182751To Thomas Jefferson from Deruilhes, 4 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
À mon depart de la Guadeloupe, Monsieur le Colonel Faujas me remit une lettre pour Votre excellence. J’ai l’honneur Monsieur le president de Vous l’adresser. Je Suis avec un respect profond.— Monsieur le president de Votre Excellence— Le très humble, et très obeissant Serviteur MHi : Coolidge Collection.
182752To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Attwood Digges, 4 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I got to the City very soon after Your departure from it, and was vexd & sorry not to have taken my ride thither on the preceeding day. After selecting a few Ewes from Bowies flock, I went to get the promisd Lamb You So kindly offerd from Your mixd flock, takeing Mr. Cocking (a well informd English Farmer living in Washington) with me the better to choose its form & feel its Fleece, for wool...
182753To Thomas Jefferson from John Keemle, 4 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Genl. John Shee, Collector of the port of Philadelphia, departed this life last Evening, in consequence thereof, the Office which he filled is now vacant. I hope, Sir, you will not consider it presumptuous to solicit the appointment to that Office. The recommendations which I forwarded to you six months since, I trust are satisfactory; sure I am no one can produce better and more respectable...
182754To Thomas Jefferson from Etienne Lemaire, 4 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
ausitot recû de la vôtre tous de suite J’ai Exécûter votre Commende. J’ai Êmballer 78. Bouteille De Nebrouille, et 680. ideme de vide de différente sorte Exeptez Celle a Bier que Je Garde pour le Sidre de l’automne prochainne, J’espair a tous Moments un Bastiments vien de Richmond, et sitôt son àrivé monsieur peû ettre Sur que Je ne perdré pas ûne instans pour fair partir Sai deux article...
182755From Thomas Jefferson to Joel Barlow, 5 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 1st. inst. came to hand yesterday, and I hasten to assure you of mrs Randolph’s desire as well as my own to see mrs Blackden whom we both well remember & with particular esteem. as the season of your journey will be warm, & the road rather hilly, permit me to advise your selecting for the road the hours from 4. to 9. or 10. A.M. and from 5. to 8. P.M. this will admit you at...
182756To Thomas Jefferson from Besse, 5 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
La perte inapréciable de M. francklin, que je peleurerai Jusqu’à la fin de mes jours, m’engage à vous écrire pour vous dire que les connoissances qu’il avoit acquises par goût dans l’art de l’imprimerie m’avoit rapproché de lui, et depuis Long-temps je Serois à Philadelphie si je ne l’avois pas perdu devant. M. francklin qui ne voyoit qu’en grand les objets, a Cru ne devoir porter ses vues sur...
182757To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Bryan, 5 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor of addressing you on the 16th. Ultimo, a copy of which Letter accompanies this communication I heard about an hour ago of the death of the patriotic General Shee whose loss will be greatly felt by the Republican Party at this all important Crisis. Permit me to solicit the honor of succeeding this friend of his Country. I conceive the illustrious patriotic career of my late...
182758To Thomas Jefferson from Tench Coxe, 5 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The account of the death of the late worthy collector of this port will probably reach you with this letter. I hope you will excuse me for submitting my name as a candidate for the office. Having before had the honor to make such an address, I will not trespass upon your valuable time by presenting to your consideration the grounds of my respectful application. I will confine myself to the...
182759From Thomas Jefferson to Henry Dearborn, 5 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you a letter from the Path-killer & others of the Cherokees, the object of which I do not precisely see. I suppose they are of Van’s party. the sentiments are unquestionably those of a white man. Sibley’s letters present a disagreeable view. it will be troublesome if we are once compelled to use acts of force against those people. it is the more difficult as we should have to pursue...
182760To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Fulton, 5 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
As my business will call me to the North river in January I wished immediately to proceed to the finish of 4 torpedo locks and as many copper cases, that if required I might be able to make a satisfactory experiment early on the meeting of congress, I have thought it of some importance that the experiment should be made early in the session, for should it prove satisfactory and give the fair...
182761From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 5 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you 1. Dalton’s letter praying permission to send a vessel for property, on which you will be pleased to do for him what is done for others. 2. Trenchard’s from Passamaquoddy, & Williamson’s and Leonard’s from Barataria, merely for information of the state of things in those quarters. these letters belonging to the Navy department be so good as to return them to Mr. Smith direct. 3....
182762To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 5 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I forgot to enclose in my last the letters from Barnstable & Boston respecting the violations of the embargo: they are now enclosed. I have not heard whether the navy departmt. had, after receiving Gen. Dearborn’s & my letter, made any arrangements to send cruising vessels & gun-boats to the northward. The enclosed letter from Mr Woolsey gives a better account of the violations along our...
