251From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 31 January 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Would the office of Register or Reciever be most compatible with that of judge held by Taylor? NHi : Papers of Albert Gallatin.
252From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 21 April 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
The act of Congress 1789. c. 9. assumes on the General government the maintenance & repair of all lighthouses, beacons, buoys & public piers then existing, and provides for the building a new lighthouse . this was done under the authority given by the constitution ‘to regulate commerce,’ was contested at the time as not within the meaning of these terms, & yielded to only on the urgent...
253From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 1 May 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Be pleased to advance to Dollars out of the fund appropriated by the Act of Congress of last session entitled “An Act to provide for the accommodation of the President of the United States”; of which fund he is appointed Agent and is to render his accounts to the Treasury. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
254From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 24 February 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
for exploring the waters of the country ceded by the Convention with France of Apr. 30. 1803, & establishing commerce with the Indian nations inhabiting the same 5000. D. Th: J. proposes to mr Gallatin to insert into his Approprn law the above article, which will enable us to undertake the next season either the Arkansa or upper part of the Misipi: and that there should be annually a like...
255From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 12 October 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
You witnessed in the earlier part of the administration the malignant & long continued efforts which the federalists exerted, in their newspapers, to produce misunderstanding between mr Madison & myself. these failed compleatly. a like attempt was afterwards made through other channels to effect a similar purpose between Genl. Dearborne & myself, but with no more success. the machinations of...
256Enclosure: Memorandum on the Edward Stevens Claim, 23 March 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
The constitution having provided that the President should appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls and all other officers which shall be established by law, the first Congress which met passed a law (1790. July 1.) authorising him to draw from the treasury 40,000. D. annually ‘for the support of such persons as he shall commission to serve the US. in foreign parts, & for the...
257From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 27 January 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
On the question who are to pay the petty jurors in the courts of the US. in private cases? it must be admitted there is room for doubt. the act of 1792 c. 36. § 3. says ‘the compensations shall be to each grand & petit juror so much to witnesses summoned in any of the courts of the US. so much’ etc. without saying who should pay either; whether the US. should pay all the jurors & witnesses or...
258From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 1 April 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Thomas Jefferson asks the favor of a meeting of the heads of Departments on friday the 3d. at 12 oclock and that they will also do him that of Dining with him. NHi : Papers of Albert Gallatin.
259From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 9 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
The memoranda you inclosed me from mr Clarke deserve great attention. such articles of them as depend on the executive shall be arranged for the next post. the following articles belong to the legislature. the administration of justice to be prompt. perhaps the judges should be obliged to hold their courts weekly, at least for some time to come. the ships of resident owners to be naturalized,...
260From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 10 February 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you Crowninshield’s and Gibaut’s letters recommending Stevens & Storer . Storer was also recommended by mr Lincoln. Illsley by Genl. Dearborne. the circumstance of exhibiting our recommendations, even to our friends, requires great consideration. recommendations, when honestly written should detail the bad as well as good qualities of the person recommended. that gentlemen may do...
261From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 16 July 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
If mr Gallatin will be so good as to call on Th:J. on his arrival at the office, the other gentlemen will then attend on being notified, & consider the subject of mr Gallatin’s letter recieved yesterday. it is the more necessary as every thing else is ready for the departure of the vessel. Affectte. salutations. NHi : Papers of Albert Gallatin.
262Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 24 April 1815 (first letter) (Jefferson Papers)
An American going to Paris considers you of course as his natural patron there; but still it is well you should know when worth presents itself, and is added to the claim of a fellow citizen on your good offices. the bearer mr William B. Buchanan is the son of James A. Buchanan esquire of Baltimore of great worth and respectab il ity. he embarks for Europe with Doct r Eustis , and will...
263From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 25 June 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Congress adopting a court, adopts all it’s officers. The Sheriff consequently is the competent officer. but as to the Attorney, we can surely employ one in each particular case, until we be authorised to do better. With respect to the revenue cutter at Norfolk, the general idea I had was that having concluded to employ smaller vessels in that service, all the large ones were to be...
