1From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 12 April 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Since my last to you which was of Mar. 8. I have had the honor of yours of April 2. I have moreover on the 1st. inst. repaid to Mr. Sartorius the little disbursements you have been so kind as to make for me from time to time. To wit for postages omitted at my last paiment 10₶ – 7 expences attending Mr. Barclay’s papers 6 – 8 – 9 do. Mr. de la Fayette’s bust 17 –13 do. for...
2From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 8 March 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I am now to acknowlege the receipt of your favors of Dec.—Jan. 18. and Feb. 28. On the subject of the latter I have to inform you that I am an utter stranger to Mr. Silas Talbot father of the two young Americans at Brest, and never heard even his name till a few days before your letter came to hand. I received one from him, dated John’stown N. York Nov. 20. 1788. wherein he informs me he has...
3From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 11 December 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 7th. inst. has been duly received, as were those also of the 12th. 15th. and 16th. of Nov. tho’ omitted to be acknoleged at the time. You may assure your correspondent of Boston that he may safely send his whale oil and spermaceti oil to France. Tho the explanatory arret be not yet passed, it will certainly be passed, and in the meantime Mr. Neckar assured me he would give...
4From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 3 December 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Nov. 30. is duly received. The bounty given by this government on wheat coming from the United states is thirty sols the quintal, and on flour forty sous the quintal, for all which shall arrive between the 15th. of February and 30th. of June. The vessels bringing the same are exempted du droit de fret pour raison desdites importations. The late proceedings in Poland may possibly...
5From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 12 November 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I should not so long have delayed answering your favor of the 6th. of Oct. but that I have been extremely engaged, and particularly by the Arret of Sep. 28. which prohibits the importation of foreign whale oil, without any exception in our favor. At length I have a prospect of obtaining an exception for American oil. Should any arrive before the matter is finally decided, the Ministers...
6From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 6 September 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
The Treasury board having desired me to send to them the books and papers of Mr. Barclay’s office, I have engaged a Monsieur Vannet to take charge of them from this place. He proposes to embark at Havre on a vessel sailing from thence to Patowmac, and that he may avoid the inconvenience of making any advances on account of these papers, I have undertaken that you will pay their freight to...
7From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 21 August 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Since my last which was of July 30. I have been honoured with yours of Aug. 6. 8. and 18. and the boxes from Amsterdam and cask from Hamburgh are all safely arrived and have been delivered to me without difficulty. The Acquit a caution is now inclosed. My long absence in the spring of the year and close occupation since my return had occasioned a want of attention to the advances you have been...
8From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 30 July 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I know nothing myself of the person who was the subject of your letter of the 27th. except a mere slight personal acquaintance. But I have been told that he has been very unsuccesful in commerce, and that his affairs are very much deranged. I own I wish to see the beef trade with America taken up by solid hands, because it will give new life to our Northern states. In general they do not know...
9From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 25 July 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
In answer to your favor of the 20th. I can assure you that your applications for the Consular appointment at Havre will be perfectly agreeable to me, and that I shall do the justice which is due to your attentions to the affairs of the United states in that port in the report which I shall send with the Consular convention as soon as that shall be finished. I will thank you to keep me informed...
10From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 16 July 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I received last night your favor of the 13th. and am obliged to you for the search made in the post office for the Nuncio’s packet. With respect to the subject of your private note, I think I had the honor, in some former letter, of informing you that no Consular convention was as yet settled with this country, and that till there should be one it was not probable any appointment of Consuls...
11From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 11 July 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
His excellency Count Dugnani archbishop of Rhodes and Nuncio of the Pope at this court supposes that there may be in the post office of Havre a packet addressed to him from America. I have promised him I would ask the favor of you to have the post office examined and to forward the packet if it be there; which I have the honour now to request of you. Since the date of my last no new...
12From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 28 June 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I think I recollect to have written, about a year ago, to Virginia for a small package of tobacco of a particular quality made on my own estate. It was intended for a friend in France who makes his own snuff and was curious to try tobacco of the first quality. This may be the package which you are so kind as to mention in your letter of the 25th. instant. I am in hopes there are in the same...
13From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 18 June 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
My last to you was of the 17. Ult. since which I have been honored with yours of May 22. and June 5. By a letter I have received from Messieurs Van Staphorsts at Amsterdam, I find they have shipt my two stoves on board the same vessel with the boxes of ‘Meubles &c.’ of which I am glad as it will give you trouble once only instead of twice. I find that you have been so kind as to call on Mrs....
14From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 17 May 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor of writing to you on the 4th. instant. Since that I have received a letter from Dunkirk informing me that my boxes of plants are coming on by land. You will not have the trouble therefore of receiving and forwarding them: and I am happy in every occasion of sparing you trouble, of which I am obliged to give you so much and so often.—Messrs. Van Staphorsts of Amsterdam, by a...
15From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 4 May 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
The bearer hereof, Mr. Ford, will have the honour of delivering you a packet from me, which contains gazettes &c. to be sent by the packet boat which will sail in a few days for New York. I ask the favor of you to receive and keep it till it shall be called for by a passenger who will go from this place and whom I propose to charge with that and my letters. On my return here a few days ago, I...
