 August 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been honored with your much esteemed & Respected Favor of the 28th. april last, on the 22d. ultimo; on the 23d. do. I forwarded your inclosed for Mr. Jourdan of Tains, begging your reference to the Copy of the Letter I Wrote them & to the Copy of their answer to me here inclosed; I have no doubts, Since you have pointed the exact quality of their Wine you prefer as well as the American...
47To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 25 April 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor of paying you my respects on the 18th. August last—I hope you will have received one Case containing naples maccaronny, & Genoa Paste which as ⅌r. Invoice, & Captn. Wm. Hammon’s Receipt here, I caused Messrs. Kuhn Green & Co. of Genoa to be shipped on the 26th. Dber. last for New York to be consigned to Thos. Storm Esqre. at New York to be forwarded to you; amounting to £76–5....
48To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 17 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I was favoured in due Time with your much Respected Letter of the 5th. last June, and Beg you to accept my Best thanks for the usefûll Information, you Gave me, for the Best means of Placing money in the united States; Messrs. Mason & Fenwick placed the 1st. July Last Dard. 6000—for my own account in the Bank of the united States, with which they had only Twelve shares of Dard. 400—making...
49To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 17 February 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Since my Last Respects of the 10th. Last Septr. from Bordeaux, I have the honour of acknowledging you, your most esteemed favours of the novber. 6th. 14th. and Decber. 2d. of which I have duly noted the Contents; The Letter you may have wrotte to me via London, at the Same time you wrotte to Consuls, Fenwick and Edwd. Church, which they received the 20th. october Last at Bordeaux, (when I was...
50To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 8 December 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor of paying you my respects on the Septemb. last inclosed in my Letter to the Secretary of State of the 22d. do.—Since your most esteemed Favor of the 11th. July and 20th. reached me on the 22d. octob. by our Minister Plenipry. at Paris and the other on the 24th. do. inclosing your remittance on Paris ⅌ fr = 1312.50 c. duly accepted to be paid on the 11th. Jany. next and passed...
51To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 27 February 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received in time your Public as well as your Private Letters you did me the honour of writing me the 22 Last June, 8 october by your recommended Gentn. Doctor Watters who is Still in this Place Since Two Months and to whom all the Services in my Power, I render; as well as on your honoured Recommendation, as on his Merit; of the 6th. 9ber. Last, of the 14th. do. these Learning me your...
52To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 22 January 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honour of recieving your Letters of the 17th. Last June and 26th. Last August; this Last came the First to me. That of the 17th. June advising me that the President of the United States has honoured me with the appointment of Vice-Consul for United States of America in this Port of Marseilles, reached my hands very little Time since. The Commission Inclosed in it, Wilm. Short Esqr....
53To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 2 August 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Since Long time I am deprived of your agreable favors, however I had the honor of paying you my respects in 3 Letters Since the Midle of april, perhaps they were or intercepted or miscarried, as one that I wrotte to my Brother in Law at versailles. I had the Pleasure of Seeing yesterday M. Morgan an English Gentleman related to Dr. Price, who said to me he Left your Excellency (since the...
54To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 2 November 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor of Confirming you my Respect of the 9th. august last;—not having had Since any american vessels in this port bound for the U. States I have directed Messrs. Jourdan & Fils of Tain to Send one Hundred bottles Virgin white wine hermitage to Wm. Lee Esqr. our Consul at Bordeaux to be forwarded by him to you, by the first vessell bound for U. States & be consigned to the Collector...
55To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 14 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
on Receipt of your Respected & allways well come favor of the 29th. last June, (the 18th. Sepbr. ulto.) I sent an abstract of your Paragraph to Messrs. Jourdan & fils of Tain, relative to their Last Supply of wine, with my candid & Friendly Reproachs, & to the exact quality you Desire;— I beg your Refference to their answer here Inclosed, of the 1st. Inst. by which you will observe that this...
56To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 12 April 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Excellency will excuse me, if I have a too long time postponed of reppling to your most esteemed lines; I know I am in fault and will not make any appology. I still hoped it would be possible to venture some olive trees to America this Season, but the cold returning again in february, which has continued to Ice, till the last weeck, we apprehend they are allmost killed, which will be a...
57To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 17 November 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I am since a too long time indebted with the Letter your Excelency honoured me the 13th. last august; if I have not answered you sooner, it has been more for want of Material objects worth of your attention than by neglect. The New Constitution established in the United States of America is indeed a very happy event, it will render the Commonwealth, not only reputable but powerfull in very...
58To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 24 August 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honour of Confirming you my Last Letters; Since four others Mens have experienced The Same Fate, as the 6 Mentionned to you in my Last; but now we have all reason to expect that those dreadfull Scenes will not be renewed, Sûspected People will be Judged by Law. I Inclose here a Deliberation Resolved by the Section No. 13. of this Town, which is Composed of the most uneasy People,...
59To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 11 June 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Marseilles, 11 June 1788 . Acknowledges TJ’s favor of 20 May; exactly as requested, he has forwarded to Logie under blank cover TJ’s letter to O’Bryen. He now encloses one from Morocco. Has arranged with Bernard to pay copyist 60₶ for doing the meteorological data. Sir John Lambert advised him that TJ had paid £272₶—5s. on Cathalan’s account. Will procure plants of best species of olive trees...
60To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 3 August 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor of paying you my respects on the 27th. July ulto. under Cover of Js. Madison Esqre. Secy. of State, to whom I forwarded a dispatch from Tunis & transmitted the intelligences I had just collected from Tripoly. The Brother of Mr. Beaussier at Tripoly having yesterday waited on me, left me the originals of the herein inclosed Copies for my perusal, according to his directions, & I...