15061Enclosure: Contemporary Translation of Obituary Notice for Joel Barlow by Konrad E. Oelsner and Pierre Samuel Du Pont de … (Jefferson Papers)
ENQUIRER-OFFICE, October 29, 1813. The following Biographical Notice of our late Minister, Mr. Barlow , was prepared for some of the public papers of Europe , & has been forwarded to a distinguished citizen of this country by one of its authors. TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH FOR THE ENQUIRER. Biographical notice of Mr. Barlow , minister plenipotentiary from the United States of America to the...
15062Thomas Jefferson’s Draft Bill to Create Central College and Amend the 1796 Public Schools Act, [ca. 18 November 1814] (Jefferson Papers)
An Act for establishing a College in the county of Albemarle and for amending the act for establishing public schools. Be it enacted by the General assembly that there shall be established in the county of Albemarle , at the place which has been, or shall be established selected by the trustees of Albemarle Academy , and in lieu of such academy , an institution for the education of youth, to...
15063List of Batture-Related Papers Requested from Wiliam C. C. Claiborne, [ca. 1 August 1810] (Jefferson Papers)
Wanting in the case of the batture. (copy deliv d to Gov r Claiborne ) Edict of 1664. granting to the West India company the islands & terra firma of America & other countries. cited by mr Derbigny pa. 26 . Ordonnance des eaux et forets de 1669 . Louis XVI XIV
15064Account of a Conversation with David Bailie Warden, [26 January] 1811 (Madison Papers)
Conversation with the President observed respecting My appointement that he would be as open to my [ sic ] as I had been to him that the place was given to my [ sic ] by general A[r]mstrong—that it was only ⟨precarious?⟩ that he had appointed another—that by reappointing Me he might offend G. as a friend—Besides the place was destined for Mr. Russel who May wish to occupy it when appointed by...
15065Thomas Jefferson’s Observations at Monticello Related to Calculation of Latitude, 11 October 1815–31 January 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
date Merid. Alt. by circle same halved merid. Alt. from horizon difference ⊕ error of instrum. 1815. ° ′ ″ ° ′ ″ ° ′ ″ ° ′
15066Account with St. Mary’s College, 1 September 1811 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
1 September 1811. Lists charges to JM amounting to $16.50 for one quarter’s tuition “ending this day” and school supplies for John Payne Todd. Ms ( MdBS : Day Book, 1810–13). 1 p.
15067Executive Pardon, 29 January 1810 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
29 January 1810, Washington. JM grants “a full and entire pardon” to five enlisted men court-martialed at New Orleans and Terre aux Boeufs between April and July 1809 and sentenced to be “shot to Death.” Tr ( DNA : RG 107, LSMA ). 1 p.
15068Enclosure: William Lambert’s Table for Computing the Moon’s Motion, with Examples [ca. 19 September 1809] (Jefferson Papers)
Table for computing the Moon’s motion for 12 hours at any intermediate time. h. m. ( x .) 1 st diff. ( y .) 1 st diff. (z.) 1 st diff. 0.
15069“A” (Thomas Jefferson) to the Washington Daily National Intelligencer, 13 March 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
A writer in the National Intelligencer of Feb. 24 ., who signs himself B , is endeavoring to shelter under the cloak of Gen l Washington , the present enterprise of the Senate to wrest from the H. of Representatives the power, given them by the constitution, of participating with the Senate in the establishment & continuance of laws on specified subjects. their aim is, by associating an Indian...
15070Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on Account with Jonathan & Isaac Shoemaker, [ca. 8 June 1811] (Jefferson Papers)
Mess rs Shoemakers in Account with Th: Jefferson on a contract for offal I was, by agreement, to have the offal of my crop of wheat at 2/6 for every barrel of flour, or every 5. bushels of wheat, which is 50/ for every hundred bushels of wheat. I delivered 2047 bush.–55 ℔ the usual allowance of offal for 100. bushels of wheat, is 6. bushels of Midlings, 12 bushels of shipstuff , & 30. bushels...