301To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 5 July 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to enclose the Copy of a representation from New London, requesting an increase of Salary for the Keeper of the Light House on Little Gull Island. The Collector of Sag-harbour who has the Superintendence of that Light House, informs also that the present Keeper will not Stay for the present Salary. As he receives the highest rate of compensation which has been allowed for...
302To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 30 April 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Colo. Newton of Norfolk sent to my care a small box which apparently contains green wax or wax candles. It is at my house & was accompanied with a letter which is enclosed. I have written to Govr. Harrison to take every step authorised by the act of last session for the removal of intruders who injure the timber near the saline; & have requested him to state the expense of conveying the salt...
303To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 16 January 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Bishop Carrol’s letter The Agent “Sibley” has arrived; and the memorial was forwarded to Congress this morning by Mr Dawson. There is no doubt that Congress will secure the old settlers, though their grants may not be perfectly legal. But all that is now necessary is to amend the law so that claimants of every description be allowed to file their claims with the commissioners; on whose report...
304To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 5 May 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
N. Orleans As several similar applications may be made during the absence of the President some general rule should be adopted. I would submit that in cases which may be recommended by the collectors, particularly regular packets or traders, the permission to sail should be given provided that provisions & lumber make no part of the cargo; reserving the permissions for flour for the...
305To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 21 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have kept your message longer than usual, because my objections being less to details than to its general spirit, I was at a loss what alterations to submit to your consideration. Instead of being written in the style of the Proclamation, which has been almost universally approved at home & abroad, the message appears to me to be rather in the shape of a manifesto issued against Great Britain...
306To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 2 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I think that Congress might now decide whether they will give to the corporation the right of the United States 1st to the batture 2d to the fortifications & ground contained between them & the houses—3dly to the levy & ground contained between it & the houses. If they give the batture, it may be done without any restrictions; but if they give either of the other portions of ground which are...
307To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, [23 October 1802] (Jefferson Papers)
I enclose some recommendations for the appointt. of surveyor at Smithfield near Norfolk. I had, some days ago , transmitted to you two others, but, whether they were for any of the persons now mentioned, I do not recollect— Is it not time to decide what answer shall be given to Mr Steele? I wait to write to him on the subject of closing his official transactions, until I shall have heard in...
308To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 21 February 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Doctor Stevens’s case shall receive a full & candid investigation. But it embraces several important considerations both as to constitution & law and as to facts; and I fear that I may not have time to apply my mind to it, before the numerous congressional subjects with which I am still engaged shall have been disposed of; So far as relates to this department it must go through two stages...
309To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 21 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I enclose the rough draft of a circular to the collectors for the execution of the 7th Section of the last embargo act. We are earnestly urged to give instructions; & strong representations are made that all the applications may not be sent here in the first instance for examination. The loss of time, the time of the West India crops, the capitulation of S. Croix, and the fear of some new...
310Albert Gallatin to Thomas Jefferson, 18 December 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
There is not now any vacant office of Receiver of public monies in the Mississippi territory . There was a vacancy last spring which was filled before the end of the last session of Congress. The series of misfortunes experienced this year in our military land operations exceeds all anticipations made even by those who had least confidence in our inexperienced officers and undisciplined men. I...
311To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, [6 July 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
The within has just been received. I believe that the accounts of Mr Dunham are correct, & the flying report, of which he complains, without founda[tion]. But it is a delicate question, whether when a removal is either political, or, as in this instance, grounded on private immorality , we are bound to give or to advise an approbation of the official conduct of the party, without adding any...
312To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 22 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Similar applications have been made from a variety of quarters. All those who intend to import rum & molasses, and the exportation of other articles in american vessels is forbidden in the british west india islands, state it as absolutely necessary. By taking bond for the re-importation of the casks themselves, the danger of their being sold abroad may be avoided. But the question is whether...
313To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 27 January 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I transmitted to you two days ago, under same cover correspondence in case of E. Randolph, and a letter to the Chairman of the Commee. of Ways & Means in relation to certain appropriations with some papers relative thereto. The last is wanted, and neither has been returned Respectfully Your obt. Servt. RC ( DLC ); at foot of text: “The President of the United States”; endorsed by TJ as...
