3721II. Jefferson’s Memoranda Concerning the American, British, and French Fisheries, [ca. October 1788] (Jefferson Papers)
American Whale fishery. Vessels emploied in 1775 in the Whale fishery from Boston 48. Rhode island 45 Falmouth 8 Connecticut 3 Martha’s Vineyd. 6. New York 12 Dartmouth 55 Nantucket 132 60
3722III. Lafayette’s Inquiries of Francis Rotch, October 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I wish not to be considered as the entire representative of the fishery from Dunkirk, but as an individual much interested therein, whose influence may be supposed to extend to his family connections. In order to ascertain this degree of actual and probable representation I will state the different interests in the fishery as it now exists both out of, and in the port of Dunkirk, under the...
3723From Thomas Jefferson to Rayneval, 1 October 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I have now the honor of inclosing to you a copy of the letter of Sep. 16. which I had that of writing to his Excellency the Count de Monmorin, with the papers therein referred to, and of solliciting the order I have asked for. The originals were sent at the date before mentioned. Notwithstanding the refusal of the houses of Schweighauser & Dobree and of Puchelberg to settle their claim against...
3724From Thomas Jefferson to John Brown Cutting, 2 October 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I am now to acknolege the receipt of your favors of the 16th. and 23d. Ult. and to thank you for the intelligence they conveyed. That respecting the case of the Interrogatories in Pennsylvania ought to make noise. So evident a heresy in the common law ought not to be tolerated on the authority of two or three civilians who happen unfortunately to make authority in the courts of England. I hold...
3725From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Payne, 2 October 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Having occasion for a correspondent in your line in the city of London, I take the liberty of addressing myself to you on the recommendation of my friends Mr. Trumbull and Mr. Paradise. In the execution of my commissions, I would wish you to attend to the following general rules. When I name a particular edition of a book, send me that edition and no other. When I do not name the edition,...
3726From Thomas Jefferson to John Trumbull, 2 October 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I trouble you with the two letters herein inclosed. I hope you note my postages and pay them out of my funds, as the contrary would deprive me necessarily of the convenience of your cover. The letter to Payne is left open for your perusal. You will see that I have referred him to you for paiment of this bill which will be a little over 20. guineas. My reason for this is that as you will have...
3727From Thomas Jefferson to Willink & Van Staphorst, 3 October 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to inclose you by Mr. Parker the act of ratification by Congress of the loan of a million of florins for which Mr. Adams executed and deposited bonds with you in March last. You then supposed that if the new constitution should be adopted, these bonds might be disposed of readily and advantageously. That adoption has taken place; and I should be glad to have your present...
3728From Thomas Jefferson to Cambray, 7 October 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 29th. September is duly received. Monsieur Aleaume had sent me, in the month of August, the letters of procuration to be legalised and sent to America. The expression in his letter was ‘que M. le comte de Cambrai espere que vous voulez bien legaliser et faire passer en Amerique. ’ An opportunity occurring just at that time of sending them to Charlestown, I availed myself of...
3729From Thomas Jefferson to Ferdinand Grand, [10 October 1788] (Jefferson Papers)
Be pleased to pay to M. le C. de L. 2750 livres in full for all rent due or to become due for the house I hold of him till the determination of our lease which is to be on the 16th. of Apr. next according to our agreement of this day, of all which this order and his receipt will be witness. Dft ( DLC : Short Papers); on scrap of paper bearing this notation at bottom and upside down: “so as...
3730From Thomas Jefferson to De Langeac, 10 October 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai l’honneur de vous prevenir de la resiliation que je fais du bail de la maison que j’occupe de vous, dès le seizieme jour d’Avril de l’année prochaine, selon le privilege qui m’a eté donné par l’acte de bail meme de le resilier à tel moment qu’il me conviendroit, en vous en avertissant 6. mois d’avance. Pour cet effet j’ai l’honneur de vous ecrire cette lettre, double, dont vous aurez la...