451To Thomas Jefferson from Le Mesurier & Cie., 13 October 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
We have been honored by Your Excellency’s Letter of the 20th. last month, and are sensible of your attention to the Trade of America by obtaining an Order to the Farmers General to make a Report of all the Tobacco they have purchased since the date of the Order of Bernis. As however their report may turn out unfavorable, we have followed the intimation you have been pleased to give us, and...
452To Thomas Jefferson from Brailsford & Morris, 10 March 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 17th. July last has been sometime past received, and should have been replyed to before, had anything material occurred to have communicated. Our Speculations in Rice to the address of Messrs. Berards of L’Orient proved unprofitable, owing we conceive to some mismanagement on the part of the Agent of those Gentlemen at Havre de Grace, where the Rice was sent, as they did not...
453To Thomas Jefferson from Zachariah Loreilhe, [3] August 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
L’Orient, [3] Aug. 1787. Has sent Grandhome, an officer in the Royal Marine, two packets left by Mr. Barclay to be forwarded to TJ by a safe opportunity; asks TJ to acknowledge their receipt. “Mr. Barclay Sailed yesterday, with a fair wind, for Tercera and Boston.” RC ( MHi ); 2 p.; endorsed by TJ: “L’Oreilhe.” Recorded in SJL as received 7 Aug. 1787, together with a letter from Thomas...
454To Thomas Jefferson from John Stockdale, 13 February 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I duly received your favor’s of Janry. 28th. and Febry. the 1st. and have sent the Articles agreable to your Order by this Nights Coach which I hope you’ll receive in time. I sent part of the Books to America a long time since by the Gentleman you desir’d, but have not been able to get the remainder. I shall be happy to receive your corrected Copy, which shall be neatly and correctly Printed...
455To Thomas Jefferson from the Commissioners of the Treasury, 22 July 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
We have the honor of transmitting to you enclosed, a certified Act of Congress of the 18th. Inst., relative to the papers belonging to the late Office of the Commissioner of Foreign Accounts. It is of great moment to the public that all these papers should be forwarded safely and without delay: we must therefore request your immediate attention to this Business. Amongst the papers belonging to...
456[To Thomas Jefferson from John Rutledge, 9 September 1788] (Jefferson Papers)
[[ Charleston, S.C. ] 9 Sep. 1788. Recorded in SJL Index, but not found.]]
457[To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Chiappe, 13 February 1789] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Mogador, 13 Feb. 1789 . Recorded in SJL as received 11 Apr. 1789. Not found.]
458To Thomas Jefferson from Feger, Gramont & Cie., 14 July 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Bordeaux, 14 July 1787 . Acknowledge TJ’s letter of 4 July and inform him that they have forwarded to his address the box of seeds from Norfolk; enclose statement of their charges, amounting to 7.₶17s.6d. RC ( MHi ); 4 p.; in French; endorsed. Recorded in SJL as received 18 July 1787. Enclosure ( MHi ).
459From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 9 December 1787 (Madison Papers)
Your favour of the 17th. of Sepr. with sundry other letters and Packets, came duly by the last packet. Such of them as were addressed to others, were duly forwarded. The three Boxes, marked IM, G.W. and AD, it appears were never shipped from Havre. Whenever they arrive your commands with regard to the two last shall be attended to, as well as those relating to some of the contents of the...
460To Thomas Jefferson from John Jay, 14 February 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I understand that a Visit will be paid you by a Gentleman who is to be married to a Lady in this Town, and her Friends request the Favor of me to mention him in my Letters to you. The Gentleman’s Name is John Josh. Bauer a Lieutenant in his Imperial Majesty’s Navy, and late Captain of the imperial East India Company’s Ships Count de Cobensel and Count Belgioioso. I have not the pleasure of...
461To Thomas Jefferson from John Brown Cutting, [ca. 24 July 1788] (Jefferson Papers)
Since my last which Col. Trumbull had the goodness to inclose and superscribe I have been confined by severe indisposition; otherwise I shou’d have informed You by the last post that New Hampshire had adopted the new constitution by a large majority on the 24th of June. Altho I have not learned the particulars as to numbers &c. the fact may be relied upon. Beside the attestation of Capt....
