1To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 12 December 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I hope this will find you and the Ladies safe return’d home, the news of which will give me great pleasure. Mr. Cutting having left this place soon after your Excellency embark’d, he transfer’d to me the care of assisting American Captains in obtaining from the Farm, Salt to Ballast or fully load their Vessels, to be delivered in Honfleur; my house intending to dispatch Some Ships for America...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Delamotte, 27 June 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Dec. 12. came to hand the 6th. of April, and I have so long postponed answering it, in expectation daily of being able to accompany the answer with a commission to you to be viceconsul of the United states at Havre. That commission is at length made out. With respect to the arrangement with the Farmers general on the subject of salt, I presume the suppression of the gabelles will...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 9 February 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Il y a longtems que Je n’ai eu l’honneur de vous écrire, faute de choses interessantes à vous Communiquer, Car depuis ma derniere nous n’avons pas eû un seul Navire Americain dans notre port, et l’assemblée Nationale ne s’est occupée de rien qui puisse interesser les Etats Unis. Si Elle l’eut fait, Je n’aurois pas manqué de vous écrire par la Voye d’Angleterre. Voici qu’Elle vient enfin de...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 25 March 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 25 Mch. 1791. Encloses duplicate of his of the 9th ult. by Le Vendangeur , bound for Charleston, in which he erred in saying that several of TJ’s cases remained there. He was thinking of some “Caisses de Marbres” sent last summer shortly after the main shipment. There remain here only “une voiture à quatre Rouës; un Cabriolet, quatre paniers vin de Champagne; une Caisse emballée...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 24 April 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 24 Apr. 1791 . He is now grateful to captain of Le Vendangeur for asking such high freight for TJ’s carriages that he did not let him have them. The papers today announce her loss at sea, though the crew were saved. He hopes Henrietta will be more fortunate.—The present goes by Pennsylvania , Captain Harding, departing tomorrow. Twelve days ago he informed Short of her departure, but...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 25 July 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 25 July 1791 . Acknowledging TJ’s of 13 May and informing him that his recent silence was caused by a six weeks’ absence in Paris; that he saw Mr. Short there and was reimbursed by him for advances to the American sailor Benjamin Huls; and that he had forwarded dispatches from Short and would consult him about the propriety of publishing an extract from TJ’s letter concerning the...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 12 August 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 12 Aug. 1791 . He has little to add to what he wrote on the 25th, of which he encloses a copy. This goes by Minerva , Capt. Wood, together with public papers sent by Short and another by himself. Le Jeune Eole will bring a clock for TJ which he has just received and did not have time to put on Minerva. —TJ will see that the constitution has been presented to the King and it is said...
8From Thomas Jefferson to Delamotte, 30 August 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I am now to acknolege the reciept of your favors of Feb. 9. Mar. 25. and Apr. 24. as also of the several packages of wine, carriages, &c. which came safe to hand, and for your care of which be pleased to accept my thanks. I am sensible of the difficulties to which our Consuls are exposed by the applications of sailors calling themselves American. Tho the difference of dialect between the Irish...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 15 October 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 15 Oct. 1791. Nothing interesting has happened since his last letter of 24 Aug. except for the king’s acceptance of the constitution. The king apparently acted in good faith as England and the Emperor solemnly recognized his act. The nation is so attached to the “dernieres résolutions” of the National Assembly that this induced the king to accept the constitution and has prevented...
10To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 27 October 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 27 Oct. 1791 . Praises behavior of American ship captains and crews in Le Havre.—Encloses copy of “d’une observation maritime” received by way of some Catholic priests in Baltimore. It will be helpful if the document’s contents can be verified.—In 1785 Le Compere Mat […] left Le Havre for Baltimore commanded by Lieutenant d’Elivet and accompanied by his son. The ship arrived safely...
11To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 19 December 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 19 Dec. 1791 . He last wrote to TJ on 27 Nov. and enclosed four letters from Short in Holland.—France was gratified by recent reports that the U.S. had sent 1,800 men to Saint-Domingue. Even after Frenchmen realized that these reports could not be true because the U.S. lacked a sufficiently large standing army, they continue to take pleasure in the news of shipments of American arms,...
12To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 24 February 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 24 Feb. 1792 . Nothing remarkable has happened since his of 19 Dec. 1791; Mr. Short’s letters by this conveyance will be more informative.—The consumption of tobacco, which is now worth 50 to 60₶, cannot fail to increase. Rice sells at 36₶ and is in short supply. These prices depend on the depreciation of the assignat, which is now worth 30 ⅛ for 3₶ at Amsterdam, 16 ⅛ for 3₶ at...