314Query from Albert Gallatin, with Jefferson’s Reply, [April 1802] (Jefferson Papers)
Is it worth while to institute an enquiry? Banning is a very weak man. A.G. [ Reply by TJ :] I think he should be called on to shew that no inconvenience is produced by his non-residence, or be compelled to move to the port, or lose his office. MS ( NHi : Gallatin Papers); undated, but see below; on a scrap of paper, with an undated query from John Randolph to Gallatin written on the other...
315Albert Gallatin’s Report on Collection of Internal Revenues, 28 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury, respectfully submits to the President the following Facts and Observations on the subject of the Laws, providing for the Collection of internal Revenues .— By the existing Regulations, the United States are, for the purpose of collecting internal Revenues, divided into sixteen Districts, each State forming one District, with the Exception of the District of Ohio,...
316Enclosure I: Estimate of Receipts and Expenditures for 1801, 14 March 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Sketch &c. Expenses & Receipts of 1801 1. Interest & charges on public debt including repayt. on six p% & def stock 5,325,000. 2. Civil list, mint, military pensions, light houses, foreign intercourse, 900,000. 3. Expenses attending land tax & census 100,000. 4. Extraordy. expenses attending for. intercouse vizt. Protection of seamen 30,000 } 529,500 appropd. Prize causes in England...
317To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 19 June 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I enclose for your signature an Act making Cayahoga the port of entry of the district of Erie. It is dated as far back as 12th instt., in order that it may precede the commission already issued in favor of Mr. Wallworth as collector. With great respect Your obedt. Servt. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
318To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 23 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Humboldt’s map of which, since Dr Kraft’s death , I could not get another copy made, is at my house. I will send it to you to night or to morrow morning— Respectfully Your obt. Sert. RC ( DLC ); endorsed by TJ as received from the Treasury Department on 23 Feb. and “Humboldt’s map” and so recorded in SJL . Humboldt’s map : presumably Alexander von Humboldt’s map of Mexico; see Vol. 43:557n ....
319To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 30 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Sketch A circular to the several Registers concerning intruders submitted to the consideration of the President whose sanction is necessary for any instructions on the subject by his obedt. Servt. What to prepare for Louisiana I do not know. It seems to me that present intruders cannot, though future may be removed. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
320To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 26 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Petition of lessees of Salines requesting leave to sell salt in Kentucky Submitted to the President by his obt. Sert The difficulty is to fix the price at wh. they should sell in Kentucky, the fear of this being a speculation & it being questionable whether, so long as the whole quantity made is purchased on the spot, it be not better to trust individuals for distribution of the salt than to...
321To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 12 March 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I sincerely wish something might be done for Mr Hanson. But he is not himself aware of the nature of the duties of the proposed auditor. He is not merely to settle the accounts, but to superintend the collection of the revenue. This, which has heretofore engrossed more than one half of the Comptroller’s personal attention to the detriment of his other duties, requires daily decisions on the...
322To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 8 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
This application being made under the proviso of the 2d Section of the act to prevent intrusions, the spring can be rented only to the actual settler; & there being no competition, we may fix the conditions & price of salt, but not rent to the lowest bidder. It is useless in this instance to fix the price; for the spring is too weak to supply one thousandth part of the demand; nor are there...
323To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 11 December 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
The revenue law directs that all the inferior custom house officers shall be appointed by the collector with the approbation of the Secretary of the Treasury. I have heretofore approved in every instance; indeed the responsibility ought to rest on the collector, nor is there any reason to interfere unless some apparent impropriety should strike at first view. I now enclose a letter from Mr...
324To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 24 July 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I received yesterday your’s of the 20th, and will attend to the dates of the several commissions. I have written to the Dept. of State in order that they should transmit to you for your signature commissions for the port of Massac, (vice Chribs the horse thief) and to fill the vacancies caused by the resignations of Foster & Goforth; also two commissions of inspector of the revenue (for...
325To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 13 June 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to enclose the copy of a letter from the Collector of New-Orleans, giving an account of the rescue of the schooner Felicity from two New Providence privateers. The former circular letter of instructions, which the Collector has not yet received, related only to the services expected from the Cutters for the protection of the revenue. Neither the Masters of those vessels...
