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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5751 | Jefferson, Thomas | Rittenhouse, David | From Thomas Jefferson to David Rittenhouse, 8 May 1791 | 1791-05-08 | You mentioned to me once, information which you had recieved and which satisfied you that the... |
| 5752 | Jefferson, Thomas | Leiper, Thomas | From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Leiper, 10 May 1791 | 1791-05-10 | Capt. Stratton arrived last night with the 4. hhds. of tobo. for which I gave you the bill of... |
| 5753 | Jefferson, Thomas | Short, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Short, 10 May 1791 | 1791-05-10 | I wrote you on the 25th. of April. Since that date nothing has occurred worth communication. On... |
| 5754 | Jefferson, Thomas | Edwards, Pierpont | From Thomas Jefferson to Pierpont Edwards, 11 May 1791 | 1791-05-11 | I have duly recieved your favor of April 30. together with the volume of laws accompanying it:... |
| 5755 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lyle, James | From Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 11 May 1791 | 1791-05-11 | In order to make provision for the payment of my debts to yourself and Farrell & Jones, I sold a... |
| 5756 | Jefferson, Thomas | Maxwell, James | From Thomas Jefferson to James Maxwell, 11 May 1791 | 1791-05-11 | Being about to leave town, and not likely to return till the middle of next month, I am to... |
| 5757 | Jefferson, Thomas | Smith, Daniel | From Thomas Jefferson to Daniel Smith, 11 May 1791 | 1791-05-11 | In acknowleging the reciept of your favor of Mar. 1. I take occasion at the same time to answer... |
| 5758 | Jefferson, Thomas | Strange, James | From Thomas Jefferson to James Strange, 11 May 1791 | 1791-05-11 | Your favor of Apr. 30. has been duly recieved. My separation from my books and papers of account,... |
| 5759 | Jefferson, Thomas | Vaughan, Benjamin | From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Vaughan, 11 May 1791 | 1791-05-11 | It is rare that my public occupations will permit me to take up the pen for my private... |
| 5760 | Jefferson, Thomas | Wadsworth, Jeremiah | From Thomas Jefferson to Jeremiah Wadsworth, 11 May … | 1791-05-11 | I have duly recieved your favour of April 20. The exemption from the Droit d’Aubaine in the... |
| 5761 | Jefferson, Thomas | Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard | From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & … | 1791-05-11 | I have now before me your favours of Sep. 3. and 30th. and approve of your compliance with Mr.... |
| 5762 | Jefferson, Thomas | Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard | From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & … | 1791-05-11 | In my letter of Mar. 19. I inclosed you the Treasurer’s bill on you for ninety nine thousand... |
| 5763 | Jefferson, Thomas | Barton, Benjamin Smith | From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin S. Barton and Others … | 1791-05-12 | Th: Jefferson presents his respects to the gentlemen of the committee on the Hessian fly, and... |
| 5764 | Jefferson, Thomas | Barclay, Thomas | Official Instructions for Thomas Barclay, 13 May 1791 | 1791-05-13 | You are appointed by the President of the United States to go to the Court of Morocco for the... |
| 5765 | Jefferson, Thomas | Barclay, Thomas | Confidential Instructions for Thomas Barclay, 13 May … | 1791-05-13 | A private instruction which Mr. Barclay is to carry in his memory, and not on paper, lest it... |
| 5766 | Jefferson, Thomas | Chiappe, Francisco | From Thomas Jefferson to Francisco Chiappe, 13 May 1791 | 1791-05-13 | Since my entrance into the office of Secretary of state I have been honoured with several of your... |
| 5767 | Jefferson, Thomas | Consuls | Circular to Consuls and Vice-Consuls, 13 May 1791 | 1791-05-13 | You will readily conceive that the union of Domestic with the Foreign affairs under the... |
| 5768 | Jefferson, Thomas | Donald, Alexander | From Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Donald, 13 May 1791 | 1791-05-13 | My public occupations rarely permit me to take up the pen of private correspondence. I have still... |
| 5769 | Jefferson, Thomas | Humphreys, David | From Thomas Jefferson to David Humphreys, 13 May 1791 | 1791-05-13 | Mr. Thomas Barclay is appointed by the President of the United States to go to Morocco in the... |
| 5770 | Jefferson, Thomas | Short, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Short, 13 May 1791 | 1791-05-13 | The bearer hereof Mr. James Jones proposing to visit Paris in a tour of travel, I take the... |
| 5771 | Jefferson, Thomas | Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard | From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & … | 1791-05-13 | Congress having thought proper, by their Act of March 3rd. 1791 to establish a Fund for a... |
| 5772 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lackington, James | From Thomas Jefferson to James Lackington, 14 May 1791 | 1791-05-14 | My removal from Paris to this place has probably been the cause of the intermission in my... |
| 5773 | Jefferson, Thomas | Randolph, Thomas Mann | From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 14 May … | 1791-05-14 | I received your favor by Capt. Heath, and notice what is said therein on the subject of the... |
| 5774 | Jefferson, Thomas | Short, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Short, 14 May 1791 | 1791-05-14 | The bearer hereof Mr. Russell proposing to visit Paris, I take the liberty of introducing him to... |