462To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Vaughan, 11 December 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Dr. Duncan of Edinburgh an old friend having informed me, that Professor Cleghorne of St. Andrews wishes earnestly for an opportunity of being known to you, and having reminded me at the same time that Pr. Cleghorne has rights of hospitality over me; I hope you will not think it too presuming in me to introduce this gentleman to you. The pain I feel in taking a liberty of this kind, is...
463To Thomas Jefferson from André Limozin, 28 November 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I received yesterday the Letter your Excellency hath Honored me with the 25th. of this Month. My Friends Messrs. Payen Brothers Merchants, rue Tiqueton No. 7 will present you a draft of Messrs. Fitzhughs on you in my behalf and unto my order for the Four Hundred and Eighty Lyvers they have had of me, and you will see that the said draft acknowledgeth it is for money they have had of me for...
464To Thomas Jefferson from J. F. Frin & Cie., 14 February 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Paris, 14 Feb. 1789 . M. Dechezaulx, French consul at Bergen, Norway, states that either TJ or LeRay de Chaumont holds at least 4,000₶ payable to his account. The latter is absent, but his secretary says the matter is more properly TJ’s affair, as involving Americans. Frin & Cie. ask TJ to remit the sum if he has it so that they can honor the consul’s drafts, of which two amounting to about...
465To Thomas Jefferson from John Paul Jones, 3 September 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Since I had the honor of hearing from you last, my health has not permitted me to set out for Denmark. From the information I took at the Hotel of the Baron de Blome, I understood he was to arrive from the waters the 30th ult., so that I thought it better to wait till I could see him than to forward your letter. His servants arrived at the time that he was himself expected, and informed that...
466To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Barrell, 24 November 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Barrell (in behalf of the Owners of the Adventure to the Pacific ) presents his most respectfull Compliments to His Excellency Mr. Jefferson, and Requests the honor of his acceptance of a medal struck upon the Occasion . RC ( MHi ). This letter was not received until 2 Feb. 1789 when it arrived as an enclosure in Colborn Barrell to TJ, 22 Sep. 1788 . Joseph Barrell was one of the fourteen...
467To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Claiborne, 4 July 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
London, 4 July 1788 . Introducing a Mr. Cole, to whom he has mentioned his lands in Virginia and his aim as to sales or settlements, “and as he is a residenter, of large property in Germany, from which Country it was the advice of Your Excellency to me to procure Settlers,” Claiborne would be glad to have TJ give Cole his “general sentiments” on such property—his lands are in “Monongalia,...
468To Thomas Jefferson from Brailsford & Morris, 17 March 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Charlestown, S.C., 17 Mch. 1788 . Enclose a bill for 726 livres tournois, drawn by the French consul, Petry, on Petry at Paris, subject to the order of the Agricultural Society; it is intended for purchase of “Olive, and other Fruit trees”; have written Bérard asking him to remit £300 to TJ for the use of John Rutledge, Jr. RC ( DLC ); 2 p.; at foot of text in TJ’s hand: “bill accepted May 30....
469To Thomas Jefferson from Tench Coxe, 4 October 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor to inclose you some time ago a letter from the hon. Jas. Maddison Jr. Esqr. of Virga. and at the same time mentioned that a little time would necessarily elapse before I could have the pleasure of explaining myself on the business, which induced me to take the liberty of troubling you. The person who presents this to you, Mr. Andw. Mitchell will take the liberty of requesting...
470To Thomas Jefferson from Maria Cosway, 29 April 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
At last I receive a letter from you, am I to be angry or not? I think when we go to question and doubt it is a good syng, tho’ I dont know whether it is in favor of you or the Manner in which you appollogies. Many Contradictions will make me answer article by article your letter; My hand for writing made you Open my letter in preferance to all the others you received on your arrival, I am not...
