3861To Thomas Jefferson from Burrill Carnes, [before 31 December 1787] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Nantes, before 31 Dec. 1787 .] Has a vessel bound for Alexandria in a few days; offers to execute any commissions entrusted to him. RC ( MHi ); 1 p.; endorsed; undated but evidently one of two undated letters recorded in SJL Index as received in 1787.
3862[To Thomas Jefferson from Burrill Carnes, 21 October 1788] (Jefferson Papers)
[[ 21 Oct. 1788. Recorded in SJL Index. Not found.]]
3863To Thomas Jefferson from Burrill Carnes, 28 September 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Nantes, 28 Sep. 1787 . Acknowledges TJ’s letter of 22 Sep. ; had hoped to send by Ast, who brings this, the account of the United States with Schweighauser & Dobrée, but illness of Dobrée has prevented, and will for some time, completion of examination of that account. Wishes to present the “difficulty American vessels labour under here, on their return home for want of Salt provisions”; the...
3864To Thomas Jefferson from Burrill Carnes, 19 July 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I arrived here five days past after a most agreeable journey via Champagne and Burgundy. I saw your Wine Cooper at Beaune who I believe is a perfect honest man. I really hope in the Course of business it will be in my power to throw some Commissions in his way. Immediately after my arrival here I call’d upon Mr. Dobrée and examined such a part of the Accounts of Mr. Schweighauser’s...
3865To Thomas Jefferson from Burrill Carnes, 9 February 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor to address you last week to which I beg leave to refer you. I now take the liberty to hand you Sir by a private conveyance [a] list of all the Vessels arriv’d in this Port during the last year also another of all the Goods of every Kind, and an Almanack by which you will see a list of the Ships from this River &c. I have the honor to add to these the Memorial of the Unfortunate...
3866To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Carnes, 14 May 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
from a farther a Brother a Sun honard and Dear Sir that is flatary Tom you Maryed in a Eirish famly War you Cot this o no the Nuse Paper Said Eaighteen Monts a Goe that a yanky Gantlman that had Bin a Riteng in a Eirish Brockers office had Mis Conded and tacken from a Band C Cash from Peter to Pay Pall £75.75896 all So a Brindal Bull hue had a Number of horns on his had No Dout this Brindal...
3867To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Carnes, 4 July 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
July 4th in the year of owr Lord and Saver Jesus Christ Bean the fust Be Goten of the Dad hue is the Leving and all Mity God has Given to him the Charge of the fore Corners of the Earth Bean a Jast and Lafell Man and one that feard God and a Surd Evel Bon in the year of owr Lord July 4th 5805 all Mity God ReQuirs of Me to Rase the Dad and the World is Got So Base that it is a hard thing to Do...
3868To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Carnes, 28 August 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Pease Love Comos and Glory—to all Man kind and indepandant to the Slaves & honard and Dear Sir With Plasher I Now in form you that the Grat God is Returned to Me My Comon Sances and as I have Bin out of My Reasen for thirty Nine years I Now a Plie to your Lord Ship to Stand My Gardean for I a Plied to the Grand Lodge in Boston But thea Nue Me Not all tho thea Sayed that the Grat God had Past...
3869To Thomas Jefferson from William Carne, 10 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
At a meeting of the democratic republicans of Alexandria County, William Carne was appointed Chairman & Lewis Summers Secretary Whereas, it is notorious that an interest foreign to that of the Nation & inimical to the present administration, prevails in this County—It is the opinion of this meeting, that it would tend to aid principles, which it is the pride as well as boast of republicans to...
3870To Thomas Jefferson from Cephas Carpenter, 24 June 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
doubtless you will think it Strange to Receive A letter from one you never herd of nor Saw in the world & More So when you come to se what Subject it is on. I am A man that was bred up A farmer in Vermont. having A mind to Settle in the world I Moved in to A new town with About five hundred dollars which I had Acumilated by my own Industry the town being Very new & the want of Mills was Very...