1From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 29 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved from you, before you left England, a letter inclosing one from the Prince of Parma . As I learnt soon after that you were shortly to return to America, I concluded to join my acknolegements of it with my congratulations on your arrival; and both have been delayed by a blameable spirit of procrastination for ever suggesting to our indolence that we need not do to-day what may be done...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 17 April 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
The Chevalier de Irujo Minister Plenipotentiary from his Catholic Majesty to the United States purposing to embark for Norfolk I avail myself of the opportunity of inclosing to you a duplicate of my letter of the 16th. of the last Month, the original having been sent by a more circuitous route. Nothing new has occurred here since that date except the certainty of the war being to be continued...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 16 March 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 8th. of September last reached London when I was on my return from Spain to England by which means I did not receive it till after my arrival in this Country: the letters inclosed for Mrs. Church and Mr. Mazzei were forwarded by Mr. Deas previous to my return. You will receive herewith a letter from the hereditary Prince of Parma who married, during my residence in Spain, a...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 8 September 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty of putting under your cover two letters, the one for Mrs. Church, the other for Mr. Mazzei, now settled at Pisa. I will sollicit you to put the latter into a safe channel as it is of considerable private interest. If the Grand Duke of Tuscany has any diplomatic or consular character at London, I presume it would be a safe conveyance.—The beginning of our year promised great...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 5 March 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
The bearer hereof, Mr. Christie, a member of Congress for Maryland, proposing to visit London, I take the liberty of introducing him to you. The confidence of his country, evidenced in their election of him to take care of their federal interests, would sufficiently testify his merit to you. To this permit me to add that of my friends who serve with him in Congress, who enable me to assure you...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 6 June 1794 (Jefferson Papers)
Report says you are in France, if that report is founded, the interests of Madame Lafayette, on whose account your fellow citizens here are under the utmost anxiety, will of course be supported by your influence and exertions in manifesting the gratitude of our Country for the services we have received from her unfortunate Husband. I am happy to think that we may the more freely indulge this...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, with Jefferson’s Note, 29 January 1794 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknowledge your private favor of the 12th. of December covering a bill for 13 st. which is duly honor’d. I wish the threshing machine may answer the purpose, I have no doubt that on a proper stream of water the effect of it would be astonishingly great and the principle being accurately described in the model may be applied to smaller machines for farmers whose strength of Cattle...
8From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 12 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The George Barclay has fallen down the river before I had notice she was about to sail: I have therefore only had time to send out and get the inclosed bill of Mr. John Vaughan on Messrs. Bird, Savage & Bird of London for £13–13 the amount of the model of the threshing machine you were so kind as to send me. It is gone on from New York to Virginia without my having seen it. Accept many thanks...
9From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 27 November 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
My last letters to you were of the 11th. and 14th. of Sep. since which I have received yours of July 5. 8. Aug. 1. 15. 27. 28. The fever which at that time had given alarm in Philadelphia, became afterwards far more destructive than had been apprehended, and continued much longer, from the uncommon drought and warmth of the autumn. On the 1st. day of this month the President and heads of the...
10To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 27 November 17[93] (Jefferson Papers)
I thought we might secure the enjoy[ment of our neut]ral rights by our commercial arrange[ments; the lat]e treaties of Great Britain render that calculation [very uncerta]in but the disclosure of their intention not to cede [the posts] seems to render our taking a part in the war inevitable a[s] it will now be inst politic and popular: when I retire from hence I wish to spend 6 or 8 months in...
11To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 27 September 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The above is the duplicate of my last by the Mohawk. I omitted to mention therein that I have directed insurance to be made on the whole of the copper against the dangers of the seas only. I have no instructions on this head but have acted as I should have done for myself. By desire of the correspondents of the Owners I inclose a statement of the case of the Ship Laurens concerning which there...
12To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 25 September 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
No alteration has taken place since my last in the conduct of this Government towards the neutral powers, they still assert the propriety of preventing the provisions specified in their additional instructions from being sent to French ports, and of making prize of their enemy’s property in whatever Vessels it may be found—the execution of these measures of course creates much uneasiness among...
13To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 25 September 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
In consequence of your favor of 15 March concerning M. La Fayette I renewed to the Prussian Minister here in an authorised stile the application I had before unofficially made to him in behalf of our unfortunate friend, declaring the interest taken by the United States in his welfare and suggesting the obligation his liberation would confer. I was hopeful that before this time I should have...
