1To James Madison from William Charles Coles Claiborne, 21 April 1807 (Madison Papers)
Governor Folch of Pensacola has recommenced his unfriendly proceedings towards the US. He has refused a passage to the American troops by the way of Mobile to Fort Stoddart, and threatens to oppose them with force of arms. The commerce also of the U. S. on the Mobile continues subject to detention and embarrassment; duties are exacted, even on the Military Stores of the US, as will appear by...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Jacob Crowninshield, 21 April 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Jacob Crowninshield has the pleasure to send Mr Jefferson a sample of fresh Guzerat Wheat received by him from Bombay. he regrets that the package will not allow a greater quantity to be sent, but this may be of less consequence as the object will be merely to make a trial of the wheat & for the preservation of the seed in Virginia. Jacob Crowninshield begs Mr. Jefferson to accept assurances...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Francis J. Le Breton Dorgenoy, 21 April 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I am very Bold indeed, to ask your Excellency a new favor, Having been so good as to confer on me, an Employment of Great Trust, which tyes me By the strongest Bonds of Gratitude to your Excellency and Government.— Lews Teinturier is the man that I have The honour to propose for the Office of Naval officer, resigned By m.G. Garland. he speakes english Language, has been long acquainted in...
4To James Madison from George W. Erving, 21 April 1807 (Madison Papers)
By my letter of March 17 (No. 25) I had the honor to submit to you copies of certain correspondence with the Spanish Minister of State, upon some late cases of condemnation by the inferior prize courts; and upon the general conduct of these tribunals. The notes of 4th. & 13th. March therewith transmitted, produced from Mr. Cevallos one, (dated 15 of the same) in which he has attempted to...
5To Thomas Jefferson from George Jefferson, 21 April 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I am sorry to inform you that I last night received information that the vessel in which your groceries were, is ashore somewhere in Princess Anne; the cargo has been delivered by the Capt to a person who calls himself (as I understand him) a commissioner of wrecks.—he does not appear to think it is much injured.—I shall write to him to night and request him to forward up your things as...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Dougherty, 21 April 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. McMahon of Philadelphia writes me that mr Duane having put off his journey, he should the next day (Apr. 14) send forward the larger box by the stage, & the smaller one by the mail. whether the one you got from the stage office is one of these, or a different one I do not know, but I wish them all to be forwarded by the stage. MHi : Coolidge Collection.
7To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 21 April 1807 (Madison Papers)
Yours of the 13th. came to hand only yesterday & I now return you the letters of Turreau, Yrujo & Woodward, and Mr. Gallatin’s paper on foreign seamen. I retain Monroe & Pinckney’s letters to give them a more deliberate perusal than I can now before the departure of the post. By the next they shall be returned. I should think it best to answer Turreau at once, as he will ascribe delay to a...
8From Thomas Jefferson to Gabriel Christie, 21 April 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday your favor of the 13th. covering mr Appleton’s letter, which informs me he had sent by the William Bingham a box of Maccaroni, & a Parmesan cheese in a leaden box, & that cased in wood, but he mentions neither the weight or cost of the Maccaroni or cheese. I know that those cheeses are pretty regularly made to the weight of about 60. 1b. probably by weighing the box of...
9From Thomas Jefferson to Henry Dearborn, 21 April 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I return you the nominations of Gansevoort and Forsyth approved. I send you also a letter from a mr Shaw who asks emploiment, & one from a Lieutt. Sebastian to whom I will ask you to give an answer, if one be proper. your letters of the 11th. 14th. & 16th. were recieved yesterday only, by the missing certainly of more than one mail. with respect to the office of librarian, I have thought it...
10From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 21 April 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Some very unusual delay has happened to the post as I recieved yesterday only my letters from Philada as far back as Apr. 9. & Washington Apr. 11. of course your’s of the 13th. & 16th. were then only recieved, & being overwhelmed with such an accumulated mail I must be short, as the post goes out in a few hours. I return you Huston’s, Findlay’s & Govr. Harrison’s letters. J. Smith’s is...
11From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 21 April 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 13th. came to hand only yesterday & I now return you the letters of Turreau, Yrujo & Woodward, and mr Gallatin’s paper on foreign seamen. I retain Monroe & Pinckney’s letters to give them a more deliberate perusal than I can now before the departure of the post. by the next they shall be returned. I should think it best to answer Turreau at once, as he will ascribe delay to a...
12To James Madison from Caesar Rodney, 21 April 1807 (Madison Papers)
I received your favor of the 17th. by the mail of yester day, You will find by my letter to the President I had anticipated his wishes on the subject of the witnesses who may attend on White’s case. I enclose to you under my letter to him, for your perusal of it, & also of the letter from my father; & I will thank you afterwards, to forward them. I observe that a number of Burr’s men have been...
13To Thomas Jefferson from Caesar Augustus Rodney, 21 April 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
The enclosed were forwarded to me by Dr. Tucker from Washington, & found me at this place, which I leave this morning for Philada. They are the only letters I have received from my father since that of the 26th. of Jany last. It appears that Genl. Eaton’s deposition did not reach Washington (Miss. Tery) the medium of the news papers until about the 4th. of march. My father is mistaken on the...