1To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Latham Mitchill, 23 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I hope you will pardon my forwardness in troubling you with any thing relative to executive business. But understanding that the Consulate at Algiers had become vacant, and that Dr. George Davis sollicited an appointment to that place, I have consented to state to you merely what I know concerning the character and fitness of this candidate. He has passed reputably thro the Course of education...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Latham Mitchill, 12 April 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me to offer you the inclosed Letter which I received by yesterday’s Mail from Albany. I suspect from what Mr. L’Hommedieu has written to me, that the Conversation about an Association of Agricultural Societies which I heard from you, some time ago , has given rise to that Communication. In the absence of the President of the New York Society Mr. Livingston in France, the functions of...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Latham Mitchill, 4 December 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg leave to offer to the President, for his amusement, the inclosed Speculations on a Geographical name for the country which enjoys so much political happiness under his administration. The project has been noticed in a number of the Newspapers of the States. The Song was written for a Company of Militia, who have assumed the name of “Fredonian” volunteers . Now that Louisiana is about to...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Latham Mitchill, 21 May 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his friendly salutations to Dr. Mitchill & sends him the extract of a letter he has recieved from mr T. M. Randolph with a small bag containing, as he supposes the specimen of salt mentioned by mr Randolph. he received but one, tho’ two are mentioned. Extract of a letter from TMR. to Th:J. dated Edgehill May 11. 05 ‘A person from Greenbriar county of this state, the...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Latham Mitchill, 1 July 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg you, Sir, to inform our friend T. M. Randolph that I have made a number of experiments upon the saline Substance which you forwarded to me. He is right in his judgment that the mass is a mixture of different salts. The trials I have made warrant the conclusion that there are three compound salts, to wit, Sulphate of Magnesia, Sulphate of Soda, and Muriate of Soda. The first, which is the...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Latham Mitchill, 15 August 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
At the request of M. Valentin of Marseille, I do myself the pleasure of sending you a Copy of his Eulogiesm on Jenner, which I this day received; and beg you to receive the assurances of my high regard. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
7To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Latham Mitchill, 22 August 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg leave to submit to you two half Sheets of the yet unpublished first Number of the 9th Volume of the Medical Repository. You will find in it my Commentary on the texts of Hippocrates which shew the Greeks of old to have been grievously afflicted with yellow fever; and Mr. Peron’s Memoir on the use of Lime with betel to guard against febrile Distempers. Yours with great Respect and...
8From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Latham Mitchill, 8 September 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Dr. Mitchell and his thanks for the pamphlets he was so kind as to send him, & which he communicated to mr Randolph. he expects on his return to Washington (which will be in 3. weeks from this time) to find there a great collection of the chemical subjects of Louisiana, which Capt. Lewis has sent, with a desire to forward them to the Phil. society at...
9From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Latham Mitchill, 6 December 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson request the favour of Dr. Mitchell to dine with him on Monday the 9th. instant—dinner will be on the table precisely at Sun Set— The favour of an answer is asked Privately owned.
10To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Latham Mitchill, 12 December 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Some time ago I collected as far as was in my power, the facts relative to the great Hurricane which in September 1804, prevailed in the Antilles, Bahamas, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. The account of this remarkable commotion in the atmosphere was published and preserved in one of the American periodical Performances. My leading object in that Enquiry, was, to gather materials for a...
11From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Latham Mitchill, 14 February 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 4th. inst. has been recieved, & in it a Memorial of the Merchants & Marine insurers of the city of New-York, complaining of an opinion said to have been given by the Minister Plenipotentiary of the US. at Paris, to the Minister of Finance of that government. this opinion was that Underwriters, being secured against loss by the premiums they are supposed to have recieved, are...
12From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Latham Mitchill, 1 March 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Since my letter of Feb. 14. we have recieved one from Genl. Armstrong in answer to that I informed you had been written on the subject of the New Jersey. I send you that part of the letter which relates to this subject. you will find the case very different indeed from what has been stated, & strongly justifying the precept “audi alteram partem”. you will find by this that tho the Genl. was...
13To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Latham Mitchill, 12 June 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Saml L Mitchill begs leave to offer to Mr. Jefferson, a little statistical Manual, the first he beleives of the kind, published in the United States. As it represents the City of which it treats in several interesting points of view, he has ventured to send it, as a token of his high consideration and respect.— DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
14From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Latham Mitchill, 24 June 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson returns his thanks to Doctr. Mitchell for the Statistical Manual of New York, and is pleased with every evidence of the growth & prosperity of so important a city. The Secretary at war would have set out this day, but for the rain now falling, to meet the Vicepresident & Colo. Williams there, to consider what works can be of any avail towards protecting that city from naval...
15To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Latham Mitchill, 16 February 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Saml L Mitchill transmits to Mr Jefferson, in obedience to the Tammany Society of New york, an Address, which contains the respectful Sentiments of that respectable Body of Citizens toward the chief magistrate of the union. He also lays before the President, a letter from a Committee of that incorporated association to him, wherein an earnest Hope is expressed, that their Political Father may...
16To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Latham Mitchill, 14 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Since Samuel L Mitchill received letters and papers from paris by the hand of the public messenger, he has been favoured, thro an other conveyance, with private dispatches from marseilles. Among the things which have been sent him, is a pamphlet addressed, by the author, to Mr. Jefferson. This S L. M. does himself the pleasure of forwarding without delay; observing at the same time that it...
17To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Latham Mitchill, 12 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Punqua Wingchong, a Chinese merchant, will be the bearer of this note of introduction. He came to Newyork about nine months ago, on business of a commercial nature, and has resided during that time, partly here and partly in Nantucket. Having completed the object of his visit to the United States, he is desirous of returning to Canton, where the affairs of his family and particularly the...
18To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Latham Mitchill, 8 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Sam L Mitchill respectfully submits to the Presidents perusal, a private letter from one of his confidential correspondents in albany. The writer is Secretary of state for the commonwealth of newyork, is an uniform republican, a merchant by education, and a supporter of the present administration of the national affairs. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
19To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Latham Mitchill, 22 January 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I beleive I act correctly in submitting to your consideration the catalogue of coins and medals, in the possession of the Kunze family at New york. The Collector, the late Dr. K, was the most remarkable for oriental and biological learning, of any person of my acquaintance. With great respect, yours as ever DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
20From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Latham Mitchill, 27 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his salutations to Doctr. Mitchell, & on behalf of mr Thomas M: Randolph, asks the favor of him to take charge of the inclosed letter. presuming that mr Barker will forward it by the Mentor, I suppose it will be early enough when Doctr. Mitchell returns himself. Privately owned.