14To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 22 September 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Miller the bearer hereof is an English Gentleman of science and good reputation who was recommended to me by the Marquis del Campo. He is now going on business to Canada, and as in the present state of warfare between his Country and France it is not impossible that he may be captured and carried into one of our ports, I rely upon your love of science and general philanthropy to excuse the...
15From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 14 September 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
In my letter of Aug. 20 . I inclosed you the 1st. of John Wilcocks’ bill on Messrs. Edwd. Mc.Culloch and Co. of London for £1077–11–9 sterl. (cost here 5000. Dollars) payable to yourself at 60. days sight to be applied to the use of our diplomatic gentlemen abroad. In my letter of the 11th. inst. I inclosed the 2d. and now the 3d. of the same bill. I have also engaged the bank of the US. to...
16From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 11 September 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letters of May 11. and 15. June 14. and 20. are recieved. My last to you have been of Aug. 20. and 29. and Sep. 1. The first of these covered a bill of exchange drawn by John Wilcocks in your favor on Edward Mc.Culloch & Co. London for £1077–11–9 sterl. cost here 5000.D. of which I now inclose a duplicate. I am endeavoring to procure a remittance of 10,000. Dollars more to London or...
17From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 7 September 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
We have received through a channel, which cannot be considered as authentic, the copy of a paper stiled “ Additional instructions to the Commanders of his Majesty’s Ships of war and privateers &c” dated at St. James’ June 8th. 1793. If this paper be authentic, I have little doubt but that you will have taken measures to forward it to me. But as your communication of it may miscarry, and time,...
18From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 1 September 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed affidavit will inform you of the capture of the ship Jay, an American vessel, laden with flour &c. alledged to be American property, bound to Havre de grace, taken by the armed brig Orestes and carried into Plymouth. Though nothing is yet known of the further proceedings against her, yet I have thought it well, not to lose time, to inclose you the affidavit, and to desire that if...
19To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 28 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Having in my former communications related the conduct of this Government to the neutral powers with the reasons assigned by Lord Grenville for this conduct which reasons as far as they concern enemy’s property on board of neutral Vessels his lordship informed me he had directed Mr. Hammond to represent fully to our Government I have only to add that from subsequent conversations there does...
20To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 27 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I send herewith the case of Mr. Phillip Wilson as stated by me to Lord Grenville and by him referred to the Lords of the Treasury: Some time after my first application on this subject Lord Grenville told me that on the report of Sir Willm. Scott the Kings Advocate General he had referr’d the matter to the Treasury as a compassionate case; I told him I considered it as a case of justice, but if...
21From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 26 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
You will perceive by the enclosed affidavits that an act of piracy has been committed by a certain William James Davis, master of the English merchant vessel the Catharine on board an american Sloop called the Rainbow. He afterwards came with his vessel into Newport in Rhode Island, but having some intimation that process of piracy was issuing against him, he slipt his cable in the night and...
22From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 22 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
My last letters to you were of the 13. and 26th. of June, since which I have received yours of Apr. 27. May 2. 11. and 15. The object of the present being merely to cover a bill of five thousand dollars, say one thousand and seventy seven pounds, eleven shillings and nine pence sterling drawn by Mr. Wilcocks on Edward Mc.Culloch & Co. of London at 60. days sight, for the use of our diplomatic...
23From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 22 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson with his compliments to Mr. Pinckney asks the favor of him to have the inclosed delivered to Mr. Donald himself. —Several circumstances have postponed Th: J’s departure to the end of the present year, when he will leave this place. He is anxious to hear of his threshing machine from Mr. Pinckney.—He does not write to him on public matters till he can meet with a confidential...
24To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 15 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The frequent interruptions our vessels experience especially in navigating the European seas induce me to address you in cypher. I have had several conversations with Lord Grenville, but do not find that this government will at all relax in the measures they have adopted toward the neutral nations . I have urged every thing in my power in opposition to the policy as well as the right of these...
25To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 1 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I was hopeful you would have received the Copper for the mint by this conveyance but the Contractors have already carried a small quantity down to the Wharff and I have no doubt they will put 20,000 wt. which will be near half the quantity our funds can purchase on board of the Pigou Captn. Loxley who will sail in a few days. I have to acknowledge the receipt of your favors by Majr. Jackson...