16From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 27 March 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Messieurs Van Staphorst will forward from this place to Havre two boxes for me, which I have taken the liberty of addressing to your care. One contains iron ware which cost here 13. gilders, and I suppose must pay duties accordingly. The other contains cups for tea, coffee and chocolate of East India porcelaine. This being prohibited, I must leave to you the method of conveying it to my house...
17From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin and Others, 3 March 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Being called to Holland at a very few hours warning I have only time to notify you that I shall be absent from this place three or four weeks to come. In the mean time should any thing pressing occur, Mr. Short, my secretary will attend to it. I have the honour to be with great esteem Sir Your most obedt. humble servt., PrC ( DLC ); at foot of text: “M. Limozin M. Carnes M. Bondfeild.”
18From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 21 February 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your favor of the 17th. Mine of the 14th. which did not go from here till the 15th. got to your hands probably on the 17th. after you had written. It will have given you the necessary information relative to the boxes, and I shall be glad to know if they went by the packet. The bust of the Marquis de la Fayette went by the Diligence d’eau la bonne union a M. Gonard and left...
19From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 14 February 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your favor of the 10th. When I wrote to you on the 8th. and referred you to a letter of the preceding day, it was a mistake. I should have referred you to a letter of the 6th. as I wrote on the 6th. and 8th. only, and not on the 7th. The packet meant in my letter of the 8th. went by the diligence. It was covered with linen addressed to you in the handwriting of my servant. On...
20From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 8 February 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
In my letter of yesterday I forgot to mention that I had sent off by the Diligence of the day before two small boxes addressed to you, and which I wished to have forwarded by the packet to New York. As each box had it’s address, and one of them signed by me I am in hopes you will have conjectured what my forgetfulness prevented me from giving you notice of. I am with much esteem Sir Your most...
21From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 6 February 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
The box of plants you were so kind as to forward to me are arrived at the Douane. I shall send for them tomorrow morning, and have the Acquit à caution withdrawn. If it comes to me before the hour of the post it shall be inclosed in this letter. If not, it shall certainly come to you in my next. The Mr. Madison who has written to you, is a member of Congress from the state of Virginia. He is a...
22From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 22 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favors of Jan. 10. 11. and 19th. have been duly received. With respect to the plan of an Academical institution to be transported to Virginia and there established, tho’ you do not name the person who applies to you for a ship, yet I conjecture it to be the same who has communicated to me a slight view of such a plan here. So far as it may concern your interest I shall write to you...
23From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 13 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
By the Carrosse which goes from hence to Havre I have forwarded a package of rough rice addressed to you. I am in hopes it may arrive in time to go with the inclosed letter by the Juno, capt. Jenkins. I will beg the favour of you to put on it this address ‘For Mr. William Drayton, Charleston: to the care of the Delegates of S. Carolina in Congress,’ and to pay the freight for me. Should Capt....
24From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 2 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
You will receive herewith a letter from me [enclosing] a letter from the Comptroller general on the subject of our tobacco and an Arret on our other articles of commerce. I send a very large bundle of them by post, addressed to Mr. Jay, which I beg you to forward by the Juno, Capt. Jenkins, who is probably not yet sailed. They were not yet printed when my courier set off yesterday. I have the...
25From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 31 December 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
In your favor of the 18th. instant you were so kind as to inform me that the American ship Juno, Capt. Jenkins, would sail from your port for New York about the 3d. of January. I avail myself therefore of that opportunity for the conveyance of dispatches to Mr. Jay, which are of great consequence. As it is improper they should go thro’ the post office, I send a servant with them express and...
26From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 22 December 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor now to acknolege the receipt of your favors of the 18th. and 19th. of November and two of the 18th. of the present month. I did not write to you immediately on receipt of the two first, because the observations they contained were to be acted on here. I was much obliged to you for them, as I have been frequently before for others, and you will find that I have profited by them...
27From James Madison to André Limozin, 8 December 1787 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 8 December 1787. Acknowledged in Limozin to JM, 26 Jan. 1788 . Forwarded by Jefferson to Limozin on 22 Jan. 1788 ( Boyd, Papers of Jefferson Julian P. Boyd et al., eds., The Papers of Thomas Jefferson (19 vols. to date; Princeton, 1950——). , XII, 528). Encloses bill of lading for the box of fruit trees, two barrels of apples, and two barrels of cranberries sent to Jefferson.
28From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 13 November 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
It is some time since I have had the honour of acknowleging regularly the receipt of your favors. Those of Oct. 11. and 20. and Nov. 2. and [9.] have come duly to hand. I am very glad the American sailors have found the protection of so good a friend. I have been for some time in daily expectation of communicating to you some interesting regulations on our commerce. But as yet the minister has...
29From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin and Others, 28 October 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to inform you that declarations on the part of France and England for the continuance of peace were signed last night at Versailles, of which be so good as to notify the citizens of the U.S. concerned in commerce at your port, for their future government. I have the honor to be sir your most obedt. & most hble. Servt., PrC ( DLC ); in the hand of William Short, signed by TJ;...
30From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 17 October 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Congress alone has the power of appointing Consuls for the United states of America. No convention being as yet finally settled with this government for regulating the Consular functions, Congress have made no appointment for France, except of Mr. Barclay to be their Consul general. He found it necessary to name agents in the several ports to protect the citizens of the United states till...