182763From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 5 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The 4. boxes by mr Randolph’s boats are safely arrived, and the kental of dumbfish not being with them gives one fears it has never come to your hands. will you be so good as to send me by the first boat 25. or 30. ℔ of moulded candles, myrtle wax would be greatly preferred, but if not to be had, good tallow would be next desired. Affectionate salutations. MHi : Coolidge Collection.
182764From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 5 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 3d. is recieved. I also have recieved a letter from B. R. Randolph. who he is I know not. he may be of a family of Randalls of the neighborhood of Petersburg, who have lately begun to spell their names Randolph , tho’ totally unconnected with those of that name. one of them was not long since convicted of the murder of his father, and the family is generally in very ill...
182765To Thomas Jefferson from John Mitchell, 5 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
When I had the Honor of seeing you at Washington I took the Liberty to request your nominating me for such vacancey as Might offer either at home or abroad, in lieu of that which I oficiated at in Havre.—Being this day informed of the Death of Mr. John Shea the Collector for the Port of Philadelpa. I beg leave to solicit Your appointing Me to that office—flattering My self that it will meet...
182766To Thomas Jefferson from Ira Allen, 6 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Having made this City my Home for more than four years Past the Causes of Which are Sufficiantly Shewn to you in the Details of the olive Branch to Render Comments Unnecessary—the Death of General Shee Collector of this Port Induses me to apply to you for the office of Collector of the Customs of the Port of Philadelphia— I am with Great Respect your most Obedient Humble Servt. DNA : RG...
182767To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Carswell, 6 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I am sorry to announce to, you the death of Genl. John Shee, Collector of this Port. As Genl. John Steel lives upwards of Fifty Miles from this place, & will not perhaps, hear of the death of Genl. Shee, in time to address you on the subject of the Collectorship, I am induced to, renew my application to you, for his appointment to that office. My reason for interfering is, that I think it...
182768From Thomas Jefferson to Henry Dearborn, 6 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
A complaint has come to me indirectly on the part of the Cadets at West point, that the promotions in their corps are made on other principles than those of seniority or merit. they do not charge Colo. Williams with an unjust selection by himself, but with leaving the selection to his lieutenant, whose declaration that it was so left to him, they say can be proved. it is stated particularly...
182769From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 6 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
On the subject of the Western road, our first error was the admitting a deviation to Brownsville, and thus suffering a first encroachment on it’s principle. this is made a point d’appui to force a second, and I am told a third holds itself in reserve. so that a few towns in that quarter seem to consider all this expence as undertaken merely for their benefit. I should have listened to these...
182770To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 6 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your’s of 29th ulto., & will examine the question of increasing the bond. I will only observe that I would have thought an order to the collectors to limit the cargoes of provisions to ⅛ th of the bond illegal, & that I only wrote to them that when they did not exceed that proportion. I did not perceive that there could be any ground of suspicion. This was written as a...
182771From Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Kerr, 6 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
It has been represented to me on behalf of the inhabitants of the town of Washington in Pensylva, that by a survey made at their expence, it is found that the Western road, if carried through their town, to Wheeling, would be but a mile longer, would pass through better ground, & be made at less expence; and if carried to Short creek, instead of Wheeling, the difference of distance would still...
182772To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Lloyd, 6 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
You will have to appoint a Collector for this port I interfere not, with that appointment; But I request to be Considered as an applicant for a subordinate situation. My services in the line of the Army, first in the flying Camp; afterwards in the 4th Maryland in which I was 3 times shot, once bayonetted and in the Action of Brandywine taken Prisoner on the field, tho’ exchanged on the 4th...
182773To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Sayre, 6 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I understand that the Collector of Philaa died yesterday. If you can find any citizen in the State of Pena. or in the Union, who has suffered half so much, or who has more uniformly supported the principles of our government let him be appointed & I will not complain. Since you have done some thing for Mr Duane, I hope you will think of your other freinds &c DNA : RG 59—LAR—Letters of...
182774To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 7 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I return the letters of Randolph, and Riddle. The complaint in that of the latter has been the subject of al from others as he intimates. I was not aware that any of them except McKinley were as respectable as he describes them. But answers to such letters are always to be avoided, farther than they may be given by the result itself. McKinley was answered verbally thro’ his friend Mr. Jackson,...
182775To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 7 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I take up my pen to answer your favor of the 2d.—It will be in time to go by the Tuesday’s mail from Washington. Your letter came to me from the post office—& must have gone there under cover to some one—as there was no postmark on it, nor your frank, and yet it came free—It contained Mr Madns. letter which I here return agreeably to your request. The concurrent disposition of you both in...
