4861Enclosure: In the House of Delegates, 14 November 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
Whereas, the relative situation of the United States, has been found on trial, to require uniformity in their commercial regulations, as the only effectual policy for obtaining in the ports of foreign nations a stipulation of privileges reciprocal to those enjoyed by the subjects of such nations in the ports of the United States, for preventing animosities, which cannot fail to arise among the...
4862Jefferson’s Compromise Motion concerning Ratification of the Definitive Treaty, [2 January 1784] (Jefferson Papers)
Whereas it is stipulated in the definitive treaty of peace between the United states and his Britannic majesty that the ratifications of the said treaty shall be exchanged on or before the 3d. day of March next and there now remains before that period little more time than is requisite for the passage of the said ratification across the Atlantic; And Congress consisting at present but of 7....
4863Report of a Committee to Establish a Land Office, [30 April 1784] (Jefferson Papers)
Be it ordained, by the United states in Congress assembled, that the territory ceded by individual states to the United states, when the same shall have been purchased of the Indian inhabitants, and laid off into states, shall be disposed of in the following manner. It shall be divided into Hundreds of ten geographical miles square, each mile containing 6086 feet and four tenths of a foot, by...
4864Resolution on Treaties of Amity and Commerce, [April? 1784] (Jefferson Papers)
Resolved that treaties of Amity and commerce with the European nations ought not to be refused on our part until those nations will send ministers to negotiate them within these states nor ought they to be delayed until they shall have previously been submitted to the several legislatures and received their approbation. 1. Because it is not to be expected that the nations of Europe, antient...
4865IV. Draft of a Model Treaty, 1784 (Jefferson Papers)
The parties being willing to fix in a permanent and equitable manner the rules to be observed in the commerce they desire to establish between their respective countries, have judged that the said end cannot be better obtained than by taking the most perfect equality and reciprocity for the basis of their agreement. On these principles I. Cases where both parties are in full peace . , after...
4866VI. Arrêt Concerning Whale Oil, 7 December 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Arrêt du Conseil d’Etat du Roi, Qui excepte de la prohibition portée par l’arrêt du 38 Septembre dernier, les Huiles de Baleine & d’autres Poissons, ainsi que les fanons de Baleine, provenant de la pêche des Etats-unis de l’Amérique. Du 7 Décembre 1788 Extrait des Registres du Conseil d’Etat. Le Roi s’étant fait représenter l’arrêt rendu en son Conseil, le 28 septembre dernier, portant...
4867IV. First Report on Petition of Zebulon Butler, [21 January 1784] (Jefferson Papers)
The Committee to whom were referred the resolutions of the General assembly of Connecticut and the letter and proclamation of Govr. Trumbul desiring a revision of the sentence of the judges formerly appointed to hear and finally determine the controversy between that state and the state of Pennsylvania concerning the boundaries and jurisdiction of the said states on the Western side of the...