1From Thomas Jefferson to George Hammond, 12 April 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I am this moment favored with the letter you did me the honor of writing yesterday, covering the extract of a British statute forbidding the admission of foreign vessels into any ports of the British dominions with goods or commodities of the growth production or manufacture of America. The effect of this appears to me so extensive as to induce a doubt whether I understand rightly the...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Nicholas Lewis, 12 April 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Unremitting business must be my apology, as it is really the true one, for my having been longer without writing to you than my affections dictated. I am never a day without wishing myself with you, and more and more as the fine sun shine comes on, which seems made for all the world but me. Congress will rise about the 21st. They have past the Representation bill at one for 33,000. which gives...
3From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 12 April 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Mar. 18. came duly to hand, and your request with respect to Dr. Barton was immediately complied with as you will see by the inclosed receipt.—A term of payment to Hanson now approaching, I have written to Colo N. Lewis to ask the favor of him to send the bonds taken at my sale to Mr. Eppes, who will deliver them to Hanson and take a proper receipt. Should you be going to...
4Dissenting Opinion on the Sinking Fund, [12 April 1792?] (Jefferson Papers)
The Secretary of State continuing to dissent from any estimate of [the par of the sixes at more than 20/ the pound, of] the true value of the three percents at more than 10/ the pound [and of that of the deferred sixes at such a sum as at a compound interest of 6 per cent would produce 20/ at the term of paiment]. MS ( DLC : TJ Papers, 72:12592); written entirely in TJ’s hand on a small scrap;...