11From Thomas Jefferson to Pichard, 22 February 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
En passant par Bordeaux au mois de Mai de l’année passée, je me fis l’honneur de me présenter chez vous pour vous faire ma cour et pour vous remercier des bontés que vous aviez témoigné à Monsieur Barclay, notre Consul, dans l’affaire désagréable qui lui étoit arrivée à Bordeaux. En m’empressant de vous prier d’en agréer ici le renouvellement, je prends la liberté d’y ajouter la demande d’une...
12To Thomas Jefferson from William Stephens Smith, 22 February 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Calculation and Business only I have received your favour of the 2d. inst. and will attempt to explain the two articles with which I credited you in my account Current of the 3d. of Decr. ulto. The first article ammounting to Liv. 113.₶ is stated by Mr. Short in his letter of the 21. of Novr. 1787 and is composed as follows, viz. 8 ells of double florence at 4.₶15. = 38.₶ 0 6 ditto of White...
13To Thomas Jefferson from William Stephens Smith, 22 February 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote by this evenings post and attempted to explain in a satisfactory manner our account. I shall be pleased to be informed that I have succeded, and that every article appears clear to you. You have never yet informed me whether the picture I send you was the one you saw at Bermingham or Brumigum, and whether the price I gave, was anything near what you could have obtained it for, previous...
14To Thomas Jefferson from John Stockdale, 22 February 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I duly received your three Letters, but owing to the alterations I have been making in my house, by enlarging my Shop &c. has prevented me for this two Months past of paying that respect to you, and attention to my business that it required. But I have now got the Shop in excellent order and my business in a proper train, tho’ I am a little discomposed by having been complained of by the House...
15To Thomas Jefferson from John Trumbull, 22 February 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you from Boulogne to say that with all our accidents Mrs. Church was safe. We cross’d the channel in beautiful weather and in four or five hours, but our unpropitious Genius would not let us escape even on such a day without mishap. In going out of the harbor we ran foul of a post which marks the channel, damag’d the vessell and frighten’d us. After landing safe however at Dover we set...
16Enclosure: Arret du Conseil d’Etat du Roi, 22 February 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Qui excepte de l’Entrepôt accordé, par l’arrêt du Conseil du 29 décembre 1787, aux productions & marchandises des Etats-unis, les Poissons, Huiles & autres marchandises provenant de leurs pêchés. Du 22 Février 1788. Extrait des Registres du Conseil d’Etat . LE ROI s’étant proposé d’accorder une protection particulière au commerce réciproque de la France & des Etats-unis de l’Amérique, Sa...