5311To Thomas Jefferson from Edward Bancroft, 21 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favour of the 12th. inst. came to hand on Fryday last. Mr. Paradise had arrived the day before, but as the Deed was not signed, I engaged him the same Evening to go with a friend about 10 miles out of Town where he still remains and consequently I have not yet had an opportunity of speaking to him [on] the subject of your Letter; but as a considerable [num]ber of the Creditors have now...
5312To Thomas Jefferson from John Brown Cutting, 21 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Last thursday evening and during the whole of the next day this City was in a ferment. An uncertain account of the late commotions in Paris and Versailles occasion’d it. Fortunately a special courier sent hither by a Mr. Neriac one of the deputies for this place to the states general brought an authentic sketch of what had happen’d, otherwise the house and life of every suspected person in...
5313To Thomas Jefferson from John Fraser, 21 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Chelsea, 21 July 1789 . Encloses “some of the best Cucumber Seed… in England, likewise a few Seeds of a Famous Melon.” They may “be kept with the greatest safety for 2 or 3 Years.” RC ( MHi ); 2 p.; endorsed. Recorded in SJL as received 26 July 1789.
5314To Thomas Jefferson from John Trumbull, 21 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
On the other side you have the only articles of interesting intelligence which I can find in Boston Papers so late as the 15th. June. There is a Gentleman in Town who left N York the same day: I have not seen him but am told he brings nothing of Consequence. The Congress continue with great unanimity in their Attention to the Revenue establishment in which their progress is as rapid as can be...
5315To Thomas Jefferson from C. W. F. Dumas, 22 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
The Hague, 22 July 1789 . Yesterday, after departure of post, he received from Amsterdam from an unknown source and without notice two packets addressed to TJ “to the Care of Charles W. F. Dumas, Esquire, at the Hague.” From handwriting and seals he judged that the packets came from secretary for foreign affairs in Congress and that it was brought to Amsterdam by a vessel recently arrived from...
5316To Thomas Jefferson from Cavelier fils, 24 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Dieppe, 24 July 1789 . It appears that TJ has not been able to respond to his appeal for procuring cargoes of wheat from North America for their citizens.—They have been obliged to send to London: their two deputies succeeded there in getting 10 to 11,000 bushels of wheat and 446 barrels of flour, which arrived yesterday in the ship Hudson , Capt. Robt. Folger, from Maryland.—This cargo...
5317To Thomas Jefferson from Diodati, 24 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Il m’en coute beaucoup je vous assure mon cher Monsieur de me trouver éloigné de vous et je l’ay regretté déja bien des fois, surtout en apprenant tant d’evènements et de révolutions arrivées depuis mon départ dans Vos Voisinages. Elles ont du être d’un grand Intérest pour votre Oeill observateur et pour notre façon de penser, pouvant bien joindre la mienne à la Votre, relativement au Bien...
5318To Thomas Jefferson from C. W. F. Dumas, 24 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
The Hague, 24 July 1789 . After writing the enclosed letter of 22 July, he learned that TJ was still in Paris. Fearing reproach for delaying TJ’s dispatches, he forwards them at once, today. They probably are of consequence to TJ and awaited eagerly. Asks that TJ inform him of their arrival. RC ( DLC ); 1 p.; in French. FC (Rijksarchief, The Hague, Dumas Letter Book; photostat in DLC )....
5319To Thomas Jefferson from Ruellan & Cie., 26 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 26 July 1789 . They enclose the receipt of Mme. du Tilleul for a little box sent to them by servant of Gouverneur Morris, who directed them to forward it to that lady and to send receipt to TJ, which they do with great pleasure.—Their connections with the largest number and the best houses in America and their desire to serve TJ either in Paris or in America impel them to offer their...
5320To Thomas Jefferson from Jacob Vernes, 27 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
J’aurai l’honneur de me rendre chez vous à 8h.½. Je vous reporterai les échantillons, et je prendrai la liberté de vous présenter M. Sabatier, chef de la maison Sabatier fils & Desprez, administrateurs de la compagnie des Indes, et ci-devant régisseurs pour le Roy des habillements des Troupes. Il désire beaucoup d’avoir l’avantage de vous connoître personnellement, et il a quelques affaires en...
