351From Thomas Jefferson to John Bondfield, 22 February 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favour of the 15th. January came safely to hand. I immediately sent a passport for the wines to Monsieur Elie la Fevre at Rouen. He had not then received the wine or any notification of it; but, I doubt not, it is on it’s way. Your draught for the amount has not yet been presented, but shall be honoured whenever it is. I must ask of you a second favour of the same nature. The inclosed...
352From Thomas Jefferson to John Bondfield, 13 November 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
It is sometime since I have done myself the honour of acknoleging regularly the receipt of your favors. Those of Oct. 6. 8. 12. and 20. have been duly received. Had the war taken place, your apprehensions of the usurpation of our flag by British vessels would certainly have been verified. But even in peace it is very desireable to strip them of this advantage. I shall soon have the honor of...
353From Thomas Jefferson to John Bondfield, 29 November 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor of inclosing you a copy of a letter from the Count de Vergennes. It will shew you that such orders have been given by the Controller general as leave a free exportation to the articles for which I lately forwarded you the passeports. I am Sir, with the most perfect consideration your very humble Servant, PrC ( DLC ); in Short’s hand, including signature; at foot of text:...
354From Thomas Jefferson to John Bondfield, 31 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Not knowing who is the Agent for the United States at Rochfort, or whether there be one I take the liberty of inclosing to you a copy of the resolutions concerning tobacco for that port, and of praying you to take measures for having them published there, which will much oblige Sir your most obedient & most humble servant, PrC ( DLC ). Enclosure: See Vergennes to TJ, 30 May 1786 .
355From Thomas Jefferson to John Bondfield, 14 December 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 6th. has been duly received. The accident of the wine of Haut-brion is of no consequence; and if you should not already have received or engaged for more to replace it, I can do without it, because I have asked leave to take a trip to America which will occasion my absence from hence during the next summer. My hope is to sail in April and return in November. You will...
356[From Thomas Jefferson to John Bondfield, 19 December 1784] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Paris, 19 Dec. 1784 . Entry in SJL reads: “Mr. Bonfeild. Bourdeaux. Advice as to his land warrants—send me 1. gross such wine as he drank at Dr. F’s. and another gross to Mr. Eppes by some ship going above Bermuda hund. to be delivered him before May.” Not found.]
357From Thomas Jefferson to John Bondfield, 9 September 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
The affairs of Holland, tho’ at one moment they had threatened a war, had got again into a hopeful train of accomodation, when all of a sudden a war is kindled between the Russians and Turks. The latter have imprisoned the Russian Ambassador resident with them, which you know is their manner of declaring war; and tho no news of actual hostilities is yet arrived, every body considers them as...
358From Thomas Jefferson to John Bondfield, 17 May 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
On my return from Amsterdam, I found here your favours of March 7. and April 19. of which I have now the honor to acknolege the receipt. The vin de Sauterne was also safely arrived. I had left directions for paiment of the bill for it, expecting you would have been so kind as to draw on me immediately for the amount. Whenever you shall do this, it shall be duly honoured; only be so good as to...
359From Thomas Jefferson to John Bondfield, 6 November 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 28th. of October came to hand the day before yesterday. In the mean time your two bills had been presented; the smaller one drawn on my private account I had paid on sight; under the larger one I had written an acceptance and I think an order to Mr. Grand to pay it. I went immediately to Mr. Grand’s; the bill had not been presented for payment and they assured me that by the...
360From Thomas Jefferson to John Bondfield, 11 January 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
In the moment of receiving your letter inclosing the passport, which wanted the Comptroller’s signature, I inclosed it to his bureau to obtain that ceremony. It is but this instant returned to me, and in the same I take the liberty of inclosing it to you and of assuring you of the esteem & respect with which I have the honour to be Sir Your most obedient & most humble servt., PrC ( DLC ). See...
361From Thomas Jefferson to Borgnis Desbordes, Frères, 12 February 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Barclay the American Consul general for France being at present out of the kingdom, I have given orders to Mr. Grand, banker at Paris, to pay your draught for one hundred and eighty six livres advanced by you for the relief of the shipwrecked Americans. I thank you for your attention to these unfortunate people. It will rest with Mr. Barclay to give such future directions as he shall think...
362From Thomas Jefferson to Borgnis Desbordes, Frères, 5 March 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I have endeavored to obtain a final order for the American prisoners at Roscoff. I was promised one for the discharge of their persons … . Having waited two days without receiving it, I am obliged to set out on my journey tomorrow morning. … I therefore leave instructions with Mr. Short, my Secretary here, as soon as the order for the discharge comes here, to forward it to the prisoners under...
