1From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 5 April 1805 (Madison Papers)
Yours of the 1st. instant has been recd with the letters of Jarvis Monroe & Pinkney. I had a conversation yesterday with Turreau on the subject of Ferrands decree. He was perfectly rational and accomodating, expressed a wish to receive without delay a note from me on the subject, and promised to interpose as requested. He regretted that Logan’s motion to prohibit the trade with St. Domingo,...
2To James Madison from William C. C. Claiborne (Abstract), 5 April 1805 (Madison Papers)
5 April 1805, New Orleans . “A Late letter from Captain Turner of Natchitoches contains the following Paragraph, ‘I fear the return of the Negroes who had escaped to Nacogdoches will not remedy the evil; the Commandant who restored them has been arrested for so doing, and his Successor has positive orders to carry the Royal Decree concerning fugitive Slaves into effect; my informant is a...
3To James Madison from John Coburn (Abstract), 5 April 1805 (Madison Papers)
5 April 1805, Mason County, Kentucky . “Desirous to place before the Chief Magistrate of the United States, the best means in my power, to enable him to determine the merit of my pretensions, I have been compelled to trouble you, in addition to the inclosed Letter from General S. Hopkins, with sundry others—One from Judge Wallace, one from Judge Innes and one from Coll. Isaac Shelby our former...
4From Thomas Jefferson to John Barnes, 5 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Mar. 26. was recieved yesterday and I now return you mr Taggert’s letter, retaining his bill. the painter has been here about a week, and we are able to get some paints in the neighboring stores, for the present. I imagine those of Philadelphia are about now arriving in Richmond & may be here in a week or ten days. I expect to be with you about the 17th. health & weather...
5To Thomas Jefferson from John Breckinridge, 5 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Joshua Lewis of Jessamine County in this State having an intention of visiting Louisa., & being willing to serve as a Commr under the act of the last session of Congress for adjusting the titles to lands there; I can certify, that Mr. Lewis is a Gentn. of good Character, respectable Connections, good understanding & education, a practising Lawyer; & possesses the Confidence of his County,...
6To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 5 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 1st. instant has been recd with the letters of James Monroe & Pinkney. I had a conversation yesterday with Turreau on the subject of Ferrand’s decree. He was perfectly rational and accomodating, expressed a wish to receive without delay a note from me on the subject, and promised to interpose as requested. He regretted that Logan’s motion to prohibit the trade with St. Domingo,...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Willson Peale, 5 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Your 8vo. Polygraph arrived at Washington just in time for me to bring it on here, where I have used it and still use it constantly. altho’ the machinery will require your rectification to make it quite a good one, yet it is sufficient to shew that the reduction of size is not only practicable, but useful in proportion to it’s reduction, for those who travel. I have therefore bestowed some...
8Notes on John Sibley’s Account of the Indians in the Louisiana Territory, 5 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Sibley’s acct of the Indians pa. 1. the French while possessing Louisiana had a fort & some souldiers 375 + 120 = 495. miles above Natchitoches on the Red river, at the antient settlement of the Caddos. their present settlemt 120. mi. N.W. from Natchitoches. the Caddos, Yattassees, Nandakoes, Nabedaches, Inias or Tachies, Nacogdoches, Keychias, Adais, & Natchitoches, all speak the Caddo...