264From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 8 February 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
In questions like the present, important neither in principle nor amount, I think the Collectors should decide for themselves, and especially as they, and they only, are the legally competent judges: for I believe the law makes them the judges of the security. if the indulgence proposed be within the intentions of the law, they can grant it: if it be not, we cannot. but it is the practice in...
265From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 22 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The answer to the petition of Percival & others praying that they may be permitted to send a vessel or vessels to take up their men from the desolate islands of the Indian ocean & thence to proceed on a trading voyage to Canton &c cannot but be a thing of course, that days having been publicly announced after which no permissions to send vessels to bring home property would be granted, which...
266From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 7 October 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I have examined the papers respecting the St Domingo trade, and now return them to you. not having a copy of the laws of the last session, I can judge in these cases only from so much of this particular law as is quoted. I think mr Dallas’s answers to the queries proposed to him, (as stated in the Aurora) are sound: and it appears to me that the case stated by Colo. Newton falls a fortiori...
267Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 23 June 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
In a letter of the 6 th inst. I took the liberty of troubling you with a part of my annual correspondence at Paris . the remainder, not then ready, I now take the liberty of putting under your cover as a supplement to the trouble then giving given . not knowing where Baron Humboldt is I must ask the favor of you to add the necessary address. nothing new having occurred since my last, I can...
268From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 8 June 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Being in the habit of filing in the proper offices all papers I recieve which are merely official, so as never to retain among my own any which ought to remain with the public, I send that of Govr Page & my answer to be filed in your office. applications for office, informations, &c. I suppose the writer would not wish to have recorded, and therefore I keep them as confidential. altho’...
269Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 15 February 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty of putting under the protection of your cover a letter to Cardinal Dugnani at Rome , in the hope that thro’ the Nuncio resident at Paris it may find a sure conveyance to him. in return for this trouble I wish I could give you any news which would interest you. but, withdrawn entirely from all attention to public affairs I neither know nor enquire what Congress are doing. you...
270From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 25 November 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
It seems I think that a pardon may be justly expected in the inclosed case. but the practice we have followed is a sound one, to let the matter go to a jury that facts may be proved & disclosed; & after that only, to determine the question of pardon. the practice of Nolle prosequi is to be avoided but in extraordinary cases. I once agreed to one in a case of manslaughter by surprise, & of...
271From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 28 February 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
There is no source from whence our fair commerce derives so much vexation, or our country so much danger of war, as from forged papers & fraudulent voyages. nothing should, in my opinion, be spared either of trouble or expence on our part, to aid all nations in detecting and punishing them. I would therefore certainly direct mr Gelston to furnish Heinecker with every proof in his power, & to...
272From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 30 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 23d. was recieved yesterday. your letter in which Coquerel’s case was mentioned was recieved by me on the 15th. it was not noticed in my answer to you of that day, because I wished to give it particular consideration. it was answered by the next post in my letter of the 19th. which I presume you recieved on the 24th. I inclose you the applications from Callahan & Bagneris which...
273From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 1 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
The more I consider the letter of our Ministers in London the more seriously it impresses me. I believe the sine qua non we made is that of the nation, and that they would rather go on without a treaty than with one which does not settle this article. under this dilemma, and at this stage of the business, had we not better take the advice of the Senate? I ask a meeting at 11. oclock tomorrow...
274From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 27 August 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Your’s of the 24th. came to hand last night. the rapidity with which the post moves between Washington & New York will render our communications probably quicker while you are there than if you had retired into the country. Mine of the 23d. gave you the Christian name of Doctr. Shore, to wit John . a further conversation with the Governor leaves no doubt of the propriety of the appointment....
275From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 7 December 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
The short answer to the Collectors is that Sea letters are never given out but in time of war. then they are given in consequence of the stipulations in treaties to ascertain our flag to the other party when belligerent. no Sea letter was ever issued by this government till the commencement of the war between France & Great Britain.—I should except from these observations the case of vessels...
