6271To Thomas Jefferson from David Humphreys, 14 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
After a passage of five weeks, the four first of which were very tempestuous, I arrived in the Channel. In order to save time, and slip into London with the less probability of being noticed, I procured a boat from the shore to land me at Dover. From that place I took my passage in the Mail Coach, and arrived here at 6 O’Clock this morning. Having delivered the Dispatches to Mr. Johnson, and...
6272To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Remsen, Jr., 14 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor of receiving your letter of the 1st. Inst. yesterday. The one enclosed for Mr. Short came too late for the french packet, which had sailed some days, but I shall send it under cover to Messrs. Willinks & Van Staphorsts, together with a parcel of Newspapers, by a vessel bound to Amsterdam which is advertised shortly to sail. The people in bargaining for your house, said that...
6273To Thomas Jefferson from Noah Webster, Jr., 14 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
The act of Congress, which secures to authors an exclusive right to their publications, requires that a copy of the works to be secured should be lodged in your office, within six months from the time of recording the same. On the 22d. of June last, I recorded the title of my “Grammatical Institute” and “Essays” with the Clerk of Connecticut District. Enclosed are two orders on my booksellers...
6274Agreement of Sale with William Ronald, [5–13 October 1790] (Jefferson Papers)
Articles of agreement entered into between William Ronald of the county of Powhatan of the one part and Thomas Jefferson of the county of Albemarle of the other part. It is agreed that the said Thomas shall convey to the said William a good and indefeasible estate in fee-simple to his tract of land on the South-side James river opposite Elk-island together with the Little island , containing...
6275To Thomas Jefferson from William Temple Franklin, 13 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Since I had the Pleasure of seeing you here, I have received pressing Letters from my Friends both in England and France, to go over immediately with my Grandfathers Papers, in order to derive that Advantage from them, which they say, Delay would greatly diminish: this, together with some other private Business I have to transact in Europe, has determined me to embark as soon as possible. My...
6276To Thomas Jefferson from N. & J. Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 11 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
We beg leave to introduce to your acquaintance the Bearer Mr. Joseph Ceracchi a Gentleman Native of Rome and an eminent Sculptor, requesting you to render him every Service and Civility in your Power, under our assurance of his being well worthy of them, and that you will thereby particularly oblige those who on similar and all other occasions are with great Regard & Respect Sir! your most...
6277To Thomas Jefferson from Nathaniel Barrett, 10 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the pleasure to inform you of my safe arrival at Cowes, from whence some business has called me to this City, and has detained me longer than I expected. I sent my Trunk in which were your dispatches by a particular friend and fellow passenger from Cowes to paris to my Son, and have directed him immediately on receiving it to deliver the Letters himself to Mr. Short. The last Gazzette...
6278From Thomas Jefferson to Francis Eppes, 10 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
In my other letter I forgot to ask information of you on the following subject. Mr. Ross sent me, thro’ you, an account, partly in money, partly in tobacco. In this he has departed altogether from a former settlement, whereon I had given him a money and a tobacco bond for balances which I acknoleged. In this too he has undertaken to depart from an agreement with Key to allow 36/ for tobaccos...
6279To Thomas Jefferson from Maxcey Ewell, 10 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Impressed with the highest reverence for your character, and convinced that it is always your wish to assist the distressed I feel a confidence that you will excuse the liberty I take in troubling you with this address. Having not the most distant knowledge of Mr. Madison and acquainted with your intimacy, My request is that you Sir would condescent to lay my little affair before him and add...
6280To Thomas Jefferson from Fulwar Skipwith, 10 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
On the 30th. Ulto. I did myself the pleasure to address your Excellency, expressing the hope I entertained of receiving the instructions necessary to my entering into office, and likewise informing of the aukward situation in which I may stand in regard to the exequatur required by the 1st. art. of the convention existing between his M. C. Majesty and the U. States, should government here not...
