1To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Harrison, 26 January 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have now under examination an Account of Messrs. W. & J. Willink and Nicholas & J. Van Staphorst of Amsterdam, in which various Charges are made against the United States for supplies of Money to you. As they have not sent forward Documents to substantiate these Charges I take the liberty of requesting you will be pleased to furnish me, soon as convenient, with a particular Statement of the...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Harrison, 28 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Isaac Gouverneur Jr. of New York has requested me to make known to you that his friend Mr. William Stevenson is desirous of serving the U. States in the Capacity of Consul to the Islands of St. Eustatius, St. Martins and Saba; should any appointment of the kind be deemed expedient. I do not know Mr. Stevenson personally—but I am well acquainted with Mr. Gouverneur, and believe he would not...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Harrison, 29 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
To avoid the delay which, from a want of Information, sometimes attends the passage of Salary Accounts, I find it necessary to request that you will be pleased to direct a list to be made out, for my guidance in future, of all the Civil Officers who have been commissioned by the president of the United States; with the dates of their Appointment, and Death or Resignation, annexed. I have the...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Harrison, 25 March 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have reflected on the subject of our conversation of the other day, and beleive I can state your Accounts in a manner that will be satisfactory to yourself, and at the same time conformable to law. Such at least will be my endeavour, being with sentiments of real Respect and esteem Sir Your Obed hble St RC ( DNA : RG 59, MLR ); endorsed by TJ as received 26 Mch. 1793 and so recorded in SJL ....
5To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Harrison, 14 June 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
On looking over the Account which you did me the honor to leave with me a few days since, I am doubtful whether your payments to Col. Humphreys, Mr. Cutting and Mr. Morris (particularly that to the latter) ought to be considered as Advances on Account , or as Compensations allowed by the President for services of a special nature. If of the latter description, I take the liberty to observe...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Harrison, 23 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I shall with pleasure attend to the subject of your Accounts to morrow at any hour between 10 and 3 oClock, that may be most convenient to yourself, and am with perfect respect & esteem Dr Sir Yr. Obed hble Servt I took the liberty of mentioning to you on a former occasion that some items in your Accounts seemed to require special Certificates , in order to their being admitted as final...
7Enclosure II: Treasury Report on Jefferson’s Account as Secretary of State, 31 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have Examined and adjusted an Account between the United States and Thomas Jefferson Secretary of State for monies placed in his hands, by direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of the Several Acts of Congress “providing the means of intercourse between the United States and foreign Nations” and find that he is chargeable on Said Account To Amount of Sundry Warrants...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Harrison, 28 September 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
Having lately received and examined the Accounts of Mr. Grand, Banker at Paris, I have extracted from them such Charges as appear proper against you; a Statement of which I now do myself the honor to transmit for your Inspection; and on which I should be glad to receive any observations you may find necessary. Besides the Amount of this statement Mr. Grand charges the United States with Livrs....
9To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Harrison, 28 November 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
I have had the honor to receive your Letter of the 13th Inst. in answer to mine of the 28th. September. On looking over the papers in my hands, I do not find among them what Mr. Grand calls your private account, nor do I recollect ever to have seen it. If you would be good enough to furnish a Copy of this, it might, with the other papers you propose to forward, enable me to remove all...
10To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Harrison, 24 October 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I have at length the pleasure to inform you that your Accounts as Minister to France have been adjusted, closed, and reported by me to the Comptroller This pleasure has been delayed to a much later period than I had anticipated or wished; but the truth is that, although I was early satisfied of the accuracy of these Accounts, they could never, untill since the return of Mr. Short, be arranged...