5321To Thomas Jefferson from Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 27 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Presuming It will be highly agreeable to Your Excellency previous to your Departure for America, to discharge the Arrears due to Foreign Officers, and receive the ƒ30,000 for the purpose of a certain Act of Congress of the 18th July last, as well as to have the Medals compleated, We have the pleasure to acquaint Your Excellency that the Funds, for effecting those three Objects of the List of...
5322To Thomas Jefferson from Madame Plumard de Bellanger, 31 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Je ne pensois guère Monsieur la derniere fois que j’ay eu l’honneur de vous voir être au moment de quitter si promptement Paris, c’est bien une fuitte qu’il a fallu faire. Que de maux il falloit évitter! Ce fut le lundi 13 vers une heure que je me déterminai après avoir passé la nuit dans un état d’effroy et de douleur tel que le bruit du Canon et des fusillades que j’entendois peut le faire...
5323[To Thomas Jefferson from Grand & Cie., 1 August 1789] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Paris, 1 Aug. 1789 . Recorded in SJL as received 1 Aug. 1789, but not found. On 31 July TJ received the letter from Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 27 July 1789, informing him that money was available to pay the arrears of interest due the foreign officers. He wrote Ferdinand Grand “for an exact estimate of the sum necessary for the officers.” In Grand’s reply—evidently this missing...
5324[To Thomas Jefferson from Brissot de Warville, 2 August 1789] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Paris 2 Aug. 1789 . Recorded in SJL as received 3 Aug. 1789. Not found.]
5325To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 2 August 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Since Long time I am deprived of your agreable favors, however I had the honor of paying you my respects in 3 Letters Since the Midle of april, perhaps they were or intercepted or miscarried, as one that I wrotte to my Brother in Law at versailles. I had the Pleasure of Seeing yesterday M. Morgan an English Gentleman related to Dr. Price, who said to me he Left your Excellency (since the...
5326To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Price, 3 August 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
The Bearer of this and the parcel that accompanies it is a Gentleman who belongs to my congregation in this village and one of my nearest neighbours. The late accounts from Paris have so interested him as to determine him to visit it, and I hope he will find his journey agreeable to him. I cannot express the gratitude I feel to you for your letter by Ld. Dare, and for the kind attention with...
5327To Thomas Jefferson from Cavelier fils, 7 August 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Dieppe, 7 Aug. 1789 . Acknowledges TJ’s letter of 27 July informing him of the freedom of commerce in the United States and of Gouv erneur Morris’s coming to Dieppe: he has not seen that merchant, but was told that he had passed there on his way to England. Thus he has not received the letters that TJ intended to send by the Hudson for New York. That ship, having discharged its cargo, will...
5328To Thomas Jefferson from Maria Cosway, 9 August 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I recive this Moment Your kind letter, by Mr. Morris, I thank you much. I did long Most excessivly for a letter from you. Mr: Trumbull is Coming to Paris. I have only as he will tell you half a moment to say this little but I will write a longer letter very soon. En attend believe me yours Most affly., RC ( ViU ); addressed: “Monsieur Monsieur Jefferson &c &c”; endorsed. Recorded in SJL as...
5329To Thomas Jefferson from Messrs. Robert & Hugh Ingram, 10 August 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
We had the Honor of receiving Your Excellency’s letter of the 3rd. Instant which inclosed Grand & Co.’s draft on Lewis Teissier ⅌ One hundred and twenty four pounds Stg. upon Account of Alexander McCaul Esqr. of Glasgow which said bill is paid and We have placed the same to the Credit of said Gentleman and wrote him accordingly. We shall have occasion some time hence to write you upon the...
5330To Thomas Jefferson from William Carmichael, 13 August 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
By a Letter which I received last week from Governeur Morris, I am informed that your Excellency is still at Paris. In consequence I take the Liberty of inclosing to you the accompts of the disbursements made for our Captives at Algiers No. 1–2.—I transmitted to Mr. Jay the first accompt in June 1787, but have not been favored with an answer. On the 11th Inst. I received the second accompanied...
