5711From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 13 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
1. the ship Aurora, Capt. Rand. provisions, lumber, & naval stores being the articles on which we rely most for effect during our embargo, Rand’s loading, as to the great mass of it’s articles, seems not to render his case suspicious. keeping therefore the articles of provisions lumber & naval stores within their regular limits, I see no objection to a permit in the character of his cargo: and...
5712From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 8 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Harrison will continue in office till the 3d. of March. I send you tit for tat, one lady application for another. however our feelings are to be perpetually harrowed by these sollicitations, our course is plain, & inflexible to right or left. but for god’s sake get us relieved from this horrible drudgery of refusal. Affectionate salutations. to be returned NHi : Papers of Albert Gallatin.
5713From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 13 January 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I happened to be extraordinarily pressed by business which prevented my answering on the subject of Worthington’s resignation. but I observed to him yesterday that as he had a right to resign, his act of resignation was final, and did not need an acceptance to validate it. if he apprehends any question, he might be furnished with an acceptance of the same date with his resignation. Spencer...
5714Authorization for Tench Coxe, 20 July 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Should the Secretary of the Treasury find it adviseable The Supervisor of the district of Pensylvania is hereby authorised to act as Collector of the internal revenues for the city and county of Pensylvania . Given under my hand at Washington this 20th. day of July 1802. MS ( DLC ); in TJ’s hand; with Gallatin’s instructions to the commissioner of the revenue written below TJ’s signature and...
5715From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 28 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Your own opinion & that of the Atty Genl. are sufficient authorities to me to approve of prosecuting in the case of the Schooner Sally. and I will candidly add that my judgment also concurs. the handcuffs & bolts are palpable testimonials of the intention of the voyage, & the concealment of them, & their omission in the statement of the cargo, strengthens the proof. the traffic too is so...
5716From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 18 October 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I had detained the letter of mr Merry on Foster’s claim of freedom from importing duties in expectation that mr Madison’s return would enable him, you, & myself to confer on it. if the case presses I will express my opinion on it. every person, diplomatic in his own right , is entitled to the privileges of the law of nations, in his own right. among these is the reciept of all packages,...
5717From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 10 July 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed letter merits serious attention. notwithstanding the favorable opinion I have hitherto entertained of Symonds. when facts are specified & the persons named who can prove them, I do not see that we can avoid instituting some enquiry. tho’ the writer keeps his own name back, it is impossible but that the letter would shew there who was the writer, and he might thus be obliged to...
5718From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 28 December 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Will you be so good as to order 2 copies of the Contingent account to be made out for communicn to Congress? Mr. Madison concurs with us in thinking it better Genl. Dearborne’s case should go to Congress direct for decision. RC ( NHi : Gallatin Papers); addressed: “The Secretary of the Treasury.” Not recorded in SJL . contingent account : the next day, Gallatin sent TJ a brief covering note:...
5719From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 2 September 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Not having a copy of the laws of the last session here, I am obliged to ask information from yourself whether the opinion of your chief clerk, mentioned in Thos. Moore’s letter, be correct. it is certainly best not to draw the issuing of warrants out of their regular course, if the words of the law can possibly bear another construction. there is no case, but that of the contingent fund, where...
5720From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 31 January 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Would the office of Register or Reciever be most compatible with that of judge held by Taylor? NHi : Papers of Albert Gallatin.
5721From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 21 April 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
The act of Congress 1789. c. 9. assumes on the General government the maintenance & repair of all lighthouses, beacons, buoys & public piers then existing, and provides for the building a new lighthouse . this was done under the authority given by the constitution ‘to regulate commerce,’ was contested at the time as not within the meaning of these terms, & yielded to only on the urgent...
5722From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 1 May 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Be pleased to advance to Dollars out of the fund appropriated by the Act of Congress of last session entitled “An Act to provide for the accommodation of the President of the United States”; of which fund he is appointed Agent and is to render his accounts to the Treasury. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
5723From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 24 February 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
for exploring the waters of the country ceded by the Convention with France of Apr. 30. 1803, & establishing commerce with the Indian nations inhabiting the same 5000. D. Th: J. proposes to mr Gallatin to insert into his Approprn law the above article, which will enable us to undertake the next season either the Arkansa or upper part of the Misipi: and that there should be annually a like...
5724Memorandum to Albert Gallatin, with Gallatin’s Reply, [on or before 26 December 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
The Secretary of State has sent me the list of officers named during the recess of Senate, and now to be nominated to them, among these are Josiah Hook Inspector for Penobscot as well as Collector Jonas Clark Inspector for Kennebunk M. E. Chisman Inspector for Hampton as well as Collector. Thos. Worthington Inspector of N.W. district John Oakley. Inspector as well as Collector of George town...
5725From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 12 October 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
You witnessed in the earlier part of the administration the malignant & long continued efforts which the federalists exerted, in their newspapers, to produce misunderstanding between mr Madison & myself. these failed compleatly. a like attempt was afterwards made through other channels to effect a similar purpose between Genl. Dearborne & myself, but with no more success. the machinations of...
