57421From James Madison to Andrew Ellicott, 18 November 1801 (Madison Papers)
Mr. John Churchman, author of the magnetic Atlas, being desirous of testing the correctness of his theory by comparing it with actual observations of the variation of the needle, has applied to me by letter for a copy of those which he was informed were made under your direction on the Southern Boundary of the United States, and which he supposed were deposited in this office. The enclosed...
57422To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 18 November 1801 (Madison Papers)
Le Soussigné, Chargé d’affaires de la République Française, à l’honneur d’informer Monsieur le Sécrétaire d’Etat des Etats Unis que la conduite des croiseurs Britanniques, Stationnés à l’embouchure de la Chesapeake ou mouillés dans ses rades, avec le but avoué d’intercepter une Seule frégate Française mouillée dans ces mêmes eaux, a donné enfin matiere à une représentation qui a été adressée,...
57423To James Madison from William Neilson & Company, 18 November 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
18 November 1801, New York. Notifies JM that the firm represents Elias Backman of Gothenburg in his claims against the U.S. for £34 paid in relief of American seamen and £150 for expenses incurred serving U.S. mercantile interests in Sweden. Offers to transmit authorizations and receipts; requests early reply. RC ( DNA : RG 59, ML ). 2 pp. Elias Backman had been consul at Gothenburg, Sweden,...
57424To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Adams, 18 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Doctr: Eustis will be so kind as to deliver you this Letter.—I am perswaded, you will find him a man of a candid and fair Mind and liberal sentiments.— I congratulate you on the return of Peace. The War both in America and Europe was designed by Tyrant Kings to exterminate those rights and liberties which the Gracious Creator has granted to Man, and to sink the happiness resulting therefrom in...
57425From Thomas Jefferson to Aaron Burr, 18 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 10th . has been recieved, as have been those also of Sep. 4. & 23. in due time. these letters all relating to office, fall within the general rule which even the very first week of my being engaged in the administration obliged me to establish, to wit, that of not answering letters on office specifically, but leaving the answer to be found in what is done or not done on them....
57426To Thomas Jefferson from a “Citizen,” 18 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
The evil of which I have to complain will certainly interesting the feelings of our beloved President so far as to devise some immediate remedy. The Supreme Court of Massachusetts have at length decreed that a Certificate of discharge under the insolvent or bankrupt Laws of the other States shall not be a bar in their Courts to demands originating before said insolvency or bankruptcy.— The...
57427To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Newton, 18 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I Recieved your favor inclosing $20.75. for the charges of the things from Orleans, I hope they may give some incite, to the antient settlements on the Missisipi. Cyder in barrels from this will be the safest way of yr. getting it good, we have bottlers in plenty who will tell you they improve liquors, by mixtures, which I am not fond off, I like genuine best, the packets from this to Alexra....
57428To Thomas Jefferson from Martha Jefferson Randolph, 18 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr Trist who will deliver this can also give a better account of the children than (limited as I am for time) I possibly can. however I must write a few lines to you if it is only to wonder at your long silence. each successive post has been anxiously expected and desired, only to bring along with it fresh dissapointment. my sister left us on Monday with her little boy better than could be...
57429From James Madison to Elias Boudinot, 17 November 1801 (Madison Papers)
At the request of the Navy Department the President has given permission, that Mr. Harrison, or an artist under his direction, may use the machine for striking coins, belonging to the Mint, for the medal intended for Captain Truxtun, in virtue of a Resolution of Congress. But this permission is subject to the conditions, that the use to be thus made of the machine shall not materially retard...
57430To James Madison from James Monroe, 17 November 1801 (Madison Papers)
I requested Major Coleman to enclose you lately 300. dolrs. which are intended as a remitance or deposit to enable Mr. Livingston to purchase two swords, one for the heir of Genl. Campbell the other for John Jouett, for services rendered in the course of our revolutionary war. You will receive herewith a letter to Mr. L. on that subject which you will be so good as peruse, seal & forward him...
