1From Thomas Jefferson to John Brown Cutting, 24 September 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson begs the favor of Mr. Cutting to contrive the inclosed packet to the Treasury board. It contains the keys of some trunks of papers which are gone by another conveiance. Many compliments and assurances of esteem. [ In postscript: ] Mr. C’s favor of the 16th. is received. PrC ( DLC ). Enclosure: TJ to the Commissioners of the Treasury, 24 Sep. 1788.
2From Thomas Jefferson to John Jay, 24 September 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Understanding that the vessel is not yet sailed from Havre which is to carry my letters of the 3d. and 5th. instant, I am in hopes you will receive the present with them. The Russian accounts of their victories on the Black sea must have been greatly exaggerated. According to these the Captain Pacha’s fleet was annihilated. Yet themselves have lately brought him on the stage again with 15....
3From Thomas Jefferson to the Commissioners of the Treasury, 24 September 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you on the 6th. inst. by a Mr. Vanet to whose care were committed the Consular papers. The vessel was bound to Alexandria, and himself to Richmond; but he promised to go express with the papers to New York and to deliver them to you himself. I thought it better to send the keys by a different conveiance. You will therefore receive them inclosed in this letter which goes by the way of...
4From Thomas Jefferson to William Short, 24 September 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I entirely forgot when you were here that I could get you a good letter for Geneva from M. Tronchin. I now inclose you one. The Garde des sceaux M. de Lamoignon, is replaced by Monsr. Barentin. The stocks continue low. The Britany deputies are released; so are M. d’Epremesnil and the Abbé Sabatier. It is expected the parliament will be recalled to it’s functions, unconditionally, this week....