363From Thomas Jefferson to Borgnis Desbordes, Frères, 12 October 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
There are in the prison of St. Pol de leon six or seven citizens of the United states of America, charged with having attempted a contraband of tobacco, but, as they say themselves, forced into that port by stress of weather. I beleive that they are innocent. Their situation is described to me as deplorable as should be that of men proved guilty of the worst of crimes. They are in close jail,...
364From Thomas Jefferson to Borgnis Desbordes, Frères, 8 January 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai eu l’honneur, Messieurs, de reçevoir vos deux lettres du 26me. Xbre. et 2me. Janvier. Je ne cesse point de solliciter du ministre la grace de ces malheureux prisonniers. Vous sentirez bien que la sentence des juges qui les trouvent coupables auroit dû faire une impression defavorable sur le ministre. En consequence, j’ai été obligé de borner mes sollicitations à leur liberté personelle....
365From Thomas Jefferson to Borgnis Desbordes, Frères, 17 June 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I received your favor of the 12th. instant, the last night, and immediately wrote to inform Mr. Grand that a bill for 2620₶2 in which you were interested, would be presented and desired him to pay it; which you may rest assured will be done. I am now to return you thanks for your attentions to these unfortunate men. I did not suspect they would have been necessary so long, when I took the...
366From Thomas Jefferson to Borgnis Desbordes, Frères, 22 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Being but lately returned from England I could not sooner acknowlege the receipt of your favors of Jan. 13. Mar. 13. 17. and 29., Apr. 24. and May 11. It appears by these that nothing is now necessary for the liberation of Asquith and the other prisoners but to pay the charges of the prosecution and sustenance, which you suppose will be about 900₶. Probably it will be something more on account...
367From Thomas Jefferson to Borgnis Desbordes, Frères, 24 November 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai eu l’honneur de recevoir, Messieurs, la lettre du 4me. Novembre que vous avez bien voulu m’adresser, et j’ai tardé de vous faire mes remerciments des soins dont vous avez la bonté de vous charger des prisonniers Americains, en esperant toujours de recevoir une ordre pour leur elargissement et de me profiter de votre adresse pour le faire passer avec certitude à leurs mains. Mais n’en...
368From Thomas Jefferson to Bouébe, 2 October 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Je suis très sensible, Monsieur, de l’utilité majeure des procès, des machines &c. que vous avez imaginés et j’en rendrai conte au Secretaire du Congrès. Mais la justice, qui ne permet pas de donner de fausses esperances, me fait un devoir de vous observer que l’encouragement des projets, tellement utiles qu’ils peuvent etre, n’est pas du ressort du Congrès. C’appartient tout-a-fait aux...
369From Thomas Jefferson to Mathew Boulton, 8 January 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Jefferson’s compliments to Mr. Boulton and will beg the favor of him, when he shall be arrived in England, to have an estimate made of the cost of the underwritten articles, plated in the best manner, with a plain bead, and to send him the estimate to Paris. If Mr. Jefferson should on the estimate decide to buy them, he will take the liberty of addressing a letter to Mr. Boulton for them....
370From Thomas Jefferson to Matthew Boulton, 1 July 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honour of putting into your hands, when at Pa[ris a list] of some plated ware, of which I wished to know the cost before I should d[ecide] on the purchase. You were so good as to charge yourself with giving me that information on your arrival in London. Supposing that either you may have mislaid my note, or that your answer may have miscarried I take the liberty of troubling you...
371[From Thomas Jefferson to Bourdon des Planches, 12 August 1787] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Paris, 12 Aug. 1786 . Recorded in SJL as written on this date. Not found.]
372From Thomas Jefferson to James Bowdoin, 8 February 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I was honoured with your Excellency’s letters of Octob. 10. and 23. by Mr. Barrett. Before his arrival a Mr. Boylston had come here with a cargo of whale oil, and had wished of the Marquis de la Fayette and myself to procure for him the same exemptions from duty as had been obtained the year before for a company. I was of opinion it would be better at once to obtain an abatement for all our...
373From Thomas Jefferson to Boyd, Ker & Company, 9 May 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
In conformity to the desire of Mr. Rutledge I shall desire Messrs. Berard & Co. to pay to you whatever sums of money they may have orders to remit me for the use of Mr. Rutledge. I have the honor to be with much esteem Gent. Your most obedt. & most humble servt. RC ( ViU ); addressed: “Messieurs Messieurs Boydker & co. rue d’Amboise No. 4.”; endorsed in part: “Recu le même Jour Répone. do.”...
374From Thomas Jefferson to Boyd, Ker & Co., 30 March 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Jefferson has the honour to present his compliments to Messieurs Boyd & Ker and to inclose them a letter for Mr. Rutledge, with two bills of exchange of twelve hundred livres each. PrC ( MHi ). SJL Index records an undated letter from Boyd, Ker & Co. under this date, perhaps an acknowledgment of the above.
