711To Thomas Jefferson from John Bondfield, 19 April 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknowledge the honor of your favors of 19th. Decr. and 10 Instt. I deferd replying sooner to your favor of the 19 Decr. hoping a change of weather would have admitted my forwarding the wine you Commissiond. Within this four Days the weather is become moderate. I have in consequence forward[ed] to you four Cases containing thirty six Bottles each of our first Growth per the...
712To Thomas Jefferson from William Carmichael, 19 April 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
Since I had the honor to address you, I received further Intelligence with respect to the Disposition of the Emperor of Marrocco. I inclosed a copy of the Letter communicated to me, the 15th. Inst. in one to his Excy. Benjamin Franklin which in case of his Absence, I directed to be opened by yourself or Mr. Adams. I have also received an accurate account of the Maritime Force of the Above...
713To Thomas Jefferson from Peter Carr, 20 April 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I am very sorry to tell you I have lost a great deal of time since you left Virginia. It has been sometimes for the want of horses and sometimes for the want of money, so that I have made but little progress. I am at this time reading Horace and Homer, and Mr. Maury, with whom I have been about a week, thinks I may go to the University about this time, twelvemonth, if I will exert myself, and...
714To Thomas Jefferson from Madame de Doradour, 20 April [1785] (Jefferson Papers)
Mde. Doradour a l’honneur de souhaitter le bonjour à Monsieur jeffersson, de lui envoyer quelques refflections, quelles le suplie de garder dans sa poche et pour lui seul. Elle aurra l’honneur d’aller demain Matin lui demander son avis sur les questions quelle faits. Celles que Monsieur jeffersson trouverras d’absurdes Mde. Doradour le suplie de se ressouvenir quelles sont d’une femme et d’une...
715To Thomas Jefferson from Francis Hopkinson, 20 April 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Favour of the 13. Jany. last did not get to hand before the 16. Instt. I am much obliged to you for the philosophical Intelligence you gave me which I have communicated to Mr. Rittenhouse. He is determined to watch carefully the appearances of the Star Eta of Antinous. I have written two or three Letters to you which I hope will get to hand. In one of them I enclosed a model of my further...
716To Thomas Jefferson from Walker Maury, 20 April 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
Your nephew Peter Carr, after a chasm of about 18 months, in the course of his education, arrived here a few days ago. Several circumstances, he tells me, have involuntarily detained him. I find him nearly in statu quo , as to his classics, but, full of regret at his lost time, and of mortification, that his former class-fellows shou’d have outstripped him so far as to have fallen into the...
717To Thomas Jefferson from P. Guillibaud & Cie., 22 April 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
Nous venons de recevoir le duplicata du paquet que M. Holker actuellement a philadelphie nous a adressé et qui renfermait celui que notre Sr. Guillibaud a eu l’honneur de remettre à Votre excellence dans le voÿage qu’il vient de faire à Paris pour cette affaire. Ce duplicata nous a apporté celui qui doit renfermer un double de la commission que la cour Suprême de Pensilvanie a eu la bonté de...
718To Thomas Jefferson from William Carmichael, with Enclosures, 27 June 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I received on the 15th. May the Letter you did me the honor to address me the third of that month and should sooner have replied to it, had I not expected to avail myself of a private conveyance from hence, by which I might write with greater security, than I can do by the Post. It is with the greatest satisfaction that I find you are disposed to cultivate an intercourse, which for the reasons...
719To Thomas Jefferson from Jean Holker, 25 April 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I Received your favor of the 17, had just been confind to my Bed. I should not have waited till this to Informe you, that I have had the satisfaction to find your objects, but it has not been without truble, as it had laine in the Depoe, amongst som hunderds of other objects since September last, and they was obliged to oppen amany Caisseis to find yours, as their was no directions on it; had...
720Notes on Alterations Proposed by Favi, [after 26 April 1785] (Jefferson Papers)
Alterations made in our propositions to Tuscany. ‘manufactures Art. 2. 3. and merchandize’ ‘produce , manufactures and merchandize, without exception of any.’ ‘whatsoever, Agreed and shall be obliged to observe no other or greater formalities, regulations or cautions , than the most favored European nations are or shall be obliged to pay and observe.’ ‘exemptions