1To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 9 August 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
With the gazettes sent by the way of Havre, you will recieve the plan of the constitution as submitted to the assembly by the two committees appointed for that purpose. It is at full length in the Logographe, No. 102. Aug. 6. After being printed and distributed among the members, it was begun to be discussed yesterday. As it is for the most part a revision and new arrangement of the decrees...
2To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 24 August 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
The assembly have continued since my last deliberating on the plan of constitution submitted to them. They have made no material alterations, but have referred two or three questions to be decided after the others—one of them is that for augmenting the property of electors and abolishing the marc d’argent hitherto decreed for the members of the legislature—and another is the condition of the...
3To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 30 August 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote to you very fully six days ago by the way of Havre—this letter will be sent to London to be forwarded by the English packet which sails next week—it incloses one for the secretary of the treasury. The assembly have at length completed their charte constitutionelle . In abolishing the requisite formerly decreed for members of the legislature they have augmented somewhat that of electors...
4To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 31 August 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor of writing to you yesterday by the English packet. This inclosing a letter for the Secretary of the treasury, will be delivered to you by a M. de Barth, son to the person of that name who is gone to settle in the western country. I have not seen him, but have promised his brother who seems to be a worthy to introduce the bearer to you. You will see in the gazettes sent, as low...
5To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 4 September 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
The Assembly decreed three days ago that a deputation should be named to present the constitution to the King, that he should be prié to give such orders as he should judge proper for the guard and the dignity of his person, and finally that if he adhered to the wishes of the nation in adopting the constitution, he should be prié to settle the formality with which he should solemnly pronounce...
6To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 5 September 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I informed you in my letter of yesterday that the acte constitutionel had been presented to the King the evening before, by a deputation of the assembly, and that he had answered that he would examine it and make known his determination as soon as so important a subject admitted of.—The organ of the deputation, M. Thouret, in informing the assembly yesterday morning of this circumstance added...
7To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 14 September 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to inclose and forward you by the way of England a copy of the King’s letter sent yesterday to the national assembly announcing his acceptance of the constitution, and his intention of going to day to solemnize that acceptation in the assembly. He accordingly went today and took the oath required. The Queen also was present in a lodge adjoining the assembly room. This...
8To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 22 September 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Since the King’s solemn acceptation of the constitution mentioned to you in my last he seems to have taken much pains to shew that it was his free choice. The day of the constitution being proclaimed throughout Paris agreeably to the decree of the assembly, the chateau and garden of the Thuilleries and the Champs-Elysees were illuminated at the King’s expence. He went in the course of the...
9To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 25 September 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I informed you in my last that it was uncertain what measures the national assembly would take with respect to their decree of May relative to the islands. The colonial committee have since made their report on that subject and the assembly adopted yesterday the decree which you will see in the paper inclosed, with a slight alteration in the 3d. and 4th. articles limiting the time of the...
10To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 29 September 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved two days ago from Havre your letter of the 28th. of July together with the newspapers and books for the consulates accompanying it. I am sorry that the circumstance mentioned in the second and third page of that letter continues still in force. My letters will have explained to you how it was brought about by the personal interests and designs of some and the unparalleled ignorance...
11To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 29 September 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
My late private letters to you have been of July 7. (bis) and 17.—I received two days ago yours of July 28. inclosing a bill of exchange for £131.5 stlg. which shall be placed to your credit in the hands of V. Staphorst & Hubbard as has been already the balance remaining here in your favor.—I will send you by the way of Havre in a few days the continuation of our private account. In it you...
12To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 2 October 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
An end was put to the session of the national assembly the day before yesterday by the speech of the King and the answer of the President which I have the honor of inclosing you. There has been no instance perhaps where His Majesty has been more sincerely satisfied with the reception he met with from the public than that day.—The assembly room was crowded with people of all classes and all...
13To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 6 October 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you at present my account with the U.S. from July 1. 90. to July 1. 91.—A balance as you will see remained due to me at that date of 4146. florins of which 1846. were due on the account of the year before. This shews that the whole of my salary is not expended which arises from two circumstances. 1. That I had for a long time no house rent to pay, and 2. that I have not augmented my...
14To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 9 October 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
The King postponed going to open the assembly until the day before yesterday. He then went and delivered the speech which you will find in the gazette inclosed. It was well received by all the spectators and by much the greater part of the members of the assembly. During the two days that passed between the assembly’s being formed and the King’s going there some circumstances passed which...
15To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 14 October 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Drost called on me yesterday and after some hesitation told me that several circumstances had taken place in his private affairs which rendered it necessary that he should decline going to America. I was as you may readily concieve much astonished at such an announce, and the more so as two days before he had repeated to me what he had before told me twenty times that he should be ready to go...
16To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 15 October 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I now inclose you a note of your account with me as furnished by Mr. Grand which will shew you the balance you have at Amsterdam. This is independent of the bill of exchange which I have sent to Messrs. Staphorst & Hubbard to be kept at your disposal as formerly mentioned to you. As Ternant has arrived I suppose it certain the appointment of Minister here will take place during this session of...
17To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 15 October 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote to you yesterday by the way of Havre to inform you that Drost had suddenly and unexpectedly informed me that certain changes in his affairs had rendered it necessary that he should abandon the idea of going to America. This is merely to inform you by the way of England, referring you to my letter of yesterday for further particulars, of this abrupt change.—He now proposes in addition...
18To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 22 October 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I have just recieved at this place where I have come to spend a few days, a letter from M. de Moustier, from which it would appear that he has persisted since his arrival in Paris, in his determination to decline the department of foreign affairs. He tells me that Brissot de Warville is one of the causes of his declining, being persuaded that from the credit which he seems to enjoy at present...
19To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 8 November 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I mentioned to you in a former letter that the several ministers were to lay before the assembly a state of their respective departments. M. de Montmorin performed this task some days ago and at the same time added that it was the last communication he should have with them as minister of foreign affairs, His Majesty having at length accepted his resignation. The state he presented shewed in...
20To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 21 November 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
The last letter which I have had the honor of recieving from you was dated July 28. Those written by the Secretary of the treasury Sep. 2. and Oct. 3. have been recieved. The newspapers of this place say that succours of men were sent from the U. S. to S. Domingo immediately on the deputies from that island arriving there. The account is said to be received by a commercial house at Havre in a...
21To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 30 December 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
My last was written a few days previous to my leaving Paris for this place, whither I have supposed it proper I should come on account of the loans negotiating here and at Antwerp. Notwithstanding the inclement and disagreeable season I did not think myself authorized to dispense with the journey, as from the tenor of your and Mr. Hamilton’s letters of the last year, I took it for granted you...