6881To Thomas Jefferson from Nathaniel Barrett, 2 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Boston, 2 Jan. 1788 . Introduces his friend, J. C. Jones, and his wife; hopes the voyage will have restored Mrs. Jones’ health. “Knowing your polite Attention to evry Lady from this Country, I need not ask Leave to introduce one, whose peculiar merits will render an acquaintance both pleasing to you and her. From Mr. Jones you will obtain evry Information of the political and commercial state...
6882From Thomas Jefferson to André Limozin, 2 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
You will receive herewith a letter from me [enclosing] a letter from the Comptroller general on the subject of our tobacco and an Arret on our other articles of commerce. I send a very large bundle of them by post, addressed to Mr. Jay, which I beg you to forward by the Juno, Capt. Jenkins, who is probably not yet sailed. They were not yet printed when my courier set off yesterday. I have the...
6883To Thomas Jefferson from John Rutledge, Jr., 2 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
London, 2 Jan. 1788 . Acknowledges letters forwarded by TJ, reports that his father was to sail for Carolina on 3 Oct. 1787 and that he will write TJ from that place. Momentarily expects remittances from his father; does not lack money for current needs; this has been advanced by a gentleman in London, but is anxious to repay TJ money borrowed when he left Paris; expects to remain in London...
6884From Thomas Jefferson to G. Boutelier, Père & Fils, 3 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received from Thomas Newell a letter stating a cont[rac]t he has at Nantes for the insurance of a ship and cargo wherein he was interested. He desires me to write on the subject, to you in whom I find he has a great, and I dare say a well-merited confidence. If you find I can be useful in the matter, without going out of the line of propriety, I shall be glad to be informed of it from...
6885From Thomas Jefferson to Burrill Carnes, 3 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed letter from Thomas Newell of Georgia, with the protest and affidavits accompanying it will make you acquainted with all I know of his case. As it is one of those arising in your port, and more at hand to be superintended by you, I take the liberty of recommending it to your care, as far as you find you can be useful to him, leaving the particular trouble and management with...
6886From Thomas Jefferson to Lambert, 3 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I am honoured with your Excellency’s letter of the 29th. of December, inclosing the arrêt on the commerce between France and the United states. I availed myself of the occasion of a vessel sailing this day from Havre for New York to forward it to Congress. They will receive with singular satisfaction this new testimony of his majesty’s friendship for the United states, of his dispositions to...
6887To Thomas Jefferson from André Limozin, 3 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 3 Jan. 1788 . Acknowledges TJ’s letter of 31 Dec. ; will take care of all the articles delivered him and will recommend the same care to “Captn. Jenkins who is a very worthy good Quaker, born in Boston, and very much attached to the good of his Country”; Jenkins has delayed sailing until 11 Jan. Hopes Fraize has called on TJ on behalf of Capt. Thomas; otherwise Thomas “would be very...
6888From Thomas Jefferson to Eugène MacCarthy, 3 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been later in acknoleging the receipt of your letter of the 16th. December, because Commodore Paul Jones being here it was proper to submit the claim to his information. I have now the honour to inform you that you may draw on me for the sum of seven hundred and thirty one livres three sous one denier expressing in your draught that it is for your share of prize money of the Bonhomme...
6889From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Newell, 3 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly received your letter of Dec. 27 . inclosing the protest and two affidavits respecting the loss of your vessel. I have written to Messieurs Bouteiller, letting them know I shall be ready to render any service in the case I can with propriety, but recommending them to confer from time to time thereon with Mr. Carnes the American agent at Nantes, to whom I have also written desiring...
6890From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas & Jacob van Staphorst, 3 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I received your favor of the 24th. of December after I had wr[itten] and sent off my letter of the 30th. to the houses of Willincks & Van Stap[horst] jointly. I return you my sincere thanks for your attention to [the] application for the current demands of the legation of the U.S. as well as for your generous offer to advance one moiety of that due to Fizeaux. You will perceive by my letter of...