781[To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander McCaul, 30 March 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Glasgow, 30 Mch. 1786. Recorded in SJL as received “while in London.” Letter not found but see TJ’s reply of 19 Apr. 1786.]
782To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Barclay, 31 March 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I have not any thing of Consequence to trouble you with that is not contained in the inclosed Copy of what I wrote Mr. Adams the 27th. to which I beg leave to refer you. We have not yet heard from Mr. Lamb since he sailed, but I think a few days will bring Mr. Carmichael some Letters from him; His Business here was very public, and ours is no Secret. Don Gabriel spoke of it yesterday before...
783To Thomas Jefferson from David S. Franks, 31 March 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor of inclosing a Letter to you which came under cover of one which you was so good as to forward to me from Paris addressed by a Person who I have not the pleasure of being very well known to and who Stiles me Secretary to the American Embassy in France; three years have now elapsed Since I saw the Gentleman who writes the Letter. He tells me that he wishes to use your interest...
784[To Thomas Jefferson from William Jones, 31 March 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Bristol, 31 Mch. 1786. Entered in SJL as received “while in London.” Letter not found. See TJ to Francis Eppes, 22 Apr. 1786.]
785To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 2 April 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
My last Letter was by the Post eight Days ago. Since that a Letter has come to your Address from Monsr. de Vergennes ; and as I have not yet received any Thing like an Answer from Monsieur de Reyneval, I am induced to suppose this Letter may be partly on that Subject ; Its being somewhat thicker than a common Letter would lead to suppose it contained other Matters also. I am very impatient to...
786[To Thomas Jefferson from David Humphreys, 4 April 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Paris, 4 Apr. 1786. Entered in SJL as received 31 Apr. [1 May?] 1786. Letter not found. See William Short to TJ, 2 Apr. 1786.]
787I. David Humphreys to Thomas Jefferson, [4 April 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
‘I have made no contracts for the other four , viz. for Genl. Washington’s on the evacuation of Boston, for Morgan, Washington and Howard on the affair of the Cowpens, because the designs for them have not been in readiness for execution until the present time. Nor can that for Genl. Morgan be commenced without farther information of the numbers killed, prisoners &c in the action to be...
788To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Barclay, 5 April 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the pleasure of writing to you the 31st. of last Month by a gentleman going to Paris and of sending you a Copy of what I wrote Mr. Adams the 27th. I now, by the Spanish Courier, send you Copies of both those Letters. This day the Spanish dispatches arrived from Algiers by which Mr. Carmichael, who writes you by this Opportunity, received a Letter from Mr. Lamb , with another from Mr....
789To Thomas Jefferson from LeJeune, 5 April 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
M. Thevenard m’ayant Communiqué la lettre par Laquelle vous Reclamiez en faveur de M. Wibert, Colonel, Ce qui pouvoit Lui revenir pour ses Parts de prises dans le temps qu’il Commandoit Les volontaires a bord du Bonhomme Richard, Commandé par M. Paul Jones; La somme de 1944 12 2 qui revenoit a cet officier, et que Javois fait passer a nantes sur la Demande Du Commissaire de Ce Port, a été...
790To Thomas Jefferson from Charles Thomson, 6 April 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your letter of the 8th October as well as those of 21 June by Mr. Otto and the 14 July by Mr. Houdon. I read your notes with much pleasure and intended to have troubled you with some observations on them; but they have been so much out of my hands, though entrusted to such as you would approve, that I have not had an opportunity to revise them with that attention I wished and...
791[To Thomas Jefferson from Nathaniel Tracy, 7 April 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Boston, 7 Apr. 1786 . Recorded in SJL as received 28 Nov. 1786, “by Derby.” Not found.]
