81To Thomas Jefferson from John Trumbull, 26 June 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 18th with a packet was delivered me this morning by Mr. Edwards. The accompaniments shall be forwarded the first opportunity, which I expect in five days.—Your last leters to America are on board a Ship which left the River two weeks since but was detain’d by contrary winds, in the Downs untill the 20th.—The winds have not been favorable since.—This days post brought me your...
82To Thomas Jefferson from Veuve David & fils, 29 June 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Morlaix, 29 June 1789. They appeal to TJ’s “Puissante Protection” to obtain justice for “Sujets” of the United States for whom they are correspondents.—Their friends in Providence shipped to them last February a cargo of various products of America, such as linseed, tobacco, tar, turpentine, whale and codfish oil, potash, pearlash, tallow and salt provisions. When they came to pay duty, they...
83From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 30 June 1789 (Madison Papers)
By this conveyance you will receive permission through Mr. Jay to make your proposed visit to America. I fear it will not reach you in time for your arrival here before the commencement of the windy season; yet I hope the delay will not oblige you to postpone your voyage till the Spring. The federal business has proceeded with a mortifying tardiness; chargeable in part on the incorrect...
84To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 30 June 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
By this conveyance you will receive permission through Mr. Jay to make your proposed visit to America. I fear it will not reach you in time for your arrival here before the commencement of the windy season; yet I hope the delay will not oblige you to postpone your voyage till the Spring. The federal business has proceeded with a mortifying tardiness, chargeable in part on the incorrect...
85To Thomas Jefferson from Lucy Ludwell Paradise, 30 June 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
As I am happy to find You have not quitted Europe yet, give Me leave to return you a Thousand thanks for all the Great acts of Generosity, Humanity, and Goodness, you have been pleased to shew Me. God Bless you and your amiable family, and prosper Your Excellency in a happy Voyage to our Dear Country, and that on your Arrival there, you May be Crowned with the Gratitude which so Much goodness...
86To Thomas Jefferson from Dalzan, 1 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Je me suis Toujours Senti le désir d’allèr vivre dans un pays ou le culte de notre Religion protèstante soit authorisé par le gouvernement, Et où ceux qui En font profession ne soient pas privés des droits qui appartiennent a Tous les citoyèns, de parvenir a Tous les Emplois de la vie civille. Il est surtout deux motifs qui m’inspirent ce désir: l’un En ceque la Religion protèstante Est...
87To Thomas Jefferson from James I. Brossier, 2 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 2 July 1789 . Recalls himself as the one to whom TJ wrote on 11 Feb. last.—Limozin, “chargé des affaires des Etats Unis,” has just paid his debt to nature. If, as he has reason to believe, his son does not continue to perform the functions of agent, he hopes TJ will obtain this place for him from Congress. This would be a place more precious to him perhaps than to Limozin fils...
88To Thomas Jefferson from Veuve Limozin & fils, 2 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 2 July 1789 . “It is with the utmost grief and greatest concern we inform you of the cruel and irreparable loss we suffer’d by the sudden and unexpected death of our husband and father Mr. Andw. Limozin of whom Providence hath disposed, on yesterday evening, at the age of 57 years, generally regretted by all those to whom he was known.” Despite this, they have resolved to continue...
89A Fourth of July Tribute to Jefferson, 4 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Your intention of withdrawing awhile from this court on a visit to our happy country offers an occasion which we cannot resist, of testifying those sentiments of gratitude and attachment which your conduct has taught us to realize, as the emotions of ingenuous minds towards an illustrious Benefactor. As citizens of the United States we feel a laudable pride in joining the general voice of our...
90To Thomas Jefferson from Edward Limozin, 5 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
The annexed Circular letter Serves to inform your Excellency of the heavy loss I sufferd by the Sudden and unexpected Death of my dear and worthy father which Cruel Event would really impress me with the utmost Grief and Desolation did I not expect a Comfort in the friendship of those Gentlemen, who, honored my father with their friendship and confidence, and as I have always had the...
91I. Lafayette to Jefferson, 6 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
This Morning Has Been Employed in Hearing the Report of a Committee for Subsistance and As they were Going to Vote thanks to Administration Mr. de Mirabeau Rose and said He Could Give proofs to the House that You Had Made offers to obtain flour from America which Have Been Refused—He Announced His Motion On that Head for to Morrow, and Means to Ground on this an Attack Against Administration....