13From Thomas Jefferson to Delamotte, 13 March 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
According to your desire I have had enquiry made into the situation of Monsr. Delivet, and inclose you the result of that enquiry. I might add to the information there given, that about the year 1790 he was in prison some months, as I learned in letters he addressed to me from his prison. I take this occasion to acknolege the receipt of your several favors, as yet unacknoleged of July 25. Aug....
14From Thomas Jefferson to Delamotte, 29 April 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have asked the favor of Mr. Morris to send to me a servant lad who lived formerly in my family, and I have taken the liberty of desiring him to address him to you, in hopes you will be able to send him by some vessel bound to Philadelphia, New York or Baltimore. His passage I presume may be paid at the port of delivery. Mr. Remsen at New York, Mr. Curson at Baltimore or myself here will pay...
15To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 5 June 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Havre, 5 June 1792. He has received TJ’s letter of March 13 and thanks him for the information on Mr. Delivet. He has sent to Short in Holland the packets for Morris, who, he believes, is still in London, but he has no letters from Short to forward. Political affairs continue much less settled than the general population desires; our war with the King of Bohemia remains scandalously checked as...
16To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 22 July 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Havre, 22 July 1792 . Since his last of 5 June the Minerva has again left here for London with a cargo of tobacco. He is very pleased with the customs officers at Havre on this occasion and, since English ships with tobacco had been admitted to some French ports through inattention rather than design, he has taken the necessary measures with customs to ensure that it will never happen here. He...
17To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 5 October 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Havre, 5 Oct. 1792. Today he received TJ’s letter of 31 May and the enclosed compilation of laws passed by the first session of the second Congress. He will obey the consular law, arrange the required security with Morris, and confer the agent’s commission in Dunkirk on Coffyn, who will be directed to provide TJ with the information he wishes about that port. Despite variations in the public...
18From Thomas Jefferson to Delamotte, 10 October 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Having occasion for some books from Paris I have written the inclosed letter to my old bookseller, whose integrity has been fully tried with me, and I leave it open for your perusal. Having no person at Paris to whom I could order the books to be delivered, you will see that I have taken the liberty of directing him to send them to you, and have even made so free as to propose to make the...
19To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 15 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 15 Jan. 1793 . He encloses a report of ships entering this port for the last half of 1792. Coffyn will send a similar report for Dunkirk. No ships came to the other ports in his department, except perhaps for Rouen, where he has no agent owing to the refusal of Le Couteulx, who was recommended by Barrett, to accept the appointment offered him, preferring apparently a vice-consular...
20To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 9 March 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Havre, 9 Mch. 1793 . No French ship was available to carry the above letter until now. The king, condemned to death, was executed on 21 Jan. France is at war with all the powers except the United States, Portugal, Sweden, and Denmark. The government has just opened trade with all the French colonies solely to the flag of the United States, whose ships may go between them and France directly...
21To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 9 March 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Havre, 9 Mch. 1793 . He encloses a copy of a letter from Gouverneur Morris announcing that the French colonies have been opened solely to ships flying the American flag, which can ply between them and France directly and pay no more in duties than French ships. France is at war with Germany, Prussia, Holland, Savoy, England, and Spain, leaving only American flag vessels to help extract our...
22To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 9 March 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Havre, 9 Mch. 1793 . Having received TJ’s letter of 14 Nov. a few days ago, he sees that TJ may retire and might even now be in Virginia. From what he has seen in American newspapers he is not surprised that TJ prefers a private life to a situation exposing him to the sarcasms of envy. Convinced that TJ will choose to remain in office, he congratulates him in advance on his reasons—envy must...
23To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 12 March 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Havre, 12 Mch. 1793 . This letter will be brought by the Euphrasia, Captain William McFaden of Philadelphia, which arrived here last October from New Orleans under the Spanish flag as L’Espérance . After disposing of his cargo and completing his business with the Spanish consul, McFaden came to him claiming to be American and presenting a ship’s register for the Euphrasia dated Philadelphia, 2...
24To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 14 March 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Havre, 14 Mch. 1793 .A rumor is abroad here that Spain has declared war on the United States. No one has identified the source, but neither has it been discredited. Since no public paper confirms it, he considers it a chimera, albeit one which frightens him. Yet it is only too probable that England wishes to prevent America from bringing supplies to France and, rather than break relations with...