471To Thomas Jefferson from C. W. F. Dumas, 27 November 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
En confirmant à Votre Excellence ma derniere du 22 de ce mois par La poste, et la priant instamment de vouloir m’en accuser la réception, ainsi que de celles des 23, 26 Oct. (sous couvert de MM. Van den Nyver fils & Compagnie, banquiers à Paris) et 14 Nov. par la poste, dont je suis inquiet, je prends le parti de faire passer la présente sous couvert d’ami à Amsterdam, pour l’acheminer de là...
472To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Lee Shippen, 6 July 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Your agreable letter of the 19th of June with the excellent remarks which accompany it, was presented to me 2 days ago only, on the road between Amsterdam and Spa. It had been forwarded by Messrs. Willincks to the Hague at the time when I was coming from that place to Amsterdam and was sent by the banker of Mr. Rutledge to his correspondent at Liege who delivered it to me. Your observations...
473To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 20 August 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 18th. of March never reached me till the 4 inst:. It came by post from N. York, which it did not leave till the 21. of July. My last was dated in April, and went by Mr. Mazzei who picked it up at N. York and promised to deliver it with his own hand. The machinations of G.B. with regard to Commerce have produced much distress and noise in the Northern States, particularly in...
474To Thomas Jefferson from C. W. F. Dumas, 18 March 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
En réponse à l’obligeante Lettre de Votre Excellence, d’avanthier, je recevrai avec bien de la reconnoissance la Lettre qu’Elle me destine pour m’aider à tranquilliser ma famille; et après elle mon bonheur seroit complet, si les projets de Votre Excellence Lui permettent de repasser ici, et de me mettre par là à même de Lui présenter mon Epouse, et de lui faire entendre de sa bouche...
475To Thomas Jefferson from James Currie, 17 October 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
Tho I have nothing to write which can either amuse or instruct, yet I cannot let slip this Opportunity of doing myself the honor to trouble your Excellency with a few lines by my friend Captn. Lewis Little Page with whom I had the pleasure to become lately acquainted and who I confess has both pleased and instructed me. His na’al [natural] Genius, and Career hitherto both Political and...
476To Thomas Jefferson from Moustier, 3 November 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Au moment de partir, Monsieur, puisque tout est disposé pour mettre à la voile demain matin, il me vient un scrupule sur la negligence que j’aurois eûe de profiter de votre complaisance pour obtenir du vin de Frontignan. Comme je le destine aux Dames Americaines à qui je desire, en tout honneur, de plaire ainsi qu’à Messieurs les Americains, je voudrois bien n’en etre pas depourvu. J’ai...
477To Thomas Jefferson from Van Damme, 26 March 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
La Vente est finie. J’ai le Honneur de à Vostre Addresse Expedier une Caisse Marqué M.I. Libri., Contenant les Livres, selon le Note Incluse. En Tout ƒ 170-15-: Courant d’Hollande. Les Ouvrages, De Admiranda Narratio de Virginiae. xi . Tom: 3 Vol: Est un Chef de Oeuvre, Contenant tout les faits en Amerique, et ornée des plus belle Planches. Ouvrage de une derniere Raretée, Et Original. Je Vous...
478To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Lee Shippen, 28 November 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I am happy to inform you of the sailing of a vessel for New York within a few days; into whose bag I shall immediately put your dispatches. I am told here that it is always safer to do so, than to entrust them to the captain and I think it must be so in the present case since the Captain is a Scotchman, and of course not very likely to interest himself in favor of American concerns. I confess...
479To Thomas Jefferson from Bellon, 21 April 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Dieppe, 21 Apr. 1787 . Encloses a letter just received from Captain Thomson, an Englishman, commanding the Mercury “venant de Richmond en Virginie, avec une cargaison de tabac pour la ferme.” RC ( DLC ); 2 p.; below signature: Interprète Royal, cy devant Employé dans Larmée de Rochambeau, où J’ai Eu L’Honneur de Connoitre Son Excellency à Baltimore in Maryland ” ; endorsed. Recorded in SJL as...
480To Thomas Jefferson from Francis Hopkinson, 31 March 1784 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote to you about a week ago requesting you to procure for me from the proper office in Annapolis certified Copies of certain Papers, which are wanted in a Law Suit. Am in daily Expectation of the Answer which hath not yet got to hand. A gentleman in Town is making an Air Balloon of 6 feet Diameter; it is now almost completed. What the Success will be Time must shew. Mr. Morris’s...
