921Notes on Charleston Printers, 14 March 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Mar. 14. Freneau in Charleston had the printing of the laws in his paper. he printed a pamphlet of Pinckney’s Ires on Robbins’s case. Pickering has given the printing of the laws to the tory paper of that paper, tho’ not of half the circulation. the printing amounted to about 100. D. a year. MS ( DLC : TJ Papers, 108:18559); entirely in TJ’s hand; on same sheet as Notes on Senate Debates,...
922Indenture with Craven Peyton for the Lease of Fields at Shadwell, 1 October 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
This indenture made on the first day of October 1799. between Thomas Jefferson of Monticello in the county of Albemarle on the one part & Craven Peyton of the same county on the other part witnesseth that the said Thomas hath demised & leased unto the sd Craven a parcel of land containing four fields of his farm called Shadwell in the same county, which fields are known by the names of the...
923Memorandum on Attendance of the Vice President, [after 29 December 1799] (Jefferson Papers)
It is very well known that, in the earlier part of their sessions, very little business is done in either house of Congress; & particularly that in the Senate there is rarely a bill even brought in during the first 3. or 4. weeks. in the mean while the Senate is employed in recieving the President’s speech, preparing their address, & is divided into Committees who are digesting business. they...
924Notes on a Conversation with Wilson Cary Nicholas, 19 January 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
19. W. C. Nicholas tells me that in a conversn with Dexter 3. or 4. days ago, he asked Dexter whether it would not be practicable for the states to agree on some uniform mode of chusing electors of a President. Dexter says ‘I suppose you would prefer an election by districts.’ yes, said N. ‘I think it would be best, but would nevertheless agree to any other consistent with the Constn.’ Dexter...
925Notes on Newspaper Articles, 21 February 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
1797. Nov. 30. good cautions to prevent fire . Adams & Larkin’s paper of this date. Dec. 1. Pleasant’s paper . an excellent piece on the bank of the US. shewing they draw 960,000 D. profits on 2. millions actual cash which is 48. per cent. Bache’s. Mc.kain’s charge on the subject of libels . 1798. Feb. 3. & 5 16. Brown’s paper, 3 excellent pieces (by Tenche Coxe ) the 1st. fixg. the dates of...