11To Thomas Jefferson from John Bulkeley & Son, 20 February 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The foregoing is Copy of what we had the honour of writing you 7th. Uto. by the Aurora Captn. O’Brien, via Philadelphia, and on the 26 Do. we received via London, a Triplicate Copy of your Esteemd favour 11 Octr . L. Y., and agreeable to your directions, we have ship’d the 3 Pipes best Termo Wine cased, on board the Ship Four Friends Capn. Joseph Volans, bound to Norfolk, consignd to Mr. James...
12To Thomas Jefferson from John Carey, 20 February [1793] (Jefferson Papers)
Whenever you are pleased to favor me with my transcripts of the state-papers, I wish to proceed to the copying of many of the enclosures, which I omitted at first to insert in their proper places. I cannot indeed help regretting, that so many of the originals are missing, and, I fear, irrecoverably lost, unless the President has preserved copies of them. The want of them will oblige me to omit...
13To Thomas Jefferson from Tench Coxe, 20 February 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Coxe has the honor to inclose a further letter to Mr. Jefferson, on the subject of the Danish Trade received this day. He has not yet heard from R. Island, but he presumes the two houses will concur in the substance of their Information. Mr. Coxe finds the Dutch Consul to think that the U.S. being within the limits of their E. India Company Spirits can be imported at the Companys duties 3½...
14To Thomas Jefferson from Tobias Lear, 20 February 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
By the President’s command T. Lear has the honor to return to the Secretary of State, the enclosed letter addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to inform the Secretary that the President approves the same. The President was engaged with the Secretary of War when the enclosed was put into his hands which prevented him from looking at it ‘till this moment. 2 o’clock RC (...
15From Thomas Jefferson to Robert Montgomery, 20 February 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The President of the United States desiring to avail the public of your services as Consul of the United States for the Port of Alicant, in the Kingdom of Spain, I have now the honor of inclosing the Commission and a copy of the Laws of the United States, together with the copy of a Circular letter written to our Consuls and Vice-Consuls, the 26th. of August 1790, to serve as their standing...
16Notes on Alexander Hamilton’s Report on Foreign Loans, [ca. 20 February 1793] (Jefferson Papers)
Extracts from Colo. Hamilton’s letters to Mr. Short, laid before the H. of Representatives. Feb. 1793. A.H.’s letter to W.S. Nov. 26. 92. in the observations on it to justify his idea of a suspension of payment for 6. months, a year, or much longer he says the Executive here had considered and admitted the propriety of a suspension of payments . The opinion given in the first week of Nov. to...
17Notes on Conversations with William Stephens Smith and George Washington, 20 February 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Feb. 20. 1793. Colo. W. S. Smith called on me to communicate intelligence from France. He had left Paris Nov. 9. He says that the French Ministers are entirely broken with Gouvr. Morris, shut their doors to him and will never receive another communication from him. They wished Smith to be the bearer of a message from the Presidt. to this effect, but he declined and they said in that case they...
18To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 20 February 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter by the post before last has not yet reached Monto. and consequently we did not know of your having changed your resolution to retire in the spring till last week. The information throws a gloom over our prospects of happiness this summer and of course gives no joy at Monto. but your determination was received with much applause by the county at large where the interest in your fame...
19From Thomas Jefferson to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 20 February 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The House of Representatives, about the close of the Session before the last, referred to me the Report of a Committee on a message from the President of the United States of the 14th. of Feb. 1791, with directions to report to Congress the nature and extent of the privileges and restrictions of the commercial intercourse of the United States with foreign Nations, and measures for it’s...
20From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 20 February 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson, with his respects to the President, has the honor of inclosing him a letter he proposes to send to the Speaker to-day, if approved by the President: also the translation of some papers given him by Mr. Ternant three or four days ago, which he has not before had time to prepare: also extract of a private letter from Mr. Short. Th:J. will have the honor of waiting on the President...
21Enclosure: Extracts of Letters concerning Gouverneur Morris and William Short, [20 February 1793] (Jefferson Papers)
Pro memoriâ. Different extracts relative to the Minister Plen. of the U.S. in France. Letter from M. Le Brun Minister of foreign affairs to the Minister of France with the U.S. dated Sep. 13. 1792. ‘We have been as much astonished, as piqued at the forms , and tone assumed by the American Minister. We expected to find in him dispositions which would manifest the close union which should...
22Memorandum to Henry Sheaff, [after 20 February 1793] (Jefferson Papers)
The following facts are from my own enquiries in going thro’ the different wine cantons of France, examining the identical vineyards producing the first quality of wines, conversing with their owners, and other persons on the spot minutely acquainted with the vineyards, and the wines made on them, and tasting them myself. The wines of Burgundy and Champagne being made at the head of the Seine,...