1From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Paine, 14 October 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
In a letter I received from you at Paris, you desired me to drop you a line from the port of my embarcation. The present is merely in compliance with that wish: for having been already 19. days from Paris, detained by contrary winds, I have no news but what is given under that name in the English papers. You know how much of these I believe. So far I collect from them that the king, queen, and...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Maria Cosway, 14 October 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I am here, my dear friend, waiting the arrival of a ship to take my flight from this side of the Atlantic and as we think last of those we love most, I profit of the latest moment to bid you a short but affectionate Adieu. Before this, Trumbull will have left you: but we are more than exchanged by Mrs. Church who will probably be with you in the course of the present month. My daughters are...
3From Thomas Jefferson to James Rumsey, 14 October 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I am honored with your favor of the 4th. instant and will pay attention to what you say on the subject of the Barker’s mill your friends beyond the water are about to erect. I am sincerely sorry not to have known the result of your experiment for steam navigation before my departure. Tho I have already been detained here and at Havre 16. days by contrary winds I mu[ch] hope that detention will...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Madame de Corny, 14 October 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Adieus are painful; therefore I left Paris without sending one to you. After being detained in Havre ten days by contrary wind, we took advantage of a slight change of wind to get over to this place; tho it was blowing almost a tempest. 26. hours of boisterous navigation and mortal sickness landed us at this little village, where we have now been five days waiting for our ship, which has been...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Grand & Cie., 14 October 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
You have been so long without hearing from me on the subject of the monies I have received under your letter that you will think me gone without sending a draught of reimbursement. But I am still here, the vessel which is to carry me, having been detained by contrary winds above 16 days, in the Downs, and still incertain when she will get out. I received from Messrs. Begouen Desmeaux & co....
6From Thomas Jefferson to Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 14 October 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
No vessel offering from any port of France I have been obliged to come over to England for one. This, with already a long detention by contrary winds, and some exaction from the necessity I have been under to take a particular ship, or lose my passage this season, will occasion the amount of my expences to be considerably over the sum of twelve thousand livres which I had named to you as the...