541To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 7 November 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have inclosed and addressed to you today the papers you left with Patsy except the pamphlet (No. 21. The political state of Europe: July.) which I take the liberty to keep till the next post that I may have the satisfaction of reading it: I did not see these papers till today. I have inclosed allso three letters, one found among the papers mentioned, one on the table in the dining room, and...
542To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 7 November 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the pleasure of recieving by Mr. Blake your friendly letter of July 11th.—and answered it by one of a size so enormous that I should not have had courage to have sent it but for the recollection of your being now retired to private life. Although I have not since been so happy as to hear from you, and of course know nothing more of my affairs in Mr. Browne’s hands than there mentioned,...
543To Thomas Jefferson from William Frederick Ast, 6 November 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I am ashamed that I have let so many Year’s pass without doing myself the honor to write to You. Persuaded of Your kindness and when You consider the hurry and bustle I have been in these Six years with my business and the Trouble the Revolution in France caused me I hope You will be so good to pardon my Silence and not attribute to neglect. You know that I settled and established a Mercantile...
544To Thomas Jefferson from Angelica Schuyler Church, 5 November 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have heard very melancholy accounts from Philadelphia occasioned by a fever and in consequence am extremely anxious for you and my young friend Polly: I hope that you have both escaped the power of its destructive influence. Accept of my good wishes, for your health, and be so good as to write me a line to say that your family have enjoyed security from this disease. Adieu RC ( MHi );...
545To Thomas Jefferson from Tench Coxe, 5 November 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to inform you that a distribution of the first parcel of the Sea-letters, which was sent to my office after that of the Secretary of the Treasury ceased to be attended, was immediately made, in the best manner of which my defective information of the preceding distributions, admitted. The greater part of the Second parcel was treated in a similar Manner, and the remainder I...
546To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Nourse, 5 November 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Treasury Department, Register’s Office, 5 Nov. 1793. On behalf of the Secretary of the Treasury, he requests an estimate of the sums needed “to defray the Expences of your Department” for 1794 for the purpose of forming a general estimate to be submitted to Congress at its next meeting. FC ( DNA : RG 53, Register’s Estimates and Statements); 1 p.; unsigned; at foot of text: “Honourable Thos....
547To Thomas Jefferson from Edmond Charles Genet, 2 November 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Une Denonciation très grave a été faite contre le consul de la republique à charlestown; telle est Son importance qu’elle a troublé la tranquillité dans vos etats du Sud. La même Denonciation S’étend à plusieurs militaires arrivés de St. domingue dans la baye de charlestown, et tel a eté l’effet de l’accusation portée contr’eux qu’ils Sont restés deux jours dans cette baye privés des objets de...
548To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 31 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Altho I know your time is allready so completely taken up, with important public concerns, that you are obliged to neglect your own private matters, allmost totally, I cannot refrain from asking a small part of it, for an affair of very considerable consequence, to myself and my family. I have mentioned to you before, tho perhaps I never related the particulars, that the land in Henrico ,...
549To Thomas Jefferson from Edmond Charles Genet, 30 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Des Traitres viennent de livrer aux ennemis de la france une portion intéressante de St. Domingue . Quelques bons Citoÿens qui ont mieux aimé S’expatrier et abandonner leur fortune que de prêter à une puissance étrangère un Serment qu’ils ne devoient qu’a la republique française, m’ont apporté cette nouvelle. Ainsi, Monsieur, cette Colonie dans la quelle un Decret de la Convention nationale...
550Note from Edmond Charles Genet, [ca. 30 October 1793] (Jefferson Papers)
Note particuliere. Les français du Canada, des Illinois, de la nouvelle Orléans n’attendent que l’Instant où les américains prendront une attitude digne d’un peuple libre pour s’unir à eux et pour Consacrer ce vaste Continent au Culte de la Divinité qui regnera bientôt sur le monde entier. Les adresses cijointes les ont instruits des dispositions de la france, des agens Surs les ont repandus...
