31From Thomas Jefferson to John Vaughan, 15 August 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I now return you the inclosed with many thanks for the opportunity of perusing it, which I have done with great satisfaction. I had before observed that Faujas & Cuvier were rather at war. Cuvier is attached to artificial classification. Faujas thinks with Buffon that the number of Quadrupeds is too small to need it, and that it is better to groupe them as individually according to more...
32To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 6 August 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Having for the Philosophical Society, Subscribed for the Musœum of Natural History, published at Paris, I have just recieved the 29 No. in which M Cuvier treats of the Subjeit of Magalonix as described by you giving his own Theory from the Plaster Casts sent by Mr Peale—Concieving it probable this No had not reached you, & that you would be gratified by a sight of it, I have by this post...
33From James Madison to John Vaughan, ca. 14 May 1805 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. Ca. 14 May [1805] . Cover sheet (PPAmP) addressed to Philadelphia wine merchant John Vaughan; postmarked 14 May at Washington; franked by JM. Year assigned on the basis of notes in English and shorthand made by Vaughan on the verso. Vaughan (1756–1841) was also a director of the Insurance Company of North America, librarian of the American Philosophical Society, and a...
34From Thomas Jefferson to John Vaughan, 5 May 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Apr. 29. came to hand the day after mine of May 2. was written. some parts of it therefore were anticipated. I inclose for examination a most excellent account of the Washita river written by the Chevalier D’Annemours, formerly Consul of France in Virginia & Maryland, & who has resided on the Washita now many years. he is a man of science, good sense, & truth, and may be relied...
35To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 4 May 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I have just recieved your obliging letter of 2nd. The Society will be gratified by possessing one of the early Copies of your notes, which was not to be procured here,—& will hope in process of time to see added to a future edition the great mass of materials that you have been so indefatigably collecting. I am much obliged by the Louisiana Document & shall be well pleased with recieving the...
36From Thomas Jefferson to John Vaughan, 2 May 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
In your letter of Nov. 16. you express a desire to obtain for the Philosophical society an early edition of my Notes on Virginia. I found, when lately at Monticello, a single copy remaining of the original edition printed at Paris, the only one almost perfectly correct, & which never was sold, a few copies only having been printed & given to my friends. I have put this into a box addressed to...
37To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 29 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received a small box from Mr Boutram which I shall the pleasure of forwarding by the first vessel for Richmond to Mess Gibson & Jefferson By Mr Hunter I have sent on a few Certificates of admission to the Amn Phil. Socy. to be signed & returned as Soon as convenient. I have had the Satisfaction of hearing from Mr Dunbar who is preparing a paper for the society as soon as he has...
38To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 16 November 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I believe Mr Dunbar has written to you respecting Mr Sauvé, Mr Detriant & Mr Debigny (I think) Delegates from New Orleans, lest I should be mistaken in my conjectures. I have taken the liberty to enclose to you an extract of his letter to me relative to them, as they had not an opportunity of bringing letters with them from him, on account of the distance & their departure having taken place...
39To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 29 May 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I received the Certificates safe, & have subscribed for 3 Copies of the Transactions, which I send by Mr Peale, who with Dr Collin, Dr Fothergill, The famous Mr Humbold of the Berlin Acady. who has been so long travelling in South Ama. & his two Companions of his travels, Mr Bonpard a french gentleman & a Spaniard , leave this place tomorrow for Baltimore & Washington—The latter three are on...
40From Thomas Jefferson to John Vaughan, 18 May 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
On my arrival here I found your favor of the 8th. instant, and now return you the Diplomas signed. I will thank you to subscribe for three copies of the volume of transactions now coming out. I am glad to learn they will in future be in 8vo. it is certainly the most convenient form, and pedantry alone ever introduced the folio and quarto formats. Accept my friendly salutations & assurances of...
41To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 8 May 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
The Certificates of Election for the members admited into the American Philosophical Society, to which your signature had been affixed as President, having been all used; I have sent on a number by post for your signature seven are immediately wanted to be sent to members chosen since the others were used—You will therefore oblige the Society by an attention to them as early as convenient— The...
42To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 20 December 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
By desire of Dr Priestley I have sent per Post for your acceptance, the New Edition of his pamphlet on Phlogiston, & his last answer to Lynn—The Dr. requests you will permit him to trouble you to cause one to be forwarded to M Levingston at Paris—I have taken the liberty of forwarding one to you for that purpose.— D Priestley has been very ill, he is now somewhat better but I fear we shall not...
43To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 21 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Capt Merewether Lewis having been chosen a Member of our Society , I take the liberty of enclosing to you his Certificate of Election, & the letter advising of his Election, as the only Certain channel, by which the information can be Conveyed to him. Our friend D Priestley has been very Ill, D Wistar saw him previous to the Serious attack & found him much Broken—since D W. left him, he was...
44To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 30 August 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of 14 Augt. I have recieved, & beg leave to repeat what I suggested on a former occasion, that I was so sensible of your important avocations; that I should (except where absolute necessity required it) avoid writing, if I concieved it would always involve you in the trouble of a reply—The Book was forwarded before your letter was received by a regular Washington trader, thro’ the...
45From Thomas Jefferson to John Vaughan, 14 August 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I am much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken in procuring a copy of Dr. Priestley’s harmony, yet fear at the same time we may have disfurnished him of the one retained for his own use. I expect that mr John Barnes of George town is at this time at Philadelphia at mr Bissel’s 19. South 3d. street. if he is he will take charge of the book and bring it with him to Washington. if not...