57431To James Madison from Thomas Rodney, 17 November 1801 (Madison Papers)
I expected to have had the pleasure of Visiting the Seat of General Government, before this time but being Taken Very Ill on My way there was Obliged to Return home. One Object Of My Visit was to Endeavour to Obtain a berth Of a Junior Clerkship in One Of the Public Offices for a Nephew Cæsar R. Wilson , Whose Father was an Officer in the Revolutionary Army and a Zealous Patriotic friend to...
57432From James Madison to Louis-André Pichon, 17 November 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
17 November 1801, Department of State. In reply to Pichon’s note of 2 Nov. , states that the misunderstanding by which he issued passports for Saint-Domingue to French citizens having been rectified, the practice will cease. Adds, in reply to Pichon’s 29 Oct. note, that the Treasury Department has ordered the restitution to Mr. Barney of the duties paid at Baltimore on Pichon’s account. Tr (...
57433To James Madison from William Eaton, 17 November 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
17 November 1801, Tunis. Reports that the Philadelphia left Tunis for Gibraltar on 4 Oct., since when he has heard nothing of the squadron. Notes that the George Washington and the Peace and Plenty arrived in Algiers on 5 Oct. and “have been some days expected here; but the winds have been contrary.” Encloses copy of letter from Nissen [not found]. Seeks official decision on whether he may...
57434To James Madison from William Eaton, 17 November 1801 (Madison Papers)
Since my letter of 19. ult. nothing interesting has occurred here. The Philada. left this the 4. ult. for Gibr. which is the last notice I have had of any of our squadron. The Geo. Washingn. with the Peace and Plenty arrived at Algiers 5. ult: They have been some days expected here; but the winds have been contrary, and are still so. Copy of letter (inclosure A.) from Mr. Nissen, merits, it...
57435To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Digges, 17 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I am very unwilling to trespass upon your time, but as my nephew Billy Carroll (a Clk. in the Auditors office) is going hence to the City and will wait upon you with this, I am inducd to solicit your reading the inclosd letter from Mr. Pinckney to me, and informing me whether you ever Rcd. the box and paper mentiond in His Lettr. The Box containd some very fine specimens of Coins, medals, &...
57436To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 17 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
The arrival of Mr. Purviance in the U States furnishes me with an occasion to make known to you his merit. He was a member of my family for sometime while I was in France, often present in my interviews with the French govt., and always in my confidence while I remain’d there, so that I speak of him without reserve, as a man of perfect integrity, excellent understanding & rare prudence. He is...
57437To Thomas Jefferson from Moses Robinson, 17 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
The Bearer doctor Benjamin Robinson is a native of this town and a nephew of mine, Sustains a good moral Character, and has Acquired no inconsiderable knowledge in the Arts of Phisyck and Surgery—in the latter Especially he has made Proficiency in Practice he is Temperate, Sober, & Discreet in his General deportment, and I Consider him a promising young man he is of an enterprising make and...
57438To Thomas Jefferson from James Sullivan, 17 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I have, frequently been requested to introduce my friends to you, but have uniformly refused to comply. I have considered your time as the property of your country, and as being too important to be improved a moment on any thing I would propose. I cannot, however, refuse to join with many others in asking your attention to Colonel Lee of Marblehead. I formed an attachment to him on the plains...
57439John Quincy Adams to Abigail Adams, 16 November 1801 (Adams Papers)
We left Washington on the 3 d: inst t: as I informed you in my letter from that place of the 1 st: it was our intention to do.— M r: and M rs: Johnson and their two youngest daughters accompanied us to Frederick— But M r: Johnson and my child were both taken so ill on the road that we had some difficulty to complete our day’s journey— M r. Johnson’s illness detained us a week at...
