421To Thomas Jefferson from John Bondfield, 14 January 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to reply to the Honor of your favor of the 14 Ulto. I made recherches at the Prevoté to find out the two Americans who petitiond your intervention. They are not within the limits of this Jurisdiction. The Season has been most uncommonly severe, since the 24 our River is full of Ice, great Loss’s are sustaind on the Navigation, many ship are Lost and others greatly Damaged. Last night I...
422To Thomas Jefferson from John Bondfield, [after 14 July 1785] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Bordeaux, after 14 July 1785. ] Sends TJ a copy of a letter received by the last post from Toulon, which indicates that the Algerines’ activities are “influenced by other than their private piratical passion”; he will also advise Gov. Hancock. Tr ( DNA : PCC , No. 87, i ); 2 p.; in David Humphreys’ hand; undated; at foot of letter: “No. 9.” The text of Tr follows immediately after that of...
423To Thomas Jefferson from John Bondfield, 3 July 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Barclay wore down by the inflexable obstinacy of his cruel persecutors who cease not to raise interest to excecute their inhuman projects, flatter’d himself to receive thro your interest a safe Conduct for himself and his partner Mr. Loreille. This engaged his remaining here from Poste to Poste. He communicated to me your letter to him under cover to Mess. Feger. From the contents I...
424To Thomas Jefferson from John Bondfield, 19 April 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknowledge the honor of your favors of 19th. Decr. and 10 Instt. I deferd replying sooner to your favor of the 19 Decr. hoping a change of weather would have admitted my forwarding the wine you Commissiond. Within this four Days the weather is become moderate. I have in consequence forward[ed] to you four Cases containing thirty six Bottles each of our first Growth per the...
425To Thomas Jefferson from John Bondfield, 20 October 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to transmit you the State of Imports of Tobacco from the United States to this Port from 1 January 1786 to 24 Sept 1787, since which are arrived four or five Vessels principally for account of the Contractors. I have divided the State in two parts the one containing the Imports on private Account the other from Mr. Morris, on Account of his Contract. We have arrivals that left...
426To Thomas Jefferson from John Bondfield, 21 September 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Bordeaux, 21 Sep. 1787 . Acknowledges TJ’s letter of 9 Sep. ; is returning a letter sent under his cover for Thomas Blanchard, who was first employed, at Bondfield’s request, by a French firm “and that with a view of drawing the Americans from the British line in which throu the influence of the English ship Broker who they all apply too as speaking their Language confounds and makes appear as...
427To Thomas Jefferson from Pierre Bon, 30 June 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Quoique je n’aye pas l’avantage d’etre connu de vous, je viens vous supplier de vouloir bien vous interesser dans l’affaire le plus juste qui parut jamais: Divers membres de la Regence du Canton de Berne en Suisse ont exercé envers moi des violences inouïes, je n’ai pu en avoir justice depuis audelà de cinq ans que je la sollicite, et ce qu’il y a d’etrange, c’est que plus j’ai de droit, plus...
428To Thomas Jefferson from Borgnis Desbordes, Frères, 2 January 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Nous avons L’honneur de vous informer que nous Venons de recevoir La copie de La Signiffication de L’acte d’appel de La part de ces malheureux Prisonniers à L’Entreposeur de tabac à Landivisiau, et que Le peu de retard qu’ils éprouveraient pour L’obtension de L’addoucissement de Leur Sort mettrait Le comble à Leur Malheur; Nous vous Supplions en conséquence de concert avec Eux de vouloir bien...
429To Thomas Jefferson from Borgnis Desbordes, Frères, 30 November 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
Brest, 30 Nov. 1785. They acknowledge receipt of TJ’s letter of 24 Nov. They have forwarded the packet received with it to Diot & Cie. at Morlaix and enclose a translation of a letter from Lister Asquith which they have answered. The situation of the prisoners is the same, but Desbordes will inform TJ as soon as anything important occurs. “ En attendant ces malheureux ont besoin de votre...
430[To Thomas Jefferson from Borgnis Desbordes, Frères, 12 June 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Brest, 12 June 1786 . Entered in SJL as received 15 June 1786. Letter not found. It is certain, however, from TJ’s letters to John Diot & Co., 16 June, to Borgnis Desbordes, Frères, 17 June, and to John Jay, 8 July 1786 that this letter transmitted the following: (1) Affidavit for the release of Lister Asquith and his crew from the prison at St. Pol de Léon, 3 June 1786 (DLC: TJ Papers, 21:...