21Enclosure: Thoughts on the Navigation of the United States, and concerning further means of encouraging it, 5 March 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
..., coffee, cocoa and other articles from the French West Indies, all coarse salts from all the world except the trifle from their West Indies, all goods from Amsterdam or Rotterdam, that is all goods from Holland, all french brandies, wines, fruits, &c. In short it will deprive them of all participation in the freight of our importations, except from their own dominions. The
22To George Washington from Edward Newenham, 31 January 1791 (Washington Papers)
...Tax to Impose to make up the Deficiency to the Crown, & how to prevent Smuggling; for the higher the Duty is raze on any Commodity, the greater Encourgement is given to the Adventurous Smugler; French Brandy & Holland Gin will be Smuggled; my proposals will be to Lessen the Duty on Wine & Enact severer Laws against Smugglers, & for Every Member in the House to pledge himself to Support the...
23From Thomas Jefferson to James Brown, 29 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Your several favors of Aug. 30. Sep. 24. Oct. 7th. and 8th. have been duly received, together with the articles thereon noted to have been sent. The French brandy and the Lisbon wine both tapped by the waggoners, tho’ the latter was in a double cask. They knocked out the head of the outer one. I will leave directions with Colo. Nicholas Lewis, who superintends my...
24From Thomas Jefferson to James Brown, 8 August 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
French brandy 10. gallons. if none, then good rum.
25Notes for Speech in Congress, [ca. 13 May] 1790 (Madison Papers)
do. French brandy.
26To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Donald, 9 January 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I have sent Ten Gallons of very fine French Brandy. I could not get a Cask that held less. I will venture to sport an opinion that you will find use for it. Skipwith will cut deep in one Gallon of it. When he understood that I was...
27From Thomas Jefferson to James Brown, 3 January 17[90] (Jefferson Papers)
6. gallons good French brandy. If none, send good rum.
28Conversation with George Beckwith, [October 1789] (Hamilton Papers)
...be very momentous to us. I Cannot recollect that there is Any thing in the Impost Act, which marks a preference to Any other Foreign Power, when put into Competition with You, possibly some very trifling difference between French brandies and your West India spirits.
29Import Duties, [28 April] 1789 (Madison Papers)
...no advantage the general government can give to New England rum, will bring it into use; he proves this by the observations I made the other day relative to the effect produced in Virginia, where French brandy is imported in certain vessels free of duty; I shall add nothing more on this point than stating what is well known to be the case. In Virginia the habits of the people are so...
30Import Duties, [25 April] 1789 (Madison Papers)
...approved. The House then took up the twelve-cent duty on other spirits. Smith (Maryland), in order to introduce the principle of discrimination between treaty and nontreaty countries, moved for a six-cent per gallon duty on French brandy (...motion for six cents on French brandy was modified to twelve cents on Jamaica rum and ten cents on other spirits imported from countries having...