792To Thomas Jefferson from St. Victour & Bettinger, 8 April 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
M. barclay, vis a vis duquel M. bettinger et moy avons fait notre soumission pour une fourniture de fusils a l’etat de virginie livrable a bordeaux, nous avoit promis de nous instruire a son passage dans cette derniere ville du correspondant dont il y auroit fait choix pour recevoir ces fusils, il l’a oubliée, et prets a faire une expedition assés considérable, nous sommes arrétés par cette...
793To Thomas Jefferson from Jean Nicolas Démeunier, 9 April 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Après avoir eu L’extrême complaisance de m’instruire de vive voix et par ecrit de ce qui a rapport aux nouvelles republiques d’Amerique, vous avés bien voulu me proposer de revoir en detail, Le Morceau, ou J’ai profité des instructions que vous avés eu La bonté de me donner. J’ai L’honneur de vous envoyer ce Morceau, Monsieur, et Je vous supplie d’y faire ou d’y indiquer Les Corrections que...
794To Thomas Jefferson from C. W. F. Dumas, 11 April 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
J’espere que la présente trouvera Votre Excellence de retour en bonne santé. J’ai reçu les précieuses Notes sur la Virginie, et les relis avec tout l’intérêt que je prends à la matiere, et la reconnoissance due au généreux Auteur. Les Additions et la Carte annoncées pour la Traduction, nous font espérer impatiemment que Mr. Morelet se hâte de la faire paroître. Permettez, Monsieur, que je...
795[To Thomas Jefferson from Francis Eppes, 11 April 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Eppington, 11 Apr. 1786 . Entered in SJL as received 29 June 1786. Not found.]
796To Thomas Jefferson from Francis Eppes, 11 April 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Their appears to be some strange fatality attending our correspondance. The last letter I have received from you was dated in may and even in that there is no mention made of several of my letters writen in the fall and winter before that date. In my two last I gave you my opinion very fully with respect to Polly’s trip to France and as there is great reason to suspect they never reach’d I...
797[To Thomas Jefferson from Lucy Necks, 17 April 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
[ London, 17 Apr. 1786 . Entered in SJL as received “while in London.” Not found; see entry for TJ’s reply, 18 Apr. 1786.]
798To Thomas Jefferson from the Captains of American Ships at L’Orient, 19 April 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
We humbly beg Leave to inform your Excellency that in Pursuance to the Orders we have recieved from the several Owners of our Ships in America named hereafter; we proceeded with our Cargoes of Tobacco to this Port, in order to sell them to the Farmers General of France, being in Expectation we should enjoy the Price and Conditions which have been granted by the said Farmers to Mr. Robert...
799To Thomas Jefferson from American and French Merchants at L’Orient, 21 April 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
We the American and French Merchants established at L’Orient, interested in the Trade with the United States of America, take the Liberty to lay before your Excellency the unhappy Situation we find ourselves in, and to sollicit your Influence to make it less disadvantageous and more certain in future. We have received a Number of Cargoes of Tobacco since the Peace, which we have sold to the...
800To Thomas Jefferson from Lister Asquith, 21 April 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Expecting of your arrival from England, have taken the Liberty of writing to you, as we have not any likeness of our being at Liberty. Having wrote to you, the Letter of my submission, 20th. March, I wrote also to Mr. Short 10th. Ultm. but have not received any Answers; the Captain General came here the 4th. Inst., to demand, if we intended to pay him all the Expences, that they had been at...
801To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, [24 April 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
Sir John Sinclair presents his best Compliments to Mr. Jefferson. Sends the tract he mentioned, and as it is the first that ever was published asserting the propriety of a general colonial emancipation, he also sends 3 or 4 Copies, which Mr. Jefferson may transmit to his friend’s in America. Perhaps No. 10 of the inclosed catalogue, may be worthy Mr. Jefferson’s attention. In case he has not...
