24601From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 23 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate George Johnston of New York to be Consul for the US. at Glasgow in Great Britain. Thomas Gamble of Pennsylvania to be Consul for the US. in the island of Santa Cruz. Thomas Nicholson of Maryland, who is Collector of Chestertown in Maryland to be Inspector of Revenue for the same. Jeremiah Clarke of Massachusets to be Collector for the district & Inspector of the revenue for the port...
24602To Thomas Jefferson from Consider Sterry, 23 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
From your well known character as a man of science I have without knowing or being known to your Excellency, personally, sent you the accompanying pamphlet, for a leisure hour’s amusement. The irradiation of the mind neither begets servility nor Censsors respect; and On this, I hope your Excellency will find a sufficient apology for my present intrusion. Being assured that any improvement in...
24603To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Browne, 24 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the Honor to transmit to you copies of all the Laws that have been enacted in this Territory, since the commencement of the administration of Governor Wilkinson. and have the honor to be with the highest respect Your most devoted hble Servt DNA : RG 59—TP—Territorial Papers.
24604To Thomas Jefferson from Gabriel Christie, 24 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have this day shipped on Board of Captn. Clements Packet the goods which arrived for you in the Three Friends together with a recipt for the same, also an account of the Duties and Charges thereon. you have also enclosed all the papers that has come into my possesion respecting them with my best wishes that you may not be disappointed in the receipt of them I remain with respect your obdt...
24605To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 24 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor herewith to transmit you a list of promotions and appointments in the Army of the United States made during the last recess of Congress With sentiments of esteem & respect I am, Sir your Most Obt Servant DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate. List of Promotions and Appointments in the Army of the United States made during the last recess of Congress Regiment of Artillerists...
24606To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 24 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor of proposing for your approbation the following Promotions and appointments in the Army of the United States. 2d. Lieut Michael Walsh of the Regiment of Artillerist to be promoted to the rank of 1st Lieutenant vice Robert W. Osborne resigned Oct. 31. 1806. 2d Lieut. James Reed of the Regt. of Artillerists to be promoted to the rank of 1st Lieutenant, vice, Stephen Worrell...
24607To Thomas Jefferson from Gideon Fitz, 24 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
On the 10 instant in a letter to you I enclosed one to Isaac Briggs Esqr;—I am fearful it may be delayed in its passage; which induces me to write again. Mr. Briggs left this about the 18 of November, and we have had no certain accounts of him since: it is believed he left this with important dispatches from Genl. Wilkinson to the seat of Government, and that his route was through the State of...
24608To Thomas Jefferson from Charles Geirs, 24 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I am all most to old to write but I think it my duty as a True american to give you my decided Oppinion conserning all this noise about little Burr I am now 79 years of age and have Served Seven long years in the late contest with great britain and hold my Self Still in readyness Should my County be in danger which I think is not the case at present. I am also one of those that admire your...
24609To Thomas Jefferson from Lewis Harvie, 24 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
The business which you did me the honor to confide to my managemement relative to Mazzeis claim to a lot in this town has from a combination of unfortunate events, (of which the principal has been my feeble and debilitated state, the result of complicated disease) not progressed with the rapidity I could have wished. The issue of the suit is however rendered certain by my obtaining from Foster...
24610From Thomas Jefferson to David Ross, 24 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
The American Philosophical society at Philadelphia has long been endeavoring to make up a compleat skeleton of the Mammoth, and have nearly an entire one: but some very important bones are still wanting, chiefly of the head and feet. it is believed these might be found at the big bone lick, your property, if the search could be permitted. it is to ask that permission & on their behalf that I...
24611To Thomas Jefferson from Joel Barlow, 25 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
There is an object of some importance to the interest of the United States, of which it may be in my power in some measure to influence the direction. But before it is set in motion at all I wish to know your opinion of it. The Bank of the U.S. will apply to Congress the next session for a new Charter, or a prolongation of the old for 25 years. It would be willing to pay a few millions of...
24612To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 24 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
the name & proposed promotion of Capt. Clark has been left out of the list by a misunderstanding of my directions. Yours, DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson. I have the honor of proposing for your approbation first Lieutenant William Clark of the regiment of Artillerists to be promoted to the Rank of Lieut Colonel in the second Regiment of Infantry, vice Thomas H Cushing promoted to the rank of...
24613To Thomas Jefferson from Timothy Matlack, 25 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
An opportunity of sending to you, by way of Baltimore, now for the first time this spring, presenting itself, I have forwarded to Mr Burrell D Postmaster there, a small bundle containing the Vine Cuttings which I had the honor of mentioning to you in the fall, the Oldmixon Peach tree and several other kinds of fruit in high esteem here, which I hope will Prove acceptable to you My ground being...
