41431To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Smith, 28 April 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I have this day recieved the inclosed letter from Genl. Wilkinson. I presume from the Postscript that he has made an offer to relieve you from the Situation in which he Supposes you to be placed by his appointment,—I cannot think that this would be the proper time to make any Change,—nor am I of the opinion that any Change ought to be made, at any Rate, not until he has had full time to shew...
41432To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Ward, 28 April 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Since I returned from washington I have advised with several of the most eminent Lawyers of this State, and also of New York who say positively that a pardon from the President of the United States to a person who is subject to a popular or quitam action, will be a sufficient bar to any subsiquent suit—that there can be no doubt but he has the Power, & that in a case like mine they think it...
41433To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Branagan, 27 April 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been on the point of writing to you Several times, since I have been out of employ; but my delicacy prohibited me from troubeling you. I now do it with the utmost diffidence on my own part and with great deference to you. In my last I informed you of my keeping a small country School, which I had to relinquish for want of encouragement and that business was not congenial to my active...
41434From Thomas Jefferson to William C. C. Claiborne, 27 April 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
This letter is confidential, but not official. it is meant to give you a general idea of our views as to N. Orleans, of which you will recieve the particulars from the Secretary at War, whose instructions nothing here said is meant to controul should they vary in any particular at the meeting of Congress I recommended an arrangement of our militia which, by giving as a selection of the younger...
41435To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 27 April 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr Latrobe most respectfully requests the favor that the President will send him the design of the proposed method of completing the Capitol, as it contains the plan of the recess, without which no commencement of the work can be made. The bearer if convenient will take charge of it. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
41436From Thomas Jefferson to Edward Miller, 27 April 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Doctr. Miller, & his thanks for the pamphlet on Yellow fever he was so kind as to send him. he has read it with great satisfaction and as much conviction as he dares permit himself to feel on a subject so little familiar to him. he has directed copies of it to be procured and sent to all our diplomatic and other foreign agents, in order to correct the...
41437From Thomas Jefferson to Elizabeth House Trist, 27 April 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Your friendly letter of Mar. 1. was brought here by mr Jones. he was confined many days by sickness. he called on me after he got out, but it being in the last days of Congress when every moment of my time is occupied I had not an opportunity of seeing him a second time. I have seen nobody whose appearance indicates so desperate a state of health. my daughter & her family are here with me and...
41438To James Madison from John Armstrong, 26 April 1806 (Madison Papers)
Having been informed that letters and news-papers had been received here from the United States, asserting or insinuating a connivance on the part of the administration in the enterprize fitted out under the direction of General Miranda and supposed to be destined against His Catholic Majestys province of Caracus, and aware of the very disagreeable impression which such a report might make as...
41439To James Madison from Ann Frances Humphreys and David Humphreys, 26 April 1806 (Madison Papers)
As I have some expectation of returning to Europe in the course of this Year, it will be particularly interesting to me to know the destination of the Diamonds which the Queen of Spain sent as a present to me; after my departure from that Country. If there be any difficulty in remitting them to me from a supposition of their having been destined to my Husband, I request reference may be had to...
41440To James Madison from James Leander Cathcart, 26 April 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From James Leander Cathcart. 26 April 1806, Georgetown. “It occurs to me that the Bashaw of Tunis has too much good sense to declare War against the United States while they have a force in the Mediterranean able to cope with his; in opposition to this opinion it may be stated that the United States having refused to comply with the Bashaws demand, of maratime & military stores, if receded...