26To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 8 July 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote to you by the way of Falmouth on the 5th. of this month and sent a copy of that letter by this opportunity since closing this last I received from Mr. Johnson the inclosed Protest stating the misconduct of the commander of a French Frigate. Mr. Johnson was particularly requested to forward it to our Government or I would have sent it directly to Mr. Morris at Paris. As enquiries...
27To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 5 July 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed copy of additional Instructions to the Commanders of British men of War and Privateers will shew the farther embarrassment to which our commerce will be subjected in the present War. These instructions though dated the eighth of June were not finally issued to the Admiralty till the 28th. Lord Grenville justifies them from the authority of the writers on the law of nations...
28From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 26 June 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I enclose you a copy of a letter I have written to Mr. Hammond, and of the papers accompanying it, on the subject of the Snow Suckey, and her cargo belonging to citizens of the United States, captured by an English privateer, and carried, as is supposed, into Jamaica. I will ask you to obtain, without delay, orders from the British Government to proper persons in their Colonies, to have...
29To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 20 June 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Since my letter of the 14th. of June which goes by the same conveyance with this I have received your several favors of the 15th. 16th. and 20th. of March, of the 12th. of April and the 7th. of May. The letter you mention to have written on the 26th. of April is not yet arrived. This I presume covers the Presidents Proclamation relating to our neutrality which I shall be glad to receive...
30From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 14 June 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
My last letters to you have been of the 7th. of May and 4th. inst. Since the last date yours of Apr. 15. has come to hand. I now inclose you two forms of passports for our vessels, as given here. That in three columns is the form now used; the other having been early laid aside. They will be given in our own ports only, and to serve for the single voyage. These forms will enable you to decide...
31To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 14 June 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknowledge the favor of your private letter accompanying the Presidents correspondence for Mr. Carew the directions concerning which shall be observed. I am happy to hear of the arrival of the Pigou at Philadelphia after a short passage as you will have been informed thereby that one of my papers which had been missing and about which I was extremely sollicitous, had been sent by...
32To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 10 June 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Dr. Adair who is going on his private business to Virginia being introduced to me by a Gentleman of my acquaintance here, I avail myself of the opportunity of forwarding to you the model of the threshing machine which I have been so long in getting the mechanic who made it to finish. He has made it upon the improved plan of Mr. Adam’s which will execute much more than one I saw first at Mr....
33From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 4 June 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you last on the 7th. of May, since which I have received yours of Mar. 12. Apr. 5. 6. 6. and 10. Tho’ the character of Mr. Albion Coxe here was not exactly what we would have wished, yet he will be received if he can give the security required by law. With respect to Mr. Holloway, my former letters will have informed you that the necessity of proceeding in our coinage would admit no...
34To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 11 May 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Harriott is so obliging as to take charge of your news papers up to the present date—with these I inclose a copy of the instructions given to the commanders of Vessels carrying letters of Marque, on which it will be necessary for our Merchants to observe that the property of all persons resident in the Dominions of France is liable to capture and the decisions of the British Courts of...
35From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 8 May 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I took the liberty, some short time ago, of putting under cover to you some packets containing copies of official papers which Mr. John Carey had been permitted to take and publish, accompanying them with a request that you would be so good as to deliver them to him particularly, but to no other person should any accident happen to him. I now trouble you with another packet of the same kind...
36From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 7 May 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Since my Letter of April 26th. yours have been received of March 12. 12. 13. 13. and 19. Before the receipt of these, one of which covered the form of your passports , it had been determined here that passports should be issued in our own ports only, as well to secure us against those collusions which would be fraudulent towards our Friends, and would introduce a competition injurious to our...
37From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 3 May 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The bearer hereof Dr. Edwards, a citizen of the US. proposing to visit London, I take the liberty of presenting him to you. Tho I have not the honor personally of a particular acquaintance with him, yet his reputation, and the recommendations I receive of him from several persons and particularly from Colo. Burr and Doctor Rush authorise me to ask your attentions and good offices to him with...
38To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 2 May 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Having already written by this opportunity I have only to request the favor of you to forward the inclosed. The accounts you will see in the last news papers of the destruction of Marat, Robertspierre and other leaders of the Jacobine party in Paris and of french troops being landed in Jersey are without foundation. I have the honor to be with great respect Dear Sir Your faithful and obedient...
