1To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 19 December 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 19 Dec. 1791 . He last wrote to TJ on 27 Nov. and enclosed four letters from Short in Holland.—France was gratified by recent reports that the U.S. had sent 1,800 men to Saint-Domingue. Even after Frenchmen realized that these reports could not be true because the U.S. lacked a sufficiently large standing army, they continue to take pleasure in the news of shipments of American arms,...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 29 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 29 Aug. 1793 . He received TJ’s 21 Mch. letter on 10 June and will continue the efforts already made in accordance with it to prevent foreign ships from flying the American flag. By the first ship he will send the security of which TJ sent him a model, having overcome the difficulty of finding people to make this commitment by offering a counter-guarantee and mortgage on his...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 9 March 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Havre, 9 Mch. 1793 . No French ship was available to carry the above letter until now. The king, condemned to death, was executed on 21 Jan. France is at war with all the powers except the United States, Portugal, Sweden, and Denmark. The government has just opened trade with all the French colonies solely to the flag of the United States, whose ships may go between them and France directly...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 9 March 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Havre, 9 Mch. 1793 . Having received TJ’s letter of 14 Nov. a few days ago, he sees that TJ may retire and might even now be in Virginia. From what he has seen in American newspapers he is not surprised that TJ prefers a private life to a situation exposing him to the sarcasms of envy. Convinced that TJ will choose to remain in office, he congratulates him in advance on his reasons—envy must...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 14 March 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Havre, 14 Mch. 1793 .A rumor is abroad here that Spain has declared war on the United States. No one has identified the source, but neither has it been discredited. Since no public paper confirms it, he considers it a chimera, albeit one which frightens him. Yet it is only too probable that England wishes to prevent America from bringing supplies to France and, rather than break relations with...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 24 February 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 24 Feb. 1792 . Nothing remarkable has happened since his of 19 Dec. 1791; Mr. Short’s letters by this conveyance will be more informative.—The consumption of tobacco, which is now worth 50 to 60₶, cannot fail to increase. Rice sells at 36₶ and is in short supply. These prices depend on the depreciation of the assignat, which is now worth 30 ⅛ for 3₶ at Amsterdam, 16 ⅛ for 3₶ at...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 27 October 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 27 Oct. 1791 . Praises behavior of American ship captains and crews in Le Havre.—Encloses copy of “d’une observation maritime” received by way of some Catholic priests in Baltimore. It will be helpful if the document’s contents can be verified.—In 1785 Le Compere Mat […] left Le Havre for Baltimore commanded by Lieutenant d’Elivet and accompanied by his son. The ship arrived safely...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 2 June 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 2 June 1793 . Our political position is still the same. The allied powers attack us from all sides by land and sea and until now we have resisted them passably. But in the last two days our enemies have apparently had some success, unconfirmed reports saying that they have taken Valenciennes and Condé. Our internal troubles hurt us more than the efforts of foreigners. Despite...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 15 October 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 15 Oct. 1791. Nothing interesting has happened since his last letter of 24 Aug. except for the king’s acceptance of the constitution. The king apparently acted in good faith as England and the Emperor solemnly recognized his act. The nation is so attached to the “dernieres résolutions” of the National Assembly that this induced the king to accept the constitution and has prevented...
10To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 12 March 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Havre, 12 Mch. 1793 . This letter will be brought by the Euphrasia, Captain William McFaden of Philadelphia, which arrived here last October from New Orleans under the Spanish flag as L’Espérance . After disposing of his cargo and completing his business with the Spanish consul, McFaden came to him claiming to be American and presenting a ship’s register for the Euphrasia dated Philadelphia, 2...