1[To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Remsen, Jr., 12 December 1787] (Jefferson Papers)
[ 12 Dec. 1787 . Recorded in SJL Index. Not found.]
2To John Adams from Henry Remsen Jr., 14 December 1787 (Adams Papers)
M r. Jay having been, and still continuing too much indisposed to attend to Business, has directed me to acknowledge the Receipt of your Letters of 10 th. 22 d. & 23 d. September last, together with the Papers mentioned in them; which I have now the Honor of doing; and of transmitting to you herewith enclosed, the printed Journals of Congress from 26 th. September to 30 th. Oct r. 1787, and a...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Remsen, Jr., 20 February 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Office for foreign affairs [ New York ], 20 Feb. 1788. Acknowledges, in Jay’s absence, TJ’s letters of 19 , 22 , and 24 Sep. , 8 and 27 Oct. , 3 and 7 Nov. 1787 , which “have been communicated to Congress, who have not until lately made a House.” Sends packets of newspapers, one from Charleston, which was sent to office for foreign affairs for transmittal. RC (
4VII. Contingent Expenses of the Department of State, 1790–1793, 14 January 1790–31 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
1790 New York Currency Jany. 14. By cash paid Archibald McLean for two sets of the daily Gazette from 1st. May 1789 to 1st. inst. at 48/. per annum £ 3 4. 0. By cash paid Thomas Allen for sealing wax, paper, binding of books and other articles of Stationary for the office 9. 7. 6. 21. By cash repaid Wm. Constable, the postage on a packet of letters he had received from Mr. Jefferson,...
5VIII. Memoranda from Henry Remsen, Jr., [ca. 30 August 1790] (Jefferson Papers)
All the Letters received for Mr. Jefferson after his departure, and Fenno’s paper are to be forwarded to him by post at monte cello in Virginia, until the last of Septr., after which time, those that are received are to be kept for him ’till he returns. Mr. Jefferson will please to give H. R. junr. any directions he may chuse to leave with him, respecting the removal of his furniture to...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Remsen, Jr., 6 September 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
The intelligence which I had the honor to communicate to you in my last Letter respecting a naval engagement between the Spanish and English fleets, began to circulate the moment the English packet arrived, and was believed to have been brought by her, and as it was a matter of great consequence, if true, I lost no time in informing you of it. It is since known that it came from Philadelphia,...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Remsen, Jr., 9 September 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor of receiving your Letter of the 7th. instant this day, and shall immediately purchase one of the inkpots and pens you desire I would of Berry & Rogers. The enclosed Letter from Mr. Dumas and the Gazettes I got from the Post Office. The packet that contained them was so large as to induce me to open it, and I found as I expected a large parcel of dutch Newspapers therein. These...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Remsen, Jr., 25 September 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
The enclosed Letter was this day handed to me by Mr. Jay, and is in answer to one he wrote to Mr. G. Morris the 15th. of December last forwarding a Packet for Mr. Chiappe. The Packet contained a triplicate of the Presidents Letter to the Emperor of the 1st: of that Month. The Letters for you by the last french Packet I had the honor of forwarding a day or two ago, and at the same time put in...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Remsen, Jr., 14 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor of receiving your letter of the 1st. Inst. yesterday. The one enclosed for Mr. Short came too late for the french packet, which had sailed some days, but I shall send it under cover to Messrs. Willinks & Van Staphorsts, together with a parcel of Newspapers, by a vessel bound to Amsterdam which is advertised shortly to sail. The people in bargaining for your house, said that...
10Henry Remsen, Jr. to Benjamin Russell and Others, 23 November 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I am directed by the Secretary of State to request that you will furnish him with an estimate of the expense that will attend the publication of the Laws of the United States in your paper. It should mention the lowest price for which you will perform this work, and on account of the meeting of Congress early in next month, be transmitted to him without delay. I am Sir &c. FC ( DNA : RG 59,...