1From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Smith, 14 April 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
It is quite agreable to us to take at Port Royal the seventy five Barrels of flour you have purchased there in Exchange for so much we were to expect at Baltimore and any further Quantity you may procure at the former in lieu of the remaining Ballance at the latter place. Mr. John Brown Commissa[ry] for this State has orders to call for it and his Receipt will be good. I am &c., FC ( Vi ). At...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Smith, 5 November 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
In behalf of myself and the gentlemen concerned in the sloop Jane and cargo, I beg leave to enclose you the Captain and people’s protest, which will fully shew you the insult done to the american flag, and they still continue to detain the property. I also return your obliging letter to Mr. Skipwith who had left Martinique before it arrived there. The purport of the present is to request the...
3From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Smith, 9 November 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved your favor of the 5th. on the subject of the sloop Jane, which it was impossible to dispatch with the celerity you expected. It was necessary to copy the papers to communicate them to the French minister, and the copies are not yet ready. In the mean time I have seen Mr. Skipwith, who being to pass through Baltimore, I am persuaded his information to you will be thought...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Smith, 13 November 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Your obliging favour 9th. Inst. came to hand per post, consequently we have not had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Skipwith. On a consultation with the other Gentle. concerned, We have concluded it will be best to make our first Tryal at Martinique; should we not succeed, we shall at least possess ourselves of all the material Evedence, and get our papers all properly authenticated, that we may be...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Smith, 17 November 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 13th. came to hand the night before last. I sent the papers to the French minister, from whom I have this moment recieved the letter now inclosed for the Governor of Martinique. Mr. Skipwith has been detained here by sickness, but will set out in tomorrow’s stage, and consequently will be in Baltimore Saturday night. Supposing that a line from yourself to Mr. Short, to...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Smith, 15 April 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
The Enclosed publication has appear’d in the Philadelphia Papers. From its Nature (If fully Insisted on) It seems to Exclude all American Exports in our Own Bottoms going to England.—You will confer a very particular favor by informing me What your Opinion is on this Subject and whether the Clause of the Navigation Act will go to the prevention of American Ships Carrying American produce to...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Smith, 23 April 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been prevented by business from sooner answering your favor of the 15th. In the mean time you will probably have seen a correspondence in the public papers between Mr. Hammond and myself explanatory of the subject of your letter. Lest you should not however I have the pleasure to inclose it to you. Still I think it will be prudent in merchants who send vessels to England, to instruct...
8From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Smith, 22 August 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Aug. 4. came to hand by our last post, together with the ‘ extract of a letter from a gentleman of Philadelphia dated July 10.’ cut from a newspaper, stating some facts which respect me. I shall notice these facts. the writer says that ‘the day after the last dispatches were communicated to Congress Bache, Leib &c. and a Dr. Reynolds were closeted with me.’ if the reciept of...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Smith, 8 October 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Iznardi Consul of the U:S—has arrived in Baltimore from Cadix, the Old Gentle[man] on his arrival wrote you, to which having no Answer [he] Concludes his Letter has miscarried either in the us [ ual ] Way, or for want of proper direction—He informs me from Philadelphia, that he brought with him from Cadix some particular Wine for his friends among Others two Casks for your Use which he...
10From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Smith, 17 October 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 8th. came to hand yesterday. I had in due time answered mr Yznardi, but not knowing where it would find him, I inclosed it to mr Barnes at Georgetown praying him to enquire for him & forward it. he has since written me he has done so. Mr. Yznardi had asked me to accept two casks of wine. my answer mentioned that I had made it a rule to accept no presents while in a public...