541To Thomas Jefferson from C. W. F. Dumas, 19 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Je commence la présente aujourd’hui pendant l’illumination ordonnée à l’occasion du mariage de la jeune Princesse d’Orange avec le Prince héréditaire de Brunswick. C’est la cloture des réjouissances bruyantes qui durent depuis 8 jours, pendant lesquels la populace s’est donnée carrière. Dans la nuit du 12 au 13, la valetaille mâle et femelle du Logement attenant des 3 villes de Gorcum,...
542To Thomas Jefferson from David Humphreys, 20 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
In my first letter, I mentioned such circumstances of a political nature, relating to several of the principal Powers of Europe, as had then come to my knowledge. The facts, according to subsequent informations, were pretty justly stated. Leaving you to deduce such conclusions as your better judgment shall enable you to form, I proceed now to give you the sequel of intelligence which has...
543To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 20 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
After the most mature reflection I have at length yielded to my inclinations to suffer my name to be mention’d for a public appointment. If it takes place, unless some unpleasant reflections on probable future events should press on me, it will contribute greatly to my own and the gratification of Mrs. M. as it will place us both with and nearer our friends. But to be candid there is not that...
544To Thomas Jefferson from John Samuel Sherburne, 20 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
My being absent on our fall Circuit at the time your circular letter arrived at the Post Office in this Town has hither prevented my paying that attention to your request, which I otherwise should have done. As the Clerk of our Superior Court is still on the Circuit I have not been able to examine his records for Adjudications on the points you mention, tho’ I believe there have been but few...
545To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 21 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Since my last the colonial committee have made their report on the disturbances of St. Domingo, and the conduct of the general assembly of that island. The report was an historical series of the events which have taken place in that colony from the convocation of the States-general in France, together with the proposition of a decree in consequence of them. I refer you for the one and the...
546To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Vaughan, 21 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I am at a loss how to write to you about public affairs, unless negatively. We have no war, we have no peace. Our various European powers have neither principles that we can understand, nor passions that are avowed. We quarrel with Spain, and have German disagreements threatning us in which our court would mix by preference; and Spain disagrees with us, though hampered with the Moors. Prussia...
547To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 22 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you a few days past in great hurry by the Albemarle post which I presume has been received. You have been able to collect from that communication that my services will be offer’d for the Senate, unless upon the information of my friends it shall appear probable they will be rejected. I gave you there a detail of circumstances relative to that business, and can only now add that as far...
548To Thomas Jefferson from Matthew McAllister, 24 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Occasional business in the Western parts of the State deprived me of the pleasure of receiving your Letter of the 12th. of August earlier than a few days ago. The purport of it requiring an examination into the records of the several departments of this Government will put it out of my power to make the collection so early as wished for. Indeed Sir, I fear there will not be a little difficulty...
549To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Donald, 25 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Yesterday I had the Honour of receiving [you]r esteemed favour of the 29th. August. As you did not make any men[tio]n of your health therein, I am willing to believe and hope that you had gotten [b]etter of your Headachs. I thank you sincerely for your [ki]ndly expressions towards Mr. Corbin Braxton, I am satisfied that if [you] have an opportunity of being serviceable to him, he will always...
550To Thomas Jefferson from David Humphreys, 25 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
The Russian Minister at this Court has received an authentic account from the Minister of his Nation at Vienna of the naval victory gained by the fleet of the Empress over that of the Porte. Of the latter the Admiral’s ship was destroyed, two smaller ships taken, and the rest very much shattered and obliged to fly. The English affect to say this event will protract the war, by making the...
551To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 25 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I have recieved within these two days your letters which came by the French Packet and those by Mr. Barrett. They are besides those mentioned in my No. 44. and postscript of to-day, of the following dates July 26. Aug. 25. and 31. Your commissions therein contained shall be punctually executed, and particularly you may assure Mr. Vernon should you see him that it will give me real pleasure to...
552I. The Governor of Massachusetts to the Secretary of State, 25 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Having laid your Letter of the 24th. of August last before the Legislature of this Commonwealth; an order passed that assembly appointing a Committee to meet as soon as may be, and consult, and determine the proper means of obtaining full, and authentic information respecting the Whale, and Cod fisherys as heretofore, and now carried on in this Commonwealth and to lay the same before the...
553To Thomas Jefferson from Madame d’Houdetot, 26 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Les Regrets que vous avés laissés En quittant la France sont Bien augmentés, Monsieur, depuis que nous avons perdû l’Esperance de Vous y Revoir. Les Consolations que je Recevois de Votre Bon Esprit m’y manquent infiniment. Les preuves que j’Espere de Votre Souvenir me seront une Ressource bien douce. Je Vous prie de Vouloir Bien Vous en occuper. Quelques fois j’ay Eû l’honneur de Vous Ecrire...
554To Thomas Jefferson from Rigobert Bonne, 27 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Je prends la liberté de vous envoyer deux exemplaires d’un petit ouvrage qui a pour titre Principes sur les mesures . Je vous prie d’en faire part à la societé philosophique de Philadelphie, où toutes les sçiences humaines se trouvent réunies, ainsi que de la lettre que j’ai l’honneur de vous ecrire. Ce petit ouvrage contient une mesure élémentaire qui paroît mériter attention; son origine...
555To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 27 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote to you very fully on the 21st. and 25th. of this month, by M. de Trys who is gone to embark for America. In the latter I acknowleged the reciept of your several letters which arrived here almost at the same time although they came by different routes viz. those of Aug. 25. 26. 31. 31. by the French packet and those of July 26 pe and a duplicate of the same date pu . and Aug. 10. I...
