541From Thomas Jefferson to Delamotte, 29 April 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have asked the favor of Mr. Morris to send to me a servant lad who lived formerly in my family, and I have taken the liberty of desiring him to address him to you, in hopes you will be able to send him by some vessel bound to Philadelphia, New York or Baltimore. His passage I presume may be paid at the port of delivery. Mr. Remsen at New York, Mr. Curson at Baltimore or myself here will pay...
542From Thomas Jefferson to Delamotte and Others, 5 November 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The bearer hereof, Mr. Lear, proposing to establish himself in commerce in the new city of Washington, he now sets out to visit such parts of Europe as he supposes may furnish him either articles or connections in the mercantile line useful for his position. He is well known as the late Secretary of President Washington, and I can further assure you that he is a person of great understanding,...
543From Thomas Jefferson to Delamotte, 27 July 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The bearer hereof, Mr. Livingston, goes to France with a view of settling some commercial correspondences. I have not the pleasure of being acquainted with him myself, but he is recommended to me by Governor Lee of Virginia, as a worthy and respectable citizen, and as such I take the liberty of presenting him to you, and asking for him that information and advice which may be useful to him in...
544From Thomas Jefferson to Delamotte, 22 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I shall at present not acknolege the receipt of your letters, except that of Jan. 15. because the present is intended to be merely on so much of the subject of that as relates to my books which it mentions you had received from Mr. Froullé. I had desired you to draw on Donald & Burton for the amount, to whom I wrote and received an assurance they would pay your draught. They stopped payment...
545From Thomas Jefferson to Sharp Delany, 15 January 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been in daily expectation of recieving the invoice wherein the prices of the paper will be stated, as Mr. Short assured me it should come in his next letter. But I have not yet recieved it. If it be necessary however for the regularity of your accounts, I think we can come at it nearly. The invoice of the articles which came with them, states 150. rouleaux of paper. Turning to a paper I...
546From Thomas Jefferson to Sharp Delany, 30 April 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The arrangement taken with respect to sea-letters was that they should be delivered to the collectors of the customs at every port of the US. as the persons who might the most conveniently countersign and deliver them out, and for this purpose that they should be sent from my office to the Commissioner of the revenue to be distributed, as being particularly within his department. Understanding...
547From Thomas Jefferson to Sharp Delany, 16 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson asks from the Custom-house a permit to land from on board the Louisa Capt. Birkhead from Marseilles 4. casks of olive trees } cost 4 1/8 1. cask of Caper plants sterl. a small box of Confectionary contents and cost unknown, being a present. He has nothing else consigned to him on board that vessel PrC ( MHi ).
548From Thomas Jefferson to Imbert de la Platière, 25 September 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Monsieur Jefferson etant à l’instant de son depart pour l’Amerique il n’y aura plus moyens de lui faire passer les numeros de l’ouvrage de Monsieur le comte de Platriere qui doivent paroître ci après, ni de lui en remettre le prix. Il a l’honneur donc de prier Monsieur le Comte de regarder son abonnement comme fini. PrC ( DLC ); addressed. “ A Monsieur Monsieur le Comte de Platriere en son...
549From Thomas Jefferson to Pierre Delivet, 22 August 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
In answer to your several letters complaining of an illegal imprisonment of your person, I have to observe to you that the constitution of the United States having lodged the Executive and Judiciary powers in different bodies, and the Judiciary alone having the power to imprison or to enlarge the person, the Executive cannot interfere nor give any order in your behalf. Such an order would be...
550From Thomas Jefferson to Jean Nicolas Démeunier, 29 April 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Mar. 30. from Philadelphia came to my hands a few days ago. That which you mention to have written from London has never been received; nor had I been able to discover what had been your fortune during the troubles of France after the death of the king. Being thoroughly persuaded that under all circumstances your conduct had been entirely innocent and friendly to the freedom of...