551To Thomas Jefferson from Edmond Charles Genet, 2[9] October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Quand un fonctionnaire public néglige ses devoirs, quand il Commet des actes arbitraires Il merite d’être puni; à ces deux titres Je vous denonce le Juge federal du district de New york; Cet officier au mépris de nos traités au mépris des décisions du gouvernement federal que vous m’avés communiquées a enlevé des mains du Consul de la Republique dans ce port à la réquisition du Mre. Anglois...
552To Thomas Jefferson from Edmond Charles Genet, 29 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai l’honneur De vous envoyer une copie De la lettre qui a été ecrite au consul De La republique française à Newyork par le directeur Des douanes De cette ville. Cette lettre contient le refus notifie par Mr. hamilton à ce directeur De faire la remise du droit de tonnage reclamée par les capitaines du convoi français. Je vous envoye cette notification ainsi que des observations que m’a...
553To Thomas Jefferson from Edmond Charles Genet, 2[9] October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Je crois devoir vous prévenir que J’ai délivré des Commissions de Vice Consuls de la Republique aux Cit. Pennevert et Chervi—Le premier résident à New London le second à Alexandrie. Je vous prie de vouloir bien obtenir en leur faveur l’éxéquatur de Mr. le President des Etats unis. Je ne Joins point ici leurs Commissions. Il me paroit suffisant de vous assurer qu’elles sont Conformes aux autres...
554To Thomas Jefferson from John M. Pintard, 29 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Madeira, 29 Oct. 1793 . He encloses copies of his 8, 9, and 15 Oct. letters and their enclosures, as well as a copy of his letter of this date to Edward Church, which will explain the particulars of his case more fully than the statement he transmitted with his 15 Oct. letter. He does not enclose the Portuguese papers mentioned in his letter to Church, which consist of a notary public’s...
555To Thomas Jefferson from Enoch Edwards, 28 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Since my Arival in England as I promised so I have frequently written to You and given You such Information as I thought worthy of your Attention. I mentioned to you heretofore the Accident (a Fall Mrs: Edwards received from a Carriage) that prevented my going immediately to the Continent. We were also induced to stay ’till Fall in Consequence of a Determination Mrs: Pinckney had come to, to...
556To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Hawkins, 28 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
For the first time my dear sir, I have an opportunity direct for your house. Micajah Childs called on me this evening on his return to Charlottsville. I avail myself of it by his permission to send you some grape vines. No. 1 Burgundy, called Millers Burgundy, the berries oval and black, the leaves covered with a hoary down. 2 Auvorna second Burgundy or black Morillon esteemed the best of the...
557To Thomas Jefferson from Edmond Charles Genet, 27 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Je viens de recevoir avec votre lettre du 3. de ce mois l’acte de déstitution du Citoyen duplaine Vice Consul de la Republique à Boston et Je m’empresse de vous déclarer que Je n’en reconnois point la validité parceque la Constitution des Etats unis n’a point donné au Président le droit qu’il paroit vouloir s’arroger aujourdhui. Elle l’a chargé Comme premier Ministre du peuple Americain...
558To Thomas Jefferson from Peter Carr, 24 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
My mother desires me to intimate to you, that there are several very pressing claims against her, which she has given assurances shall be discharged in january next. By something in one of your last letters, she hoped it would have been in your power, to furnish her with the means; if it should, a line upon the subject would be satisfactory to my mother. We all here wish you a good journey and...
559To Thomas Jefferson from Josef de Jaudenes and Josef Ignacio de Viar, 23 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Por la Copia Carta que acavamos de recivir de Willmington en la Carolina Septentrional, y que tenemos la honrra de incluir á V. S. en esta; se hallará V. S. informado de lo acaecido en aquel Puerto con un Bergantin Español apresado por el Corsario frances Le Vainqueur de la Bastille . Este que es uno de los proscritos por la proclamacion del Presidente de los Estados Unidos, nos proporciona el...
560To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Wayne, 23 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me to acknowledge the Receipt of Your Letter of the 27th. August Last Handing me the Communication to the Merchants of Savannah. It was Immediately delivered In Conformity to the Directions thereof. The Gentlemen to whom it was Directed, were, of Opinion, It wou’d meet with the quickest Circulation by having It Inserted In the Gazette, which was done Accordingly. The Merchants of...
