31To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 20 July 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Marseilles, 20 July 1792. He is deprived of letters from TJ, but encloses a certified account of American vessels arriving at the ports in his district for the first six months of 1792. He will conform to the consular act as soon as he receives it from Fenwick. The King of Sweden has made peace with Algiers for a large sum in ready money and annual tribute. It is his hope that TJ will soon be...
32To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 1 August 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
This Town has been in a Very Critical Situation Since the 20th. ulto. The 21st. 22d. and 23d ditto Six Mens Vizt. a Draper, Two Scrime Masters, a Periwig Master and Two Reffractory Priests, were Taken, Carried into Prison, then Murdered, hanged, and Drawned in the Streets of this Town by the People. The others Reffractory Priests were ordered to take Immediately Passage for Italy, and all of...
33To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 24 August 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honour of Confirming you my Last Letters; Since four others Mens have experienced The Same Fate, as the 6 Mentionned to you in my Last; but now we have all reason to expect that those dreadfull Scenes will not be renewed, Sûspected People will be Judged by Law. I Inclose here a Deliberation Resolved by the Section No. 13. of this Town, which is Composed of the most uneasy People,...
34To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 10 September 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Bordeaux, 10 Sep. 1792. He arrived here on the 5th. Since his departure from Marseilles, wheat prices there have risen to £60₶. Wheat can still be freely purchased and exported to foreign ports. But if free trade in this article should end, a horrid famine soon would ensue, for an abundance of wheat depends on high prices. The National Assembly has reduced the duty on tobacco imported on...
35To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 17 February 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Since my Last Respects of the 10th. Last Septr. from Bordeaux, I have the honour of acknowledging you, your most esteemed favours of the novber. 6th. 14th. and Decber. 2d. of which I have duly noted the Contents; The Letter you may have wrotte to me via London, at the Same time you wrotte to Consuls, Fenwick and Edwd. Church, which they received the 20th. october Last at Bordeaux, (when I was...
36To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 27 February 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received in time your Public as well as your Private Letters you did me the honour of writing me the 22 Last June, 8 october by your recommended Gentn. Doctor Watters who is Still in this Place Since Two Months and to whom all the Services in my Power, I render; as well as on your honoured Recommendation, as on his Merit; of the 6th. 9ber. Last, of the 14th. do. these Learning me your...
37To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 19 March 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Marseilles, 19 Mch. 1793 . He encloses and confirms a copy of his last letter of 17 Feb. The Aurora of Baltimore, André L. Burgain (a French native) master, bound for J. Baptiste Guide in Nice, and for Marseilles, laden with tobacco, flour, staves, and coffee, was taken near Barcelona by the privateer Patriote of Marseilles, Captain Neel, and brought here on 27 Feb. Unaware that war at sea had...
38To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 23 May 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Marseilles, 23 May 1793 .He wrote on 19 Mch. about the unfortunate fate of the Aurora , André Lewis Burgain master, belonging to Zacharie, Coopman & Company of Baltimore. Burgain was finally discharged from prison yesterday after the proper administrative and judicial authorities had examined and found wanting the evidence brought against him by his chief accuser, Captain Neel, the French...
39To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 25 May 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Marseilles, 25 May 1793 . European political affairs, embroiled by the revolutions in France, will require TJ’s continuance in office because he is perhaps better able than anybody in France to judge the current situation, having left during the first year of the Revolution and subsequently kept in contact through public or private correspondence. By land strong armies surround all of France’s...
40To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 17 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I was favoured in due Time with your much Respected Letter of the 5th. last June, and Beg you to accept my Best thanks for the usefûll Information, you Gave me, for the Best means of Placing money in the united States; Messrs. Mason & Fenwick placed the 1st. July Last Dard. 6000—for my own account in the Bank of the united States, with which they had only Twelve shares of Dard. 400—making...