57440From John Adams to Philip Peck, 16 November 1801 (Adams Papers)
The request, in your Letter of the 4th: which I received on Saturday, is somewhat embarrassing. On the one hand, to refuse my consent to a proposal which must be thought by some so obliging and by others So flattering, would be severe and uncivil: on the other I do not approve, in general of the practice of giving double names of Baptism to Children: Although the Influence of Grandmothers and...
57441From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, [16 November] 1801 (Madison Papers)
J. Madison presents his respects to the President with a letter from Col. Burr & another from Col. Humphreys. The latter is a duplicate, with an exception of the postscript. J. M. has been so much indisposed since saturday evening that he could not call on the President, as he wished, in order to consult his intentions as to Mr. Thornton’s letter. If the President proposes to make it the...
57442To James Madison from Hubbard Taylor, 16 November 1801 (Madison Papers)
Having some business to forward you for and by direction of my brother James—which I could not get done untill a few days past, has prevented me from writing you before now. I called to see yr Mother on my [way] in. I sincerely regret that [it] is not in my power to see you while in Virginia, I leave this place on the 24th. for Kentucky—where it will ever give me great satisfactin to hear from...
57443To James Madison from Joseph Covachich, 16 November 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
16 November 1801, New York. Departs soon for the Mediterranean and seeks consular appointment at Trieste. Is a native Venetian and naturalized U.S. citizen with broad language skills. Will encourage emigration of mechanics and tradesmen to U.S. Would accept appointment to Barcelona, Naples, or Venice. States that the vice president will deliver this letter as well as his own recommendation...
57444VIII. From Albert Gallatin, [on or before 16 November 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
I enclose some hasty remarks on the message— The incorrectness of the documents of exports of foreign articles compels me after much labour to abandon the plan on which I had intended to calculate the impost and, as the next best, I will prepare one in the following form which rests on documents on which we may depend, being those of duties & drawbacks actually paid. For each of the ten years...
57445IX. Albert Gallatin’s Remarks on the Draft Message, [on or before 16 November 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
foreign powers friendly — effect if redress is meant, it seems wrong to raise expectations which probably will be disappointed— Quere whether Mr King’s negotiation should be hinted at? Indians Should not the attempt to treat be mentioned, stating also the determination not to press upon them any disagreeable demand? This to guard against any blame which the imprudence of the Commissrs. might...
57446X. Albert Gallatin’s Memorandum on Reporting of Expenses, [on or before 16 November 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
Outlines &a. 1. Specific appropriations—for each object of a distinct nature, and one to embrace for each department all contingencies including therein every discretionary expenditure 2. Each appropriation to refer to a calendar year, & the surplus remaining unexpended after having satisfied the demands on the appropriation from that year, to be carried to the surplus fund; that is to say, to...
57447XI. To James Madison, [16 November 1801 or after?] (Jefferson Papers)
Will you be so good as once more to revise this? altho’ I have not entirely obliterated all the passages which have been thought objectionable, yet I have very much reduced & smoothed them. still verbal & minor corrections of style or sentiment will be thankfully recieved & made. RC ( ViU ); undated, but perhaps written after TJ saw Gallatin’s remarks and made changes to the early draft....
57448From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 16 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I omitted in my last note to you to express my approbation of what you propose as to mr Nourse. his known integrity and every other circumstance of the case make it proper. it would seem by Genl. Smith’s letter that Isaac Smith of Northampton has been invariably a whig . if so there need be no further hesitation to appoint him for Cherriton’s, and the rather as he says that Bowdoin has...
57449To Thomas Jefferson from Elisha Hinman, 16 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg leave to lay before his Excellency, Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States, some facts. In the year 1775 I left the best employ in this town being called upon by Government to accept a lieutenant’s commission in the navy—I raised 80 men and joined Commodore Hopkins in the Dellaware. He proceeded to New Providence, took possession of the Forts & town. Commodore Hopkins ordered...
57450To Thomas Jefferson from George Jefferson, 16 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
The mad-man Stewart is again here. he has called on me for $:105—which I was obliged to let him have, or I supposed suffer him to go to Jail. The Captains a/c against him for six passages &C. was $:75.—& he could not he said do with less than 30 in addition. on my asking him if he had an order he informed me that you told him your former letter was sufficient. Our friend in Petersburg has not...