182776To Thomas Jefferson from Daniel Brent, 8 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
In the absence of the Secretary and Mr. Graham, I do myself the Honor of forwarding to you the Copy of a Letter which was received at the Office on Saturday, the 6th Inst, from Mr. Pinkney, that the delay of one Turn of the Post between Mr. Madison’s House and Monticello may be avoided. I am with perfect Respect, Sir, Your Obedt. & Hble Servt. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
182777To Thomas Jefferson from George Jefferson, 8 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Until the receipt of your favor of the 2d. I had entirely forgotten the case of St. George wine at Gordon’s.—On his informing me that you were to have one, I requested him to send it to our house, that it might certainly be recollected: and his promising to do so, I suppose caused me to cease to charge my memory with it, and thus it was forgotten altogether.—It shall now be forwarded by the...
182778To Thomas Jefferson from John Lane Jones, 8 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
You infernal villian How much longer are you going to keep this damned Embargo on to starve us poor people one of my children has already starved to death of which I am ashamed & declared that it died of an apoplexy I have three more children which I expect will starve soon if I dont get something for them to eat which cannot be had you must either take this Embargo off & save all us poor...
182779From Thomas Jefferson to John Kelly, 8 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
By the bearer I inclose you one hundred and forty five Dollars, of which one hundred is on account of John Perry and at his request, and 45. D. on my own account to cover the 43–D 12 ½ c for oil. I salute you with esteem. MHi : Coolidge Collection.
182780To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Smith, 8 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The enclosed I forward to you merely because Mr Mitchell has sent them to me with a request to do so. My own Opinion is that the Office ought to be Offered to Capt Jones; Because the duties of the Office would by him be well & faithfully performed and because a respectable section of Republicans would thereby be happily conciliated. Affy. & Respectfy DNA : RG 59—LAR—Letters of Application and...
182781To Thomas Jefferson from John Taylor, 8 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have this moment been informed by Mr: Martin, that he has at length found a workman capable of executing the drill, and he expresses an anxiety to furnish you with it. He is however apprehensive that the long delay, and the disappointment of your wish to have it in time to be sent by the vessel you mentioned, may have altered your disposition to have it made at all. Be pleased to drop me a...
182782From Thomas Jefferson to John Barnes, 9 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved by yesterday’s mail your favor of the 5th. with the 935. D. inclosed with safety, and I thank you for your attention to this matter. we are all well, now in confinement by a rain which has fallen in moderate showers the last two days, but is now set in anew from the North East. it was wanting; but we may have too much. the crop of wheat has been generally indifferent: that of...
182783To Thomas Jefferson from Citizens of Boston, 9 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The Inhabitants of the Town of Boston in legal Town Meeting assembled, beg leave respectfully to represent— That uniformly influenced by a sense of patriotism, and a respect for the constituted authorities of their Country, they have sustained, without opposition, or complaint, the embarrasments and losses arising from the existing Embargo on the vessels and export trade of the United States:...
182784From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Cowdrey, 9 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to mr Cowdrey and his thanks to himself & the Committee of the Wallabout for the copy of their publication which has come safely to hand. if the records it contains can inculcate in nations a due regard to humanity even towards their enemies, and the advantages as well as the duty of lessening the evils of war, a great good will be effected. DLC : Papers...
182785From Thomas Jefferson to Henry Dearborn, 9 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of July 27. is recieved. It confirms the accounts we recieve from others that the infractions of the embargo in Maine & Massachusets are. open. I have removed Pope of New Bedford for worse than negligence. the Collector of Sullivan is on the totter. the Tories of Boston openly threaten insurrection if their importation of flour is stopped. the next post will stop it. I fear your governor...
182786To Thomas Jefferson from William Duane, 9 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The enclosed letter contains information of a nature that ought not be unknown to the Executive, and I therefore enclose it. The subject to which it relates, induces me also to state, that much abuse of the Embargo has been committed in this port; I communicated to the Custom house information last week, of provisions and other articles put on board a vessel at one of our wharves; and...
182787From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 9 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose for your information letters from General Dearborne, P. D. Sargeant & Elisha Tracy on the infractions of the embargo, and their ideas on the means of remedy. I pass them through the hands of the Secretary of the Navy with a request that he will in concert with you give all the aid for the enforcement of the law which his department can afford. I think the conduct of Jordan at...