481To Thomas Jefferson from John Brown Cutting, 4 November 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Notwithstanding Mr. Parker, who is soon to profit from the honor of a personal acquaintance with you in Paris, will smooth his passage to that intercourse by introductory letters both of Mr. Adams and Colonel Smith, the weight of those characters with Your Excellency compar’d with the levity of my claims to Your confidence must make every post-recommendation of him from me unrequisite as it is...
482To Thomas Jefferson from Moustier, 17 October 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Sans vous, mes correspondans de France me feroient croire que toutes les voies de communication entre nos deux pays sont entierement fermées. Depuis un tems infini, je n’ai reçu que par hazard quelques lettres. Vous jugez bien que je n’ai negligé aucune occasion d’exprimer la peine que me cause une pareille privation. J’espere que la repetition perseverante de mes reclamations en faveur des...
483To Thomas Jefferson from Ebenezer Gearey, Jr., and John Arnold, Jr., 19 June 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
We received your letter of the 13th. June which mentions Capt. Cutting an American Coming to this Place who you depended upon to make such inquiries respecting our (affairs or) Confinement as would be necessary for your government. If you will Please to Remember we mentiond in our letter 24th May that the Comadant sent some of his officers to the prison with an interpretor the next day after...
484To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, 9 March 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Accept the inclosed sketch of the journey I made last summer. I hope the strain is better, and that you have had no reason, on that account to quit Paris, and believe me Yours, with very sincere regard, RC ( DLC ); endorsed. Recorded in SJL as received 26 Mch. 1787 at Aix-en-Provence. Enclosure: Circular reproduced in Mitchison, Agricultural Sir John, p. 54.
485To Thomas Jefferson from Mary Jefferson, 1 April 1784 (Jefferson Papers)
I want to know what day you are going to come and see me, and if you will bring Sister Patsy, and my baby with you. I was mighty glad of my sash’s , and gave Cousin Booling one. I can almost read. Your affectionate daughter, RC ( MHi ); in the hand of Elizabeth Wayles Eppes; addressed: “Mr. Jefferson”; endorsed by TJ: “Jefferson Polly.” Noted in SJL as received 16 Apr. in a letter from Mrs....
486To Thomas Jefferson from John Brown Cutting, 6 October 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Truth, lovely truth, obliges me to correct the intelligence transmitted in my two last concerning the purport of the proceedings in North Carolina. It is true that the Convention of that State have not ratified the new fœderal constitution. But it is not true either that they have absolutely abstracted the state from the Union or manifested a disposition to remain detached therefrom. Neither...
487To Thomas Jefferson from Edward Bancroft, 23 June 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
During the last twelve months I have from time to time, constantly flattered myself with the hope of shortly seeing you in Paris, and my journey has been as constantly retarded; I think however that it certainly will take place in the month of August next. But in the mean time I beg leave to introduce your Notice the Bearer Mr. Dobyn an Irish Gentleman who is very well recommended to me; and...
488To Thomas Jefferson from St. John de Crèvecoeur, 20 October 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I am much obliged to you for your kind letter of Aug. 9th which along with that of Comte de Moustier contains the only political authentic information we have had these five months after a great variety of chances pro and con. The states general are then going to be convocated; pity the minister did not come forward with a good grace, instead of waiting until this order of convocation has been...
489To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 14 March 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
In my letter the day before yesterday I mentioned to you the progress I had made with the engraver. Yesterday his part of the work was entirely completed. I have employed him to have 250 copies taken for you, not knowing any better mode of having it done as you left no directions with me respecting it. He enquired of me yesterday if I was charged with the payment of these matters &c. I have...
490To Thomas Jefferson from André Limozin, 8 August 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 8 Aug. 1788. Encloses account of expenses of 103₶ 17s.9d. for two shipments forwarded to TJ, and asks that the acquit à caution be returned in due form. “It was mentionned yesterday in Sundry Letters arrived from Hambro that the Sweedish army had attacked Wyburg in Finland.” RC ( MHi ); 2 p. Enclosure ( MHi ): Account of disbursements by Limozin for commissions, freight, duties,...