375[From Thomas Jefferson to Gazaigner de Boyer, 8 December 1785] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Paris, 8 Dec. 1785 . Recorded in SJL under this date. Not found. ]
376From Thomas Jefferson to Boyetet, 28 July 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been honored with your letter of the 24th. inst. asking my interference on behalf of the house of les Srs. Veuve Samuel Joly l’ainé et fils of St. Quentin, on account of a bill of exchange drawn in their favor by Mr. Barclay the American consul for France on M. Champion. The desire of doing what would be agreeable to you, as well as what would be just would have engaged me to have...
377From Thomas Jefferson to Brack, 2 March 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Je vous dois mille et mille remercimens, Monsieur, pour les peines que vous avez bien voulu vous donner sur ces malheureuses gazettes et brochures. Le nommé Petit est mon domestique, et le même qui a si souvent eu l’honneur de vous parler sur cette affaire. Le paquet I. venant de Calais sous acquit portant No. 119. marqué R. a été véritablement retiré par lui. Mais c’est ça une paquet qui...
378From Thomas Jefferson to Brailsford & Morris, 17 July 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been less diligent in acknoleging the receipt of your favors of Oct. 31. Jan. 10. and Mar. 17. than in attending to their contents. They have been the subject of repeated conferences with Mr. Berard of this city, during which I have discovered a real desire in that house to dispose in the best manner possible of the rice you had been pleased to consign to them; and a mortification that...
379[From Thomas Jefferson to Carter Braxton, 13 April 1784] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Annapolis, 13 Apr. 1784. Entry in SJL reads “Carter Braxton. Wallace Johnston & Muir.” Not found.]
380From Thomas Jefferson to Madame de Bréhan, 14 March 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honour of writing to you on the 15th. of February, soon after which I had that of receiving your favor of Dec. 29. I have a thousand questions to ask you about your journey to the Indian treaty, how you like their persons, their manners, their costume, cuisine &c. But this I must refer till I can do it personally in New York, where I hope to see you for a moment in the summer, and to...
381From Thomas Jefferson to Madame de Bréhan, 9 May 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
It was not till the month of March, my dear Madam, that we became assured of your safe arrival in America. In the mean time we had been alarmed by reports, to which we should have paid no attention in a case less interesting. No author for the tale could be named, no origin traced; yet those who loved you, and they are numerous, feared it might be true, because it was not impossible. And even...
382From Thomas Jefferson to Madame de Bréhan, 15 February 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
It is an office of great pleasure to me, my dear Madam, to bring good people together. I therefore present to you Mrs. Church, who makes a short visit to her native country. I will not tell you her amiable qualities, but leave you the pleasure of seeing them yourself. You will see many au premier abord : and you would see more every day of your lives, were every day of your lives to bring you...
383From Thomas Jefferson to Madame de Bréhan, 9 October 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Persuaded, Madam, that visits at this moment must be troublesome, I beg you to accept my Adieus in this form. Be assured that no one mingles with them more regret at separating from you. I will ask your permission to enquire of you by letter sometimes how our country agrees with your health and your expectations, and will hope to hear it from yourself. The imitation of European manners which...
384From Thomas Jefferson to Breteuil, 7 June [1786] (Jefferson Papers)
Monsieur Jefferson, ministre plenipotentiaire des etats unis d’Amerique, a l’honneur de presenter ses respects à son excellence Monsieur le baron de Breteuil. Il est chargé d’une commission de la part de l’état de Virginie à la ville de Paris au sujet de Monsieur le Marquis de la fayette. Il le croit de son devoir de prendre ladessus les ordres de Monsieur le baron de Breteuil, et il prie son...
385From Thomas Jefferson to J. Louis Brethoux, 21 February 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I am now to acknolege the receipt of the letter you did me the honour to write me on the 21st. of January together with the book on the culture of the olive tree. This is a precious present to me, and I pray you to accept my thanks for it. I am just gratified by letters from South Carolina which inform me that in consequence of the information I had given them on the subject of the olive tree,...
386From Thomas Jefferson to Edward Bridgen, 21 August 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I must beg your pardon for being so long acknowleging the receipt of your favor of June 17. In the moment of my perusing it, it got misplaced so as to escape my recollection till yesterday. With respect to the book which accompanied it, I doubt whether I could with propriety offer it to the queen, and must therefore beg leave to decline it, however desirous I am of doing homage to the author,...
387From Thomas Jefferson to Jean François Briet, 11 June 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I received yesterday your favour of the 6th. instant with the papers inclosed. I shall with pleasure use such endeavors as might be proper from me to procure redress of the injury which is said to have been done to Mr. Peter Dischong: but before I take any measure I must beg the favor of you to inform me whether Mr. Dischong is a subject of France, a citizen of Holland or of the United States...
