1From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Barclay, 18 February 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I am now to acknowlege your separate favors of Dec. 4. and Jan. 6. and the joint one to Mr. Adams and myself of Jan. 6. This last has been communicated to Congress and to Mr. Adams. You have my full and hearty approbation of the treaty you obtained from Marocco, which is better and on better terms than I expected. Mr. Adams and myself have annexed our confirmation to two of the copies, one of...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Barclay, 5 May 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
After the letter I did myself the honour of writing you to assure you that I would reimburse you the necessary expences for sending young Mercier to his own country, I took occasion in my first to the Governor of Virginia to mention your attention to him, and my undertaking, and to pray that he would endeavor to find out his family. I now receive a letter from the present governor , Mr....
3From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Barclay, 19 June 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 12th. came to hand two days ago. Your adversary had been busy here in endeavoring to have your privilege examined and withdrawn. They had, as I think, interested Mr. Eden, the British minister, and thro’ that or some other channel conveied a story to the ear of some of the ministers, very unfavorable to you. They had particularly represented some circumstance attending the...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Barclay, 4 July 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you a fortnight ago an account of what had passed on your subject that day. Yesterday I had a long conference with M. de [ Rayneval ]. It is impossible for a person to be more cordially disposed than M. de Montmorin but opposition from another quarter of the [ sea ] and the difficulty of the case [ trouble ] him. [ Rayneval ] observed to me that there was no country in Europe but...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Barclay, with Enclosure, 3 August 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I am now to acknolege the receipt of your several favors of June 29. and July 6. on French’s affair, July 8. on the accounts of Virginia, July 12. with Ast’s bill , July 13. your account in the Marocco business, July 16. on La Vayse and Puchelberg’s affair and Geraud and Roland’s, July 27. and another without date on my private account . That of July 27. contained also an article of 3. muskets...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Barclay, 3 August 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
As you have acted, since my arrival in France, in the characters of Consul general for that country, and minister to the court of Marocco, and also as agent in some particular transactions for the state of Virginia, I think it a duty to yourself, to truth, and to justice, on your departure for America, to declare that in all these characters, as far as has come within my notice, you have acted...