David Bailie Warden to Thomas Jefferson, 1 August 1814
From David Bailie Warden
1. August, 1814.
I have forwarded a trunk, to the care of mr. Shaler, at gand, and addressed to Mr. Short, Philadelphia, containing volumes and brochures for yourself and this gentleman, from mr. Rochon—
I saw General Kosciusko yesterday who bids me present you his respects, and to inform you, that he has transmitted a letter to you through Mr. Parker.—He was preparing to set out for his place near Fontainbleau—He forwarded the letter to Mr. nimsewitz—General La Fayette proposes to write to you.—
I have forwarded a letter and documents to you, by mr. Shaler, under cover to General Mason, concerning the suspension of my Consular functions.—I had proposed to visit Washington, but I have not been able to procure a passport from London, without which, Mr. Gallatin informs me, I cannot be received on board the John Adams—This circumstance, and the strong conviction that I have zealously and actively discharged the duties of my office, have determined me to wait at Paris for further orders—I trust that you will find my justification satisfactory, and that I have done no voluntary act to render me unworthy of your further protection: though indeed I feel ashamed to trouble you again on the same subject—
mr. La Harpe, the preceptor of the Emperor of Russia has spoken to mr. Gallatin in my behalf; so has Mr. Say—the Baron De Humboldt has written to the President in the warmest manner for my reestablishment—so have other distinguished personages—
I inclose a letter from mr. De Tracey—To whom I have presented a copy of the Commentary on montesquieu.—
D. B. Warden—
RC (DLC: TJ Papers, 201:35760–1); subjoined to 2d Dupl of Warden to TJ, 6 May 1814; addressed: “His Excellency, Thomas Jefferson Esquire Monticello”; franked; postmarked Washington, 9 Oct.; endorsed by TJ as received 12 Oct. 1814 and so recorded in SJL. Enclosure: Destutt de Tracy to TJ, 14 July 1814.
gand: Ghent.
Alexis Marie rochon wrote TJ a letter in support of Warden on 2 Aug. 1814, of which only the following extract has been found: “Il vient de perdre sa place et c’est pour moi, et pour notre ami, m. Le Ray de Chaumont un vrai sujet d’affliction: c’est un excellent homme et toutes les personnes de mes amis et de mes amis connoissances eprouvent un vrai regret de la perte qu’il a fait d’une place qu’il remplissoit avec zele et assiduité” (“He has just lost his post and it is for me and our friend M. Le Ray de Chaumont a very afflicting subject: he is an excellent man and all my friends and acquaintances truly regret his loss of a position that he filled with such zeal and assiduity”) (Tr in MdHi: Warden Letterbooks; entirely in Warden’s hand; partially dated “2 aout” [“2 Aug.”]; followed by a letter dated 4 Aug. 1814; in left margin: “Rochon to mr. Jefferson”; not recorded in SJL and probably never received by TJ).
Alexander von Humboldt wrote president James Madison on Warden’s behalf on 26 Aug. 1813 (, Pres. Ser., 6:559–60).
Index Entries
- Alexander I, emperor of Russia; mentioned search
- Chaumont, Jacques Donatien Le Ray de; and D. B. Warden search
- Commentary and Review of Montesquieu’s Spirit of Laws (Destutt de Tracy); delivered to Destutt de Tracy search
- Destutt de Tracy, Antoine Louis Claude; Commentary and Review of Montesquieu’s Spirit of Laws search
- Destutt de Tracy, Antoine Louis Claude; transmission of letters to search
- Gallatin, Albert; as peace negotiator search
- Humboldt, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander, Baron von; and D. B. Warden search
- John Adams (ship); passengers on search
- Kosciuszko, Tadeusz (Thaddeus) Andrzej Bonawentura; sends regards to TJ search
- Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de; plans to write TJ search
- La Harpe, Frédéric César de; tutor of Alexander I search
- Madison, James; and D. B. Warden search
- Mason, John (of Georgetown); correspondence for TJ forwarded through search
- Niemcewicz, Julian Ursin; transmits letter for TJ search
- Parker, Daniel (of Paris); transmits letter to TJ search
- Rochon, Alexis Marie; letter from extracted search
- Rochon, Alexis Marie; recommends D. B. Warden search
- Say, Jean Baptiste; recommends D. B. Warden search
- Shaler, William; and trunk for TJ search
- Shaler, William; forwards papers to TJ search
- Short, William; forwards publications to TJ search
- Warden, David Bailie; and Destutt de Tracy letter search
- Warden, David Bailie; and Destutt de Tracy’s work on Montesquieu search
- Warden, David Bailie; letters from search
- Warden, David Bailie; removed from consulship search