5751Notes re Orleans Territory Bill, 31 January 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
A Bill for the settlement of a part of the territory of Orleans Be it enacted Etc that one quarter section, containing 160. acres of land, to be located on any of the public lands of the US. not otherwise reserved, in that part of the Western district of the territory of Orleans which lies South of the Red river and East of a meridian passing through Natchitoches shall be granted to every...
5752Notes on a Cabinet Meeting, 10 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Oct. 10. prest. the 4. Secretaries. Agreed unan. that in consideration of information recd as to the strength of the British posts in Canada, 3000. men (instead of 1500) must be ordered agt. Niagara, & 500. only instead of 1500. agt. Kingston. that in the message at the opening of Congress, the treaty & negociations should not be laid before them, because still depending. DLC : Papers of...
5753Estimate of Gunboats, 6 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
T.J. R.S. D. Avergs the Misipi & it’s nboring waters { Misipi 20 40 12 16 40 L. Pontchartrain 5 6 6 Mobille 5 4 4
5754Memo re Copper wanted for Monticello, 20 September 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Memodm. of Copper wanted Copper for the dome 110 ft rung 1 ft wide = 110 Sq ft iron for gutter round balustrade 160 rung 2 ft wide = 320. sq. ft
5755Notes on a Cabinet Meeting, 1 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
1808. Dec. 1. present the 4. Secretaris, the expedition prepared at Halifx, consisting of 4000. men, is believed to be kept in readiness, in case war is declared by us, or obviously imminent, it is to go off instantly, abandoning Upper Canada to us, and take possession of N. Orleans. we therefore determine unanimously that all the new recruits from Pennsylva inclusively Southwardly and...
5756Account with Philippe Reibelt, 25 June 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
1804. Th: Jefferson in acct. with Reibelt Dec. 24. Plans des maisons de Paris 40. Histoire des Volcans 2. Vue de la colonie du Missipi. 2. 2d. voyage a la Louisiane 4. Voyage a la Troade 8. Annales du Museum des arts 10. Voyage de Faujas en Angleterre 4. Galrie des antiques 3.
5757Notes on Pisé Walls, 16 October 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Pisé walls. Cointeraux’s new method of 1808. a beam of timber 12. I. wide, 8 ¾ I. deep has mortises dug through it 8 I. wide & 14. I. long. this mould-beam is supported on benches with a thick plank (say 2. I.) under it, forming a bottom from which it can be easily hoisted. into the mould-mortise drop a board 14 I. by 8 I. scrimp & ¾ I. thick. put into the trough thus closed at bottom as much...
5758Memo re Burr’s Movements, 25 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Memoranda. Mar. 21. 07. at night, I learnt thro’ a letter from Bloomfield to mr Granger that Burr past Coweta Mar. 3. under guard of 10. men. calculating from 25. to 30. miles a day I supposed he would reach Cartersville from the 26th. to the 30th. Mar. 22. being Sunday, & indisposed my self, I got the Atty Genl. to call on the heads of deptmts with a proposition to send immediately an...
5759Memorandum on Restitution of Prizes, 15 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Whether prizes & the proceeds of them taken after the date of the treaty with France can be restored by the Executive, or need an act of the legislature? The constitution has authorised the ordinary legislature alone to declare war against any foreign nation. if they may enact a perfect, they may a qualified war, as was done against France. in this state of things they may modify the acts of...
5760Notes on a Cabinet Meeting, 16 July 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
July 16. Present the 4. Secretaries. The cession of Louisiana being to be ratified by the 30. Oct. shall Congress be called, or only Senate, & when? answer unanimous Congress on the 17th of October. a Proclamation to issue. a copy to be enclosed to every member in a letter from the Secretary of state, mentioning that the call 3. weeks earlier than they had fixed was rendd. necessary by the...
