31To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 30 July 1791 (Washington Papers)
I have the honour to inclose for your perusal a letter which I have prepared for mister Short. The ill humour into which the French colonies are getting, & the little dependence on the troops sent thither, may produce a hesitation in the National assembly as to the conditions they will impose in their constitution, in a moment of hesitation small matters may influence their decision. they may...
32To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 15 March 1793 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson with his respects to the President, sends him the draught of a letter to Madame de la Fayette, as also the draught of a letter to mister Morris. if this be approved, he proposes to write a like one to mister Pinckney. AL , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; AL (letterpress copy), DLC : Jefferson Papers; LB , DNA : RG 59, George Washington’s Correspondence with His Secretaries of...
33To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 16 January 1793 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson finding the inclosed letter out of it’s place, suspects it may have escaped him when he sent the others to the President. lest that should have been the case he now sends it with his respects. AL , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; LB , DNA : RG 59, George Washington’s Correspondence with His Secretaries of State; LB (photocopy), DLC:GW . Jefferson had laid the enclosure,...
34I: From Thomas Jefferson, 25 January 1792 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his respects to the President of the U.S. and subjoins what he supposes might form a proper introduction to the statement prepared by the Secretary at war. the occasion is so new that however short the letter proposed, he has no doubt it will need correction both as to the matter & manner. Sir As the circumstances which have engaged the U.S. in the present Indian war,...
35Enclosure: Memorandum from Thomas Jefferson, 3 November 1792 (Washington Papers)
To the bill which shall be brought in for continuing the act of July 1. 1790. c.22. ‘providing the means of intercourse between the U.S. and foreign nations’ it is proposed to add the following clause. And be it further enacted that where monies have issued, or shall issue, from the Treasury, for the purposes of intercourse or treaty with foreign nations, under the authority of the said act,...
36To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 10 January 1792 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of State having received information that the Merchants and Merchandize of the United States are subject in Copenhagen and other ports of Denmark to considerable extra duties, from which they might probably be relieved by the presence of a Consul there, Reports to the President of the United States: That it would be expedient to name a Consul, to be resident in the port of...
37To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 29 November 1793 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson has the honor to inclose to the President some letters brought by the Rider yesterday afternoon, & which he found on his return home in the night. AL , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; LB , DNA : RG 59, George Washington’s Correspondence with His Secretaries of State. According to GW’s journal, these enclosures were letters “From Thos. Pinckney Esqr. of the 25 Sept. 93,”...
38To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 1 October 1779 (Washington Papers)
On receipt of your letter of August 6th during my absence the Council had the irons taken off the prisoners of war. When your advice was asked we meant it should decide with us: and upon my return to Williamsburg the matter was taken up and the enclosed advice given. A parole was formed of which the enclosed is a copy and tendered to the prisoners. They objected to that part of it which...
39To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 16 May 1793 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his respects to the President and submits to his approbation a letter to mister Ternant, in conformity to that to mister Hammond. it has been submitted to the Secretaries of the treasury & War and Attorney General, and corrected by them. if the President approves the letter he asks the favor of him to stick a wafer in it, & the bearer will proceed to deliver that &...
40To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 8 January 1793 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson has the honor to inclose to the President 3. copies of the papers on the subject of the coins. he does not see however that it is necessary to send one to the Senate; unless usage has rendered it so. he has retained the Directors original statement, thinking it ought to be of record in his office, as it may be the foundation of a law. AL , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; LB ,...
41To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 9 June 1792 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson, with his respects to the President, incloses him a letter from mister Rittenhouse on the subject of procuring a house for the mint. mister Rittenhouse thinks the house in 7th street can be bought for 1600.£. it is probable that none can be rented under £150. and this sum would pay the interest and sink the principal of 1600£ in 15 years. the outhouses will save the necessity of...
42To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 1 April 1792 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson has the honor to present to the view of the President the subjects relative to Algiers, under their different aspects. on further consideration, & paying special attention to the circumstances of the present moment, which render expence an obstacle perhaps to what would be the best plan, he suggests others which would not be eligible under other circumstances, or for any length...
43To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 7 May 1793 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his respects to the President and incloses the draught of a letter to mister Pinckney in answer to one lately received from him. as Colo. Hamilton, the Attorney General & Th: J. had a meeting on another subject, Th: J. took the liberty of consulting them on it, and has altered it agreeably to their minds. AL , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; LB , DNA : RG 59, George...
44To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 14 June 1793 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson has the honor to inclose to the President translations of some communications from Messers Viar & Jaudenes, also a letter for mister Pinckney. AL , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters. The letter from Spanish consuls José de Jaudenes and José Ignacio de Viar to Jefferson of 12 June 1793 relayed Spanish concerns about efforts by U.S. officials in the Southwest Territory to...