802To Thomas Jefferson from Theophile Mandar, 25 April 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Je Supplie Votre Excellence de vouloir bien me faire Savoir Quels sont les agens du Congrès des Etats unis, ou Banquiers qui Sont Spécialement chargés de Négocier En france les Billets du Loan office des Etats Unis. J’ai l’honneur d’Etre avec le plus profond Respect de Votre Excellence, Monsieur Votre très humble & très obèissant Serviteur, RC ( ViWC ). Noted in SJL as received 31 Apr. [1...
803To Thomas Jefferson from Ezra Stiles, with Enclosure, 8 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote a Letter last Winter acknowledging the Receipt of your Letter of last Sumer July 17, which I received latter End October, and afterwards the Packet of Books you was so obliging as to send me viz. Connoissance des Temps 5 Volumes and Bibliotheque Physico-Economique four Volumes, which at length came to my hand thro’ the hands of Dr. Johnson Member of Congress. They were a Feast to me,...
804To Thomas Jefferson from C. W. F. Dumas, 27 April 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
La lecture que Votre Excellence fera de l’incluse, me dispense d’entrer ici dans des détails, auxquels je n’ai à ajouter que le desir d’apprendre votre retour à Paris en parfaite santé, et les assurances du vrai et grand respect avec lequel je suis De Votre Excellence Le très-humble & très-obéissant serviteur, P.S. J’ai, Monsieur, une Confidence à Vous faire de la dernière délicatesse et...
805[To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander McCaul, 28 April 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Glasgow, 28 Apr. 1786 . Recorded in SJL as received 9 May 1786. Not found. See reference to “A letter received since from the first character among the American merchants in Scotland,” in TJ to James Monroe, 10 May 1786.]
806To Thomas Jefferson from William Stephens Smith, 28 April 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
John left yours of yesterday’s date with the order for 8 Guineas at my house this morning. I have not seen him and it shall be paid in the morning. I am apprehensive your calculations may yet fall short, should this wind continue in its station. Supposing it to have been impossible for you to have passed this morning, I dispatch this, to request you will draw on me for what you want, and I...
807To Thomas Jefferson from Pierre Dessin, 29 April 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Conformement à la promesse que je vous en ai faite, J’ai L’honneur de vous informer que vos quatre caisses sont parties ce matin pour Paris par le voiturier Algoult qui doit les rendre sous 10 jours moyennant 6₶-10s du Cent pesant; Elles pesent ensemble 889 ℔. Elles sont plombées et accompagnées d’un acquit à Caution en destination pour la Douane de Paris. Permettés, Monsieur, que Je vous...
808To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Boylston, May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreeable to your request , I here inclose you the premiums at present given on Vessells, sailing under American Colours, own’d by Subjects of the United States From America to England or Ireland 4 Guineas From ditto to Bilboa 5 Guineas From do. to Lisbon 6 Gs.
809To Thomas Jefferson from Lister Asquith, 1 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
St. Pol de Léon,1 May 1786 . Is writing again because he has had no letters from TJ, Short, or Desbordes, Frères. There is still no prospect of their being released and he now realizes that the farmers-general wanted his “submission” in order to “get the Vessel, and Cargo, into their hands; and afterwards to keep us confin’d” on other pretexts; believes the farmers are afraid to set the...
810To Thomas Jefferson from Francis Hopkinson, 1 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Within these few Days I received yours of the 26th Januy. last, together with Dr. Franklin’s and my Encyclopedié, a Set of Crayons &c. &c. for all which I remain your Thankful Debtor. I am glad you did not send more than one Set of the Crayons. They are neither so good nor so cheap as those I formerly had from the Shop I mentioned to you. I took the Address from a printed Direction pasted on...
811To Thomas Jefferson from David Ramsay, 3 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your favor of—. The deficient pages of my work I suppose have been furnished by Mr. Dilly long ago. Your wish to get some shrubs from Carolina shall be gratified if possible. Mr. Watson shall be applied to and if he can furnish what you desire they shall be transmitted to New York to Mr. Otto to be forwarded by him. I have to return you many thanks for your attention to my...
