11From Thomas Jefferson to William Henry Harrison, 28 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved some time ago from mr Jesse B. Thomas, Speaker of the H. of Representatives of Indiana, a certificate of the election of ten persons out of whom I am to name five for the legislative council. the names being new to me, and utterly uninformed of every character, it would be to substitute chance for choice were I to designate the five. I therefore send you an instrument designating...
12To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 26 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
The Governor of the Indiana Territory presents his respectful Compliments to the President of the United States and requests his acceptance of the enclosed map which is a Copy of the manuscript map of Mr. Evans who ascended the Missouri River by order of the Spanish Government much further than any other person— RC ( DLC ); in Harrison’s hand; endorsed by TJ as received 20 Dec. and so recorded...
13From Thomas Jefferson to William Henry Harrison, 31 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The general government of the US. has considered it their duty & interest to extend their care and patronage over the Indian tribes within their limits, and to endeavor to render them friends, and in time, perhaps, useful members of the nation. Percieving the injurious effects produced by their inordinate use of sprituous liquors, they passed laws authorising measures against the vending or...
14To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 29 August 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
It gives me great pleasure to have it in my power to inform you that the Conference I have lately had with the several Tribes of Indians under my Superintendance has had a most beneficial effect—that every improper prejudice has been removed from their minds and that all the chiefs have both generally & individually expressed the warmest attachment to the United States and their Willingness to...
15To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison and Others, 28 December 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
The undersigned beg leave to recommend to the President of the United States John Rice Jones Esquire the present Attorney General as a proper person to fill the appointment of a Judge of the Territory. Mr Jones has been regularly bred to the Bar and has resided as a practising Attorney in the said Territory for many years which has given him an opportunity of being acquainted with the Local...
16From Thomas Jefferson to William Henry Harrison, 16 January 1807 (Madison Papers)
Thomas Jefferson , President of the United States of America, To all who shall see these presents, Greeting: Know ye, That reposing special Trust and Confidence in the Patriotism, Integrity and Abilities of William Henry Harrison, of the Indiana Territory, I have nominated, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate do appoint him Governor in and over the said Indiana Territory; and...
17From Thomas Jefferson to William Henry Harrison, 30 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I duly recieved your letter of Oct. 10. covering the resolutions of the French inhabitants of Vincennes, and had hoped that their uneasiness under your supposed want of confidence in them had subsided. but a letter lately recieved from their chairman, covering another copy of the same resolutions induces me to answer them, in order to quiet all further uneasiness. I inclose you my answer,...
18From Thomas Jefferson to William Henry Harrison, 31 March 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
The act of Congress erecting Louisiana into two territories, & providing for their government annexes the upper one by the name of the district of Louisiana to the Indiana government. as you will see the act shortly in print, I shall only observe generally that it does not come into force till the 1st. of October, but it provides that the upper territory shall be divided into districts by the...
19To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 10 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the Honor to enclose herewith Some Resolutions adopted by the French Inhabitants of this place on the 18th Ultimo but which were not put into my Hands until a few days ago. In the preamble to the Resolutions there are some Circumstances Mentioned which require explanation. thinking that a public declaration of attachment to the Government at this crisis would be acceptable to you &...
20To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 12 November 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
This Will be handed you by Mr. Parke who has been appointed Deligate from this Territory to Congress I beg leave to recommend him to you as a man of the most unblemished Morals & of the purest Republican principles Having understood that Mr. Parke had been reported to you as a violent Federalist I must take the liberty to observe that nothing can be further from the truth. He has on the...
21From William Henry Harrison to Henry Dearborn, 27 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The Delaware Tribe have determined to remove the ensuing Spring from their present habitations to Settle on the West Side of the Mississippi—Their particular destination is White River to which they Say they have been invited by the Indians of that Country. I can See no injury that will result to the United States from this removal, on the Contrary it will leave vacant a fine tract of Country...
22From Thomas Jefferson to William Henry Harrison, 27 February 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
While at Monticello in August last I recieved your favor of Aug. 6. and meant to have acknoleged it on my return to the seat of government at the close of the ensuing month. but on my return I found that you were expected to be on here in person, & this expectation continued till winter. I have since recieved your favor of Dec. 30. In the former you mentioned the plan of the town which you had...
23To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 12 May 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
As soon as I had the honour to receive your letter of the 31st. of March I wrote to such Gentlemen of my acquaintance in Upper Louisiana as I thought best acquainted with the Subject for information relative to the Situation & population of the Several Settlements in that District. My own Knowledge of that Country is very imperfect but from my present impressions I think that it might be...
24To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 29 October 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
In the month of May last I received the letter you did me the honour to write by Mr. Parke and at that time I also received from the Department of State a renewal of my Commission as Governor of the Indiana Territory For this mark of your Confidence permit me to make you my most grateful acknowledgements—It has indeed ever been & shall Continue to be my Chief Aim to Conduct the Administration...
25To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 5 July 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I received a few weeks ago from the Secretary of State the new Commission with which you have been pleased to honor me and I beg you to receive my warmest thanks for this additional proof of your confidence and friendship—The emoluments of my office afford me a decent Support and will I hope from henceforth enable me to lay up a small fund for the education of my children—I have hitherto found...
26To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 16 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The petitions herewith enclosed Were put into my hands a few days ago with a request that I would forward them to you. The person Who is the Subject of them is really one of the Most abandoned men I ever Knew. You will no doubt be surprised at this declaration when you recollect that he holds his appointment as a Member of the Legislative Council by my recommendation. This is indeed a...
27To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 30 December 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
A few days ago I received the petition herewith enclosed from Kaskaskias with a request from the Subscribers that I would forward it to you with such remarks as I thought necessary to make. Altho’ the present alarm of these citizens is not without foundation—I can hardly suppose it probable that the Delaware Nation generally have any disposition to make war upon us—I have been at great pains...
28To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 6 August 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
When I had the honour to see you in Philadelphia in the Spring of the year 1800 you were pleased to recommend to me a plan for a Town which you supposed would exempt its inhabitants in a great degree from those dreadful pestilences which have become so common in the large cities of the United States. As the laws of this Territory have given to the Governor the power to designate the seats of...
29To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 24 June 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
The result of my enquiries relative to Upper Louisiana fixes the population of that District at 9373 Souls of Whom 7876 are Whites and 1497 blacks. I am still of Opinion that it would answer all the purposes of Civil Government & be sufficiently Convenient to the Inhabitants to lay out the Country into four or five divisions or Counties, whose boundaries might be very nearly the same as those...
30To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 18 June 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to enclose herewith a list containing the names of the five persons whom I have selected for the Legislative Council of this Territory agreeably to the directions contained in your letter of the 28th. of April—In making this selection I have conformed as far as possible to the restrictions laid down in your letter. Four out of the five are I believe Staunch Republicans but...