1To Thomas Jefferson from Nathaniel Cutting, 29 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have found Doctor Edwards’s [Rx.] for extracting the Essence of Peruvian Bark.—I have the honor to inclose you the original manuscript as I reced it from [Said] Doctor’s own hand. Please to accept the hommage of my highest respect and consideration. MHi : Coolidge Collection.
2To Thomas Jefferson from Nathaniel Cutting, 25 September 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I was honor’d with your several favors of 15th. and 17th . Currt. in due course of Post, and should earlier have acknowledged the receipt of them, if at same time I could have had the pleasure to communicate any intelligence that might be useful or interesting. I have now to acquaint you that your Baggage arriv’d here only this day; having been detain’d, as I suppose, by the strong westerly...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Nathaniel Cutting, 21 January 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Cape François, 21 Jan. 1792 . He regrets to report that the flattering prospect of a return to tranquillity in the Northern District “has been recently obscured by unexpected depredations of the Insurgents.” For the past fortnight “those remorseless Savages” have amused themselves by burning the ripe cane fields in that area. This has revived melancholy memories of the conflagration that...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Nathaniel Cutting, 24 January 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Cape François, 24 Jan. 1792 . His last was the 21st current. This city was alarmed between 7 and 9 o’clock in the evening of the 22d by a cannonade from the batteries of Petit Ance and the plantation of St. Michel, occasioned, it is said, “by the appearance of a considerable Body of the Brigands who had the temerity to approach St. Michel apparently with the intention of attempting to burn it...
5To James Madison from Nathaniel Cutting, 8 February 1815 (Madison Papers)
In the persuation that your own recollection of my past services in divers public station, renders it unnecessary for me to remind you of them in detail, I shall say nothing more on that Topic at present, than to express my hopes that they have been satisfactory to my superiours, and useful to my fellow-citizens in general. The course of Events has now brought about a State of things that...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Nathaniel Cutting, 4 December 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I took the liberty to write you under the 29th. ulto. mentioning the disagreable intelligence that had recently been received from Port-au-Prince. The fears I then had that new mischief would speedily ensue, have proved but too justly founded. A terrible affray has taken place at Port-au-Prince between the Mulattoes and whites wherein many lives were sacrificed. Fire was set to the Town in...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Nathaniel Cutting, 12 September 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor of your Letter of the 10th. currt. and in reply beg leave to acquaint you that the Ship which I advised you of, belonging to Norfolk, took her departure for Lymington in Great Britain three or four days since; from thence she will proceed to Virginia with a Cargo of Salt. There is not now at this place any Vessel bound directly to any American Port southward of Philadelphia. I...
8To James Madison from Nathaniel Cutting, 27 November 1810 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Cutting has the honor to present his best respects to the President of the United States and to transmit him a “ Project for a new Organization of the Consulate, alias, Commercial Agency, of the United States in the Empire of France ”: one Copy of which is also sent to the Department of State. RC and enclosures ( DLC ). Cutting’s “ Project ” was a twelve-point proposal, dated Washington,...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Nathaniel Cutting, 29 July 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 29 July 1791 . Enclosing letter from Short, to which he will not add since he presumes it contains every public occurrence worthy of TJ’s notice.—Believing from many circumstances a more extensive and advantageous trade “will speedily take place between France and North America,” he has decided to establish himself there and has become interested in Le Mesurier & Cie. Hence, if the...
10To Thomas Jefferson from Nathaniel Cutting, [12 October 1789] (Jefferson Papers)
I find that Mr. Wheatcroft, pursuant to the orders he received from Messrs. Le Mesurier & Cie. has put your four packages at the Custom House, after the usual forms; so that the treasury order has been of no service with respect to them. The whole have been unpack’d, but as Mr. Wheatcroft personally attended till they were again repack’d, I am confident they will be found safe and in as good...