451Enclosure: Considerations on Policy toward Algiers, 1 April 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Considerations on the subjects of Ransom, and Peace with the Algerines MS ( DNA : RG 59, MLR ); entirely in TJ’s hand. PrC ( DLC ). Tr ( DNA : RG 59, SDC
452To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 28 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
I have the honor to inclose you two letters from Judge Symmes of Jan. 25th & 27th. his letter of Sep. 17. mentioned in the first of these was received by me Nov. 23. and after being laid before you, was answered Dec. 4. the part of the answer respecting leave from you to come to Philadelphia was in these words. “the President does not conceive that the Constitution has given him any controul...
453From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 28 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to inclose you two letters from Judge Symmes of Jan. 25th. and 27th. His letter of Sep. 17. mentioned in the first of these was received by me Nov. 23. and after being laid before you, was answered Dec. 4. The part of the answer respecting leave from you to come to Philadelphia was in these words. ‘The President does not conceive that the Constitution has given him any...
454To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 22 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of state having had under consideration the expediency & extent of a Convention with Spain to be established for with respect to fugitives from the United states to their adjoining provinces, or from those provinces to the United States, Reports to the President of the United States the inclosed Analytical view of the motives & principles which should govern such a Convention,...
455Report on Proposed Convention with Spain Concerning Fugitives, 22 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
The Secretary of state having had under consideration the expediency and extent of a Convention with Spain to be established for with respect to fugitives from the United states to their adjoining provinces, or from those provinces to the United States, Reports to the President of the United States the inclosed Analytical view of the motives and principles which should govern such a...
456Enclosure I: Proposed Convention with Spain, 22 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Project of a Convention with the Spanish provinces. Any person having committed Murder of malice prepense, not of the nature of treason, within the United States or the Spanish provinces adjoining thereto, and fleeing from the justice of the country, shall be delivered up by the government where he shall be found, to that from which he fled, whenever demanded by the same. The manner of the...
457Enclosure II: Considerations on a Convention with Spain, 22 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Heads of consideration on the establishment of Conventions between the United States and their neighbors for the mutual delivery of Fugitives from Justice. MS ( DNA : RG 59, MLR ); in clerk’s hand except for date and signature; text of “Heads of consideration” is on one side written as a continuous text filling the whole sheet; the proposed convention appears on the verso in two columns (the...
458To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 21 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his respects to the President, and sends for his perusal a letter he has prepared for the Commissioners, which will inform him also of mister Blodget’s ideas, in the mean time Blodget will be preparing the necessary papers. Th: J. has at length been able to see Dr Wistar about the big bones. they are at his house, always open to inspection. the Doctor is habitually at...
459From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, [21 March 1792] (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his respects to the President, and sends for his perusal a letter he has prepared for the Commissioners, which will inform him also of Mr. Blodget’s ideas. In the mean time Blodget will be preparing the necessary papers. Th: J. has at length been able to see Dr. Wistar about the big bones. They are at his house, always open to inspection. The Doctor is habitually at home...
460To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 18 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson having received information that a vessel sails from New York for Amsterdam about Wednesday, is endeavoring to get ready the necessary papers for Messrs Short & Carmichael, to go by tomorrow’s post. he beleives it impossible; but in order to take the chance of it, he troubles the President to sign the Commission to-day, which mister Taylor now carries to him for that purpose. AL...
461From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 18 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson having received information that a vessel sails from New York for Amsterdam about Wednesday , is endeavoring to get ready the necessary papers for Messrs. Short and Carmichael, to go by tomorrow’s post. He beleives it impossible; but in order to take the chance of it, he troubles the President to sign the Commission to-day, which Mr. Taylor now carries to him for that purpose. RC...
462To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 16 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
[Philadelphia] 16 Mar. 1792. Sends GW “two letters just recd from Colo. Humphreys.” AL , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; LB , DNA : RG 59, George Washington’s Correspondence with His Secretaries of State; LB (photocopy), DLC:GW . The enclosures were two letters from the U.S. minister to Portugal, David Humphreys, which the secretary of state had received this day: a dispatch of 23 Dec....
463To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 13 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of State incloses to the President the letter to the King of France with the alteration he proposes for incorporating the vote of the house. if the President approves it, he will be so good as to return it in time to be written at large to-day, signed & sealed. Th: J. thinks the copy of the resolution delivered the President with the signature of the Speaker will be the proper...