46To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 1 August 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
M Dufief having applied to me to assist him in procuring D Priestlys Harmony for you, I took considerable pains to get it, without Success. As I thought it probable Mr Priestly might have a Copy, I requested him to Spare it, I inadvertently mentioned your name, & have received a Copy not from him, but from Dr Priestly, who requests you will favor him by the acceptance of it—Mr Dufief being out...
47To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 23 July 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
The two pamphlets from the Society of Arts &c were intended to be retained by you, as we are in possession of duplicates—I now return them & add a Second copy of the premiums, of which some were sent to be destributed—it may be in your power to Select some of the ideas most likely to be usefull & to put them in the way of more general Circulation—Being much indisposed at the time I receivd...
48From Thomas Jefferson to John Vaughan, 28 June 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night your favor of the 25th. covering mr Heineken’s letter & list, & the Rules & premiums of the London society of arts & manufactures, which being intended for the A. Philos. Society I now return, & ask their transmission to the Society through the same channel by which I recieved them. the premiums offered by that society are curious, as presenting a statement of the...
49To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 25 June 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I enclose you a letter from the Dutch Commercial Resident Heinekin—The Commn. alluded to is a letter of 21. Oct. 1802 to the Socy. accompanying three Numbers of the Flora Batava , (we have now 6) executing by the order of the Batavn. Govt.—also by a list of which I have the pleasure of Enclosing a Copy, of plants, the Bat. Govt. desire to be procured under the direction of our Socy.—as those...
50To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 9 June 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I enclose a letter recieved by a young friend of mine from the hands of the writer, to whom he went particularly recommended; he has a packet for D Thornton which contains something for yourself—I Have spoken to Capt Lewis, who politely takes charge of it.—My friend had many conversations with the writer of the letter who was very free in his remarks, upon the ideas of the leading men in that...
51To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 28 April 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Vaccination is becoming every day more current amongst us in order to assist in removing prejudice where any still remains the enclosed has been published here, & proves a powerful agent I take the liberty of enclosing a few to you knowing how much Interest you have taken in its adoption, & being indebted to you for its introduction here, I remain with respect D sir Your ob. Servant RC ( DLC...
52To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 15 March 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
The enclosed Accot. of a Method of preserving ship Bread from Weavils, I have extracted from Tilloc’s Philosophical Magazine for Decr. last—& I concieve it sufficiently important to trouble you with it— When our ships bring salt petre from the East Indies they sell the Bags for a low price, for the sake of the Nitre which be extracted from them by boiling them, possibly they might hereafter be...
53To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 31 December 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I have just recieved the inclosed from M Dunbar, which I think it proper to forward to you although I doubt not you will have recieved official notice of the information. I remain with respect D sir Your obt Servt RC ( DLC ); endorsed by TJ as received 3 Jan. 1803 and so recorded in SJL . Enclosure: William Dunbar to Vaughan, Natchez, 25 Nov. 1802, stating that with the post about to depart,...
54To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 25 December 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Under present circumstances I do not concieve myself authorised not to send you an extract of a letter from a common & much respected friend —he wishes his name may not be used, because he thinks it probable “in the course of human Events, that the French may find it perfectly convenient to take possession of this quondam apendage to Louisiana ,” in which case the avowal of such sentiments...
55To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 21 July 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
An uncertainty having arisen, whether the adress of Mr Brown was correct, I have taken the liberty to trouble you, with this, letter of thanks from the Society to Mr Brown for the Interesting bone lately Sent—If some of our Members, would now furnish an account of the Mamoth & of this new Acquisition , our 6th Volume might immediately go to press .—& I fear that from the Sons Skeleton , we may...
56To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 8 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
A desire to be useful, induces me to make the present Communication, consisting of hints extracted from recent European publications, which are worthy perusing— Sam Bentham , Esqr. recd lately a Gold medal , for discovering the following method of preserving water sweet in Long Voyages it was bestowed by the Socy. for the encouragemt. of Arts &c—It is detailed in their Transactions. 1801—also...
57To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 8 May 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor enclosing D. Griffith on Longitude was recieved, & the acknowledgement for it is now enclosed—we have been attentive of late to make the acknowledgement immediate. We are very desirous of possessing, for the Society, Copies of the two enumerations or Census, & know not how to do it but through your kindness; I would further take the liberty of enquiring whether the Insertion of them...
58From Thomas Jefferson to John Vaughan, 14 January 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
In answer to your favor of Dec. 29. it is not in my power to inform you as to the existence or title of the several literary societies you therein mention; but we have Consuls in every country of Europe almost, and through them I can transmit packages for any literary institution, leaving to them to superscribe the proper address. if you approve of this, and will send me a list of the packages...
59From Thomas Jefferson to John Vaughan and Charles Willson Peale, 13 January 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknolege the reciept of your favor of the 1st. inst. informing me that the American Philosophical society had again elected me President of the society for the ensuing year. for this mark of their continued favor, I pray you to present them a renewal of my thanks and of my profound respect. I have still to lament that my distance & other occupations leave me nothing but expressions...
60To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 29 December 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
By Mr Brun , a friend of Kosiusco’s, & who is strongly recommended to me, I have the pleasure of sending, some Specimens of Coins & Medals made in England, they are from Mr Jos: Priestly, & were meant to have been sent to you long since, had not an accident prevented, which it is immaterial now to mention—I have taken the Liberty to annex a list of Certain Societies to which (by an order of...