5761Notes on John Hunter’s Recommendations, [ca. 1 May 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
S. Carolina— J. Hunter considers John Ewing Calhoun first in information & integrity. And local knolege of S.C. Drayton Govr. John Julius Pringle Atty Gen., Wm. Johnston a judge , Paul Hamilton comptrollr. of treasy. in the lower country in the middle country. Ephraim Rumsy Silvanus Bluf near Augusta Wade Hampton. Columbia in the upper country
5762Notes on Patronage in New Hampshire, 10 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Nov. 10. Woodbury Langdon proposes the following changes. Cilley the present Marshal to be removed. a violent, inveterate tory, appointed by the influence of Rogers , former Marshal, has lately appointed a high toned federalist for his deputy. William Simmonds recommended in his place by John & Woodb. Langdon. Rogers the Supervisor to be removed. he was a violent Revolutionary tory. he was the...
5763Estimates of Men Subject to Militia Law, 23 October 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
of the age of 18. & under 45. Militia law. of 16. & under 26. 384,554 } Census of 1800. of 26. & under 45 423,836
5764Enclosure II: Estimate of Expenses, 11 January 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Estimate of the expenses necessary for carrying into effect the Convention between the United States of America and the French Republic of the 30th. of Sept. 1801. For captures made prior to the date of the Treaty on which no final condemnation had then passed, and of which the property was brought into the United States } 137 770 For captures made subsequent to the date of the Treaty } 70,351...
5765Notes on the Southern Piazza at Monticello, 30 June 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
The Southern Piazza The 5. arches of this piazza are to be closed by 2 square sashes, both hoisting up, & 1 semicircular sash, fixed. these sashes have been made by mr Oldham, & I presume are here The necessity that both the square sashes should be hoisted up, requires a singular finishing, that is to say there must be an architrave (like a door architrave) from the floor of the Piazza, to the...
5766I. Preliminary Draft: Naturalization, [before 12 November 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
recommend a revisal of the law respecting citizens. every man has a right to live somewhere on the earth. and if somewhere, no one society has a greater right than another to exclude him. becoming indeed a member of any society, he is bound to conform to the rules formed by the majority. but has the majority a right to subject him to unequal rules, to rules from which they exempt themselves. I...
5767Notes on Briggs’ Opinion on Jacobins in Mississippi Territory, 18 May 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Briggs Isaac considers the following persons in the Misipi territory as the Jacobins, enragés, of the place Cato West Thomas M. Green, brother in law of Cato West. judge Kerr Doctr. Shaw, postmaster, suspected of opening and detaining letters. Turner, the register. son in law of Cato West. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
5768Pardon of John Mills, 20 November 1806 (Madison Papers)
The President of the United States of America To all who shall see these presents Greeting Whereas at a General Court Martial held at New Orleans on the 20th. day of August 1806 of which Lieut Colonel Constant Freeman was President, Corporal John Mills, of Captain Fergus’ Company, Regiment of Artillerists, was charged with repeated disertion, particularly on or about the 28th. July 1806,...
5769V. Key to the Arrangement of Interim Nominations, [before 6 January 1802] (Jefferson Papers)
the first 17. (ending with Alger) are on resignation, declining or death. Lewis. marsh. of Del. vice Hamilton who had accepted a state office & it was understood did not wish to be continued Claiborne. Gov. Missipi. v. Sarjeant. time expired. not renewed because of his unpopularity, & malpractice the next 21. from Graham to Jacob Lewis inclusive, were vacancies unfilled, or newly occurring....
5770Notes on Architectural Ornaments, 16 October 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
frize board of Chamber Chimney Cap length 4. f 11½ I breath 7½ I. the ornaments to be the Same as in the frize of The Entablature, viz. for an Inside dentile Cornice bespoke of capt Andrews Oct. 16. 05. Plinths for Parlour fire place } bespoke of mr Blagden. Oct. 16. 05 length 8½ I. breadth 9⅛ I.
5771Notes on a Cabinet Meeting, 8 July 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
1805. July 8. Present the 4. Secretaries. privateers are now blockading Charleston, the capes of Chesapeake & Dealaware and capturing vessels without the smallest pretext, merely because they are rich. it is determd by unanimous consent (except mr Gallatin, who dessents) that the vessels being some without commns, some with insfft commns & some doing what their commns do not warrt all of which...