464From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 13 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
The Secretary of State incloses to the President the letter to the King of France with the alteration he proposes for incorporating the vote of the house. If the President approves it, he will be so good as to return it in time to be written at large to-day, signed and sealed. Th: J. thinks the copy of the resolution delivered the President with the signature of the Speaker will be the proper...
465To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 7 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
Immediately on the passage of the Act providing the means of intercourse between the United States and foreign Nations, I desired the bankers of the United States in Amsterdam, to raise an account with the Secretary of State of the United States, to be confined to the objects of that Act, and requested them and our Ministers abroad to make up their accounts from July to July annually, and...
466To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 7 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his respects to the President and sends him his report on the subject of commerce with Spain, & the form of a message to the Senate. a second copy is now making out for the President’s own use, so that he may send in the one now inclosed to-day, assured of receiving the other the moment it is finished. AL , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; LB , DNA : RG 59, George...
467Enclosure: From Thomas Jefferson, 7 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of State having understood from communications with the Commissioners of his Catholic Majesty, subsequent to that which he reported to the President on the 22d of Decembr last, that though they considered the navigation of the Missisippi as the principal object of negociation between the two Countries, yet it was expected by their Court that the conferences would extend to all...
468From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 7 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Immediately on the passage of the Act providing the means of intercourse between the United States and foreign Nations, I desired the Bankers of the United States in Amsterdam to raise an Account with the Secretary of State of the United States to be confined to the Objects of that Act, and requested them and our Ministers abroad to make up their Accounts from July to July annually, and...
469From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 7 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his respects to the President and sends him his report on the subject of commerce with Spain , and the form of a message to the Senate. A second copy is now making out for the President’s own use, so that he may send in the one now inclosed today, assured of receiving the other the moment it is finished. RC ( DNA : RG 59, MLR ); endorsed by Lear. Tr (same, SDC ). The...
470Hamilton’s Notes on Report of Instructions for the Commissioners to Spain, with Jefferson’s Comments, [1–5 March 1792] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Jefferson’s comments ] [ Hamilton’s notes ] The General Tenor of the Report appears solid and proper. The following observations however on a hasty perusal occur. The Report is amended in conformity this observation. Page 2. Is it to put our Revolution upon the true or the best footing to say that the circumstances which obliged us to discontinue our foreign Magistrate brought upon us the...
471Agenda for Commissioners of the Federal District, [ca. 5 March 1792] (Jefferson Papers)
Estimates &ca. are sent to shew the views &ca. of Majr. LEnfant. MS ( DLC : Washington Papers); in the hands of both TJ and Washington, as indicated in notes below; undated, but certainly written after 1 Mch. and on or before 6 Mch. 1792. It is very probable that TJ wrote the first part of the agenda and sent it or left it with Washington on 5 Mch. 1792 (see Washington to TJ, 4 Mch. 1792 ) and...
472To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 2 March 1792 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his respects to the President and returns him the letter to Genl St Clair. the only passage about which he has any doubt is the following “it does not appear by any information in my possession, that your exertions were wanting to produce a different result either in the previous preparations, or in the time of action. ” Th: J: never heard a statement of the matter from...
473From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 2 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his respects to the President and returns him the letter to Genl. St. Clair. The only passage about which he has any doubt is the following ‘it does not appear by any information in my possession, that your exertions were wanting to produce a different result either in the previous preparations, or in the time of action .’ Th: J. never heard a statement of the matter...
474To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 29 February 1792 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of state has had under examination the Records of Proceedings in the Executive department of the Northwestern government from the 1st of Aug. to the 31st of December 1791—transmitted by the Secretary, and Reports to the President of the United States That finding nothing therein which calls for the attention or interference of the President, he has deposited them among the...
475Report on Proceedings of Executive in Northwest Territory, 29 February 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
The Secretary of state has had under examination the Records of Proceedings in the Executive department of the North-Western government from the 1st. of Aug. to the 31st. of December 1791. transmitted by the Secretary, and Reports to the President of the United States That finding nothing therein which calls for the attention or interference of the President, he has deposited them among the...
476To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 7 February 1792 (Washington Papers)
An account presented to me by Mr John B. Cutting, for expenditures incurred by him in liberating the seamen of the United States in British ports during the impressments which took place under that government in the year 1790, obliges me to recall some former transactions to your mind. You will be pleased to recollect the numerous instances of complaint or information to us, about that time,...