| 5775 | Jefferson, Thomas | Sumter, Thomas Sr. | From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Sumter, 14 May 1791 | 1791-05-14 | I am really mortified at the account I am obliged to give you of the fate of the ores you... |
| 5776 | Jefferson, Thomas | Currie, James | From Thomas Jefferson to James Currie, 15 May 1791 | 1791-05-15 | I deferred making another application to Potter till Doctr. Griffin had so long overrun the time... |
| 5777 | Jefferson, Thomas | Eppes, Francis | From Thomas Jefferson to Francis Eppes, 15 May 1791 | 1791-05-15 | Jack’s letters will have informed you of his arrival here safe and in good health. Capt. Stratton... |
| 5778 | Jefferson, Thomas | Eppes, Elizabeth Wayles | From Thomas Jefferson to Elizabeth Wayles Eppes, 15 May … | 1791-05-15 | I received your favor of Apr. 6. by Jack, and my letter of this date to Mr. Eppes will inform you... |
| 5779 | Jefferson, Thomas | Hylton, Daniel L. | From Thomas Jefferson to Daniel L. Hylton, 15 May 1791 | 1791-05-15 | By Capt. Stratton I have recieved the 4. hhds. of tobo. Among these is one of those which had... |
| 5780 | Jefferson, Thomas | Barclay, John | From Thomas Jefferson to the Mayor of Philadelphia, 15 … | 1791-05-15 | Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to the Mayor of the city. He had understood there was a... |
| 5781 | Jefferson, Thomas | Randolph, Thomas Mann, Jr. | From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 15 … | 1791-05-15 | Your favor of April 30. came to hand on the 7th. inst. and I thank you for your information... |
| 5782 | Jefferson, Thomas | Washington, George | From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 15 May 1791 | 1791-05-15 | We are still without any occurrence foreign or domestic worth mentioning to you. It is sometime... |
| 5783 | Jefferson, Thomas | Carmichael, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Carmichael, 16 May … | 1791-05-16 | Mr. Swanwick informs me that the house of Morris, Willing & Swanwick have suffered a very... |
| 5784 | Jefferson, Thomas | Guide, Pierre | From Thomas Jefferson to Pierre Guide, 16 May 1791 | 1791-05-16 | Being in the moment of setting out on my journey, I have just time to acknolege the receipt of... |
| 5785 | Jefferson, Thomas | Hay, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Hay, 16 May 1791 | 1791-05-16 | I have this morning had a conversation with Mr. Dobson a bookseller on the subject of your... |
| 5786 | Jefferson, Thomas | Lewis, Nicholas | From Thomas Jefferson to Nicholas Lewis, 16 May 1791 | 1791-05-16 | When I wrote to Mr. Randolph yesterday I did not think I should have time to write to you, and... |
| 5787 | Jefferson, Thomas | Remsen, Henry, Jr. | Jefferson’s Instructions for Henry Remsen, Jr., 16 May … | 1791-05-16 | Letters which come in time to reach Albany before the 25th. instant may be sent to Albany. No... |
| 5788 | Jefferson, Thomas | Vaughan, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Vaughan, 16 May 1791 | 1791-05-16 | Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Mr. Vaughan. He has sent one of Argand’s double lamps... |
| 5789 | Jefferson, Thomas | Leiper, Thomas | From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Leiper, 19 May 1791 | 1791-05-19 | The day I left Philadelphia, I went for the first time up into the book-room which Mr. Carstairs... |
| 5790 | Jefferson, Thomas | Willard, Joseph | From Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Willard, 20 May 1791 | 1791-05-20 | I have the honor to inclose you a packet which came from France under cover to me. I recieved... |
| 5791 | Jefferson, Thomas | I. Jefferson’s Journal of the Tour, [21 May–10 June … | ≈1791-05-21 | 1791. May 22. Conklin’s in the highlands. Found here the Thuya Occidentalis, called White cedar... | |
| 5792 | Jefferson, Thomas | II. Jefferson’s Notes on the Hessian Fly, [24 May–18 … | ≈1791-05-24 | Conrad Lasher. 16. miles above Poughkeepsie. The Hessian fly remains on the ground among the... | |
| 5793 | Jefferson, Thomas | Remsen, Henry, Jr. | III. Thomas Jefferson to Henry Remsen, Jr., 28 May 1791 | 1791-05-28 | I recieved at New York and Albany the letters and papers you were so kind as to forward thither.... |
| 5794 | Jefferson, Thomas | Jefferson, Mary | IV. Thomas Jefferson to Mary Jefferson, 30 May 1791 | 1791-05-30 | I did not expect to write to you again till my return to Philada., but as I think always of you,... |
| 5795 | Jefferson, Thomas | Jefferson, Martha (Martha Jefferson Randolph) | V. Thomas Jefferson to Martha Jefferson Randolph, 31 … | 1791-05-31 | I wrote to Maria yesterday, while sailing on Lake George, and the same kind of leisure is... |
| 5796 | Jefferson, Thomas | Randolph, Thomas Mann, Jr. | VI. Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 5 … | 1791-06-05 | Mr. Madison and myself are so far on the tour we had projected. We have visited in the course of... |
| 5797 | Jefferson, Thomas | Washington, George | VII. Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 5 June 1791 | 1791-06-05 | In my last letter from Philadelphia, I mentioned that Mr. Madison and myself were about to take a... |
| 5798 | Jefferson, Thomas | VIII. Jefferson’s Vocabulary of the Unquachog Indians … | 1791-06-14 | Unquachogs. About 20. souls. They constitute the Pusspátock settlement in the town of Brookhaven... | |
| 5799 | Jefferson, Thomas | IX. Jefferson’s Table of Distances and Rating of Inns … | ≈1791-05-17 | miles water miles land May 17. Philadelphia to 19. Eliz. town point 80. ferry to N. York 9... | |
| 5800 | Jefferson, Thomas | Washington, George | From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 20 June … | 1791-06-20 | I am honoured with yours of the 15th. instant, and not a little mortified with the miscarriage of... |