5211From Thomas Jefferson to Christian Keller, 9 December 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I have not sooner had a moment in which I could have acknoleged the reciept of your letter of the 26th. ult. but I trusted it would be matter of mere ceremony, & that you have long since recieved the remittance of 216.67 D I put it into mr Barnes’s hands Nov. 14. he was to set out for Baltimore the next day; but a sudden occurrence preventing it, he inclosed the money to a person who had...
5212From Thomas Jefferson to John Taylor, 8 June 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you a few seed of the Rutabaga, or Swedish winter turnep. This is the plant which the English government thought of value enough to be procured at public expence from Sweden, cultivated and dispersed. A Mr. Strickland, an English gentleman from Yorkshire, lately here, left a few seeds with me, of which I impart to you. He tells me it has such advantages over the common turnep that it...
5213From Thomas Jefferson to De Thulemeier, 28 July 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I was honoured with the receipt of your letter on the 24th. instant, together with the French draught of the treaty proposed, as it ultimately meets his majesty’s approbation. Doctor Franklin our collegue having assisted us thro’ the progress of this business we were desirous he also should join in the execution. Duplicate instruments were therefore prepared, each divided into two columns, in...
5214From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 15 December 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Genl. Sumpter has arrived here and I have this morning had a conversaton with him on the subject of the law of S. Carolina against the transportation of slaves across that state. he says there would be no doubt of the success of an application to the legislature while in session for a special permission, & that he met large emigrations of slaves going on upon that assurance but the legislature...
5215From Thomas Jefferson to Henry Dearborn, 3 August 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
On my return from a day from a journey to New London I found here the inclosed from the Governor of S. Carolina to mr. Madison which I forward to you as belonging to your department to consider of. I learn with great regret that mr & mrs Madison have been obliged to go to Philadelphia, & I have little hope of seeing them in our neighborhood this season. I hope this circumstance will not...
5216From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Randolph, [6? March 1791] (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed papers will shew you that cessions are to be made by landholders near George town, to the President for carrying into effect the establishment of the federal government there. In all cases where it is permitted, the lands are to be paid for, and the private title cleared off. I am not certain whether some of the cessions are not with a reservation of a portion of the land, without...
5217From Thomas Jefferson to David Rittenhouse, 11 April 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I received yesterday your note on the subject of Michaud’s instructions, and think it would be better to have a meeting of the society that they may accept the charge proposed to them by the subscribers, and may appoint a committee to draw instructions, and a person to collect the fourth of the subscriptions and pay it to Mr. Michaud. My attendance on the society will be precarious, as it must...
5218Notes on Cabinet Meeting, 5 July 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
5. present the same. it was agreed to call on the governors of the states to have their quotas of 100,000. militia in readiness. the object is to have the portions on the sea-coast ready for any emergency, and for those in the North we may look to a winter expedn against Canada. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
5219From Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Hamilton and Henry Knox, with their Replies, 25 June 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson has the honor to submit to the correction and approbation of the Secretaries of the Treasury and War, the inclosed draughts of letters to the French minister on the subject of the ship William and others in her situation, and to Mr. Hammond and Mr. Pinckney on the subject of the Snow Suckey. [ Replies by Alexander Hamilton and Henry Knox :] The letters to Mr. Hammond and Mr....
5220From Thomas Jefferson to William Macarty, 26 February 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your favor of Feb. 18. and communicated it to the Marquis de la Fayette. We both suppose the suppression of the India company so probable, and the decision of that question so near, that that will enable us to give you the answer you wish for. The decision will certainly take place in a few days. We suppose that were the proposition to be made to the government at present, it’s...