561To Thomas Jefferson from Edward Church, 22 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
On Saturday the 19th. Instant, the Vessels belonging to the Hanseatic Towns were ordered to be in readiness to sail the 25th. under Convoy of Two Portugueze Frigates, ordered by her Majesty to Convoy them to a certain Latitude. One of the Articles of the Truce with Algiers which was communicated to me on the 12th. Instt. by Luiz Pinto the Minister for foreign Affairs, expressly restricted the...
562To Thomas Jefferson from Edward Church, 22 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you this morning that I had written to his Excelly. Luiz Pinto Minister &ca. &ca. I herewith send a Copy of my Letter, and at the same time have the pleasure to inclose a most favourable, friendly, and pleasing answer from his Excellency, which I have this moment received, and which you will immediately see the necessity of communicating by expresses to all parts of the Union, that our...
563To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Bankson, 21 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Your several Letters of the 3d. instant I did not receive until last Saturday (the 19th), the business committed to me shall be expedited with all the dispatch in my power. I had the honor to forward you by last Monday’s post a number of Letters and the Leyden Gazette—a fever which I had at that time and which continued upon me for several days prevented my writing. The Fever has considerably...
564To Thomas Jefferson from James Currie, 21 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Not expecting the pleasure of seeing You down here, I take the liberty of writing you a line to inform I received Your polite letter dated Schyllkill inclosing the attorney’s report to you of the state of my Suit vs. Griffin and am much Obligd. by your friendly intention to have it brought to an end before you leave Philadelphia again. After Your return from Monticello, there are 3 pipes or...
565To Thomas Jefferson from Edmond Charles Genet, 21 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Vous avés porté des plaintes sur la Conduite du Vice Consul de la Republique françoise à Boston relativement à une prise faite par le Roland furieux batiment armé dans ce port. Je vous envoye sa Justification. Elle est imprimée. Agréés mon respect. Dft ( DLC : Genet Papers); unsigned; above salutation: “Le Cit Genet Ministre plenipotentiaire &c à Mr Jefferson &c”; with note in margin: “Mr....
566To Thomas Jefferson from Christopher Gore, 21 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I submitted to the grand jury for this district, a bill against Mr. Duplaine, for resisting and obstructing the Depy. marshal, in the execution of a writ, issuing from the Circuit Court of the United States. In addition to the evidence already transmitted to you, in my letter of the 10th. ult., a witness swore before the jury that he saw written orders, signd by Duplaine, commanding the...
567To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Paine, 20 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you by Captain Dominick who was to sail from Havre about the 20th of this month. This will probably be brought you by Mr. Barlow or Col. Oswald. Since my letter by Dominick I am every day more convinced and impressed with the propriety of Congress sending Commissioners to Europe to confer with the Ministers of the Jesuitical Powers on the means of terminating the War. The enclosed...
568To Thomas Jefferson from David Meade Randolph, 20 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
My return home was delayed ’till a few days past. Upon going to the Custom House, I found that your box had been entered by Mr. Patrick Hart of Richmond. The collector informed me that it was the design of Mr. Hart to forward it by the first safe opportunity—consequently I had been deprived of the pleasure of executing your commission—nor should you now be troubled with this scrawl, but to...
569To Thomas Jefferson from Edmond Charles Genet, 19 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai pressé autant que je l’ai pu le consul de Philadelphie de me rendre sur le william et la fanny les comptes que vous reclamez. Les affaires multipliées du Consulat avaient retardé la confection de ce travail, et la mort du Consul l’avait encore reculé. Je viens enfin de recevoir les pièces relatives à cette affaire et j’ai l’honneur de vous les transmetre. Ce sont de simples extraits des...
570To Thomas Jefferson from Peter Walsh, 17 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
In addition to what he wrote this morning by the Fair Hebe , two American brigs and a schooner have just arrived with the Nancy , Captain Butler, a ship bound from New York to Barcelona that managed to evade Algerine capture by means of its superior sailing in shallow waters, but Butler fears that the Algerines captured an American sloop. “Humanity Shudder’s for the fate of those who may have...