45To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 13 August 1792 (Washington Papers)
Monticello [Va.] 13 Aug. 1792. Sends “the inclosed letters which the tardy movement of the Post did not bring to him till yesterday evening, a day later than he should have arrived.” AL , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; AL (letterpress copy), DLC : Jefferson Papers; LB , DNA : RG 59, George Washington’s Correspondence with His Secretaries of State; LB
46To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 1 December 1791 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his respects to the President and sends him a draught of letters to Majr L’Enfant & the Commissioners, prepared on a conference with mister Madison. perhaps the former may be too severe. it was observed however, that tho’ the president’s sentiments conveyed to him thro’ mister Lear, were serious, & ought to have produced an effect on him, he gave them the go-by in his...
47To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 2 October 1779 (Washington Papers)
Just as the letter accompanying this was going off Colo. Mathews arrived on parole from New York by the way of head quarters bringing your Excellencys letter on [t]his subject with that of the British Commissary of prisoners. The subject is of great importance & I must therefore reserve myself to answer after further consideration. Were I to speak from present impressions I should say it was...
48To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 15 August 1793 (Washington Papers)
Mr Albion Coxe, engaged in England by mister Pinckney as Assayer of the mint, has not yet completely qualified himself by giving security as required by law; in the mean time he has been of necessity employed at the mint in his proper capacity, and of course is entitled to paiment for his services. the Director of the mint asks instruction on this subject, and I should be of opinion he might...
49To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 21 December 1793 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson with his respects to the President incloses a letter from the Governor of Pensylvania in answer to one from mister Genet praying him to deliver the French sailors (whom he calls deserters ) on board a vessel to be transported to New York, there to be put on board a man of war. The Convention having directed the proceeding to be observed in this case, and the laws having directed...
50To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 16 December 1791 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his respects to the President, and sends a sketch of such a message as he thinks might accompany the statement from the Secretary at war. he does not know whether the President intended that an estimate of the next years operations should accompany it. but he thinks it a proper occasion to bring forward the preparations for the next year, and that it forms the safest...
51To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 8 February 1793 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson has the honor to inclose to the President a communication from mister Ternant with it’s translation. he will have that of waiting on him on the subject tomorrow. AL , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; AL (letterpress copy), DLC : Jefferson Papers; LB , DNA : RG 59, George Washington’s Correspondence with His Secretaries of State; LB
52To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 2 November 1792 (Washington Papers)
The letter of October 29th from messieurs Viar & Jaudenes, not expressing the principle on which their government interests itself between the United States and the Creeks, I thought it of importance to have it ascertained. I therefore, called on those Gentlemen, and entered into explanations with them. They assured me, in our conversation, that, supposing all question of boundary to be out of...
53To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 27 May 1793 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson has the honor to inclose to the President, (among other papers,) those relating to a commercial treaty with France, and to the reimbursement of the French debt, being translations of the communications of mister Genet on those subjects. AL , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters. On 24 May, Jefferson had submitted to GW Edmond Genet’s third letter to him of 22 May ( JPP, Dorothy...
54To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 28 December 1790 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of State has the honor of presenting to the President a copy of the Report he read to him on the Mediterranean trade, the original of which he has made up for the Speaker of the house of representatives. AL , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters. The enclosure was a copy of Jefferson’s report on American trade in the Mediterranean, which he had prepared in response to a request...
55To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 9 September 1793 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson with his respects to the President has the honor to inclose him draughts of letters to mister Genet & mister Hammond, as agreed on Saturday. if Genl Knox & the Attorney Genl should wait on the President to-day, it would be well they should see them. Th: J. will have that honour before he leaves town. AL , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; LB , DNA : RG 59, George Washington’s...
56To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 18 September 1792 (Washington Papers)
Your express is this moment arrived with the Proclamation on the proceedings against the laws for raising a revenue on distilled spirits, and I return it herein inclosed with my signature. I think if instead of the words ‘to render laws dictated by weighty reasons of public exigency & policy as acceptable as possible’ it stood ‘to render the laws as acceptable as possible’ it would be better....
57To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 11 August 1793 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson with his respects to the President, begs leave to express in writing more exactly what he meant to have said yesterday. a journey home in the autumn is of a necessity which he cannot controul after the arrangements he has made, and, when there, it would be his extreme wish to remain. but if his continuance in office to the last of December, as intimated by the President, would,...
58To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 3 October 1793 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson with his respects to the President has the honor to inclose him a commission from the French Executive council to mister Dannery to be Consul for them at Boston, also an Exequatur, countersigned by himself, which will want the Presidents signature, & then the seal of the U.S. with these is a letter to mister Genet, & a cover to mister Bankson directing him what to do. should the...
59Memorandum from Thomas Jefferson, 22 September 1793 (Washington Papers)
Heads of answer to the Caroline resolutions. Taking them up in their order, they appear susceptible of answer in the following way. The 1st & 2d by a concurrence of sentiment for the maintenance of the constitution, & preservation of peace, & the pleasure with which the President recieves their assurances of support in these objects. 3. Notice of the expressions of their personal respect. 4....
60To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 14 December 1790 (Washington Papers)
The Secretary of state having had under his consideration the journal of the proceedings of the Executive in the Northwestern territory, thinks it his duty to extract therefrom, for the notice of the President of the U.S. the articles of Apr. 25. June 6. 28. & 29. some of which are hereto annexed. Concieving that the regulations, purported in these articles, are beyond the competence of the...