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Permit me to acquaint You of the Death, of Mr; Griffith John McRee, Collecter of the Port of Wilmington, who departed on the 3d Instant. by this Circumstance the office becomes Vacant. at the request of Mr John Pue Williams, I mention his desire to fill the Vacancy. Also my son Samuel Bloodworth, who is in the 27th Year of his Age, Active in Business, & has the hand of a ready writer. at this...
Statement of Cash, drawn for the purpose of furnishing the Presidents House— By Gen Lee, as reported by the Treasury, to compensate him for the portrait of Gen. Washington, 800.   By Thos. Claxton, Aug. 27, 1800 4500   Nov. 9 1459.38 May 19, 1801 3500   July 2 1500   Oct. 6 called for, to settle every demand, excepting for grates }  1755.55
The Secretary of the Treasury wishes to know where the Commrs., appointed to decide on the claims under judge Symme’s purchase, reside, in order to send the commisions. There is no time to be lost. A pardon has already been signed in favor of Hopkins & transmitted to Mr P. Freneau. The situation of the revenue district of Massac renders an appointment necessary. The resignation of Mr Irwin...
After the friendly interest you have been pleas’d to take on my continuance in this Country I flatter myself you will hear with pleasure that, by the Dispatches just receiv’d from my Court, I am inform’d, that your demand on this head has been readily acquiesc’d to by the King my Master, on terms as flattering to myself, as they show all the weight & consideration given to your respectable...
I feel myself extremely obliged by your favor of Sepr. not only on account of the friendly wishes it contains but because of the elucidation that it affords to your former communications on that very interesting subject the rights of commerce. Your arguments leave no doubt of the principles you endeavour to establish, it is however much to be lamented that the favourable moment for...
155936Order on John Barnes, 6 October 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Barnes is desired to pay to Capt Lewis or order seventy two dollars for six months wages of his servant Abram on account of his humble servt. also twenty seven dollars in lieu of a suit of clothes. MS ( PWacD : Feinstone Collection on deposit PPAmP ); in TJ’s hand; in a column to the left of his signature, TJ added the figures “72. D.” and “27.” for the sum of “99”; at foot of text: “Mr....
I wrote you from Brussells that I had by accident met with a gentleman at that place who had from some private communications convinced me a peace would be immediately made between France & England.—that particular reasons would induce France at this time to give up to England points she would not at any other concede & that the force of popular opinion would compell her (England) to a Peace...
Your favor of Sep. 18. was handed me just as I was preparing to leave Monticello, when a press of preparation put it out of my power to answer it. I thank you for this instance of attention and should have availed myself of your offer but that my wants in that line have been supplied. I concur with you in believing that whatever I do will meet the censure of the Federal brawlers. my anxiety is...
Your favor of the 15th. Sep. reached me in due time, and I think it my duty to express my entire satisfaction with the reasons given in favor of mr Davidson. besides these, I knew the place to require such confidence as little short of personal knowlege could inspire. the quarrel between Forest & mr Hanson , which threatened to the latter the danger which occasioned my application, is now in...
By favr Mr Claxton I have the pleasure to hand you, the inclosed five post Notes— the most eligible I could procure for the purpose of remittance—I decided Mr Peytons—on the supposition of their being more convenient—in passing.—their Notes I find are quite Currt. at Richmond Mr Davison tells me—he makes Constant remittance on them to Mr Heath — I am Sir your very Obedt servt: NB. I have...