24614To Thomas Jefferson from Bernard McMahon, 25 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
By this day’s mail, I do myself the pleasure of sending you as many of the flower-rods you were pleased to write for, as I had at the time your kind letter came to hand; also some red and white Globe Artichoke, Early Cabbage and a small variety of Flower-Seeds &c. which, I solicit the favour of your accepting as a token of my best wishes. Almost all my valuable hardy bulbs, I plant in October...
24615To Thomas Jefferson from Jospeh Sansom, 25 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg leave to enclose, for thy acceptance, a silver medal, upon the Retirement of Washington, which I flatter myself will meet thy approbation, as it has been executed by Reich—the head from a drawing of Stuarts. May I be permitted to take this occasion to recommend this deserving Artist to thy patronage and protection.—He has now been six years resident in the United States with so little...
24616From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 25 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Several vacancies having happened in the army of the United States, during the last recess of the Senate, I granted commissions as stated in the list herein inclosed, marked A. accompanied by a letter from the Secretary at war, which commissions will expire at the end of the present session of the Senate. I now therefore nominate the same persons for the same appointments. I also nominate the...
24617From Thomas Jefferson to Caspar Wistar, 25 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 19th. has been recieved, as was a former one proposing mr Hassler to be employed in the survey of the coast. I have heard so much good of him as to feel a real wish that he may find the emploiment of a nature to which his physical constitution & habits may be equal. I doubt it. in yielding this as to mr Hassler, I transgress a principle I have considered as important in making...
24618From Thomas Jefferson to Caspar Wistar, 25 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you a letter from Dr. Goforth on the subject of the bones of the Mammoth. immediately on reciept of this, as I found it was in my power to accomplish the wishes of the society for the completion of this skeleton with more certainty than through the channel proposed in the letter, I set the thing into motion, so that it will be effected without any expence to the society, or other...
24619Pardon for Jacob Coleman, 26 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States, to all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: Whereas Jacob Coleman, of the State of Pennsylvania, was convicted before the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Pennsylvania, begun and held in the City of Philadelphia in the month of April in the year One thousand eight hundred & six, of a Misdemeanor, in relation to the...
24620To Thomas Jefferson from Nicholas Collin, 26 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
The enclosed is, according to its direction, forwarded to Yourself, tho’ the trouble of receiving such letters belongs properly to the Secretary’s office. This mariner has also informed me that my certificate of his being a native American has been received, nor disputed. Consul Bond very Kindly had forwarded it; and he has on all occasions come to my Knowledge interested himself in getting...
24621To Thomas Jefferson from John Dorr, 26 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the Honour to forward You this day per Mail a packet of Books addressed to Your Excellency, which came to my hands this morning from my Friend Levett Harris Esqr. our much esteemed Consul in St Petersburg. In the hope that the mode chosen to forward this packet will be approved, and that it will safely and speedily reach its destination, I remain very respectfully Your Excellencys’...
24622From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 26 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
One of the Italian artists whom we brought from Italy, brought with him two marble figures, an Apollo & a Venus, which remain in the custom house of Baltimore, because they demand of him a duty of 160. D. he declares they are the work of a single person, working 4. months, at a dollar a day (whether his own work or not I do not know) and consequently worth but 108. D. first cost. add to this...
24623To Thomas Jefferson from Matthew Lyon, 26 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
When I had the honour of waiting on you a day or two since on the subject of the Judge to be appointed in the new Western circuit I do not recolect your mentioning the name of Ninian Edwards amoung those you seemed to consider candidates. I feel it my duty to present his name to you that he may stand with the other Candidates for that office— He is a gentleman of a regular law education, he...
24624To Thomas Jefferson from James Wilkinson, 26 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the Honor to transmit you a duplicate of my last, & to inform you, that Judge Sprigg having declined his voyage, after He had taken his passage; and the conveyance both by the Mail & by the Ocean, having become too in ence for the transmittal of original documents, I shall avail myself of the return of an officer on furlough who will leave this shortly, to transmit you the Letters you...
24625To Thomas Jefferson from Bey of Tunis Hammuda Pasha, 27 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
My Ambassador, Soliman Mellimelle who, on the middle of december last, 1806, arrived here safely from those your happy States, has faithfully remitted me Your always approved and Answerable letter of the 20th of June preceding, to his care and diligence having been trusted.— A short time afterwards, that is to say, on the 12th January, likewise arrived from Algiers, the well worthy and always...
