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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184381 | Cipher for Meriwether Lewis: Editorial Note | In his instructions for the expedition to the Pacific, Jefferson anticipated that Meriwether... | |||
| 184382 | Notes on William Eaton’s Accounts: Editorial Note | In the spring of 1802, confronting an expenditure by William Eaton of $16,000 primarily for the... | |||
| 184383 | Constitutional Amendment on Louisiana: Editorial Note | “I think it will be safer not to permit the enlargement of the Union but by amendment of the... | |||
| 184384 | Queries on Louisiana: Editorial Note | EDITORIAL NOTE The news that had arrived on the evening of 3 July, of the cession of Louisiana to... | |||
| 184385 | Party Affiliation of Federal Officeholders: Editorial … | Spurred by dissension in Republican ranks in Philadelphia over Federalists who remained in... | |||
| 184386 | The Boundaries of Louisiana: Editorial Note | The geographic limits of the purchase of Louisiana were ill-defined. Although Jefferson could... | |||
| 184387 | Drafting the Annual Message to Congress: Editorial Note | Jefferson’s summoning of the new Congress to convene on 17 Oct. and his desire that the... | |||
| 184388 | Jefferson’s Letters to David Williams: Editorial Note | Joel Barlow introduced David Williams to James Monroe “as an old friend of Dr. Franklin.” On 20... | |||
| 184389 | Canons of Official Etiquette: Editorial Note | After Jefferson hosted the newly arrived British Minister Anthony Merry and his wife, Elizabeth,... | |||
| 184390 | Bill in Chancery of Craven Peyton against John … | In late April and early May 1804, in the aftermath of the death of his daughter and with other... | |||
| 184391 | Twyman, George | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from George Twyman | {Published in print edition Vol. 44:31 dated [before 3 July 1804]. Redated in June 2020 to [3... | |
| 184392 | Bill for Preservation of Peace in Harbors and Waters … | In the late spring and early summer of 1804, two incidents demonstrated the relative weakness of... | |||
| 184393 | Bill to Regulate the Clearance of Armed Vessels … | In the spring of 1804, Jefferson began receiving reports that owners of U.S. merchant vessels... | |||
| 184394 | Annual Message to Congress: Editorial Note | By October 1804, composing the annual message to Congress was a part of Jefferson’s autumn... | |||
| 184395 | McGillda, Mr. | Jefferson, Thomas | Enclosure: Letter of “McGillda” | as I have not the honor of being Personally Acquainted with you—you will have the goodness to... | |
| 184396 | Second Inaugural Address: Editorial Note | Before noon on Monday, the 4th of March, Jefferson mounted his horse—probably Wildair, his prized... | |||
| 184397 | Carriage License: Editorial Note | On 25 May 1803, the Washington city council approved an act, to begin “1 July next,” that... | |||
| 184398 | Editorial Note | In crafting his response to James Fishback’s letter of 5 June 1809, Jefferson completed a draft... | |||
| 184399 | Editorial Note | James Madison was on poor terms with James Monroe after the latter’s abortive bid for the... | |||
| 184400 | Editorial Note | In composing his response to William Baldwin’s letter of 7 Jan. 1810 , Jefferson completed a... | |||
| 184401 | Editorial Note | Using the French manuscript that he received from the author in 1809, Jefferson undertook to see... | |||
| 184402 | Editorial Note | The material printed below documents the failure of Edward Livingston’s attempt to make Jefferson... | |||
| 184403 | Editorial Note | By the latter part of the 1790s Thomas Jefferson and John Adams had become bitter political... | |||
| 184404 | Editorial Note | In the summer of 1805 William Wirt asked Jefferson to supply him with information for a... | |||
| 184405 | Jefferson, Thomas | Peyton, Craven | Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Craven … | Craven Peyton in account for Henderson’s lands, with Th: J. D r | |
| 184406 | Jefferson, Thomas | Peyton, Craven | Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Craven … | Craven Peyton on a contract for corn in acc t with Th: Jefferson D r | |
| 184407 | Editorial Note | Thomas Jefferson had long advocated sending an American-sponsored expedition to explore the... | |||
| 184408 | Editorial Note | On 12 Jan. 1803 the Virginia General Assembly passed “An Act to establish an academy in the... | |||
| 184409 | Editorial Note | Having learned through the newspapers of the British destruction on 24 Aug. 1814 of the... | |||
| 184410 | Editorial Note | In composing his response to Peter H. Wendover ’s letter of 30 Jan. 1815 , Jefferson completed a... | |||
| 184411 | Editorial Note | In composing a letter to his boyhood friend James Maury , a longtime expatriate serving as United... | |||
| 184412 | Editorial Note | In the latter part of 1815 Jefferson made two lengthy visits to his Bedford County estate, Poplar... | |||
| 184413 | Editorial Note | Following his September visit to Bedford County and surrounding areas with José Corrêa da Serra... | |||
| 184414 | Editorial Note | While drafting his 10 Jan. 1816 response to Horatio G. Spafford’s letter of 25 Dec. 1815 ,... | |||
| 184415 | Editorial Note | Virginia adopted its first written constitution by a unanimous vote on 29 June 1776 at a... | |||
| 184416 | Editorial Note | In 1806 an act of the Virginia General Assembly established the Rivanna Company in order to... | |||
| 184417 | Editorial Note | The bill establishing Central College became law on 14 Feb. 1816, and on 25 Mar. of that year... | |||
| 184418 | Editorial Note | On or about 13 Aug. 1817 Jefferson set out from Poplar Forest to visit Natural Bridge with his... | |||
| 184419 | Editorial Note | Following the chartering of Central College early in 1816, the purchase the next summer of land... | |||
| 184420 | Editorial Note | During a monthlong visit to Poplar Forest , 19 Nov.–20 Dec. 1817, Jefferson attempted to clarify... | |||
| 184421 | Editorial Note | Early in his tenure as secretary of state, Jefferson began to preserve his reactions to national... | |||
| 184422 | Editorial Note | New Hampshire congressman Salma Hale arrived at Monticello on 7 May 1818 and departed the... | |||
| 184423 | Editorial Note | On 21 Feb. 1818 the Virginia General Assembly approved “An Act appropriating part of the revenue... | |||
| 184424 | Editorial Note | Following the meeting of the commissioners for the University of Virginia at Rockfish Gap ,... | |||
| 184425 | Editorial Note | As the 1818–19 legislative session approached, Jefferson and his allies prepared to submit to the... | |||
| 184426 | Zajączek, Jozéf | Polética, Pierre de | Enclosure: Jozéf Zajączek to Pierre de Polética, 17 … | Le Sieur Estco Estko ci’devant Major à l’armée Polonaise neveu du feu le Général Kosciuszko , se... | |
| 184427 | Editorial Note | The items below document Jefferson’s response to the insolvency of his friend and close family... | |||
| 184428 | Editorial Note | John A. Dix was a young aide-de-camp to Major General Jacob Brown when they traveled to Virginia... | |||
| 184429 | Editorial Note | James Leitch , a merchant in Charlottesville , frequently sold Jefferson household items, loaned... | |||
| 184430 | Editorial Note | Between 6 Jan. and 29 July 1821, Jefferson overcame his oft-expressed aversion to writing about... |