52801From Thomas Jefferson to William Dunbar, 3 March 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 5th. of Jan. has been duly recieved, and I have to return you thanks for the two vocabularies. the memoir of mr Durald has been forwarded to the Philosophical society . we shall be happy to see your history of the Missisipi compleated, as it is becoming one of the most interesting parts of our country, the only one where some of the Tropical productions can be numbered among...
52802To Thomas Jefferson from Pierre Samuel Du Pont de Nemours, 3 March 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Je vous remercie, comme Philosophe pacifique, comme Français, et comme ami très chaud des Etats unis d’avoir mis en négociation l’affaire de la Louisiane. Je pense qu’elle sera terminée à votre satisfaction, même avant l’arrivée de Mr. Munroë. J’en ai raisonné fortement de vive voix et par écrit plusieurs fois avec Mr. de Talleyrand et en dernier lieu avec le Consul Le Brun . Le Gouvernement...
52803To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Hamilton, 3 March 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
The motives Which induce me at this time to take the Liberty to present to you the two enclosed Pamphlets are first that if the Sentiments contained in either of them Should be approved of by you, it’s Publicity may be thereby Increased, and Secondly to make known my earnest Desire that you would be Pleased to accept of them as a Tribute paid to a Character that I have most Sincerely Loved and...
52804To Thomas Jefferson from Craven Peyton, 3 March 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I recvd. the draft on Mesrs. Gibson & Jefferson for One Thousand Dollars . which answerd my purpose Just as Cash the arrangement I have made in this place with Mr. Robt. Burten for the ballance which is due him, is to obtain a Draft from you on Gibson & Jefferson in his favour payable the first week in July Next for 1300 $. this he has been goodenough to receave although he might open an...
52805From Thomas Jefferson to William Short, 3 March 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
As you talked of coming on here in the month of February I have been expecting you, without writing. I am in hopes however the inclosed letter from mr Lilly will reach you at New York. there is not in the world a lighter or more unprincipled talker than Henderson: and as to any offer from him he is entirely bankrupt. still I have no doubt that eight dollars could be got for your whole tract,...
52806To Thomas Jefferson from David Thomas, 3 March 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me to request your Excellency to examine the enclosed letters—the one addressed to yourself was forwarded to me previous to my leaving home last fall for this City, which I intended to present immediately on my arrival here, had not I learnt that you had made it a principle not to appoint general Commissioners of Bancruptcey except in the commercial Towns, but when an instance of...
52807From James Madison to Robert R. Livingston and James Monroe, 2 March 1803 (Madison Papers)
You will herewith receive a Commission and letters of Credence, one of you as Minister Plenipotentiary, the other as Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, to treat with the Government of the French Republic, on the Subject of the Mississipi, and the Territories Eastward thereof, and without the limits of the United States. The object in view is to procure by just and satisfactory...
52808From James Madison to James Monroe, 2 March 1803 (Madison Papers)
You will herewith receive two Commissions, with the Correspondent Instructions, in which you are associated as Minister Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary to the French Republic and to his Catholic Majesty; together with the respective letters of Credence to those Governments. The allowance for this service will be a salary, at the rate of Nine thousand dollars a year. The general rule which...
52809From James Madison to Charles Pinckney and James Monroe, 2 March 1803 (Madison Papers)
You will be herewith furnished with a joint Commission to treat with His Catholic Majesty, and with a letter of credence to him. For the object of the Commission and as a guide to your negotiations, I refer you to the instructions given in relation to the French Government. Whatever portion of the arrangements contemplated may be found to depend not on the French, but on the Spanish...
52810To James Madison from Charles Pinckney, 2 March 1803 (Madison Papers)
I wrote you a few days since & now do so again to inclose you Duplicates of some of my public Letters. It is proper for me to say in the Business of the Conduct of the Intendant of New Orleans Mr Cevallos the secretary of state behaved with the utmost politeness & dispatch. I am now endeavouring to have the remaining twenty days Quarantine taken off & am hopeful to succeed. I must however...