24626To Thomas Jefferson from Bey of Tunis Hammuda Pasha, 27 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Il mio Ambasciatore Soliman Mellimelle, che alla metà del passato mese de Decembre 1806 gionse qui in salvo, di ritarno da Codetti vostri felicissimi Stati, me remisse fedelemento la sempre gradita e responsiva lettera delli venti di Giugno precedente, alla di lui cara e diligenza stata affidato.— Poco tempo dopo, cioè alli 12 di Gennajo, gionse parimento d’Algieri, il ben degno e sempre...
24627To Thomas Jefferson from Nicolas Gouin Dufief, 27 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Je profite avec le plus vif empressement de l’occasion que m’offre Mr de Boucherie pour vous prier de me faire l’honneur d’accepter un exemplaire de la seconde edition de mon ouvrage— Je me flatte que vous approuverez les nouveaux apperçus que j’ai donnés dans le discours Préliminaire au sujet de la marche de l’esprit humain en apprenant la langue maternelle. C’est en rendant la méthode plus...
24628To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 27 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have referred the Marble Statue case to the Comptroller who will write to the Collector. Whether the duties can now be legally reduced I do not know. The former San Domingo act expires to morrow. I wrote to the collectors that the continuing act would certainly be a law before that day. It is therefore important that it should be signed to day. Respectfully Your obedt. Servt DLC : Papers of...
24629From Thomas Jefferson to William Waller Hening, 27 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
It has not been in my power sooner to acknolege your letter of Feb. 4. after repeating that my printed collection of laws, which are in strong bound volumes, are at your service, I must observe as to the Manuscript volumes, that several of them run into one another in point of time, so that the same act will be found in several volumes, and will require a good deal of collating. but what...
24630Notes on a Cabinet Meeting, 27 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Feb. 27. present Mad. Dearb. Smith. Rodney. agreed to discharge all the militia at the stations from the mouth of Cumberland upwards, to give up all boats & provisions siezed (except Blennerhasset’s) or pay the value, applying them in that case to public use; to institute an enquiry into the proceedings of Burr & his adherents from N.Y. to N. Orleans, & particularly to appoint good men at the...
24631To Thomas Jefferson from J. Phillipe Reibelt, 27 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
1) Le General Wilkinson n’ayant, apres avoir par ses mesures deconcertè les plans de Mr. Burr, plus besoin de Moi, m’a—sur mes sollicitations reitereès—accordè mon Congè, de maniere, qu’enfin je parts pour N—s. 2) Le sejour, que j’ai fait de çette maniere ici—tres genant pour ma bourse, puisqu’il me coute ⅔ de mon salaire annuel—a, outre le service, que je me flatte d’avoir rendu a l’armeè,...
24632From Thomas Jefferson to Caesar Augustus Rodney, 27 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Will mr Rodney be so good as to meet the heads of departments here this morning at 11. aclock? Privately owned.
24633From Thomas Jefferson to Littleton W. Tazewell, 27 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Altho’ your letter of Jan. 15. was recieved soon after that date, it has not been in my power sooner to notice it; nor can I at this time do more than acknolege it’s reciept. my papers relative to mr Wayles’s debt to Robt. Cary & co. are at Monticello, to which place I make a short visit every spring in order to pay some attention to my private affairs. I shall go there in the ensuing month,...
24634From Thomas Jefferson to Henry Voigt, 27 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been so pressed with business that I have not been sooner able to return you my thanks for your kind attention to the purchase of the two watches, which I recieved in safety. the delay however, by giving time for trial, has enabled me to assure you they answer my wishes compleatly, as I find them to go with as much exactness as is ever to be expected in watches. Accept my...
24635From Thomas Jefferson to Louis Bonaparte, 28 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Having recieved your letter of Sep. last which notifies your accession to the throne of Holland, I tender you in behalf of the US my congratulations on this event. connected with that nation by the earliest ties of friendship, & maintaining with them uninterrupted relations of peace & commerce, no event which interests their welfare can be indifferent to us. it is therefore with great pleasure...
24636To Thomas Jefferson from William Armistead Burwell, 28 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I am now with Mr Randolph & have just read your letter, he would come over to day, but the state of the weather, & the return of his fever seem to decide in favor of Tomorrow; I will give Joseph verbally such directions about bringing the carriage as may be necessary—I think it particularly necessary that Mr. R. should remove to your house, his disease has originated in the state of his mind,...
24637To Thomas Jefferson from Walter Jones, 28 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I prevailed upon Mr. Randolph to lose some blood—a remedy he resisted till the last Evening—his fever in Consequence, has abated to day, & I hope the operation of some Cream of Tartar, will remove some uneasiness in his Stomach & Bowels, which has served to keep up his fever.—he is however still affected by very general febrile symptoms, which probably will not quit him intirely for some...