5772Notes on Appointments, 13 July 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
✓ Minister to Paris. Genl. John Armstrong. Commrs. to Spain. Jonathan Russell Pierpoint Edwards Bowdoin Young. Peleg Morton Tunis. < Lyman? > Irving. < Bollman? > ✓
5773Notes re Orleans Defense Bill, 31 January 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Notes on the Bill for the defence of Orleans. A. §.1.l.10. two millions of acres will only provide for 6250. men if the alternate quarter sections be reserved. we ought to have 30,000. men at least there. that territory will never be invaded by an army of less than 15. or 20,000. men. leave a blank for the numbers of millions of acres B. §.2.l.3.4. cl ‘other than those of surveying expences &...
5774Notes for Discussion with Cabinet, 31 October 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Danish consul Tripoli Bastrop’s monopoly of the Indn. trade Hull. permissn. to Detroit to get timber Guards raised by Council of N. Orleans.
5775Notes on Natural Bridge Lands, 20 October 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
1808. Oct. 20. Wm. Jenkings of Rockbridge calls on me and offers to buy my lands at the Natural bridge. he says they are worth as much as the adjacent tract which has sold 2. or 3. times at 10. D. & some of it £4. an acre. he sais the land is thin. his view is to build a public house. he lives about 4. or 5. miles from the Bridge, which is 4. or 5. miles also from Greenlee’s ferry. he will...
5776Notes on Governing Louisiana, 8 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Hospital provision for administration of justice to be prompt. shipping to be naturalised. Slaves , importation of religion support of it to be explained . Ursuline Nuns . their landed property secured. debts from Spain to the inhabitants . 500,000. D the powers of the Administrator, Treasurer & Contador to be exercised by Collector of Natchez. power to suppress useless offices, to suspend all...
5777Notes on a Cabinet Meeting, 12 November 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
1805. Nov. 12. Present the 4. Secretaries. subject Spanish affairs. the extension of the war in Europe leaving us without danger of a sudden peace, depriving us of the chance of an ally, I proposed we shd address ourselves to France, informg her it was a last effort at amicable settlement with Spain, and offer to her or through her 1. a sum of Money for the rights of Spain East of Iberville,...
5778Notes on a Cabinet Meeting, 27 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Feb. 27. present Mad. Dearb. Smith. Rodney. agreed to discharge all the militia at the stations from the mouth of Cumberland upwards, to give up all boats & provisions siezed (except Blennerhasset’s) or pay the value, applying them in that case to public use; to institute an enquiry into the proceedings of Burr & his adherents from N.Y. to N. Orleans, & particularly to appoint good men at the...
5779Notes on a Cabinet Meeting, 22 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Oct. 22. present all. The Constitution is to remain at Boston, having her men discharged; the Wasp is to come to N. York; the Chesapeak to remain at Norfolk; and the sending the US. frigate to N.Y. is reserved for further consideration, enquiring in the mean time how early she could be ready to go. it is considered that in the case of war, these frigates would serve as receptacles for...
5780List of Gunboats, 18 November 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
gunboats New Orleans 16. St. Mary’s 4. Savanna 8. Charleston 10. Georgetown 1. Wilmington 3. Ocracock 4. Albemarle sound 1. Lynhaven 60. Potomak
5781I. Heads of Answer to Speech of The Glass [30 June 1801–3 July 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
Heads of answer to the speech of the glass to be amended or incorporated with others as Genl Dearborne shall think best. 1. That the President recieves their visit with welcome & cordiality, listens willingly to their representations, assures them of the friendship of the US. and that all their proceedings with them shall be directed by justice and a sacred regard to our treaties. 2. The...
5782Memo re Thomas Jefferson Randolph, 4 September 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
books given to Th:J. Randolph. Sep. 4. 08. Homeri Ilias. Coluthus & Tryphiodorus. Virgil. Serotype. Lucan. Elzevir 1651. Claudian. Elzevir. 1650. Silius Italicus. Jansson. 1620. Ovid. Met. Lugduni. 1568. Juvenal et Persius. Blaeu. 1668. do. Leers. 1683. Horace. Wetstenii 1719. Senecae tragoed. Amst. 1568. Plautus. Jansson. 1650. Terence. Wetstenii do. Jansson. 1619. Autonius. Blaeu....