57451To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, [16 November 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
J. Madison presents his respects to the President with a letter from Col. Burr & another from Col. Humphreys, the latter is a duplicate, with an exception of the postscript. J.M. has been so much indisposed since saturday evening that he could not call on the President, as he wished, in order to consult his intentions as to Mr. Thornton’s letter . If the President proposes to make it the...
57452From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 16 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I am happy to hear that the children are likely to bear the attack of the whooping cough with vigour. it is a most unfortunate season for it to have come on; and I cannot but be anxious about them through the whole winter: consequently desirous to hear as often as possible how they are. my business I find will often prevent my writing by post. it is now got to a steady & uniform course. it...
57453To Thomas Jefferson from David Turner, 16 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty to address you tho much in the rear of doing so,—I am not a person of Letters, and am in an Humble state, the deranged situation of my affairs has cast me so far to Leeward, that I do not know whither I shall be ever able to fetch up, which may perhaps disable me in what I now try to do—however this by the by— Give me leave Sir to Congratulate you on your Appointment to the...
57454To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Waterhouse, 16 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
The vaccine matter , which you were so good as to transmit to me 4 or 5 weeks ago, on quills & on thread, has been tried. I communicated the genuine disease with some from one of the tooth-picks, but am not absolutely certain that it ever took from the thread. This induces me to make an observation that may be useful to your inoculators. I was, at first sight, suspicious of the goodness of the...
57455VI. From Albert Gallatin, [ca. 14–15 November 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
Mr Nourse acts, & has for ten years acted, as agent for the disbursements of this department for contingent expences amounting during that period to about 100,000 dollars. On settlement of his accounts there is a deficiency of 202 dollars, arising either from some expence not entered, or for which he had neglected to take a voucher, or from some voucher lost. He thinks it hard, as this was a...
57456VII. Calculation of Annual Debt Payment, [ca. 15 November 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
A debt of 21,955,900. D bearing an interest of 1,310,401.50 is to be paid in 8. years, by eql. annl. paimts. what is the annual paiment? if the interest were uniform, it would be of 6. pr. cent wanting an insensible fraction. but 6,481,700. D. bears an interest of 8. p. cent, = 518,536. then 15,474,200. D. must be at 5 117 1000 p. cent =
57457To Thomas Jefferson from Philip Mazzei, 15 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Il 28 del passato 7bre consegnai a Mr. Appleton un sacchettino, contenente dei noccioli di 4 qualità di Pesche, con un lettera cucitavi sopra e a Lei diretta, la quale non contenendo altro che la descrizione delle dette pesche, e ciò che riguarda La piantazione di quei noccioli, non ne mando copia, poichè sarebbe superflua senza i noccioli, e i noccioli non Le possono per venire senza la...
57458Notes on a Consultation with Robert Smith, 15 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Nov. 15. Navy departmt. settled with mr Smith the following arrangement for the Navy the ensuing year. the Constitution now at Boston } to be employed in the Mediterranean. Adams N. York
57459To Thomas Jefferson from James Workman, 15 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
This communication is addressed to you by one, who altho’ not a citizen of the American Republic, is nevertheless desirous of promoting her just interests from a long formed prepossession in her favor, as well as for various reasons derived from the present moral & political State of the World. To me it appears that an increase of her Power, if it could be justly & honorably obtained would at...
57460Notes on the Funded Debt, [15 November 1801 or after] (Jefferson Papers)
Schedule of the funded debt of the US. Sep. 30. 1801. English Dutch Geneva Switzerland all other foreigners States Incorporated bodies Sinking fund Domestic individuals Total 6. p. cents 3,961,104.43 7,054,657.64 435,028.03 451,174.25 2,298,251.65 5,236,840.34 1,884,680.22 8,669,246.28 30,040,982.89
57461To James Madison from Albert Gallatin, 14 November 1801 (Madison Papers)
Mr Edmund Randolph late Secretary of State; against whom a suit has been instituted, by the United States, has applied to the Comptroller for copies of the “letters which were written from the department of State to that of the treasury containing requisitions of money, between the 1st day of January 1794 and the 19th day of August 1795.” As those letters are in this office mixed in the files...
