11From Thomas Jefferson to the Senate and the House of Representatives, 28 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I now lay before Congress a statement of the Militia of the United States, according to the returns last recieved from the several states. it will be percieved that some of these are not of recent dates, and that from the states of Maryland, Delaware & Tennissee no returns are stated. as far as appears from our records none were ever rendered from either of these states. RC ( DNA : RG 233, PM...
12From Thomas Jefferson to the Senate and the House of Representatives, 28 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I now render to Congress the account of the fund established by the act of May 1. 1802. for defraying the contingent charges of government. No occasion having arisen for making use of any part of the balance of 18,560. Dollars unexpended on the 31st. day of December 1803. when the last account was rendered by message, that balance has been carried to the credit of the Surplus fund. RC ( DNA :...
13Notes on Renominations and Nominations, 26 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Renominations still to be made. Orleans. ✓ Wm. C. C. Claiborne late governor of the Misipi territory Governor of the territory of Orleans [ James Brown of Kentucky Secretary of the territory of O.] [ Ephraim Kirby of Connecticut } Judges of the Superior court for the terry. of O ✓ John B. Prevost of New York original nomn ✓ James Brown of Kentucky ✓ Dominic A. Hall of S.C. judge of the...
14From Thomas Jefferson to the Senate, 26 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate William Hull of Massachusets to be Governor of the territory of Michigan. Stanley Griswold of Connecticut to be Secretary of the territory of Michigan Samuel Huntington of Ohio to be a judge of the court in the territory of Michigan Frederick Bates of Michigan to be a judge of the court of the same territory Augustus B. Woodward of the territory of Columbia to be a judge of the...
15From Thomas Jefferson to John Brown, 23 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Dufour called on me yesterday , with the wine. his object seems to be to get my own opinion & that of others on it’s merit, in order to decide on the expediency of continuing the pursuit. but it should be observed that no wine on earth was ever drinkable the spring after it was made. country people may indeed drink it, as ours drink new cyder from the press. but I mean that no judgment can...
16From Thomas Jefferson to Jacob Crowninshield, 23 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his salutations to mr Crownenshield & returns him the inclosed letters which he has read with much regret. but he must still ask an interview with mr Crownenshield. RC (Mrs. Charles L. Hoskins, Seneca Falls, New York, 1950); addressed: “The honble Mr. Crownenshield”; endorsed by Crowninshield. Not recorded in SJL . Enclosures: see Crowninshield to TJ, 20 Feb.
17From Thomas Jefferson to the House of Representatives, 23 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
In further compliance with the desire of the House of Representatives, expressed in their resolution of Dec. 31. I now transmit the Report and map of Isaac Briggs, referred to in my message of the 1st. instant, and recieved by the last post from New Orleans. RC ( DNA : RG 233, PM , 8th Cong., 2d sess.); date altered from 22 Feb.; endorsed by a House clerk. PoC ( DLC ); dated 22 Feb. Recorded...
18From Thomas Jefferson to Robert Smith, 23 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
The act of the Virginia legislature which is the foundation of the inclosed will become null by it’s own provision that it should be so if not assented to by Congress before Mar. 3. it is too late for Congress to take it up, but as it possibly may be brought forward at the next session it will be well in the mean time to procure necessary information. RC ( LNT : George H. and Katherine M....
19From Thomas Jefferson to James Holland, 22 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
As I troubled you on a former occasion with mr Briggs’s case, I take the liberty of committing the inclosed letter from him to your attention. when mr Briggs proposed to undertake exploring the road to N. Orleans, it was in the belief it would not cost him more time trouble or expence to go that way to Natchez, than by the tramontane rout. under this belief I accepted his offer, neither of us...
20Notes on Spanish Actions and Indian Affairs, 21 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Spanish alarm & proposns to Indians. Feb. 21. Spanish movemts. to Adaïs & Lanana S. Antonio. Turner to Claiborne Cados, Paunies. send factory immedly. court them. Bayou Pierre, Span. settlemt on Red rivr. 70. mi. above Natchitoches Lanana, 40. mi. from Nactchitoches. Spands. have takn. post there Casa Calvo & his guard to retire Louisiana bank mounted infantry to scour disputed country...