5783Notes on a Cabinet Meeting, 1 May 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
May 1. present the 4. heads of departmts. a letter from the Mayor of N.Y. complaing. of the murder lately committed, & the trespasses by the Leander, Cambrian & Driver, & asking for a naval force. also the deposns of Pierce & . it was considd. that the laws had made an establishmt of 900 men for the navy in peace, with power to employ them in any vessels we thought proper; that these might...
5784Notes on a Cabinet Meeting, 25 November 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
25. present at first the 4. heads of depmt, but after a while Genl. Dearborne withdrew unwell. dispatches from Genl. Wilkinson to myself of Oct. 21. by a confidential officer (Lt. Smith) shew that overtures have been made to him which decide that the present object of the combination is an expedition by sea against Vera cruz: and by comparing the contents of a letter from Cowles Meade to the...
5785Notes on a Cabinet Meeting, 11 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Nov. 11. present the 4. Secretaries. qu. shall Rogers be removd in N.Y.? unan. to let lie till Congress. Qu. whether we shall proclaim the French treaty, or wait and lay it before the Senate? unan. not to proclaim but to say to Pichon we will go on with the exn. MS ( DLC : TJ Papers, 112:19297); entirely in TJ’s hand; follows, on same sheet, Notes on a Cabinet Meeting of 22 Oct. Louis André...
5786Proclamation on the Embargo, 19 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
By the President of the United States. A Proclamation. Whereas information has been received that sundry persons are combined or combining and confederating together on lake Champlain and the Country thereto adjacent for the purposes of forming insurrections against the authority of the laws of the United States, for opposing the same and obstructing their execution, and that such combinations...
5787Notes on a Cabinet Meeting, 8 November 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Nov. 8. present the 4. heads of department. agreed on instructions to Genl. Wilkinson which see. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
5788III. Partial Draft: Judiciary, Juries, and Naturalization, [before 12 November 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
Judiciary. The Judiciary system of the US. and especially that portion of it recently erected will of course present itself to the contemplation of Congress; and that they may judge of the proportion which the institution bears to the business it has to perform, I have caused to be procured from the several states and now lay before Congress an exact statement of all the cases decided since...
5789Memo on Wines, Food, Other Items Shipped to Monticello, 10 March 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Sent to Monticello. Mar. 10. 06. No. 1. 2. two pipes Marsalla 3. 4. two Qr. casks Bucellas & Termo. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
5790Notes on the District of Columbia Commissioners’ Accounts, [after 3 October 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
Elliptical room 2276. Pr’s house 1686 Board 1700 September labour 1300 Interest paid 1500 8462 whole funds 6255.94 present deficiency 2206.06 6962. D. debts due to the Commissioners 130,000 due on Morris & Nicholson’s lots 1000.
5791II. First Annual Message to Congress, 8 December 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Fellow citizens of the Senate & House of Representatives. It is a circumstance of sincere gratification to me, that on meeting the great council of the nation, I am able to announce to them, on grounds of reasonable certainty, that the wars and troubles, which have for so many years afflicted our sister-nations, have at length come to an end; and that the communications of peace and commerce...
5792Notes 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...
5793I. Notes on King’s and Anstey’s Propositions, [ca. 13 June 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
Debt due to Gr. Britain. mr King’s proposition Debt from US. to G.B. at commencemt of war 3,040,160 £ sterl. 1: year’s exports from G.B. to US. deduct insolvencies during war 1,520,080 1,520,080 since recovered by creditors 760,040 760,040 interest on that 760,040 1,520,080
5794Notes on Appointments, 30 November 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Orleans. 2. judges Theodoric Bland of Baltimore has practisd C. 3. y. in Tennis. tenernts membr. has practised now 4. y. at Balt. qu. French. Wm. Sprigg. qu. if will accept