556To Thomas Jefferson from La Motte, 28 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Je n’ai recû qu’hier, timbrée de Paris, la Lettre que vous m’avés fait l’honneur de m’ecrire le 27. Juin. C’est un Espace de 4. mois qu’elle est restée en chemin, comme la mienne du 12. Xbre. qui ne vous est parvenuë que le 6. Avril. Il est bien malheureux que des lettres restent aussi longtems en chemin. J’ai eû l’honneur de vous ecrire en vous envoyant vos meubles et de vous remercier de la...
557To Thomas Jefferson from Pierpont Edwards, 28 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I do myself the honor to inclose you three Judgements of our Superior Court, in cases in which it has been contended, that the Judgements were an infraction of the treaty of peace. No. 1. Is a decree in Chancery, in which the Court determined, that no interest, during the war, was recoverable by a british subject upon a debt due from an american. No. 2. Is the case of a Refugee, in which the...
558To Thomas Jefferson from David Humphreys, 28 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
While I am detained for the sailing of the vessel in which I am to go to Lisbon; I cannot do better, in my judgment, than to give you such farther facts, occurrences, or reports of the day, as may be in any degree interesting, in America, when compared with other accounts: though those I may have the honor to give should not be of much importance in themselves.—In my communications, I have...
559To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 30 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you the day before yesterday by the way of the English Packet. This will not arrive in time for that conveyance unless the English Ambassador should send off a courier for London this evening, in which case I shall ask the favor of him to forward it. It is merely to inform you and to beg you to inform the Secretary of the Treasury that I have recieved at length his letters of Aug. 29....
560To Thomas Jefferson from James Maury, 1 November 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Liverpool, 1 Nov. 1790. Wrote him on 9 Sep. and on 25 Oct. received TJ’s letter of 26 Aug. Will pay particular attention to instructions and conform to them “as nearly as in my Power.” For some months they had expected to be relieved of the suspense “relative to the War with Spain. But now the warlike preparations, already so great, continuing to augment, the prevailing Opinion of the Day...
561To Thomas Jefferson from William Tatham, 1 November 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Colol. Monroe will afford me an Opertunity of sending a Power in the buisiness of my Map; and I allso take the liberty of sending one for Mr. Short, and one for Mr. Skipwith: leaving the Propriety of forwarding them to Your own choice. Conscious how much the Public concerns must engage Your Attention; I wish it to be understood that I am not solicitous to intrude my private buisiness on Your...
562To Thomas Jefferson from David Humphreys, 2 November 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
The vessel, in which I have engaged my passage, attempted to go down the river at the time appointed: but contrary winds have prevented, so that she cannot before this evening reach Gravesend. For which place I shall proceed immediately by land. I have the honor to enclose a Paper containing a translation of the Correspondence between the King of France and his Ministers, consequent to the...
563To Thomas Jefferson from Joshua Johnson, 2 November 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
On the 14 Ultimo I had the Honor to receive the Commission of Appointment which the President of the United States had conferr’d on me together your letter of the 7 August by Coll. Humphreys; I beg you Sir, to assure the President of the gratitude and high sense I entertain of the distinguished favor conferred on me, and altho I feel myself very inadequate to the execution of the trust imposed...
564To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 2 November 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
It was not my intention to have written to you again from this place except by a person who is setting out for Philadelphia by the way of Havre; but the arrival of the long expected courier from Madrid induces me to send a few lines by the English post, merely to inform you that the negotiations at Madrid have ended in the conservation of peace.—This comes by the English messenger who in...
565To Thomas Jefferson from Joshua Johnson, 3 November 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
The foregoing is the Copy of what I had the honor to write you on the 2 Instant, by the two Brothers Capt. Ceely, via New York, and to which I beg reference; nothing of any material consequence has since occurred; the Armaments going on as before described. The arrival of six Cherokee Indians engrosses public speculation and various are the conjectures, but the most probable is that their...
566To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Auldjo, 4 November 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
On the 5th of last month I had the honor to notify to you my most chearfull and ready acceptance of the trust which Congress had been graciously pleased to repose in me and to offer to you my sincere thanks for your kindness and friendship in recommending me to the Service of the United States of America. I have since had the honor to receive your letter of instructions of 26th August. On the...
567To Thomas Jefferson from David Humphreys, 4 November 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
The only object of this letter is to inform you, that I have been unavoidably detained by the weather until the present moment; in which I am embarking. Nothing has yet transpired to enable one to form a definitive conclusion, whether the great hostile preparations will terminate in war. Notwithstanding the Public continues to be amused and deluded, with pompous accounts, in all the Papers, of...
568To Thomas Jefferson from George Read, Jr., 4 November 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I was honour’d with your letter of the 12th. of August wherein you request full and accurate information of any and what Acts Orders Proclamations or decisions, legislative executive or judiciary may have taken place within this State since the treaty with Great Britain whereby the Debts or other property or the persons of British Subjects or American Refugees may have been affected. As I had...
569To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Vaughan, 4 November 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
A convention was agreed upon the 24th. ulto. at Madrid, to be signed and exchanged as the 27th: ulto. by which I trust our differences are ended. France, I think, goes on solidly. Austria and Prussia have renewed their accommodation.—Prince Potemkin is making a winter campaign against the Turks, and no thoughts of peace in that quarter. We are said to be at open war with Tippoo Saib. By the...
570To Thomas Jefferson from Joshua Johnson, 5 November 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor to write you the 3rd. Instant by this conveyance; Yesterday Morning a Messenger arrived from Madrid, with dispatches from Mr. Fitzherbert to the Duke of Leeds, which occasioned the publication of the extraordinary Gazette, inclosed; and which has produced many conjectures. The Effect it has on the Stocks was considerable; they rose 4 ⅌ Ct. in the forepart of the day, but...