571To Thomas Jefferson from Jean Pierre Blanchard, 16 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Je ne m’attendais pas en quittant l’Europe a ce qui m’arrive aujourdhui dans ce continent. Heureux dans tous mes voyages, je n’avais garde de prévoir le sort funeste qui m’était reservé a Philadelphie: Après bien des traveaux et des succès, il ne me reste plus que l’honneur et la vie et je vois avec douleur que je ne puis conserver l’un Sans détruire l’autre, car si je quitte Philadelphie,...
572To Thomas Jefferson from Peter Walsh, 16 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Cadiz, 16 Oct. 1793 . On the 10th his house of Dominick Terry & Company received an 8 Oct. letter from Humphreys at Gibraltar advising of a twelve-month Algerine-Portuguese truce and the sailing of an Algerine fleet on the evening of the 5th westward past the straits for a suspected cruise against American shipping, information which it immediately communicated to the masters of the 19...
573To Thomas Jefferson from John Hopkins, 15 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I received your favor of the 10th. too late to Comply with its Contents by the post last Monday, but I now enclose you two Statements of the different species of Stock standing on the Books of my Office, to the Credit of William Short esquire—of the Quarterly amount of Interest payable thereon, and the payments thereof which have been made by me, in Conformity to a power of Attorney from Mr....
574To Thomas Jefferson from John M. Pintard, 15 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Madeira, 15 Oct. 1793 . He encloses copies of his 8 and 9 Oct. letters. Since then he has conferred with the governor, the result of which is in the enclosed statement No. 3. He also encloses paper No. 1, his letter to Captain Goddard, and No. 2, Goddard’s certified deposition, copies of all three of which he transmitted to Humphreys. He has always endeavored to get on well with the government...
575To Thomas Jefferson from Eli Whitney, 15 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
It was my intention to have lodged in the Office of State a description of my machine for ginning Cotton, immediately after presenting my petition for an exclusive property in the same; but ill health unfortunately prevented me from completing the description untill about the time of the breaking out of the malignant fever in Philadelphia. This so interrupted communication and deranged...
576To Thomas Jefferson from John Bowman, 14 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Several Months ago I enclosed to You a small sealed packet , containing a rough draught of a steam Engine , by Mr. Lucas, a most ingenious and Worthy Man. He purposed to soon afterwards send on a Model of that Engine, but the urgency of our more intelligent planters for his aid in relief of our former heavy labour in clearing out the Rice Crops has kept him in uninterrupted hurry. I now...
577To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 14 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The fatigue of my late journey and some concerns which require immidiate attention will deprive me of the pleasure of being at Monticello till after the arrival of Mr. Madison which will be on Wednesday—Unless the funeral of his brother should detain him longer, which however is not expected. I send you the Fredbg. paper containing the proceeding there, which terminated in a recommendation to...
578To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Remsen, 14 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
H. Remsen’s respectful compliments to Mr. Jefferson—and sends him the enclosed papers. The accounts from Philada. by this day’s mail are no better than they were the last week, when the mortality was exceedingly great indeed. We have heard of the death of Mr. Jon: Sargent, Mr. V. Berckel, Mr. Franks and Mr. Rittenhouse, tho’ respecting the latter the account does not come so strait, and is...
579To Thomas Jefferson from Alexandre Maurice d’Hauterive, 13 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
New York, 13 Oct. 1793 . Duty obliges him to forward the enclosed letter and sheets, received by sea with the envelope missing in an open packet addressed to him, but which apparently belong to TJ, whose name and titles appear at the foot of the letter. RC ( MHi ); 1 p.; in French; in a clerk’s hand, signed by Hauterive; at head of text: “Le citoyen hauterive à Mr. thomas Jefferson Secretaire...
580To Thomas Jefferson from Edward Church, 12 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Yesterday the 11th. I received the following note from Coll. Humphreys, our minister Resident at this Court, but now at Gibralter. “Dear Sir “We have advice of a Truce between the Portugueze and Algiers, and that an Algerine Fleet has gone into the Atlantic, Pray forward the inclosed with the intelligence and believe me” Your’s (Signed) D. Humphreys Immediately on receipt of this very alarming...
