20231List of Fields Leased to John H. Craven, [ca. 22 August 1800] (Jefferson Papers)
No. 1. the River field . 33⅔ } to be cleared 1800–1 Indian field. 52⅔ to be cleared adjact. 13⅔ 100. No. 2. Morgan’s fields. 35½ } to be cleared 1801–2 to be cleared adjact. 64½ 100.
20232Notes on Arranging Books at Monticello, [before 26 September 1789] (Jefferson Papers)
Manner of arranging my books at Monticello when I return I have there about 400 sq. feet of books, and shall carry from Paris about 250 sq.f. Fix shelves from a. to b. and from c. to d. and e extending from the floor to the entablature. This will give 420 sq.f. It must be divided into 2 orders of 7.f. each. In the upper order the shelves may come from a. to the chimney. This gives 45 sq.f....
20233Report of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, [17 November 1792] (Hamilton Papers)
[To the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate] The Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate, The Chief Justice, The Secretary of State, The Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General respectfully report to The Congress as follows— That pursuant to the Act intitled An Act making provision for the reduction of the Public Debt and...
20234Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s List of Batture-Related Papers and Pamphlets sent to Counsel, 23 March 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
Papers, pamphlets, Exhibits E t c. made up for the use of Counsel. N o 1. a volume in 8 vo and a volume in 4 to } Note N os 1. & 3. are sent to Mess rs
20235Enclosure I: Demand for the Delivery of Two Fugitives (Jefferson Papers)
United States. District of Columbia. to wit. Philip Williams & Jacob Ray charged with having committed a felony within the said district, having fled from justice, and being found and arrested as is said in the State of Virginia, I have according to the constitution of the US. and to the laws in such cases provided, on behalf of the said district, demanded in due form, from the Executive...
20236II. Explanatory Notes on Accounts, [8 July 1792] (Jefferson Papers)
Explanatory Notes In order to explain the principles on which some articles of this account are founded, it will be necessary to enter into a developement of the proceedings of Congress from the beginning, with respect to their ministers. When they made their first appointments, having themselves no experience or knolege of the allowance usually made by other nations, and confiding in the...
20237VII. “First Form Proposed on the Part of the United States” (Jefferson Papers)
Convention entre Le Roi trés Chrêtien et Les [treize] Etats-Unis de L’Amérique [Septentrionale] à l’effet de determiner et fixer les fonctions et prerogatives de Consuls, Vice-consuls, Agents et Commissaires respectifs. Sa majesté le Roi trés Chrêtien et les [treize] Etats-Unis de l’Amérique [septentrionale] s’étant accordés mutuellement par l’article 29. du traité d’Amitié et du commerce...
20238Cabinet Meeting. Opinions on Relations with France and Great Britain, [7 December 1793] (Hamilton Papers)
At a meeting of the heads of departments & Atty genl. at the President’s on the 7th. of Dec. 1793. Mr. Genet’s ltre of Dec. 3. questioning the right of requiring the address of Consular commissions to the President was read. It is the opinion that the address may be either to the US. or to the President of the US. but that one of these should be insisted on. A letter from James King was read,...
20239Note on the Public Debt, 12 May 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
May. 12. Lear called on me to-day. Speaking of the lowness of stocks (16/) I observed it was a pity we had not money to buy on publick account.—He said yes, and that it was the more provoking as 2 millions had been borrowed for that purpose and drawn over here, and yet were not here. That he had no doubt those would take notice of the circumstance whose duty it was to do so.—I suppose he must...
20240Notes on Comments by Timothy Pickering and John Adams, 14 January 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
Jan. 14. Logan tells me that in his conversation with Pickering on his arrival, the latter abused Gerry very much, said he was a traitor to his country & had deserted the post to which he was appointed; that the French temporised at first with Pinckney but found him too much of a man for their purpose. Logan observing that notwithstandg. the pacific declarns of France, it might still be well...