812To Thomas Jefferson from Wilt Delmestre & Co., 3 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Having apply’d this Day to the Navy office of this Place in order to recover one eighth part of Prize Money due to Jo. White Mid Ship Man on Board the Bonhomme-Richard Commodore Paul Jones during her Cruises from 14th. March 1779 to March 1780, we were Shewn in the Registers that said Prize Money amounting to L293₶ 4s. had been deliver’d into the hands of Commodore Jones along with the rest of...
813To Thomas Jefferson from John Jay, 5 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Accept my cordial thanks for your very friendly Letter of 25 Jany. last, in answer to mine of the preceding month. Your Reflections on the Subject of that Letter are perfectly just. The Liberty of the Press is certainly too important to the public, to be restrained for the sake of personal Considerations; especially as it is in every man’s power to frustrate Calumny, by not deserving censure;...
814To Thomas Jefferson from John Jay, 5 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
The last Letter I had the Honor of writing to you was dated the 19th. Day of January last, since which I have received and laid before Congress yours of the 30th. August, 6th. and 11th. October, 24th. December and 27th. January last with the several Papers enclosed with them. No. 1. of the Papers herewith enclosed is an Extract from Mr. Otto’s Note of the 18th. Ult: desiring that the consular...
815To Thomas Jefferson from Malesherbes, 5 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Vous m’avez fait, Monsieur, un présent bien précieux et dont Je ne peux vous faire assez de remercimens. La Noix pacane est un des arbres d’amerique qu’il est le plus interessant de naturaliser en Europe, parceque son fruit est excellent et d’un goût très différent des autres noix, ainsi ne peut pas être remplacée par celle que nous avons. Il y a douze ou quinze ans que J’en ai trois pieds qui...
816To Thomas Jefferson from Lucy Ludwell Paradise, 5 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I hope before you shall have received this letter, your Excellency will be safe arrived, and found your amiable daughter in perfect health, to whom, I beg you will make all our Compliments. Your very kind letter I received on the morning of your Excellency’s departure, for which, I return you a thousand thanks, as it gave me great comfort, and brought me the pleasing assurance of your...
817To Thomas Jefferson from Martha Jefferson Carr, 5 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Aug. 20. came to hand some time in Feby. and releived me from much anxiety as I had had Alarming accounts of your Ill state of health, and even a report of your Death had prevail’d here. I was sorry to find your spirits ware so much depressed but hope A resignation to the devine will with the assistance of time (that Salve for every Sorrow) will restore your mind to Serennity...
818To Thomas Jefferson from Simon Bérard, 6 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Berard’s Respects, waits on his Excellency Thos. Jefferson Esqr. and begs the favor of a Conference on the Subject of the Tobacco trade in which his house at L’orient is deeply concerned on american account. Mr. Berard desires His Excellency will fix the day and hour most convenient to him, before wednesday next . RC ( DLC ); endorsed. Not recorded in SJL . In urging a conference on the...
819To Thomas Jefferson from André Limozin, 8 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
The Letter your Excellency hath honored me with the 5th instant is come this day to hand. I am informed that the Vessel in which Messrs. Fitzhugh imbarked them selves had got the River Delaware the 31rst January last, and was Stopt there by the Ice. Yesterday arrived a Ship from Virginia. She is an American Brig. If she returns thither I shall take the Freedom to give your Excellency Hint...
820To Thomas Jefferson from the Commissioners of the Treasury, 9 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
We are honored with your Letter of the 26th. January last, and are extremely sorry that it is not in our power to transmit to you more agreeable Intelligence concerning the State of the Finances of this Country than you have probably been used to receive from your Correspondents in America. On the contrary, the Languor, which has long prevailed in the several States on this Object, has rather...
