1To James Madison from William Jarvis, 15 October 1802 (Madison Papers)
Nothing remarkable has occured since I had the honor to address you the 12 Instant ⅌ Brig Mentor Captn. Trevott Via Boston incloseing the answer from the Minister of Foreign affairs to my Communication of the 9 Ulto. & extracts of letters from Mr. Simpson & Mr. Gavino of the 18th. & 23rd. of the same month. Herewith you will receive a Copy of a letter from Mr. Gavino & of my Note to this...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Charles Willing Byrd, 15 October 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
The subject of this Letter will, I trust, plead my apology for the liberty I now take in trespassing on your time. Governor St Clair has at last committed an act which, unless he should be immediately removed from office, will preclude the possibility of my discharging, any longer, some of the most essential duties that are attached to the office of Secretary of the Territory. Not contented...
3From Thomas Jefferson to James Dinsmore, 15 October 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
On opening the door leading from the passage into my bookroom, and on the shelves to the left, immediately on entrance, are a parcel of locks which I omitted to give out to mr Perry to be put on the doors he made. there are 3. small Cup-board locks for the 3. lockers in the kitchen. 3. japanned closet locks, for the 3. servants rooms, and a 4th. I think for the North necessary. of the stock...
4To James Madison from William Jarvis, 15 October 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
15 October 1802, Lisbon. “Nothing remarkable has occured” since his dispatch of 12 Oct. with its enclosures. Encloses copies of a letter from Gavino and of his own note to the Portuguese government. RC and enclosures ( DNA : RG 59, CD , Lisbon, vol. 1). RC 1 p. Enclosures (3 pp.) are copies of Gavino’s 30 Sept. 1802 letter to Jarvis, containing an extract of Simpson to Gavino, 27 Sept. 1802,...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Caspar Wistar, 15 October 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg leave to recommend to you the Bearer, Mr. P. Kuhn Junr., a very amiable & worthy young gentleman who is about establishing a commercial house at Gibralter—He is the Son of a Gentleman of very high character for honour & integrity, who has been long & successfully engaged in the mediterranean trade—as he has been educated in his Father’s Compting House, & has acquired a knowledge of...
6From James Madison to Carlos Martínez de Yrujo, 15 October 1802 (Madison Papers)
The Secretary of State was duly honored with Mr. Yrujo’s Note of the 28th. of July last. The communication made by Mr. Yrujo of the Peace between His Catholic Majesty and the Emperor of Russia has been received by the President with all the interest which humanity ought to take in such occurrences, and with that particular sympathy in the happy event which is due to a friendly nation, with...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Carlos IV, King of Spain, 15 October 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I have lately received the letter of your Majesty bearing date the 6th day of July last, announcing that contracts of marriage had been adjusted between your much beloved son Don Fernando, Prince of Asturias and the Infanta of Naples Donna Maria Antonia; and between your very dear Daughter Donna Maria Isabel and the hereditary Prince of that Kingdom Don Francis Genaro. From the interest we...
8To Thomas Jefferson from John Barnes, 15 October 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I am this Moment favd : with your Mo.ly statements from the present to the 4th: March—will guide me, in arranging, your Necessary paymts. for the present Mo:—nothing will suffer— And while I can avoid—discounting— your Note , I must confess it will be to me—far preferable,—my Only fear is—that even, the generous Allowance for Monthly expenditures, Other, unexpected, & unavoidable Ones, will...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Caesar A. Rodney, 15 October 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Enclosed is the pamphlet which ought to have accompanied my last. I should like to have an opportunity of giving you a history of the electioneering business. It would take a quire of paper to do it, & I must defer it, until I have the pleasure of seeing you. Tho’ our majority be small, I trust it is an important victory which the Opposition will sensibly feel. By the Polls it appears that the...
10From James Madison to Robert R. Livingston, 15 October 1802 (Madison Papers)
On my return from Virginia after an absence of two Months, I found here your letter of July 30th. Those of May 10. 12. 20. 28 June 8th & July 3d had been previously received. The zeal and energy with which you are urging on the French Government a fair construction and fulfilment of the Convention, and a discharge of all our just demands, render it unnecessary to repeat to you our anxiety that...