276From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 23 September 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
On the reciept of your letter of the 6th. observing you would leave N. York before an answer could reach you, I retained all the papers accompanying it, & shall carry them with me to Washington. in the mean time the inclosed letter is recieved through mr Madison respecting a vessel concerned in the slave trade, & as it may require your immediate interposition I send it by post. I shall leave...
277From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 14 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I should think mr Woodside’s application to send provisions for the family of our Consul at Madeira, admissible on the same ground as that lately to Favre, were the necessity as evident. but I suppose it can hardly be doubted that England will procure provisions for that island, and there is danger of one precedent in our relaxations begetting another till we may get out of the limits of the...
278From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 19 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
The following Commissions to be issued Michael Baldwin of Ohio to be Marshal Of Ohio Thomas Newton senr. of Virginia to be Collector for the port of Norfolk co. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
279From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 22 October 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to mr Gallatin & wishes to know how he does to-day. he prays him not to think of coming out on account of the meeting proposed to-day unless he finds himself perfectly well. he only wishes for information on the subject in time to prevent the attendance of the other gentlemen if mr Gallatin cannot be with them. NHi : Papers of Albert Gallatin.
280From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 28 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Would it not be better to direct the application to be made to the present judge, in order to have the practice in Maryland brought to an uniformity with that of the other states. probably if the present judge were informed what has been the opinion and practice of every other district judge in the Union except his predecessor, he would be disposed to respect more the former than the latter...
281From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 5 September 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you an application from Josiah Deane and others suggesting connivance in the collector of Dighton at the evasion of the embargo laws. altho suspicion attaches itself to the motives of the suggestion, so does it also to every federal collector and wherever they permit their party passions to slacken their vigilance in the execution of the laws, I will not hesitate to remove them....
282From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 16 January 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
will you examine the inclosed and make any alterations you think adviseable? it is written, as in my own name, but will be changed into the 3d. person & go from the department. I think it need go only to the Governors there mentioned. not a symptom of force has appeared any where else as far as I have heard. Affectte. salutns. NHi : Papers of Albert Gallatin.
283From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 19 June 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I have had a consultation with mr Madison on the application of the British vessel of war for stores we are both of opinion that if by this term be meant sea-stores only, or even munitions be bouche or provisions generally, there can be no objection to their taking them, or indeed any thing except contraband of war . but what should be deemed contraband of war in this case we are not agreed....
284From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 14 December 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Duval’s nomination waits only for a Senate. it may be sent in tomorrow & confirmed the next day. I inclose you a copy of a letter from our agent at the Havanna stating reasons to believe a great number of slaves are smuggling and about to be smuggled into Georgia and S. Carolina. would it not be well to inclose a copy of it to the Collectors of those states, and to direct their revenue...
285From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 6 October 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed is entirely approved . I recollect one other pardon ; to Brown, who was in jail in Boston for a seditious writing under the sedition law. he had long since suffered the term of imprisonment sentenced, and had remained many months over from inability to pay his fine, petitioning mr Adams repeatedly for a discharge, on the ground that he had nothing, & must suffer perpetual...
286From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 20 August 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favors of the 16th. & 17th. were recieved the last night. the contents of the latter shall now be distinctly noted. Commrs. of bankruptcy at Poughkeepsie. I have proposed a general arrangement to the Secretary of state which may save the necessity of appointments over the whole face of every state, 99. out of 100. of which would be never called on to act, and would yet give opportunities...
287From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 13 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you a list of officers proposed for Commissions to know whether those belonging to your department are properly designated. Ebenezer Otis is approved as Keeper of the light house on West Passamaquoddy head. The bias of Lattimore in favor of the incompleat Spanish titles has weight, and should prevail if a person with less exception can be found. Elzey is a Virginian. I wish we could...
288From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 20 November 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Can you be so good as to let me have the financial paragraph this morning as there is not more than time enough to submit the message successively to the different gentlemen for correction & then to have copies. NHi : Papers of Albert Gallatin.