182788To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 9 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Governor Tompkins transmits to you a letter from Oswego announcing an insurrection there. The particulars I know not, as, if the collector has written, his letter has gone to Washington. The accounts are I presume somewhat exaggerated; & there is no more insurrection than has been on Lake Champlain or Passamaquoddy; but certainly a forcible violation of the embargo by such combination as...
182789From Thomas Jefferson to Jones & Howell, 9 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I expect that mr Barnes on the 6th. inst. remitted you on my account two hundred & eighty two Dollars 67. cents now due for former supplies. I am to pray you now to send for me to the address of Gibson and Jefferson in Richmond two tons of nailrod assorted as usual, and 2 ½ hundred of bar iron of a tough quality. I salute you with esteem & respect. MHi : Coolidge Collection.
182790From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 9 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 7th. was recieved yesterday, but the post was so late, and arriving with his portmanteau open threw me into great alarm, as I expected a large sum of money in the mail. I was relieved by finding it safe. I return you Pinckney’s Joy’s, Claiborne’s, Foronda’s and Bailey’s letters. would it not be worth while to send Erskine a copy of Bailey’s letter, to observe to him that this...
182791To Thomas Jefferson from Zebedee Cook, 9 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The petition of the Inhabitants of Newburyport in legal Town meeting assembled, Respectfully represents; That they have severely suffered from the operation of the Laws laying and enforcing an Embargo on all Ships and Vessels in the ports and harbours of the United States, not only in common with their fellow Citizens throughout the Union, but peculiarly from their local situation, their large...
182792From Thomas Jefferson to Paul Dudley Sargent, 9 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday your favor of July 6. & thank you for the information it contained, which shall be used for the public service only, and shall not compromit you. I am sorry to see that a combination of moral & political depravity should be so far found to exist in a portion of our citizens. I think they are not numerous, but yet sufficient, by their flagitious conduct, so far to weaken...
182793From Thomas Jefferson to Robert Smith, 9 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The letters of Trenchard, Williamson & Leonard, which I recieved from you the last week, I forwarded to mr Gallatin for his information, & desired him to return them to you. that of a person of Boston whose name I cannot decypher is reserved for a similar purpose. I inclose you a letter to mr Gallatin covering some others, which I will ask the favor of you to read & hand on to him with such...
182794To Thomas Jefferson from Daniel D. Tompkins, 9 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honour to enclose for your perusal a letter received by me on saturday last upon which I have already conferred with the Secretary of the Treasury. I do not believe that an Insurrection has existed or does now exist at Oswego; but as our Militia law does not authorise the Commandants of Brigades or Regiments to detach any of their men upon service, except in cases of Insurrection or...
182795From Thomas Jefferson to Elisha Tracy, 9 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of July 30. was recieved yesterday and I thank you for the information it contained. it shall be used for the public good only and without compromitting you. the facts it states mark a combination of moral and political depravity which I had hoped less extensive in our country than it seems to be. We have recieved letters from mr Pinckney to the 30th. of May; but they contain...
182796To Thomas Jefferson from Sylvanus Bourne, 10 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I humbly beg leave to present to a view of the Supreme Executive of the U States my truly unpleasant situation here at this time where a variety of circumstances interesting to the U States & the Citizens thereof oblige me to remain at my Post while by the present position of European Affairs I am deprived of an income whatever I indulge the confidence that the Government of our Country may be...
182797From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Attwood Digges, 10 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 4th. came to hand two days ago, and I am sorry to learn by it that we shall not have the pleasure of your company here this season. mr Brodie has not yet arrived. I shall be happy to see him whenever he does, and will deliver your message to him. I am not certain whether I mentioned to Joseph (who has the care of my sheep at Washington) that you were to take a ram lamb; but...
182798To Thomas Jefferson from Matthew Lawler, 10 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The vacant office of a collector for this port has occasioned great solicitude in the minds of the members of the democratic party, and as much anxiety that it should be filled by a man of competent and acknowledged talents and stedfast and uniform fidelity to your administration and to the democratic cause. We have unfortunately suffered much from the want of zeal and energy on the part of...
182799To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 10 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I received last evening yours of the 9th. with the papers to which it refers and now return as desired Sullivan’s and Ishomel’s letters with your proposed answer to the former. The questions arising on them are not without difficulty, and this is not a little increased by the spirit which seems to haunt the Governor. His letter furnishes agst. his own statements the inference which is...
182800To Thomas Jefferson from John Dorrance, 10 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The Inhabitants of Providence in Town Meeting legally convened request liberty respectfully to represent, That to petition their Government is one of the political rights of a free people; and we are confident a respectful exercise of that right, will ever be grateful to a President of the American Nation. When grievances are felt, citizens must look to rulers for redress; where the people...