5331To Thomas Jefferson from Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 13 August 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
We had the honor to remit Your Excellency £169,718.16 the 10th. Inst. in 23 Bills of Exchange and now inclose 110,281. 4 in 22 Do. ⅌ inclosed List. together £280,000 for accounts of the United States; being the Amount requisite for payment of the Arrears of Interest due to Foreign Officers and for completing the Article of Medals; The Receipt whereof We request Your Excellency’s...
5332To Thomas Jefferson from Veuve David & Fils, 14 August 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
We have received the honour of your Excellency’s answer to our Letter of the 29th. of June Last with regard to the Excessive Duty required from us upon Salted Beef and Pork imported from the United States. We take the Liberty to beg you to observe, that whilst that no Complaints are made to the Earl of Montmorin, and to M. Necker, no Amendment to the Wrong is to be hoped for. We Dare to...
5333To Thomas Jefferson from Cambray, 17 August 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ay reçu, Monsieur, la lettre que Vous m’avés fait l’honneur de m’écrire, dont je Vous suis très obligé. Je n’ay jamais été en peine de cet objet, ayant toujours senti la justesse des motifs du retard. Puisque il s’offre une si belle occasion de vous troubler, permettés moi d’en profiter pour Vous demander si vous avés des preuves certaines que la procuration que vous avés adressée à Mr....
5334To Thomas Jefferson from C. W. F. Dumas, 18 August 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
The Hague, 18 Aug. 1789 . TJ’s letters of 27 and 30 July have delivered him “ d’une grande perplexité. ” Postponement of TJ’s departure is fortunate because it will enable him to give an account of affairs in Europe which cannot fail to be interesting to the United States, “ surtout de la part d’un Observateur tel que Votre Excellence. ” He hopes TJ will promote his solicitation to be...
5335To Thomas Jefferson from Lucy Ludwell Paradise, 18 August 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Paradise has desired me to acquaint your Excellency he shall have the honour to write to you very soon, but at present, and ever since his arrival here, he has been under the greatest affliction, owing to the Deed’s not being yet Signed. He says Your Excellency knows him very well, and he is certain you will excuse it. He is very Grateful for the Numberless obligations you have Confered...
5336To Thomas Jefferson from Maria Cosway, 19 August 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I owe you a letter, for the short one I sent by Mr. Trumbull, has not cleard my debt to you, and not satisfied my pleasure. I wish always to converse longer with you. But when I read Your letters they are so well, wrote, so full of a thousand preaty things that it is not possible for me to Answer such charming letters. I could say many things if My pen could write exactly My sentiments and...
5337To Thomas Jefferson from Edward Bancroft, 21 August 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favour of the 6th. of Augt. I duely received, and have since seen the Gentleman to whom you remitted Mr. Paradise’s Bill, and have given him the most satisfactory Explanations and assurances in my Power, and such as he appeared perfectly Contented with. Mr. Paradise justly sensible of the singular obligation with which you have loaded him, feels himself very much ashamed that he has not...
5338To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Crew, 21 August 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
London 21 Aug. 1789. A Virginian, he left London last Oct. for Virginia where he spent winter and spring, arriving back about two months ago. Will make London his “permanent residence for mercantile business with … friends in America.” He is confident he can serve TJ as well as any other person there and will be much mortified if TJ does not make use of him one time or another.—He has letter...
5339To Thomas Jefferson from James I. Brossier, [25 August 1789] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Le Havre, 25 Aug. 1789. ] His obligation to TJ increases daily, especially by advice to address himself to Jay, “with whom you are pleased to assure me to use your protection.” As “Mr. Le Bailly of Virieu … informs me that your Excellency himself were to repair soon to the Congress in America: so that my Petition which I take the liberty to transmit to you Sir cannot miss being supported.”...
5340To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, [25 August 1789] (Jefferson Papers)
I Beg for liberty’s sake You will Breack Every Engagement to Give us a dinner to Morrow Wenesday. We shall Be some Members of the National Assembly—eight of us whom I want to Coalize as Being the only Means to prevent a total dissolution and a civil war. The dificulty Between them is the King’s veto. Some want it Absolute, others will Have no Veto, and the only way to Unite them is to find...