57462To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 14 November 1801 (Madison Papers)
A mon départ de Paris, J’ai reçu du Ministre des Relations Extérieures, la lettre dont J’ai l’honneur de vous adresser l’extrait Sous le No. 1., et dans laquelle Je Suis invité, par ce Ministre, à intervenir auprès du Gouvernement des Etats Unis en faveur des réclamations que les héritiers du feu Beaumarchais ont à exercer, contre lui, pour fournitures faites aux Etats Unis par Mr....
57463To James Madison from George W. Erving, 14 November 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
14 November 1801, London. Private No. 4. Encloses recently published compendium of British commercial statistics. Believes “Mr Luffman’s” favorable representation of British export trade is too optimistic, no allowance being made under imports and exports for those imported goods that are merely lodged in warehouses and promptly exported or for those exports that are seized by the enemy and...
57464To James Madison from Albert Gallatin, 14 November 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
14 November 1801, Treasury Department. Encloses papers [not found] pertaining to Colonel Cambray’s claim against the U.S. The principal is payable to him or his attorney only at the treasury, upon delivery of certificates, which Cambray may send to his attorney in this country. Encloses copy of forms that will eliminate Cambray’s fears of losing debt should certificates be lost at sea. States...
57465V. To Albert Gallatin, 14 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson asks the favor of mr Gallatin to examine the inclosed rough draught of what is proposed for his first communication to Congress: not merely the part relating to finance but the whole. several paragraphs are only provisionally drawn, to be altered or omitted according to further information. the whole respecting finance is predicated on a general view of the subject, presented...
57466To Thomas Jefferson from Willie Blount, 14 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Being disengaged this evening from such pursuits as generally engage my attention, and it occuring to me that I might not be considered an intruder, since I am one of those who admire your doings and quite willing and desirous that you should continue to preside as President of the United States so long as you may feel disposed to act in that way, and feeling desirous you should know merely...
57467From Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 14 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
The bearer hereof is mr Whitney of Connecticut a mechanic of the first order of ingenuity, who invented the Cotton gin now so much used to the South; he is at the head of a considerable gun manufactory in Connecticut, and furnishes the US. with muskets, undoubtedly the best they recieve. he has invented moulds & machines for making all the peices of his locks so exactly equal, that take 100...
57468To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Smith, 14 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I Congratulate you on the success & good Fortune of the Squadron under Commodore Dale—Lieut Sterett’s success will Convince the Tripolitan & other Barbary Powers of the Truth of Mr. Cathcarts remark —(that they would not find the Americans like the Neopolitan Castratti) & I hope will tend to keep the other Powers in Peace with us—War having now Actually Commenced, It becomes a Duty to have a...
57469To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Smith, 14 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Since writing my Letter of this Morning, Mr. John Donnell (one of our Republican & most wealthy Merchts.) put into my hand the Inclosed Letter from his Father in Law Mr. Isaac Smith on whose subject I have already written Mr. Gallatin . Mr. Smith was Collector under the King, is a man of Business highly respectable & Invariably a Whig—Mr. Bowdon is also his son in Law—Mr. Savage the New Member...
57470From James Madison to James Monroe, 13 November 1801 (Madison Papers)
The Bearer Mr. Eli Whitney has been introduced to me by a letter from Mr. Pierpont Edwards, as an eminent Mathematical & Mechanical genius, and otherwise highly respectable. Of his Mechanical ingenuity he has given a valuable specimen in his invention of a machine for separating Cotton from its seed. He will probably converse with you on the subject of making fire arms, in which he is also an...