326To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 10 October 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I enclose the usual returns of payment by the Treasurer since you left the city, and a sketch of our Receipts and Expenditures during the last three months. The Revenue has been uncommonly productive. Respectfully Your obedt. Servt. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
327To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 12 December 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
The owners of the Connecticut reserve, which by law extends 120 miles west of the western boundary of Pennsylvania have themselves surveyed their southern & western boundaries. Mr Seth Pease was the surveyor employed by them. The Surveyor General of the United States, having no instruments of sufficient accuracy to ascertain the latitude of the Southern boundary, (41.°), has left a margin of...
328To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 12 January 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
The Treasury report mentioned in the law is sent annually by the Comptroller, commonly in Feby. The President may or may not transmit the enclosed as it is not the report contemplated by the law. It was sent, exactly in the shape in which the enclosed is made out, last year by the President & without any accompanying papers . The Treasury report is altogether different in form & substance....
329To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 16 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The 7th Section of the Embargo act seems to require the adoption of some general rule for its execution. The President is authorised to grant permission &c.—, if he shall be satisfied by the proofs exhibited that the parties had property of value in any port &c. Three questions arise on that section. 1. Are the words is authorised imperative?, or do they leave a discretion even in those cases...
330To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 16 February 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Gen. Jackson called last night and stated that a true bill having been found agt. Putnam, although he believed him innocent & persecuted, yet he thought he ought to resign: and he wishes that idea to be communicated to him. Is that proper under present circumstances? I have sketched a letter to the Collector , which, if it shall meet with your approbation, I will show in the first place to...
331To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 23 July 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I have this day written to you an official letter communicating the incapacity of ——— Neufville Commr. of loans for South Carolina. As he is past eighty years of age there can be no hope of his recovery, and the business of his office ought not to remain long suspended. Perhaps some applications have already been made to you. From that State I have but three names on my file as applicants for...
332To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 2 July 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I enclose the letters received on the subject of E. Livingston. If Mr Gelston is right in supposing that the list dated 18th June has been paid to the dist. attorney there is a defalcation of at least that amount to witt thirty thousand dollars; besides which he may have received part of the bonds which had been put in suit whilst Mr Harrison was district attorney and has received some of the...
333To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 8 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
By conversation with Doctr. Jones, I find that the Bentleys who apply for the office at Yeocomico are tories: why Mr Taliafero, recommended one of them I cannot understand; but Doctr. Jones lives within three or four miles from the spot, & his information is certainly to be preferred. Major Tapscott is the republican candidate ; as there is no surveyor or other officer in the district, it...
334To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 17 December 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
If the President will direct, in any words he may think proper, that in case any remittances are wanted for Europe, those of Gen. Turreau to a certain amount should be taken, I will make an arrangement for that purpose— Respectfully The President is requested to let the Secy. of the Treasury know as soon as he has signed the suspending Act, in order that we may immediately notify the custom...
335To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 3 December 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I enclose a copy of the annual financial report & request that you will have the goodness to examine it & suggest such alterations as you may think proper. The concluding paragraph is not yet transcribed but is also enclosed, as well as a table which shews the general result of the operations relative to the public debt after the year 1808 on three different plans, or rather two besides the...
336To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 30 May 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I had selected Dowlf’s name for the very reason you mentioned; having conjectured that his politics were preferable from Fairley’s recommendation, & that Lowell’s were not from being particularly recommended by Lincoln. Otherwise they are so equal that that consideration might reasonably be allowed to give the preference. The doctrine as it respects Bowen had, it seems to me better be...
337To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 27 January 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
The general direction of the prosecutions which it may be thought proper to institute seems to fall within the province of the Attorney general; and I presume that it will be necessary for him to delegate to the district attorney the discretionary power of deciding to what extent they should be instituted. In doing this, it seems important that the district attorney should in the first place...
338To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 12 April 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
The enclosed letters from Govr. Claiborne to Mr Madison were communicated to me with a request that they should be transmitted to you. On the subject of the seamen, Mr. Trist will receive the proper instructions as soon as Dr. Barnwell’s answer shall have been obtained. But Mr Claiborne’s conduct respecting the establishment of a Bank appears inexplicable; for you will find by the enclosed...
