1To Thomas Jefferson from Edmond Charles Genet, 16 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Je vous prie de mettre sous les yeux du President la requisition ci Jointe que Je viens d’adresser au procureur general des Etats unis et de vouloir bien l’engager à préscrire à ce Magistrat d’entamer le plus promptement possible une procedure qui Interesse éssentiellement l’honneur de la france et le mien. Dft ( DLC : Genet Papers); unsigned; above salutation: “Le Cit Genet Ministre...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Edmond Charles Genet, 16 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai l’honneur de vous accuser la reception de votre lettre en date du 9 de ce mois. Je me conformerai aux dispositions qu’elle contient et à ses derniers résultats qui me présentent une alternative que je saisis avec empressement puis qu’elle me met en mesure de satisfaire le Gouvernement Federal sans déroger à mes devoirs, position infiniment agreable pour moi et à laquelle je ne serais...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Söderström, 16 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Having Certified that P: S: Oxholm and Bd: Wallington are Subjects of the King of Danmark I request the favor of you to accompany my Certificate with one from you that I am what I have styled myself Vizt.—Consul of Sweden and Agent for the Court of Danmark. I have the Honor to be with the greatest respect Sir Your most Obd: and very Humble Sert: RC ( DNA : RG 59, NFC); at foot of text: “The...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Brown, Benson & Ives, 16 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
We had the honour to address you the 18th. of April last in reply to your esteem’d favour of the 5th. of the same Month on the subject of our Complaint relative to the Detention of our Brig Commerce at Port au Prince. It was then our intention to Prosecute our Claim for Damages but the Amount ‘tho very great We could never estimate—on that particular suffice it to say that Capt. Munro...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Ward & Brothers, 16 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
We are now fitting for sea at Newport a ship of fine size and which might very readily be equipd as a thirty two gun frigate. The dimensions are as follows—viz— 100 feet keel 32 feet 8 Inches beam 14 feet lower hold 6 feet 10 Inches between decks—and built with composition bolts ready to take a sheathing of copper. If the United States should have any occasion for such a vessel we will dispose...