92To Thomas Jefferson from William Jones Dawson, 6 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
That as the Universal esteem in which your Excellency is held by your Country and the scientifical World in General, as one of the most learned Men of this Age, and that Your Excellencys love for the Mathematicks is as Great as your Philantrophy will it please your Excellency to admit one of the younger branches of that science to shew his love and esteem for the united states of America and...
93To Thomas Jefferson from Nicolas & Jacob van Staphorst, 6 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
In pursuance of the Information of John Brown Cutting Esqr. that Your Excellency is empowered by the Governor of the State of South Carolina, to receive the Bonds passed by Commodore Alexr. Gillon in his Quality of Agent for the said State, against Your Excellency’s Receipts for same, pursuant to the Ordinances passed by the Legislature of the said State for funding and ultimately discharging...
94III. Brac de la Perrière to Jefferson, 7 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai L’honneur de vous faire passer la petite notte que vous m’avés Demandée. Elle Contient et présente L’etat Des Bleds et farines Venus Dé Chez Les Américains Libres Depuis L’Emission Des arrets qui ont accordé des primes à L’importation de Ces Denrées. M. Le Marquis Du Crest, à qui J’avais fait Espérer que vous viendriés Visiter sa Manufacture Dimanche Dernier, Vous y attendit. Vous y...
95Enclosure: Etats des Bleds et farines…, 7 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Etats des Bleds et farines venus des Etats unis d’Amérique en france depuis le 15. février Jusqu’a la fin de may 1789. nombre des Navires venus des êtats unis d’amérique ports de france ou ils ont abordé mois de leur arrivée en france froment qu’ils y ont aporté farines 3. mars 9,627.Qx “ 1,656.Qx. “ 4. Bordeaux
96To Thomas Jefferson from Madame d’Houdetot, 7 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Je m’estois flattée, Monsieur, que vous auriés la bonté de vous souvenir de moy et de visiter quelque moment ma retraite avant votre depart et le mien. On m’a dit que vous habitiés encore ce pays ci, et les choses qui s’y sont passées nous auroient fourny matiere a la conversation. Je souhaitte que tout aille icy aussy bien qu’en amerique et qu’il regne parmy nous un aussy bon esprit que celuy...
97VIII. Montmorin to Jefferson, 8 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
M. le comte de Montmorin a l’honneur de faire mille complimens à Monsieur Jefferson, et de le remercier de la copie de lettre qu’il a bien voulu lui envoyer. RC ( DLC ). Not recorded in SJL . However, entries in SJL for this date indicate that TJ wrote three separate letters to Montmorin, whereas, so far as is known, TJ wrote only two, one of them containing an enclosure. It is probable,...
98IX. Lafayette to Jefferson, [8 July 1789] (Jefferson Papers)
Before Your letter Came to Hand M. de Mirabeau Had engaged to disown what He Had Advanced. On the Receipt of Yours He did more, He Undertook to Read it to the Assembly, and telling Every thing that was in it He layd it on the table. Some Body Undertook to translate it, and the House Called for the Reading of the translation. I Confess I thought it indelicate, if Not for Mirabeau’s feelings at...
99To Thomas Jefferson from Amand Koenig, 8 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Pour me conformer à l’honneur de vos ordres du 29. passé, je viens de Vous expedier par la diligence les articles dont facture d’autre part, s’elevant à 135.₶ 5s. que je Vous serois obligé de faire remettre, comme ci-devant, à Mr. L. N. Prevost, Libraire quay des Augustins. Syntippae Fabulae est le seul livre qui me manque de vôtre notte; je n’ai pu le trouver non plus chez mes confrères....
100X. Lafayette to Jefferson, [9 July 1789] (Jefferson Papers)
M. de Mirabeau’s Affair brought me Under difficulties and Almost a Quarell with the Ministry. He Had Engaged to Retract Before Your letter Came to Hand. He did it, and Besides read your letter, and laid it on the table. Some Body Undertook to translate it, which He did Very ill, and Many in the House asked for the Reading of this translation. But as M. de MiRabeau Had said Every word which...