6281To Thomas Jefferson from John Bondfield, 8 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
It is in common practise before an old Servant is dismist to assign to him some mark of disapprobation or to thank him for his past attentive Services, also to discharge the Sums due him, or provide for him a decent retreat. Publick Bodies are not to be supposed to know private chains unless situated in a line to reflect lustre. This Letter being intended as a private personal representation,...
6282From Thomas Jefferson to Francis Eppes, 8 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I was the other day as far as Richmond, but so circumscribed in time that it was impossible for me to turn either to right or left. I had but four days to go and return and do a good deal of business. The principal was to effect a purchase for my son in law of Edgehill from his father, which I did. He pays £2000 for the lands, stocks, 200 barrels of corn &c. They will now remain here. Another...
6283From Thomas Jefferson to John Key, 8 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I am now engaged in the settlement of my account with Inis wherein I do not think he has credited my tobacco at just prices. As this was during the years you had the management of my affairs, I am obliged to trouble you to endeavor to search for any proofs you have of your contracts with him, or to recollect the contracts. I inclose you a list of the tobaccos and prices, as he credits them. Of...
6284V. Thomas Jefferson to Zachariah Johnston, 7 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
As the assembly will soon meet, I presume you will be passing down to it a few days before. I shall be at home at that time, and will always be glad to see you here when I am here: but particularly I wish it at this time, as it is highly interesting to our country that it should take up a particular matter now in it’s power, and which never will be so again. This subject can only be opened in...
6285To Thomas Jefferson from James Brown, 7 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Richmond, 7 Oct. 1790. Enclosing account of items shipped. “No Fish as yet to be had, however the New England Vessells will be here in a short time when I will procure you some and send them by first Waggons.” RC ( MHi ); endorsed as received 12 Oct. 1790 and so recorded in SJL . Enclosure ( MHi ): “List of Sundries sent to Thomas Jefferson Esqr. by Waggon”—1 cask of Lisbon wine, 33½ gallons @...
6286To Thomas Jefferson from José Ignacio de Viar, 7 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the pleasure to send to you herein enclosed a letter which I have Received from the Governor of St. Augustine for you. I suppose that the News it contains shall be very agreeable not only for you, but for all the people of this Country, according to what the Governor Mentions in his Letter to me, so I wish, you may so accord as to cause to be published it in the News papers and accuse...
6287To Thomas Jefferson from Burrill Carnes, 7 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
As my business in this City and in the State of Georgia render’d it Impossible for me to leave America immediately after you did me the honor to forward my Commission and Instructions, and as you have been pleas’d to indulge me with leave of Absence till early next Spring, I have now the Honour to Inform you that I have appointed Mr. Leroux fils to discharge the duties of my Office at Nantz...
6288To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Donald, 5 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I did myself the pleasure of addressing you by last Packet. And I am disapointed at not having been honoured with a few lines from you since I left America, but I have the pleasure of knowing from Mr. Short that he has received a letter from you dated 12th. August, he does not say any thing of your health, from which I flatter myself that you had gotten the better of your Head Ache. I would do...
6289To Thomas Jefferson from Ignatius Palyart, 5 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Philadelphia, 5 Oct. 1790 . Has received a commission from the queen appointing him consul general to the United States for Portugal; asks instructions for having his appointment acknowledged. RC ( DNA : RG 59, CD ); endorsed by TJ as received 2 Nov. 1790 and so recorded in SJL . An attested copy of the commission in Spanish, signed for Queen Maria by the foreign minister, Luis Pinto de Souza,...
6290Jefferson’s Advertisement for Sale of Elk Hill, [after 10 January 1790] (Jefferson Papers)
For Sale in Virginia The lands called Elk-hill on James river and the Byrd creek, adjacent to Elk-island, in Goochland, containing 669 acres, in two parcels, separated from each other about 50 rod, through which interval a public road passes. The one parcel contains 307. acres, of which there are between 50. and 60. of the best James river lowgrounds, about 200 acres of highland of rich red...