388From Thomas Jefferson to Jean François Briet, 13 July 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I am glad to hear that the council have ordered restitution of the merchandize seized in l’Orient contrary to the freedom of the place. When a court of justice has taken cognisance of a complaint and have given restitution of the principal subject, if it refuses some of the accessories, we are to presume that some circumstances of evidence appeared to them, unknown to us, and which rendered...
389From Thomas Jefferson to Brissot de Warville, 16 August 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I have read with very great satisfaction the sheets of your work on the commerce of France and the United states which you were so good as to put into my hands. I think you treat the subject, as far as these sheets go, in an excellent manner. Were I to select any particular passages as giving me particular satisfaction, it would be those wherein you prove to the United states that they will be...
390From Thomas Jefferson to Brissot de Warville, 27 May 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I now trouble you with my packets for America, which are indeed unreasonably bulky. The larger one addressed to Mr. Jay contains chiefly newspapers, pamphlets &c. so may be disposed of as you please. That addressed to Mr. Madison is of the same nature, as are all the others except the smallest of the two addressed to Mr. Jay which contains my letters, and of which I ask your special care. The...
391From Thomas Jefferson to Brissot de Warville, 11 February 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I am very sensible of the honour you propose to me of becoming a member of the society for the abolition of the slave trade. You know that nobody wishes more ardently to see an abolition not only of the trade but of the condition of slavery: and certainly nobody will be more willing to encounter every sacrifice for that object. But the influence and information of the friends to this...
392From Thomas Jefferson to Brissot de Warville, 23 December 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I return you, Sir, the paper wherein is inserted the letter under my name, with many thanks for the perusal of it. If the two columns whereon it is printed are not useful to you, I would venture to ask you for them: because the publication is not only without authority, but is surreptitious and mutilated to answer its purposes of a particular interest , and I would wish to make some...
393From Thomas Jefferson to Brizard, 4 December 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Monsieur Jefferson a l’honneur de remercier Monsieur de Brizard de l’excellente ouvrage sur feu l’Abbé Mably, qu’il a eu la bonté de lui envoyer. L’eloge est vraiment digne de cet auteur celebre, et estimable autant que celebre. Ses ouvrages y sont analysés et characterisés de sorte à faire voir que l’analyste en feroit d’excellentes dans la meme genre s’il le voudroit. M. Jefferson prie très...
394From Thomas Jefferson to Migneron de Brocqueville, 2 September 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Je viens de recevoir le memoire imprimée que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’envoyer, contenante la description d’un Pont et d’un hopital que vous avez construit en bois prés de Bordeaux. La maniere d’ameliorer et de ceintrer le bois, que vous avez imaginé, et la construction generale de ces deux objets, sont les meilleure preuves, Monsieur, de vos talents et de vos connoissances dans votre...
395From Thomas Jefferson to James I. Brossier, 11 February 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I this moment receive your favor of yesterday. There has been no Consul general appointed by the United States for France since Mr. Barclay’s departure. Nor is there any consul or vice consul, because there is as yet no convention formally ratified between the two nations for ascertaining the Consular functions. Our business has been hitherto done by Agents. Mr. Limozin was appointed Agent for...
396From Thomas Jefferson to John Brown, 28 May 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
It was with great pleasure I saw your name on the roll of Delegates, but I did not know you had actually come on to New York, till Mr. Paradise informed me of it. Your removal from Carolina to Kentuckey was not an indifferent event to me. I wish to see that country in the hands of people well-disposed, who know the value of the connection between that and the Maritime states, and who wish to...
397From Thomas Jefferson to James Buchanan, 22 September 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
By my letter of Jan. 13. I took the liberty of praying you to send me Hayes’s newspapers to the care of N. Jamieson of New York, by post if free, or otherwise by other opportunities. I have not yet received any: but pre[suming] on past experiences of your goodness I suppose some may [be] on the way. In the mean time experience proves to me that the French postage is exorbitant beyond...
398[From Thomas Jefferson to James Buchanan, 14 February 1784] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Annapolis, 14 Feb. 1784 . Entry in SJL reads: “Jas. Buchanan to lay out what money the treasurer spares me in good bills on Baltimore or Philadia.” Not found.]
399[From Thomas Jefferson to James Buchanan, 11 May 1784] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Annapolis, 11 May 1784 . Entry in SJL reads: “Jas. Buchanan. Leave to have letters & &c. to and from me addressed thro’ him.” Not found.]
400[From Thomas Jefferson to James Buchanan, 23 April 1784] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Annapolis, 23 Apr. 1784. Entry in SJL reads: “Jas. Buchanan. Marb[ois] will send wines addressed to him—send to Charlville with line to Key—Pitt in.” Not found.]