101To Thomas Jefferson from Chardon, 10 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
M. le comte de la Luzerne a eû hier une conférence avec M. le Comte De Montmorin, à laquelle j’ai été appellé, relativement à la Saisie des armes, appartenantes aux états unis, saisies à Nantes par le Sieur Puchelberg, entre les mains du Sieur Schwingauser, et dont vous demandez la main levée au nom des états unis. Ces deux Ministres m’ont chargé d’écrire au Sieur Puchelberg pour l’engager à...
102To Thomas Jefferson from James Swan, 10 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me Sir, to enclose you a Copy of the Propositions for the woods, which I mean to present to the Minister of Marine, as soon as I can get a line to him from the Marqs. La fayette, or Vaudreüil and to pray, that you would mention the matter to Comte Luzerne on the first occasion you shall find. In fact there is nothing wanted but an Essay at present, unless they should chuse to make a...
103To Thomas Jefferson from John Trumbull, 10 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
An Inflammation in my Eyes has occasiond me to make use of another hand in copying the above. I enclose a paper containing the Impost Bill , in form.—Your three last packets, by Mr. Edwds., the post and Genl. Dalrymple are on board the Neptune Capt. Talbot who saild for New York Saturday the 4th.—I am most sincerely yours, RC ( DLC ); endorsed. Recorded in SJL as received 15 July 1789....
104To Thomas Jefferson from John Bondfield, 11 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Bordeaux, 11 July 1789 . Has received TJ’s of 27th by Cutting.—“I have introduced that Gentleman to Mr. Streickeysen.” The sum owed the latter by South Carolina “will be a bar to impower in a Stranger the means of recovery. The State hath named a Commissioner for receiving the proceeds of Tax’s appropriated to the discharge of their foreign Debt. The Commissioner has already made a...
105To Thomas Jefferson from John Brown Cutting, 11 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
As soon as I arrived in this city being sensible of your solicitude to hasten across the atlantic I made particular enquiry how many american vessels there were in the river, to what ports they were bound and when they might be expected to sail for the United States. I found that fifteen american vessels had just put to sea altogether, that three only remained in port, and that neither of...
106To Thomas Jefferson from John Mason, 11 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Bordeaux, 11 July 1789 . On Cutting’s information, he informs TJ that the Washington , Capt. Bond, is there, destined in 10 days for Potomac river but can touch at Norfolk: “a fine fast sailing ship of 250 to 300 Tons with excellent accomodations and a very clever Man as Captain.” If TJ wishes to take her it will give him pleasure to detain her. “She goes out in ballast and being an american...
107To Thomas Jefferson from George C. Morgan, 11 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I should not have taken the Liberty of writing to you if I had not been encouraged by the fullest confidence in your Friendship for my Uncle Doctor Price. When I left London He was induc’d by the contents of your last Letter to suppose that e’r the present time you had reach’d America. I was therefore charg’d with no specific Message to yourself. But I have brought Letters for M. Target and C....
108To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Paine, 13 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I have not yet received any answer to my two last, the one by Msrs. Parker and Cutting, the other by Post with the particulars of Ledyard’s death, from Sir Joseph Banks and Mr. Beaufoy. The Msrs. Walker’s and I have agreed on a plan and terms for executing and erecting a Compleat Br[idge] which we hope to finish by Octr. Several Bridges are wanted but as every one waits for some one to begin...
109To Thomas Jefferson from John Trumbull, 14 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
London, 14 July 1789 . Sends an extract from “The Bill to regulate the Collection of Impost,” which declares that until the states of Rhode Island and North Carolina accede to the Constitution and become subject to the laws made thereunder, all “goods, wares and merchandize” not produced in the said states but imported into the United States from those states “shall be subjected to the same...
110To Thomas Jefferson from Madame Denise Broutin, 17 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai recu Monsieur avec autant de surprise que de reconnoissance, le present utile et agreable que vous avés la bonté de me faire. Je suis tres flattée que l’heureux hazard qui m’a procuré le plaisir de vous voir vous ait interessé à Cernay. Vous me rappellés votre sensible Compatriote Sterne qui devine dans les yeux d’une femme le desir qu’elle avoit qu’il preferât une Voiture à deux places....