6671From Thomas Jefferson to Lambert, 7 December 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Depuis que j’eus l’honneur de parler à Votre Excellence au sujet des huiles de baleines, j’ai examiné le livre des impots Anglois, et je trouve effectivement que l’impot ancien sur ces huiles y etoit de £17.-6sh.-6d. sterling le tonneau; et je crois etre sur qu’on y a mis dernierement un impot additionel qui fait y monter le tout à environ 18. livres sterling le tonneau. L’huile de baleine...
6672To Thomas Jefferson from John Trumbull, 7 December 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I have your letter of Novr. 13th. by which I am happy to learn that your Harpsichord is safe. It must be long since in your possession and I hope answers in every respect your wishes. I fear Mr. Brown will not have compleated your commission in time for me to bring: one of the Polyplasiosmos pictures I will bring you (’tis such a ridiculous long word , that I don’t believe I have spelt it...
6673To Thomas Jefferson from Carra, 8 December 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Paris, 8 Dec. 1787 . Has been charged with a memorial concerning Cazeau, a Canadian, in relation to a debt which Congress acknowledged by resolutions of 6 Feb. 1783 and 18 Mch. 1784; asks for an appointment to present them to TJ. RC ( DLC ); 1 p.; in French; signed: “Carra de la Bibliotheque du Roi, rue de la michodiere, à coté de la rue projettée.” Recorded in SJL as received 9 Dec. 1787. For...
6674From Thomas Jefferson to C. W. F. Dumas, 9 December 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Nov. 27. shewing that mine of Nov. 14. had not then got to hand, had given me alarm for it’s fate, and I had sat down to write you a second acknolegement of the receipt of your two favors of Octob. 23. and 26. and to add the receipt also of those of Nov. 14. 22. and 27. A copy of my answer of Nov. 14. was prepared to be inclosed to you, but in that moment came your favors of...
6675To Thomas Jefferson from John Lowell, 9 December 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Boston, 9 Dec. 1787 . Introduces Thomas Russell Greaves, son of Thomas Russell, a well-to-do merchant of Boston, who is interrupting his studies in law to go to France to seek relief from “some alarming pulmonary Complaints” and to “acquire a competent Knowledge of the french Language”; asks TJ to befriend him, advise him “how to avoid the Inconveniences and Dangers to which his Youth may...
6676To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 9 December 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favour of the 17th. of Sepr. with sundry other letters and packets, came duly by the last packet. Such of them as were addressed to others, were duly forwarded. The three Boxes, marked I M, G.W. and A D, it appears were never shipped from Havre. Whenever they arrive your commands with regard to the two last shall be attended to, as well as those relating to some of the contents of the...
6677To Thomas Jefferson from John Adams, 10 December 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I last night received, the Ratification of my last Loan and the inclosed Resolution of Congress of 18 July last, for the Redemption of Prisoners of Algiers. It is probable You have received it before, but as it is, in your Department to execute it, and possible that you may not have received it, I thought it Safest to transmit it to you, as I have now the honour to do, here inclosed. Mr....
6678To Thomas Jefferson from Peter Carr, 10 December 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
When I last had the pleasure of writeing to you, I was at Wm. & Mary attending the different masters of that university; I remained there untill the first of August; since which time I have been here, waiting for money to enable me to return; but have never yet been able to procure it. So soon as I do I shall go down. I mentioned to you in my last, that the want of a Spanish dictionary had...
6679To Thomas Jefferson from Maria Cosway, 10 December [1787] (Jefferson Papers)
You promised to come to breakfast with Me the Morning of My departure, and to Accompany me part of the way, did you go? I left Paris with Much regret indeed, I could not bear to take leave any More. I was Confus’d and distracted, you Must have thought me so when you saw me in the Evening; why is it My fortune to find Amiable people where I go, and why am I to be obliged to part with them! T’is...
6680To Thomas Jefferson from James Jarvis, 10 December 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
London, 10 Dec. 1787. On 10 Nov. he received from Jay, the Commissioners of the Treasury, and others, sundry dispatches and letters for TJ; sailed the following day on a vessel bound for Amsterdam; landed at Dover on 9 Dec.; his business will detain him in London for a few days and he is therefore turning the dispatches over to Trumbull; hopes TJ approves; asks him to acknowledge the receipt...