289From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 23 February 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I observe that a fund for the contingent expences of government subject to the President and to be accounted for by him personally, was created by the following appropriations: 1790. Vol. 1. pa. 88. 10,000. D 1794. 3. 118. 20,000. 1796. 3. 667. 20,000 of which sums accounts were rendered as follows by Genl. Washington 1797. Feb. 15
290From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 2 July 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I learn from an eye-witness that Govr. Page, since his retirement is not only in poverty but real want, & would accept of any thing. the loan office at Richmond will be inevitably vacant in a very short time by the death of the present incumbent, & it is the only place in that state which could be offered mr Page. will you be so good as to inform me of it’s worth in salary & emolument say...
291From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 12 January 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I return you the letter of mr Gelston respecting the Brutus. from what I learn she cannot be destined for the Misipi because she draws too much water to enter it. however considering the difficulty Congress finds in enlarging the limits of our preventive powers, I think we should be cautious how we step across those limits ourselves. she is probably bound to St. Domingo. could not Congress,...
292From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 10 November 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you David Greenlaw’s affidavit to be forwarded to the District Attorney of N. Carolina as you propose. you can add the fact mentioned in Govr. Page’s letter that Greenlaw is at his father’s in Northumberland county Virginia, where he will remain till the 3d. of December to be ready to assist in bringing to justice the persons named in his affidavit. I presume it will be well to...
293From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 21 December 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
If there be any doubt about the position of the Marine hospital at Boston, we are hardly competent here to decide it. I should have supposed it might be decided by Genl. Lincoln as a military man as well as a citizen. would Doctr. Eustis think it better to join the Govr. or any other person or persons with the Genl. to fix on the best position? I suggest this for your consideration. With...
294Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 19 March 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
This letter will be presented to you by mr George Ticknor , a young gentleman of Boston . he favored me with a visit here and brought high recommendations from mr Adams and others , and during a stay of several days with us, I found he merited every thing which had been said of him. he has been excellently educated, is learned, industrious eager after knolege, and as far as his stay with us...
295From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 14 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I think the proper instructions for Mr Christie’s revenue cutter may be drawn from those given to Capt Decatur. the authority of the proclamation is to be maintained, no supplies to be permitted to be carried to the British vessels, nor their vessels permitted to land. for these purposes force, & to any extent, is to be applied if necessary: but not unless necessary. nor, considering how short...
296From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 7 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
In the case of mr Bloodworth our first duty is to save the public from loss; the 2d. to aid the securities in saving themselves. they have not asked a dismission which would probably do them injury but an examination. I should think it equally safe for the public & better for the securities to send them a dismission of the Collector, to be used or not at their discretion. with this in their...
297From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 25 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you the petition of Somes to do on it whatever is agreeable to general rule. Punqua Winchung, the Chinese mandarin, has I believe his headquarters at N. York, and therefore his case is probably known to you. he came to Washington just as I had left it, and therefore wrote to me praying permission to depart for his own country with his property in a vessel to be engaged by himself. I...
298From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 15 June 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Your proposition to extend the hospital provisions to the ports of Portland, Portsmouth, Salem, Middle town, New Haven, Wilmington, Cambden & Washington is approved. I do not recollect whether hospital money has been made paiable on every voiage and at every port on the vessel’s entering it. if it is, every port would exactly maintain itself, if the number of sick are proportioned to the...
299From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 8 September 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
As we shall have to lay before Congress the proceedings of the British vessels at N. York it will be necessary for us to say to them with certainty which specific aggressions were committed within the common law, which within the Admiralty jurisdiction, & which on the high seas. the rule of the common law is that wherever you can see from land to land all the water within the line of sight is...
300From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 13 February 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I send you mr Brown’s papers respecting the public property in N. Orleans. I see nothing in them which is proper to lay before Congress until the Commrs. shall have decided in whom the property is. when we shall have a list of what is really ours Congress may be applied to to say what shall be done with it. after giving to the city what may be proper, and appropriating to their proper uses the...