1To James Madison from [André Limozin?], 13 November 1789 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 13 November 1789, Havre de Grace, France. Mentioned in JM to James Madison, Sr., 21 Jan. 1790 (IaU) and JM to Jefferson, 24 Jan. 1790 ( Boyd, Papers of Jefferson Julian P. Boyd et al., eds., The Papers of Thomas Jefferson (19 vols. to date; Princeton, 1950—). , XVI, 126). Reports scarcity of bread and prices of wheat and flour. French government is offering bounty on wheat,...
2To Thomas Jefferson from André Limozin, 24 April 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 24 Apr. 1789 . Since his of 16th, three Philadelphia and one Glasgow ships have arrived: the last comes from “Norfolk in Virginia, under american Colors,” and will return to Virginia by way of Glasgow. Encloses a letter “arrived this day from Charleston … by the small Brig Thomas and Martha, Captn. Adams.” RC ( MHi ); 2 p.; endorsed. Recorded in SJL as received 26 Apr. 1789....
3To Thomas Jefferson from André Limozin, 16 April 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre , 16 Apr. 1789 . In reply to TJ’s letter of the 12th, the three American ships here at present are the Friendship , Capt. Arles, Philadelphia, 300 tons, 5 years old, returning to Philadelphia 26 Apr.; the Russel , Capt. Hawks, Alexandria, 260 tons, 6 years old, bound for Philadelphia within the next 3 weeks; and the Rachel , Capt. Journeau, sailing under American colors though the...
4To Thomas Jefferson from André Limozin, 2 April 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
A Most Serious illness, of which I only begin to recover forced me to postpone to own the receit of the Letter your Excellency hath honored me with the 8th Ulto, and to wait upon Monsieur Du Mistral Intendant of Normandy. I intend to do it as soon as the Weather will be a little milder, for I am Still weak and am afraid of relapsing. I shall let your Excellency now what I shall learn further...
5To Thomas Jefferson from André Limozin, 28 February 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been this long while deprived of your Excellency’s favors. Mr. Mistral Intendant of the Royal Navy for the whole Department of the Province of Normandy desired me yesterday to let him Know if I had any acquaintance with Colonl. Talbot, who had promised to settle a Correspondent at Havre and to lodge in his hands Sufficient funds to pay the expences of his Two sons at Brest for their...
6To Thomas Jefferson from André Limozin, 18 January 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 18 Jan. 1789 . Acknowledges TJ’s letter of 15 Jan. 1789 covering the arrêt of 7 Dec. 1788 excepting American whale oil from that of 28 Sep. 1788; has published it, i.e. placed copies “not only upon the Exchange but in Coffee Houses where Merchants meet most Commonly.”—Expects soon the American brig Triton from “Hudson near New York” with a cargo of wheat, which “will be sold readily...
7To Thomas Jefferson from André Limozin, 25 December 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 25 Dec. 1788 . Introduces “Mr. Fraser a Gentleman who made very long travells in all parts of America to collect the most curious plants in that country.” Is convinced TJ will “be pleased to converse with him, and to judge of his great skill in the Botanical Line.” RC ( MHi ); 2 p.; endorsed. Recorded in SJL as received 4 Jan. 1789. See John Ramsay to TJ, 22 Nov. 1788 .
8To Thomas Jefferson from André Limozin, [ca. 20 December 1788] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Le Havre, ca. 20 Dec. 1788 ]. Acknowledges TJ’s letter of “the 11th instant. Our Customshouses Collector hath received orders to admitt importation of American Whale and Sparmacety oyll.” Has received a letter from Mr. Lewis Moore, dated at London 14 Dec., inquiring about the clock shipped to America; asumed that Mr. Moore, whose address is “Colchester Street Tower Hill,” was an American....
9To Thomas Jefferson from André Limozin, 7 December 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 7 Dec. 1788. Is grateful for the information about the bounty granted on wheat and flour. Fears TJ’s failure to mention his letters of 12, 15, and 16 Nov. means “they did not reach.” Does not know how to answer a letter he has received from Patrick Jeffery of Boston who wants to “know if he could send whale separmecety oyll from thence to our market and if it would be admitted.” TJ...
10To Thomas Jefferson from André Limozin, 30 November 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor of writing to your Excellency the 16th instant, since which I have been deprived of the advantage to hear from you. I am informed by the Gazette of the 28th. instant, that a bounty is granted by our Government on Wheat and Flour imported in france from the Ports of the United States of America. I take the freedom to trouble your Excellency to know what sort Bounty is granted,...