7001To Thomas Jefferson from John Paul Jones, 18 March 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Copenhagen, 18 Mch. 1788 . Was presented at court the previous day by the French minister, La Houze, and had a “polite and distinguished reception”; talked with the queen, who has “a dignity of Person and deportment, which becomes her well, and which she has the secret to reconcile with great affability and ease”; the princess royal commands “that homage which artless Beauty and good nature...
7002William Short to John Jay, 18 March 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor of inclosing for your Excellency a letter forwarded to me here from Mr. Jefferson at Amsterdam. From it you will learn the cause of his journey to that place. It would be therefore impertinent in me to trouble you with a repetition of it. The same reason should induce me to be silent on the subject of the treaties which have been negotiating for some time between the United...
7003To Thomas Jefferson from Collow Frères, Carmichael & Co., 19 March 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 19 Mch. 1788 . The ship Portsmouth , Capt. Oldner, arrived with tobacco from Virginia the previous night and will proceed to Dunkirk immediately to unload, “Tide Wind and Weather permitting”; the wine for Mr. Donald will be sent by the vessel since she will return to Virginia immediately. Have written to Limozin about the bust of Lafayette but it has not yet arrived. There are some...
7004To Thomas Jefferson from Collow Frères, Carmichael & Co., 20 March 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Havre, 20 Mch. 1788 . Patrick Parker, a passenger on the Portsmouth , has just delivered the two enclosed letters. Mr. Limozin had been informed by several messages of the necessity of taking the trees for TJ from the Portsmouth during the day because the ship would sail in the evening; they would have landed the trees themselves if they had not thought Limozin would consider their...
7005To Thomas Jefferson from John Paul Jones, 20 March 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I embrace the occasion of a young Gentleman, just arrived here Express from St. Petersburg, and who sets out immediately Express for Paris , to transmit you the foregoing Copy of my last of the 18th. I have written to Norway and expect a satisfactory Answer. The minister of France is surprised to have had no object from Versailles respecting me . I pray you and so does he to push that point...
7006[To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 20 March 1788] (Jefferson Papers)
[ 20 Mch. 1788 . Recorded in SJL Index. Not found.]
7007To Thomas Jefferson from François Boissel, 21 March 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ay Lu, dans L’introduction de L’importance des opinions religieuse de M. Neker, que la philosophie d’àprésent s’occuppoit de la recherche des moyens de s’assurer si les hommes ne pourroient pas se bien conduire et se très bien gouverner, sans aucun espèce de Culte, ni prêtres, ni Eglises, ni temple par conséquent. Et hier, au soir, un vieux Anglais m’apprit au licée que, dans une des...
7008From Thomas Jefferson to Van Damme, 21 March 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
M. Jefferson prie M. Van Damme d’ajouter encore à sa catalogue 1788. Hippocratis opera omnia. Gr. Lat. Van der Linden. 2. vols. 8vo. Lugdun. Batav. 1665. Mr. Jefferson ne partira pas d’Amsterdam avant le Mardi prochain. Il sera charmé de scavoir quel progrès M. Van Damme aura fait dans ses recherches pour les livres dont M. Jefferson lui a donné la catalogue. RC ( Universiteits-Bibliotheek,...
7009To Thomas Jefferson from La Boullaye, 22 March 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Paris, 22 Mch. 1788 . Acknowledges TJ’s letter of 18 Feb. 1788 ; is pleased to inform him that, after consultation with the controller general, Barrett’s request for refund of extra duties paid on oil imported into France will be granted, and that this decision has been communicated to the farmers-general. RC ( DLC ); 1 p.; in French.
7010To Thomas Jefferson from Francis Coffyn, 23 March 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Dunkirk, 23 Mch. 1788 . Informs TJ of the arrival of the ship Portsmouth , “on board of which Coll. Banister of James River near Petersburg, ship’d four Cases young Trees,” which were assigned to Limozin at Le Havre but could not be unloaded there because of the short time the ship stayed in that port; will take the trees to his house to await TJ’s orders; fears it would be dangerous to ship...