39From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 27 April 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. John Carey having had permission to copy and publish such parts as might be interesting to the public, of the correspondence of the Commander in chief, the officers commanding in separate departments &c. and proposing to print them in Europe, it has been thought safer to put the M.S.S. books under cover to you. There go with this letter about 12. or 13. packets of them. I have to ask the...
40To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 27 April 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I send herewith the Gazettes to the present time which contain all the public intelligence. I fear that some of your dispatches intended for me must have miscarried as your last letter received by me was dated the first day of this year and I have only got the newspapers up to the 17th. November 1792—although there are letters here from Philadelphia of the 18th. March. I am well informed that...
41From Thomas Jefferson to Gouverneur Morris, Thomas Pinckney, and William Short, 26 April 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The public papers giving us reason to believe that the war is becoming nearly general in Europe, and that it has already involved nations, with which we are in daily habits of commerce and friendship, the President has thought it proper to issue the Proclamation of which I enclose you a copy, in order to mark out to our citizens the line of conduct they are to pursue. That this intimation,...
42From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 24 April 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The bearer hereof Mr. Robert Leslie, a watchmaker of this city, goes to establish himself in London. His great eminence will unquestionably ensure his success, if he can but be known. I have considered him and the deceased Mr. Rumsey (both born in the same neighborhood) as the two greatest mechanics I have ever met with in any country. Not to mention many other useful inventions, we are...
43From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 20 April 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
In a Postscript to my letter of the 12th. I acknoleged the receipt of yours of Jan. 3. since which those of Jan. 30. and Feb. 5. have been received by the William Penn. With respect to our negociation with Mr. Hammond, it is exactly in the state in which it was when you left America, not one single word having been received in reply to my general answer (of which you had a copy). He says he...
44From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 12 April 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Since my letters of the 15th. 16th. and 20th. of Mar. which go by Capt. Cutting I have received yours of Jan. 31. Feb. 10. and 11. You will recieve with this a new Cypher, as it would be improper to use the old one again should it come back to you. The cyphered paragraph of Jan. 1. was to desire you to be very watchful over the embarcation of troops to Canada, and to give us immediate and...
45From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 12 April 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly received your private letter of Feb. 10. and am very sensible of the friendly sentiments you are so good as to express on the event of my retiring. I have, for particular reasons, deferred it for some time, but not for a long one. However I am sure you will be secure of a friendly correspondence with my successor, whoever he may be. I think it very certain that a decided majority...
46To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 10 April 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I avail myself of the delay of the Ship James, by which I have already written, to send the news papers up to the present time as they contain intelligence of some importance. The Armament of this country both by sea and land continues with spirit. A divi[si]on of the dominions of France is talked of in which the French W. Indies will be again allotted to Great Britain. I have no hope of...
47To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 6 April 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose the Copy of a Letter from Mr. Holloway an Engraver here who by the Enquiries I have made would answer very well as Engraver to our Mint. He would be satisfied with the Salary annexed to that Office, but wishes to have some Engagement that a Provision will be made him for life in case old Age or Infirmity should incapacitate him from continuing the Duties of his Office. He has a...
48To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 5 April 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
In a Conversation I had this day with Lord Grenville I conclude that no Ship coming to the ports of the King of Gt. Britn. will be permited to proceed to ports under French dominion with grain or other provisions or naval stores or any goods called contraband: that this government intends to make prize of enemies property on board of neutral Ships and all provisions going to ports blockaded ....
49From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 20 March 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The death of Mr. Barclay having rendered it necessary to appoint some other person to proceed to Algiers on the business of peace and ransom, the President has thought proper to appoint Colo. Humphreys, and to send on Capt. Nathaniel Cutting to him in the character of Secretary, and to be the bearer of the papers to him. I am to ask the favor of you to communicate to Colo. Humphreys whatever...
50To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, 19 March 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Finding Captn. Loxley still detained I avail myself of the opportunity thereby afforded, to inform you that I have received the paper concerning which I was sollicitous from Mr. Morris, to whom it had been sent by mistake, and that I shall observe the directions contained in your favor of the 1st. Jany. I am happy to find that circumstances have not occasioned the detention of this paper to be...