477From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 7 February 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
An account presented to me by Mr. John B. Cutting, for expenditures incurred by him in liberating the seamen of the United States in British ports during the impressments which took place under that government in the year 1790, obliges me to recall some former transactions to your mind. You will be pleased to recollect the numerous instances of complaint or information to us, about that time,...
478To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 4 February 1792 (Washington Papers)
The late appointment of a Minister Resident to the Hague, has brought under consideration the condition of Mr Dumas, and the question, whether he is, or is not, at present in the service of the U.S.? Mr Dumas, very early in the war, was employed first by Dr Franklin, afterwards by Mr Adams, to transact the affairs of the U.S. in Holland. Congress never passed any express vote of confirmation,...
479From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 4 February 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
The late appointment of a Minister Resident to the Hague, has brought under consideration the condition of Mr. Dumas, and the question, whether he is, or is not, at present in the service of the U.S.? Mr. Dumas, very early in the war, was employed first by Dr. Franklin, afterwards by Mr. Adams, to transact the affairs of the U.S. in Holland. Congress never passed any express vote of...
480To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 1 February 1792 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson sends to the President a letter he has received from mister Hammond, with the general sketch of an answer he had proposed to write to him. he will have the honour of seeing the President on the subject to-day. AL , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; LB , DLC:GW . For the background to this letter, see GW to Thomas Jefferson, 4 April 1791, n.3 , Jefferson to GW, 10 April, n.1 ,...
481To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 1 February 1792 (Washington Papers)
Mr Ellicot having sent the inclosed letter from Roberdeau for the perusal of Th: Jefferson, he thinks the 1st page & 2 or 3. lines of the 2d worth reading by the President. the rest contains communications of small news. he has learnt that Majr Lenfant, after his conversation with Th: J. wrote to Roberdeau to continue 50. hands; which shews he means to continue himself. Is the President’s...
482From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 1 February 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson sends to the President a letter he received from Mr. Hammond, with the general sketch of an answer he had proposed to write to him. He will have the honour of seeing the President on the subject to-day. RC ( DNA : RG 59, MLR ); endorsed by Lear. Tr ( DNA : RG 59, SDC ). Not recorded in SJL
483From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, [1 February 1792] (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Ellicot having sent the inclosed letter from Roberdeau for the perusal of Th: Jefferson, he thinks the 1st. page and 2 or 3. lines of the 2d. worth reading by the President. The rest contains communications of small news. He has learnt that Majr. Lenfant, after his conversation with Th: J. wrote to Roberdeau to continue 50. hands; which shews he means to continue himself. Is the...
484From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 28 January 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Th:Jefferson presents his respects to the President and returns him the draught of the letter with proofs of his confidence in the indulgence of the President, having freely used the liberty he gave him in softening some expressions lest they should be too much felt by Mr. Morris. The changes are made with a pencil only, and can therefore be easily restored where disapproved. PrC ( DLC ).
485I: From Thomas Jefferson, 25 January 1792 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his respects to the President of the U.S. and subjoins what he supposes might form a proper introduction to the statement prepared by the Secretary at war. the occasion is so new that however short the letter proposed, he has no doubt it will need correction both as to the matter & manner. Sir As the circumstances which have engaged the U.S. in the present Indian war,...
486From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 25 January 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his respects to the President of the U.S. and subjoins what he supposes might form a proper introduction to the statement prepared by the Secretary at war. The occasion is so new, that however short the letter proposed, he has no doubt it will need correction both as to the matter and manner. Sir As the circumstances which have engaged the U.S. in the present Indian war,...
487To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 24 January 1792 (Washington Papers)
Estimate of the demands on the Foreign Fund from July 1, 1790, to March, 4, 1793 1790-1. 1791.-2. 1792-3 8 months France Salary 4500 6000. 6000. Secretary of Chargé des Affaires, during his absence in Holland. Suppose 4 months abt 243. 1350. 900. his expences on that journey abt 675. Gazettes postage, and other Extras abt 350. 350.
488To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 22 January 1792 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of State, to whom was referred by the President of the United States, the letter of the Governor of Virginia of January 7th 1792, with the Report of a Committee of the House of Delegates of that Commonwealth of December 12th 1791, and Resolution of the General Assembly thereon of December 17th on the case of Charles Russell, late an Officer in the service of the said...