25To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 2 June 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 2 June 1793 . Our political position is still the same. The allied powers attack us from all sides by land and sea and until now we have resisted them passably. But in the last two days our enemies have apparently had some success, unconfirmed reports saying that they have taken Valenciennes and Condé. Our internal troubles hurt us more than the efforts of foreigners. Despite...
26From Thomas Jefferson to Delamotte, 27 July 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The bearer hereof, Mr. Livingston, goes to France with a view of settling some commercial correspondences. I have not the pleasure of being acquainted with him myself, but he is recommended to me by Governor Lee of Virginia, as a worthy and respectable citizen, and as such I take the liberty of presenting him to you, and asking for him that information and advice which may be useful to him in...
27From Thomas Jefferson to Delamotte, 22 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I shall at present not acknolege the receipt of your letters, except that of Jan. 15. because the present is intended to be merely on so much of the subject of that as relates to my books which it mentions you had received from Mr. Froullé. I had desired you to draw on Donald & Burton for the amount, to whom I wrote and received an assurance they would pay your draught. They stopped payment...
28From Thomas Jefferson to Delamotte, 26 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The sloop Hannah, Capt. Curvan goes on public account to Havre to carry public dispatches for Mr. Morris our minister at Paris. The Captain is to go with those dispatches himself to Paris. I take the liberty of mentioning this to you to ensure to them your particular aid and patronage should it be needed. Tho every precaution has been used to furnish them with every thing or the means within...
29To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 29 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 29 Aug. 1793 . He received TJ’s 21 Mch. letter on 10 June and will continue the efforts already made in accordance with it to prevent foreign ships from flying the American flag. By the first ship he will send the security of which TJ sent him a model, having overcome the difficulty of finding people to make this commitment by offering a counter-guarantee and mortgage on his...
30From Thomas Jefferson to Delamotte and Others, 5 November 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The bearer hereof, Mr. Lear, proposing to establish himself in commerce in the new city of Washington, he now sets out to visit such parts of Europe as he supposes may furnish him either articles or connections in the mercantile line useful for his position. He is well known as the late Secretary of President Washington, and I can further assure you that he is a person of great understanding,...
31I. Delamotte to Jefferson, 23 January [1798] (Jefferson Papers)
Je n’ai point eû l’honneur de vous ecrire depuis votre promotion à la presidence du Senat; Je vous prie pourtant de Croire que j’y ai pris tout l’Interet que j’y devois prendre & que je prendrai toujours á tout ce qui vous Arrivera d’important. La Situation Actuelle des Affaires d’Europe m’engage á vous adresser la presente, pour vous mettre, Autant qu’il dépend de moi, au Cours de nos...
32To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 1 October 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Aprés que nous avons été si Longtems privés de moyens de correspondre avec l’Amérique, je Saisis avec joye une Occasion bien interessante de me rappeller á vous. C’est celle du retour de vos Commissaires, aprés avoir Signé un traité qui retablit les liens d’amitié qui éxistoient entre les deux nations & qui n’auroient point dû etre rompûs. Voilá donc ces liens d’amitié retablis dans un moment...
33To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 20 December 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
l’inactivité absoluë á laquelle notre port est condamnée depuis trois ans, me laisse le tems de venir ici deux ou trois fois l’an. cette fois-ci, en y arrivant, j’ai appris que toutes les nouvelles, qu’on a d’Amerique, vous proclament président des Etats-unis. Je persiste á ne pas vouloir vous faire de Compliments lá dessus. Je sçais bien qu’en penser pour les Etats-unis, & je ne sçais pas...
34To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 27 February 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
J’apprends á l’instant d’une maniere á peû prés certaine que vous etes élû président des Etats unis d’Amérique, comme je l’esperois depuis quelques mois. C’est un évenement tel qu’il n’y en a guere qui puisse m’interesser davantage. j’aime á vous voir promû á cette dignité, parceque je Sçais combien vous etes digne d’elle et elle digne de vous. puissiés vous, Monsieur, y trouver, par vos...
35To Thomas Jefferson from Delamotte, 30 January 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai recû avec bien de la reconnoissance ma Commission de Vice-agent commercial dans ce port. C’est à vous, à tous égards, que j’en dois mes remerciements et je vous prier de vouloir bien les recevoir et les agréer avec autant de Complaisance, que je mets de prix au bienfait. Vous avés en même tems nommé m. Dobell, agent; vous avés surement eû de bonnes raisons pour le faire & cela ne m’a pas...