581From George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, 11 October 1793 (Washington Papers)
Your dispatch of the 3d with it’s several enclosures reached Alexandria on Wednesday evening, and got to my hands yesterday morning. This afternoon I shall send to the post office the Letters for mister Bankson, with my signature to the Exequatur for mister Dannery, & Letters patent revoking that of mister Duplane. Your letter to the latter, two to the French minister, one to his Secretary mr...
582IX. Resignation of Philip Freneau as Clerk, 11 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The Within contains the appointment of Philip Freneau to the office of clerkship of foreign Languages in the department of State by Mr. Jefferson. I hereby resign the same appointment, from October 1st. 1793. RC ( DLC ); endorsed by TJ as received 7 Nov. 1793 and recorded in SJL with date of letter omitted. Enclosure: TJ’s appointment of Freneau, 16 Aug. 1791 (Document iii ).
583To Thomas Jefferson from Philip Freneau, 11 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
[ Ed. Note : This 11 Oct. 1793 letter was printed in Vol. 20: 759 as part of a group of documents on Jefferson, Freneau, and the founding of the National Gazette .] In Vol. 20: 752n the Editors accounted for a 7 Nov. 1793 letter from Freneau based on a mistaken reading of SJL . No documentation for such a letter has been found.
584To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, 11 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Your dispatch of the 3d. with it’s several enclosures, reached Alexandria on Wednesday evening, and got to my hands yesterday morning. This afternoon I shall send to the post office the Letters for Mr. Bankson, with my signature to the Exequatur for Mr. Dannery, and Letters patent revoking that of Mr. Duplane. Your letter to the latter, two to the French Minister, one to his Secretary Mr....
585To Thomas Jefferson from Tobias Lear, 10 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I shall embark at this place for London in the early part of November, from whence I shall go to Holland and other parts of Europe to make arrangements for carrying into effect the commercial establishment which I have made in the City of Washington. You had the goodness to tell me in Philadelphia that you would favor me with letters to such of your friends and acquaintances in Europe as might...
586To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Paine, 10 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
As far as my Judgement extends I think you cannot do better than send Commissioners to Europe; and so far as the freedom of Commerce may become a subject of Conference it ought to be done. It may be a means of terminating the war for it is necessary that some power should begin. England is in a wretched condition as to her Manufactures and her public and private credit. The combined Armies...
587To Thomas Jefferson from Edward Church, 8 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor to write you on the 22nd. Ulto. since which nothing material has occurred here. I have been diligent in my Enquiries concerning the Views of the belligerent Powers with regard to the U.S. and have solid grounds to believe that it is the determined purpose of England and Spain sooner or later to unite their Endeavours to Crush Us, I mean of the Courts and Kings of those Nations....
588To Thomas Jefferson from David Humphreys, 8 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have already forwarded for you five copies of Dispatches, to inform you, that a Truce for twelve Months was concluded between Portugal and Algiers; and that a fleet of Algerine Cruizers had gone through the Streights into the Atlantic, on Saturday night last. They were reported to me by an officer of a Portuguese frigate who spoke with them, to consist of eight sail; I believe, however,...
589To Thomas Jefferson from John M. Pintard, 8 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Madeira, 8 Oct. 1793 . In his 23 July letter he informed TJ that the island’s governor had detained an American vessel he had chartered here at £65 a month to go to Bordeaux and that he had sent Humphreys documents proving the detention. A few days ago he received a 14 Sep. letter from Lisbon in which Humphreys stated that he was to sail the next day for Gibraltar, that he only had time to...
590To Thomas Jefferson from James Simpson, 8 October 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Gibraltar, 8 Oct. 1793 . He encloses a copy of his last dispatch and reports that there is nothing new in West Barbary. He is extremely concerned to see the Algerine fleet sail into the Atlantic; under such an unpleasant circumstance, he is glad to see Humphreys in Gibraltar and promises to continue to assist him in conveying prompt news of this event wherever necessary for American citizens....