489Report on Case of Charles Russell, 22 January 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
The Secretary of State, to whom was referred by the President of the United States, the letter of the Governor of Virginia of January 7th. 1792, with the Report of a Committee of the House of Delegates of that Commonwealth of December 12th. 1791, and Resolution of the General Assembly thereon of December 17th. on the case of Charles Russell, late an Officer in the service of the said...
490To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 15 January 1792 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson has the honor to return to the President the letters of the Commissioners on their discharge of the workmen ⟨&ca⟩ in the Federal city. the copy of the Extracts from them for Majr L’Enfant was not finished till last night, & therefore could not be sent to him till to-day, consequently the conference with him is put off to tomorrow. Th: J. incloses a copy of his letter to Majr...
491From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 15 January 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson has the honor to return to the President the letters of the Commissioners on their discharge of the workmen &c. in the Federal city. The copy of the Extracts from them for Majr. L’Enfant was not finished till last night, and therefore could not be sent to him till to-day. Consequently the conference with him is put off to tomorrow. Th: J. incloses a copy of his letter to Majr....
492To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 10 January 1792 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of State having received information that the Merchants and Merchandize of the United States are subject in Copenhagen and other ports of Denmark to considerable extra duties, from which they might probably be relieved by the presence of a Consul there, Reports to the President of the United States: That it would be expedient to name a Consul, to be resident in the port of...
493Report on Appointment of Consul at Copenhagen, 10 January 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
The Secretary of State having received information that the Merchants and Merchandize of the United States are subject in Copenhagen and other ports of Denmark to considerable extra duties, from which they might probably be relieved by the presence of a Consul there; Reports to the President of the United States: That it would be expedient to name a Consul, to be resident in the port of...
494To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 4 January 1792 (Washington Papers)
Having been in conversation to-day with Monsr Payan, one of the St Domingo deputies, I took occasion to enquire of him the footing on which our commerce there stands at present, & particularly whether the colonial arret of 1789 permitting a free importation of our flour till 1793 was still in force. he answered that that arret was revoked in France on the clamours of the merchants there: but...
495From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 4 January 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Having been in conversation to-day with Monsr. Payan, one of the St. Domingo deputies, I took occasion to enquire of him the footing on which our commerce there stands at present, and particularly whether the colonial arret of 1789 permitting a free importation of our flour till 1793. was still in force. He answered that that arret was revoked in France on the clamours of the merchants there:...
496To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 23 December 1791 (Washington Papers)
As the conditions of our commerce with the French and British Dominions, are important, and a moment seems to be approaching when it may be useful that both should be accurately understood, I have thrown a representation of them into the form of a table, shewing, at one view, how the principal articles interesting to our agriculture and navigation stand in the European and American Dominions...
497From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 23 December 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
As the conditions of our commerce with the French and British Dominions, are important, and a moment seems to be approaching when it may be useful that both should be accurately understood, I have thrown a representation of them into the form of a table, shewing at one view, how the principal articles interesting to our agriculture and navigation stand in the European and American Dominions of...
498Enclosure: Report on Commerce, 23 December 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Footing of the Commerce of the United States, with France & England; and with the French & English american Colonies. Wheat, Flour &c. France Grt. Britn: & Ireland French Ama. English Ama: Free Prohibited till it is 6/3 a Bushel Wheat, Flour &c. Prohibited by a genl. Law, Free by Suspensions from Time to Time. Free by Proclamaton Rice Free 7/4 sterlg. the Kent.
499To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 22 December 1791 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of State Reports to the President of the United States that one of the Commissioners of Spain, in the name of both, has lately communicated to him verbally, by order of his court, that his Catholic majesty, apprised of our sollicitude to have some arrangements made respecting our free navigation of the river Missisipi, & the use of a port thereon, is ready to enter into treaty...
500Memorandum of Thomas Jefferson, 22 December 1791 (Washington Papers)
Note on the subject of vacant Consulships. Lisbon. Candidates. Edward Church. his case is known to the President. John Telles of Philadelphia. his papers inclosed. Samuel Harrison. see Colo. Humphrey’s letter to the President. John Cowper. (Virginia) recommended by Josiah Parker. Cadiz. the former candidates not approved, & no new offer. it is very desireable we should have a consul there....