5726Enclosure: Memorandum on the Edward Stevens Claim, 23 March 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
The constitution having provided that the President should appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls and all other officers which shall be established by law, the first Congress which met passed a law (1790. July 1.) authorising him to draw from the treasury 40,000. D. annually ‘for the support of such persons as he shall commission to serve the US. in foreign parts, & for the...
5727From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 27 January 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
On the question who are to pay the petty jurors in the courts of the US. in private cases? it must be admitted there is room for doubt. the act of 1792 c. 36. § 3. says ‘the compensations shall be to each grand & petit juror so much to witnesses summoned in any of the courts of the US. so much’ etc. without saying who should pay either; whether the US. should pay all the jurors & witnesses or...
5728From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 1 April 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Thomas Jefferson asks the favor of a meeting of the heads of Departments on friday the 3d. at 12 oclock and that they will also do him that of Dining with him. NHi : Papers of Albert Gallatin.
5729From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 9 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
The memoranda you inclosed me from mr Clarke deserve great attention. such articles of them as depend on the executive shall be arranged for the next post. the following articles belong to the legislature. the administration of justice to be prompt. perhaps the judges should be obliged to hold their courts weekly, at least for some time to come. the ships of resident owners to be naturalized,...
5730From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 10 February 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you Crowninshield’s and Gibaut’s letters recommending Stevens & Storer . Storer was also recommended by mr Lincoln. Illsley by Genl. Dearborne. the circumstance of exhibiting our recommendations, even to our friends, requires great consideration. recommendations, when honestly written should detail the bad as well as good qualities of the person recommended. that gentlemen may do...
5731From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 16 July 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
If mr Gallatin will be so good as to call on Th:J. on his arrival at the office, the other gentlemen will then attend on being notified, & consider the subject of mr Gallatin’s letter recieved yesterday. it is the more necessary as every thing else is ready for the departure of the vessel. Affectte. salutations. NHi : Papers of Albert Gallatin.
5732Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 24 April 1815 (first letter) (Jefferson Papers)
An American going to Paris considers you of course as his natural patron there; but still it is well you should know when worth presents itself, and is added to the claim of a fellow citizen on your good offices. the bearer mr William B. Buchanan is the son of James A. Buchanan esquire of Baltimore of great worth and respectab il ity. he embarks for Europe with Doct r Eustis , and will...
5733From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 25 June 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Congress adopting a court, adopts all it’s officers. The Sheriff consequently is the competent officer. but as to the Attorney, we can surely employ one in each particular case, until we be authorised to do better. With respect to the revenue cutter at Norfolk, the general idea I had was that having concluded to employ smaller vessels in that service, all the large ones were to be...
5734From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 8 February 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
In questions like the present, important neither in principle nor amount, I think the Collectors should decide for themselves, and especially as they, and they only, are the legally competent judges: for I believe the law makes them the judges of the security. if the indulgence proposed be within the intentions of the law, they can grant it: if it be not, we cannot. but it is the practice in...
5735From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 22 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The answer to the petition of Percival & others praying that they may be permitted to send a vessel or vessels to take up their men from the desolate islands of the Indian ocean & thence to proceed on a trading voyage to Canton &c cannot but be a thing of course, that days having been publicly announced after which no permissions to send vessels to bring home property would be granted, which...
5736From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 18 March 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
By virtue of the act, entitled, “an act making Provision for defraying any extraordinary expences attending between the U States and foreign nations,” passed on the 13th. February 1806., and of which the annexed is an official exemplification, I Thomas Jefferson, President of the U States of America, Do hereby authorize and empower Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury of the U States, to...
5737From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 7 October 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I have examined the papers respecting the St Domingo trade, and now return them to you. not having a copy of the laws of the last session, I can judge in these cases only from so much of this particular law as is quoted. I think mr Dallas’s answers to the queries proposed to him, (as stated in the Aurora) are sound: and it appears to me that the case stated by Colo. Newton falls a fortiori...
5738Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 23 June 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
In a letter of the 6 th inst. I took the liberty of troubling you with a part of my annual correspondence at Paris . the remainder, not then ready, I now take the liberty of putting under your cover as a supplement to the trouble then giving given . not knowing where Baron Humboldt is I must ask the favor of you to add the necessary address. nothing new having occurred since my last, I can...
5739From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 8 June 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Being in the habit of filing in the proper offices all papers I recieve which are merely official, so as never to retain among my own any which ought to remain with the public, I send that of Govr Page & my answer to be filed in your office. applications for office, informations, &c. I suppose the writer would not wish to have recorded, and therefore I keep them as confidential. altho’...
5740Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 15 February 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty of putting under the protection of your cover a letter to Cardinal Dugnani at Rome , in the hope that thro’ the Nuncio resident at Paris it may find a sure conveyance to him. in return for this trouble I wish I could give you any news which would interest you. but, withdrawn entirely from all attention to public affairs I neither know nor enquire what Congress are doing. you...