531To Thomas Jefferson from C. W. F. Dumas, 24 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
The Hague, 24 July 1789 . After writing the enclosed letter of 22 July, he learned that TJ was still in Paris. Fearing reproach for delaying TJ’s dispatches, he forwards them at once, today. They probably are of consequence to TJ and awaited eagerly. Asks that TJ inform him of their arrival. RC ( DLC ); 1 p.; in French. FC (Rijksarchief, The Hague, Dumas Letter Book; photostat in DLC )....
532To Thomas Jefferson from Ruellan & Cie., 26 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 26 July 1789 . They enclose the receipt of Mme. du Tilleul for a little box sent to them by servant of Gouverneur Morris, who directed them to forward it to that lady and to send receipt to TJ, which they do with great pleasure.—Their connections with the largest number and the best houses in America and their desire to serve TJ either in Paris or in America impel them to offer their...
533To Thomas Jefferson from Jacob Vernes, 27 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
J’aurai l’honneur de me rendre chez vous à 8h.½. Je vous reporterai les échantillons, et je prendrai la liberté de vous présenter M. Sabatier, chef de la maison Sabatier fils & Desprez, administrateurs de la compagnie des Indes, et ci-devant régisseurs pour le Roy des habillements des Troupes. Il désire beaucoup d’avoir l’avantage de vous connoître personnellement, et il a quelques affaires en...
534To Thomas Jefferson from Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 27 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Presuming It will be highly agreeable to Your Excellency previous to your Departure for America, to discharge the Arrears due to Foreign Officers, and receive the ƒ30,000 for the purpose of a certain Act of Congress of the 18th July last, as well as to have the Medals compleated, We have the pleasure to acquaint Your Excellency that the Funds, for effecting those three Objects of the List of...
535To Thomas Jefferson from Madame Plumard de Bellanger, 31 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Je ne pensois guère Monsieur la derniere fois que j’ay eu l’honneur de vous voir être au moment de quitter si promptement Paris, c’est bien une fuitte qu’il a fallu faire. Que de maux il falloit évitter! Ce fut le lundi 13 vers une heure que je me déterminai après avoir passé la nuit dans un état d’effroy et de douleur tel que le bruit du Canon et des fusillades que j’entendois peut le faire...
536[To Thomas Jefferson from Grand & Cie., 1 August 1789] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Paris, 1 Aug. 1789 . Recorded in SJL as received 1 Aug. 1789, but not found. On 31 July TJ received the letter from Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 27 July 1789, informing him that money was available to pay the arrears of interest due the foreign officers. He wrote Ferdinand Grand “for an exact estimate of the sum necessary for the officers.” In Grand’s reply—evidently this missing...
537[To Thomas Jefferson from Brissot de Warville, 2 August 1789] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Paris 2 Aug. 1789 . Recorded in SJL as received 3 Aug. 1789. Not found.]
538To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 2 August 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Since Long time I am deprived of your agreable favors, however I had the honor of paying you my respects in 3 Letters Since the Midle of april, perhaps they were or intercepted or miscarried, as one that I wrotte to my Brother in Law at versailles. I had the Pleasure of Seeing yesterday M. Morgan an English Gentleman related to Dr. Price, who said to me he Left your Excellency (since the...
539To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Price, 3 August 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
The Bearer of this and the parcel that accompanies it is a Gentleman who belongs to my congregation in this village and one of my nearest neighbours. The late accounts from Paris have so interested him as to determine him to visit it, and I hope he will find his journey agreeable to him. I cannot express the gratitude I feel to you for your letter by Ld. Dare, and for the kind attention with...
540To Thomas Jefferson from Cavelier fils, 7 August 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Dieppe, 7 Aug. 1789 . Acknowledges TJ’s letter of 27 July informing him of the freedom of commerce in the United States and of Gouv erneur Morris’s coming to Dieppe: he has not seen that merchant, but was told that he had passed there on his way to England. Thus he has not received the letters that TJ intended to send by the Hudson for New York. That ship, having discharged its cargo, will...