15771I. Memorandum from Henry Dearborn, 11 July 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Republican. Fedl. Heads of Departments— } 6. 0 including the Post M. G. secondery officers in the above Departments— } 2 5 Clerks in said departmts. 19 77 Foreign Ministers 3 0 Judges 8
15772Petition of George McFarlane, 15 August 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
The Petition of George Mc.Farlane of the County of Alexandria in the District of Columbia hereby Sheweth, That your Petitioner was at the last Court for the County of Alexandria convicted of a riot, in consequence of being in company with other persons against whom that offence was established—The Ignorance of your Petitioner as to the laws he is informed is no excuse, But he confidently hopes...
15773Notes on a Cabinet Meeting, 4 July 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
4. present the same. agreed that a call of Congress shall issue the 4th. Monday of Aug. (24th.) to meet the 4th. Monday in Octob. (26th.) unless new occurences should render an earlier call necessary mr Smith wished an earlier call. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
15774Memo re Naval Forces, 19 December 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Resolved that the President of the US. ought to be authorised, by law to employ the armed vessels of the US. which may be in commission, for restraining as well the irregularities & oppressions of our commerce, not amounting to Piracy, as those of that degree, which shall be committed by private armed vessels within the gulfstream, in the gulf itself, or among the islands bordering thereon, &...
15775Memorandum from Henry Dearborn, with Jefferson’s Notes, on or before 28 May 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
the papers exhibited by Govr. Mercer relating to the demand made by the State of Maryland, on the U.S. for muskets &c, furnish no evidence of an ingagement on the part of the U.S. to be responsible for any other Arms &c except what should be furnished to the Virginia militia—the only question of consequence to be decided, is, whether the United States shall, (under all the circumstances of the...
15776Enclosure: Certificate for Richard Richardson, 1 June 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I Thomas Jefferson do hereby certify that Richard Richardson to whom this paper is delivered is a native citizen of the state of Virginia, was brought up a bricklayer, that he came into my service as such in the year 1796. being then as I supposed about 21. or 22. years of age; and worked for me at my house in Virginia as a bricklayer every season from that to the close of the season of the...
15777Stay of Execution, 21 August 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Whereas sentence of death hath been passed by the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for the County of Washington on James McGirk, convicted of murder in due form of law, which sentence was ordered to be carried into execution on the twenty eighth day of the present month of August, and whereas reasonable cause hath been suggested why such execution should be stayed; Now therefore be it...
15778Orders to Pay Major Bruff, 13 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Whereas by the sentence of a general court martial, held at Belle Fountain on the Missouri in the month of February 1806, of which Colonel Thomas Hunt was president, Major Bruff, of the Regiment of Artillerists, was deprived of his pay and emoluments for one year. Now therefore I Thomas Jefferson President of the United States, do by virtue of the authority in me vested, direct that the...
15779Memorandum from Albert Gallatin, [18 June 1802] (Jefferson Papers)
The Bank of Pennsylvania applies for relief—they fall regularly 100,000 drs. per week in debt to the Bank U. States, on account, as they say, of the deposits on account of Government made in the last. For a sketch of their situation compared with that of Bank of U. States, see the within paper—Their cashier is here come on purpose for assistance. In addition to the effect of Governmental...
15780Enclosure: List of Books for the Library of Congress, 14 April 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Law of Nature and Nations ✓ Rutherforth’s institutes of natural law. 8vo. Puffendorf devoirs de l’homme et du citoyen. 2.v. 12mo. Beller’s delineation of Universal law. 4to. ✓ Grotius’s Laws of war with Barbeyrac’s notes. ✓ Puffendorf’s law of nations with Barbeyrac’s notes. ✓ Burlamaqui sur la droit naturelle et Politique 4to. Wolff droit de la nature et des gens. Lat. Fr. 6.v. 12mo. ✓...