1To Thomas Jefferson from Charles Carter, [ca. 6 August 1791] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Ludlow, ca. 6 Aug. 1791. ] Acknowledging with gratitude TJ’s of 31 July. He neglected to mention the Bank of the United States. As TJ is fully informed of their powers, he can himself tell whether loan could be obtained on terms mentioned. A young Virginian studying under Dr. Barton says that he has added an entrance fee of £70 to the terms he took him on. This puts it totally out of his...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Tench Coxe, 6 August 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Coxe has the honor to inclose to the Secretary of State the account of all the payments for lands, which have been made to the United States prior to this day being Drs. 687,563 70/100. The contract for land intended to have been made between the United States and Messrs. Flint and Parker, as will appear by reference to their letter of 18th. Octr. 1787 and to the resolution of Congress of...
3To Thomas Jefferson from David Humphreys, 6 August 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Lisbon, 6 Aug. 1791 . He has just received TJ’s of 23 June, with gazettes for himself and dispatches for Carmichael. He has received TJ’s of 11 Apr., but not that of 13 May.—TJ will learn from French papers, sent herewith, what they know about the late “tumult in Paris.” Private accounts indicate the affair was much exaggerated. “The actual Period of the Revolution is however critical,” and...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Juan Nepomuceno de Quesada, 6 August 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
St. Augustine, 6 Aug. 1791 . Replying to TJ’s letter of 10 Mch. regarding the king’s ruling on fugitive slaves in Spanish territory adjacent to the United States, he is sending his written opinion on the matter by James Seagrove. RC ( DNA : RG 59, MLR ); 3 p.; endorsed by TJ as received 3 Oct. 1791 and so recorded in SJL . Quesada’s opinion on the matter was incorporated in his proclamation of...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Russell, 6 August 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Boston, 6 Aug. 1791 . Enclosing account for publishing laws passed at the third session in the Columbian Centinel. RC ( DNA : RG 59, PDL ); not recorded in SJL . Enclosure not found, but the amount was $37.87 for Russell as for other printers of laws passed at the third session of the First Congress (see Document vii, contingent expenses of the Department of State, 1790–1793, in group of...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Tobias Lear, 7 August 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
[ Philadelphia ], 7 Aug. 1791 .] He encloses a letter from the President to Thomas Johnson, with the request that it be sent with his commission and directed “to the care of the Postmaster at Baltimore as the most likely mean of their reaching their destination with safety and dispatch.”—He also transmits a letter from Governor Blount to the Secretary of State and letters from the latter to...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Edward Rutledge, 7 August 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
[ Charleston ], 7 Aug. 1791 . Introducing a “Gentleman of the Name of Harper” who is going northward for a short time chiefly on business. “He is however desirous of knowing, and being known to you; and I do not wonder at it. You owe the Trouble, which these Introductions occasion, to your Fame; which is the Result of your Understanding, and goodness. You will oblige me by shewing such...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Edward Rutledge, [7 August 1791] (Jefferson Papers)
There are Circumstances and Situations in Life which lead us into Measures we would wish to avoid, and we are at times obliged to yield to Requests which are against our Desires to grant. I have been placed to day precisely in that Condition. A young Man, who will deliver you a Letter of Introduction from me, appeared anxiously to wish it, and I could by no means refuse it. He is of the same...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Adam, 8 August 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Inclosed I have the Honour to transmit you a Copy of a New Work , of which I am the proprietor, and of which I have already lodged a Copy in the Office of the Clerk of the District Court agreeable to Law. I am Sir, with due Respect, Your Most Obedient And Most Hble Servt., RC ( DNA : RG 59, MLR ); endorsed by Remsen as received 16 Aug. 1791 but not recorded in SJL . The enclosed new work was a...
10To Thomas Jefferson from Daniel L. Hylton, 8 August 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Richmond, 8 Aug. 1791 . On return from Norfolk he found TJ’s of 10th with bank note for 21.25 dollars, an unnecessary trouble to TJ since two days after writing he received £10 from Col. Lewis to pay shipping and other charges on tobacco. Lewis also left £100 to pay Dr. Currie part of an order TJ had drawn. If agreeable, he will pay Currie the amount of the note or apply it as TJ directs....