491To Thomas Jefferson from Francis Hopkinson, 31 December 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I herewith forward another Portion of our News Papers. You will observe that I have dropt the Freeman’s Journal, and substituted the Evening Herald in its place. The former grew intolerably stupid and uninteresting. The latter gives the Debates in our Assembly, which I doubt not will afford you amusement and knowledge of our affairs. The Arrival of Dr. Franklin has given a Spur to our...
492To Thomas Jefferson from Pierre de Labat, 7 October 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Cadiz, 7 Oct. 1788 . Under the patronage of “Le Commandeur de Bausset,” solicits TJ’s commissions for the purchase of fine wines from that province; sends price list for the different qualities and vintages; has supplied a number of “Seigneurs, Ambassadeurs et Personnes de distinction des diverses Cours de l’Europe.” Since there is no glassworks in all Spain, they have no bottles; ships the...
493To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, [19? March 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
Colo. Humphries has informed me that a French Gentleman who sets out for London to-day presents a favorable Opportunity of conveying your Letters to you. The Marquis de la Fayette informed him of this Circumstance and desired that the Letters should be sent to him this Morning, to be by him committed to the Care of this Gentleman. You will therefore Sir recieve under the Cover of Colo....
494To Thomas Jefferson from Madame de Tessé, 22 May 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Le caractere virginien s’est deployé Monsieur, dans la formation des quatre caisses de plans que je dois a votre bonté. Les épis de Maïs ont eté oubliés, j’ai cherché tres soigneusement dans la paille dont les plans etoient environnés et je n’en ai point trouvé de vestiges. Il ny avoit que deux ou trois petits paquets de graines si pourris quon na pu distinguer que le Gleditsia triacanthus....
495[To Thomas Jefferson from De Langeac, 11 October 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
[ 11 Oct. 1786 . Entered in SJL as received 11 Oct. 1786. Not found; but see TJ to De Langeac, 12 Oct. 1786 .]
496To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Thompson, 12 August 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
Dover, Eng., 12 Aug. 1785. Thompson, a wine merchant, has for some time supplied Benjamin Franklin with two London newspapers, The Morning Chronicle and The London Chronicle; these he forwarded three times a week to Mouron, proprietor of the French packets at Calais, who then relayed them to Perregaux, a banker in Paris. TJ may send for those which are unclaimed. They come to Thompson free...
497To Thomas Jefferson from Borgnis Desbordes, Frères, 2 January 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Nous avons L’honneur de vous informer que nous Venons de recevoir La copie de La Signiffication de L’acte d’appel de La part de ces malheureux Prisonniers à L’Entreposeur de tabac à Landivisiau, et que Le peu de retard qu’ils éprouveraient pour L’obtension de L’addoucissement de Leur Sort mettrait Le comble à Leur Malheur; Nous vous Supplions en conséquence de concert avec Eux de vouloir bien...
498To Thomas Jefferson from Martha Jefferson Carr, 2 January 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreeable to your request I have written to you more frequently this Summer than usual but by a letter which I have lately received from Mr. Madison I find one I wrote the first of May has not yet left Virginia. I have spent five or six weeks of the last Summer at Eppington and do very much admire that amiable Ladies management of the little Girls. She pays the upmost attention to them and...
499To Thomas Jefferson from André Limozin, 7 September 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 7 Sep. 1787. Acknowledges letters of 31 Aug. and 2 Sep; asks permission to send the boxes of books for Richmond and Williamsburg to Philadelphia because the freight would be less than to ship to New York; is sorry the second letter did not arrive in time to carry out the instructions therein; the one large and three small boxes from New York and the box from Philadelphia had all been...
500To Thomas Jefferson from John Mehegan, 7 October 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
St. Pol de Léon, 7 Oct. 1785 . Asks TJ to intervene in behalf of Lister Asquith and the other prisoners. They are suffering from insufficient food, the cold of the prison, and have almost no funds with which to pay for their defense, “the people in whom they confided, having got all the money they had, three poor guineas excepted.” Officers and everyone who saw their condition upon landing at...