821To Thomas Jefferson from Francis Lewis, 9 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I was yesterday honored with your favor of the 9th. Febry., and have this day upon inquiry found, that the best Madeira Wine in this City for Sale is Eight years Old, of which I shall pick the best out of forty Pipes. It happens unfortunate that your letter was so long comming to my hands, as the French Packet sails tomorrow morning. It will not be possible to get the Pipe trimed, and Cased in...
822To Thomas Jefferson from Ebenezer Gearey, Jr., 9 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Suffer Me to Inform you that Mr. Chipindall, one of the English Creaditors to me which I Mentioned in my Letter of the 24th May, Returned to Brest from Paris and came to The Prison to See me and Made a Proposition of my Returning with him to England, Which I Refused, But Proposed if I Could have my Liberty Amediately at that time I would very [che]erfully Return to dunkirk and thier I would...
823To Thomas Jefferson from John Jay, 10 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
This will be delivered to you by the Revd. Doctr. Samuel Wales, Professor in Yale College in Connecticut, who for the Recovery of his Health is advised by his Physicians to make a Voyage to Europe. This Gentleman is recommended to me in such strong and advantageous Terms, that I cannot forbear taking the Liberty of introducing him to you, and requesting the Favor of you to shew him those...
824To Thomas Jefferson from Louis Guillaume Otto, 10 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Je suis peiné de voir que par le refus de l’Etat de New-York d’accorder au Congrès le droit de 5. pour cent de la maniere dont il l’avoit demandé, la Confédération se trouve encore une fois frustrée des avantages qu’elle auroit pu retirer de ce revenu. Je ne désespère pas cependant que le vœu général de tous les Etats ne fasse changer de Systéme à l’Assemblée prochaine, et je ne puis regarder...
825To Thomas Jefferson from Francis Lewis, 11 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor of addressing you the 9th. Instant by this conveyance but the Packet being detained two days longer than the time announced for sailing furnishes me with the opportunity of executing your Commission by shipping a Pipe of Madeira Wine (Eight years old) cased, and directed for his Excellency Thomas Jefferson Esqr. Plenipo. at Paris , and by the recommendation of our friend, Mr....
826To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 11 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Since my last I have received yours of Decr. 11th. and Jany. 27th last. Untill lately we have had so thin a Congress that few acts of consequence have pass’d, a very pointed recommendation to those States who have hitherto declined, to accede to the recommendation of respecting a revenue system only excepted. Since which R. Island and Georgia have acceded to the impost fully, so that it now...
827To Thomas Jefferson from William Duer, 11 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
[ New York ] 11 May 1786 . Transmits enclosures which were intended for the letter of Commissioners of the Treasury of 9 May but were omitted when the letter was sent. RC ( DLC ); 2 p.; signed by Duer as “Secy to the Board of Treasury”; endorsed: “Treasury board.” Noted in SJL as received 23 June 1786. Enclosures: See Commissioners of the Treasury to TJ, 9 May 1786.
828From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 12 May 1786 (Madison Papers)
My last was of March 18. since which I have been favoured with yours of the 8. & 9th. of Feby. Bancroft’s application in favor of Paradise inclosed in the latter shall be attended to as far as the case will admit; though I see not how any relief can be obtained. If Mr. P. stands on the list of foreign creditors his agent here may probably convert his Securities into money without any very...
829To Thomas Jefferson from John Banister, with a Note from Anne Blair Banister, 12 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Upon the receipt of your letter a few daies ago I applied immediately to Mr. Mark for a State of those affairs to which your enquiries are directed, and he promised as soon as he could go to Richmond and settle the interest of the Gentlemens Funds in the Loan to give me a full State of what is due from the publick to them; I know there is a fund appropriated to the Payment of foreign demands...
830To Thomas Jefferson from James McHenry, 12 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Bentelow who will have the honor to deliver you this letter is a native of France where he goes to forward some merchantile concerns. He has served with honor in our army as Captain, and is a respectable citizen of this place. It being natural for him to wish to pay his respects to the first minister of his adopted country, I have presumed to gratify so laudable a wish by presenting him to...