24638From Thomas Jefferson to Wilson Cary Nicholas, 28 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Jan. 20. was recieved in due time, but such has been the constant pressure of business that it has been out of my power to answer it. indeed the subjects of it would be almost beyond the extent of a letter, and as I hope to see you ere long at Monticello, it can then be more effectually done verbally. let me observe however generally that it is impossible for my friends to...
24639From Thomas Jefferson to Chandler Price, 28 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 24th. was recieved this morning. the greatest favor which can be done me is the communication of the opinions of judicious men, of men who do not suffer their judgments to be biassed by either interest or passions. of this character, I know mr Morgan to be. I return you the original of the letter of Jan. 15. having copied it to a mark in the 4th. page which you will see: I...
24640From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 28 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Joseph informs me your fever still continues. I certainly would not urge any thing that would be strongly repugnent to your feelings, but I wish, my dear Sir, you could consent to return to your former room here. you would be so much more comfortable there, and could be so much better furnished with what would be proper & agreeable to you, that it would aid in shaking off your fever; &...
24641From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 28 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate Meriwether Lewis of Virginia to be Governor of the territory of Louisiana. William Clarke of Indiana, now a 1st. Lieutt. of the regiment of artillerists to be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the 2d. regiment of infantry v. Thos. Cushing promoted. Thomas Todd of Kentucky to be an associate justice of the Supreme court of the United States. James Tremble of Tennissee to...
24642From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 28 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed may perhaps merit enquiry. persons to be consulted on the survey of the coast. Robert Patterson Ellicott Briggs Garnet Bp. Madison Hasler Moore of the treasury it would be well to enquire of them also whether they know any persons whom they can recommend as capable of acting in the different parts. I presume a capability of determining the longitude by lunar observations will be a...
24643From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Bacon, 1 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I suppose Davy will set out tomorrow, and of course that he will hardly be back to Monticello before the 13th. in the mean time the season is advancing. I think therefore you had better take up the thorns in the Nursery, & plant them in the hedge of the South orchard as soon as the weather becomes favorable for it. the plants are to be every where 6. inches apart. a caution very strictly to be...
24644From Thomas Jefferson to Ellen Wayles Randolph Coolidge, 1 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I am afraid I shall be bankrupt in my epistolary account with Anne & yourself. however the tide of business, like that of the ocean, will wait for nobody. I send for Cornelia a little poem, the grasshopper’s ball, to begin her collection. the yankee story is for yourself. thank Mary for her letters, but tell her it is written in a cypher of which I have not the key. she must therefore tell it...
24645To Thomas Jefferson from Caesar Augustus Rodney, 1 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
It is of importance that every material fact relative, to the late conspiracy against the constitution and laws of the United States should be accurately ascertained. This is essentially necessary for the purposes of public justice. I take the liberty therefore of enclosing you, by the directions of the President, a copy of interrogatories calculated for the examination of those persons within...
24646To Thomas Jefferson from John Sevier, 1 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
This will be handed you by my friend the Revnd. Gideon Blackburn, who I apprehend has been fortunate enough at length to fall upon the plan which bids fair eventually to civelize the cherokee nation of Indians, and place them in a distinguishing rank amongst polished nations—His exertions are likely to act as a mainspring to the benevolent plan long pursued by the Executive of the United...
24647From Thomas Jefferson to James Walker, 1 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved a letter some time ago from Stewart informing me he was sued for the hire of the woman who lives with him, that you were become bail for his appearance. I intended by last post to have desired you to become his special bail, and that when I should come home I would settle it for him, but such was the pressure of business it was impossible for me to write, & tomorrow is the day it...
24648To Thomas Jefferson from James Wilkinson, 1 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I transmit this by a Vessel bound to Baltimore, to cover a duplicate of my letter of the 26th. Ulto. and to trespass some further details on your patience. The enclosed Extract of a letter from S. Dinsmore, will apprize you of the State of things at Natchez, and particularly the Situation of Blennerhassett, Tyler, Ralston and Floyd. Should these men be left to the Mummery of a trial, before a...
24649To Thomas Jefferson from John Hamilton, 2 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Jno Hamilton Recevd the presidents Donation for Jefferson Collage, for which be pleased Sir, to Accept the grateful Acknoledgment of the board of trustees— DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
24650To Thomas Jefferson from James Jay, 2 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
The Pamphlet you will receive with this note, will, I presume, throw some light on the nature of my friend Randolph’s indisposition. With this view I send it to you, and remain Sr. Yours respectfully MHi : Coolidge Collection.