339To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 17 August 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I enclose herewith the following papers Recommendation for Commisrs. of Bankruptcy at Poukepsie in support of those formerly made by Bailey & Van Cortland Certificate of Mr Nourse showing that Mr Hopkins has charged for two clerks according to law. Whether he has employed only one, your informant should substantiate if it be true. Letters relative to the incapacity of Claud Thomson collector...
340To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 23 December 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Batture How would it answer 1. to cede to N. Orleans the right of the U.S. to the batture there 2. In order to quiet the apprehensions excited by Livingston, to relinquish to all other ripuarians any claim to the alluvions adjacent to their lands. Adair at Washita. We cannot I believe do any thing with him DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
341To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 11 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
If the President shall approve the enclosed form he is respectfully requested to sign it & return it to the Treasury DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
342To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 15 February 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr Miller commissioner of the revenue applied to me to know whether there was any impropriety in his acting as one of the directors of the Branch Bank in this city. To him personally it is of no importance; but the mother Bank seems very desirous that he should accept. They are much at a loss to find proper directors & wish to fill the vacancy caused by the refusal of John T. Mason to serve...
343Enclosure III: Estimate of Military Expenditures, 14 March 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Army amounts now (exclusively of marines who are 1,100) to about 5400 men The present expence is 1. Ordnance department including fabrication of muskets 100,000 2. Indian department & defensive protection of frontiers 100,000 3. Pay, subsistence, clothing &c. of army 1,000,000 4. Quarter master departt. & contingencies 200,000 1,400,000 Congress had reduced the Army in 1797 to 3200 men On...
344To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 18 November 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I enclose the letter which had been intended for Mr Short. The bill purchased for that object amounts to 2439 Guilders current money of Holland (not banco ), and will be sent to Messrs. “Wilhem & Jan Willink and N. & J. & R. Van Staphorst” our bankers at Amsterdam. Those gentlemen will be instructed to inform Mr Livingston our minister at Paris of the acceptance of the bill, and to hold the...
345To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 6 June 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honour to enclose the copy of a letter written this day to the Marshal of Virginia respecting the application of the Governor of that State whose letter is herewith returned. I have the honour to be with the highest respect Sir Your most obedient Servant RC ( DLC ); at foot of text: “The President of the United States”; endorsed by TJ as received from the Treasury Department on 6...
346To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 18 December 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor of transmitting detailed statements of the Expenditures in the Quarter Master General’s department, and by the Naval Agents, from the 1st. January, 1797, to the 31st. December, 1801, so far as the same were made upon accounts settled at the Treasury. Those statements have been prepared by the Register of the Treasury, pursuant to the directions you gave on the 5th. of last...
347To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, [7 July 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to enclose for the consideration of the President the draught of an intended circular to the Collectors on the subject of certificates of health. A letter from Mr King on the subject; observations of the Secy. of State, to whom the rough draught was communicated , which observations have produced the last paragraph but one in the circular; and a...
348To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 9 January 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
A new revenue cutter purchased at Baltimore must ere now have arrived at Savannah: and seven or eight small vessels are employed amongst the islands to prevent the transportation of cotton either across the St. Mary’s or on board foreign vessels at sea. Against these, even with a superior force, we can do nothing unless we be at war, if they keep more than 3 miles from the coast. The armed...
349V. Gallatin’s Remarks on the Draft, 29 October 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Remarks on the President’s message Irregularities in American seas & in our harbours . As it is wished that Congress would make provision on two points immediately connected with the captures near S. Domingo and with the aggressions at New York, by restraining the arming of our vessels and by enabling the Executive to enforce the jurisdiction of the U. States in our ports against foreign...
350IX. Gallatin’s Revised Draft of the Financial Section, 1 November 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
The state of our finances continues to fulfill our expectations. Eleven & an half millions of Dollars, received in the course of the year ending on the 30th of Septer. last, have enabled us, after meeting all the ordinary expences of the year, to discharge more than 3,600,000 dollars of the public debt, exclusive of interest. This payment with those of the two preceding years has extinguished...