6291To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Vaughan, Jr., 4 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
My Father lately sent me a Note of your’s requesting some seeds of the Mountain Rice. I am sorry I cannot accommodate you as You would wish, but I do what I can by sending you 40 Seeds by two different opportunities. Inclosed is 20 of them. In the Middle Parts of Hispaniola it is in great Plenty, and I had a Promise of 2 Barrs. A Scarcity of Provisions first, and then the Disturbances have...
6292To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 3 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I am this moment informed of a conveyance for London, and forward you by it the newspapers as usual to which I beg leave to refer you for the present politics of Europe.—I inclose you also several letters which have been entrusted to me for you: among them are three from the American captives at Algiers. They will inform you of their present situation there, which you will find conformable to...
6293To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 3 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
The papers inclosed besides the three letters from Algiers mentioned in my No. 43 . of to-day, are two others addressed to me, one to the Marquis de la fayette, and the copy of one to Mr. Carmichael—a letter from Hilsborough which Baron Grimm recommends to you and begs you to obtain an answer for it and send it to him—one for Philadelphia to which Tronchin begs your attention, and three others...
6294To Thomas Jefferson from James Swan, 3 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
In the month of March last, I closed with the Minister of Marine, the Contract for Green Oak Timber, after having made the essay at Brest, which I had permission to make, before your departure from hence. It was found of an excellent quality, and very proper for the King’s Service; and they being in want of Knees more than of streight timber, I fortunatly am permitted to make two thirds of the...
6295From Thomas Jefferson to Elizabeth Chiswell Carter, 1 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I am honoured with your letter of the 19th. Sep. and feel with great sensibility the events which have affected your circumstances. Assuredly I would do any thing in my power which might be useful to a family all the members of which are still very dear to me. I fear however that there is nothing in my position which can be rendered useful to your son at this moment. The office under my...
6296To Thomas Jefferson from Robert R. Livingston, 1 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
The hope I entertained of meeting you at New York when I vissited it in Sepr. has induced me to delay answering your polite favor , disappointed in this hope, I cannot deny myself the pleasure of informing you that I have made some experiments which satisfy me that the friction on a spindle or gudgeons may, by the means I proposed, be reduced almost to nothing. As my trials were made with...
6297From Thomas Jefferson to Henry Remsen, Jr., 1 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I received on the 26th. your favors of the 6th. and 9th. Ult. I had not been apprised of Mr. Mc.Donogh’s mission, and therefore could leave no directions about it. At present it seems to me impracticable that his recognition can take place till the President’s return to Philadelphia. This however need not detain him personally from going to Boston if he can leave his original commission in the...
6298To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Rodney, September 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Those who write to every body, in some Measure enti[t]le everybody to write to them. Under this privilige I take the liberty of addressing this letter to you, but you must not expect from others, and especially one who speaks only his Native Tongue, that Elegant language and beautiful Stile which carecterises your own writings. The Revolution of America, by recognizing those rights which every...
6299To Thomas Jefferson from C. W. F. Dumas, 30 September 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Après avoir eu soin, de la maniere la plus prompte possible, selon ma dernière du 7e. Court., de faire parvenir un Exemplaire de la Gazette françoise de Leide, par Mr. Luzac, même, et par son Correspondant Mr. Cooper, Commis des Postes de S.M. Britannique à Londres , sous l’adresse simple de Ths. Jefferson Esqr. N.York ; j’ai pris tout de suite mes mesures pour en faire parvenir régulierement,...
6300From Thomas Jefferson to William Short, 30 September 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you last from Philadelphia. Your public letter of June 29. and private of June 14. and 29. are delivered to me here. My several letters, private, will have left me little to add on the subject of your stay in Europe. One circumstance only in your letters must be corrected, that is, your idea of my influence in the foreign affairs. You have forgotten your countrymen altogether, as well...