1To Thomas Jefferson from Madame de Chastellux, 5 March 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I am at a loss my dear Sir to find words to express what I felt at the reception of your very friendly letter! So much kindness has filled my heart with gratitude and believe me when I assure you this Sentiment will last as long as my own existence. I can easily conclude from what you tell me that I can entertain little or no hopes of obtaining from Congress any kind of assistance for my Son:...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Enoch Edwards, [6 March 1797] (Jefferson Papers)
I have received from our Freind Doctor Rush the Letter you did me the favor to write of the 22nd: of Jany: last—my Name is Enoch Edwards, and that was directed to John Edwards—which was the Reason of its laying with him so long. I send you the Papers I mentioned from Mr: Monroe . If you would do me the Favor to take breakfast with Me on Wednesday Morning, at 9 or 10 oClock (or your own hour) I...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Enoch Edwards, 9 March 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
The best Receipt for the Sausage—is to send you one which I wish you to take home and try. In the Autumn at the time you kill Hogs— take all the Skin off of the leaf Lard—and in every one wrap up as much sausage Meat—as will Make about the size and Shape of a neats Tongue (which can be done by a little Practice) —it requires no sewing—just slap it over while wet and it will stick. Mrs: Edwards...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Volney, 15 March 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
N’ayant pû avoir l’honneur de Vous revoir avant Votre depart, j’espère que Vous recevrez encore avant toute autre Voye, un Exemplaire de Ma reponse au dr. priestley que je joins ici. Si le français S’imprime comme jai lieu de le croire, Vous ne tarderez pas Non plus de l’avoir. C’est une affaire finie de Ma part. Le Saint-homme N’aura plus de Moi une Virgule. Avant trois Semaines je compte...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Brown, 17 March 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I beleive I have obtained such information respecting the Freezing Cave as will enable you to find it. It is thirty miles from Winchester, two miles from the Road leading from that town to Romney, on the North River of Cape Capon. Mr. White, who gave Mr. Strickland an account of this curiosity, says he has seen it and examined it with much attention. Impressed, however, with an Idea, that the...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Peregrine Fitzhugh, 25 March 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreeably to my promise I cover you as many Grains of the Cumberland Corn as can be conveniently conveyed in a Letter and I hope they will reach you safe. I have also sealed up very carefully about a Pint of the same Corn and shall request our Friend John Mason to forward it to some Gentleman in Fredericksburg of whom I will give you notice in a P.S. to this Letter that you may direct any of...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Timothy Pickering, 26 March 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to inclose a copy of the President’s proclamation for convening the Congress of the United States at this city on the 15th of next May; and to be with great respect your most obt. servant RC ( NNPM ); at foot of text: “The Vice-President of the United States.” FC ( Lb in DNA : RG 59, DL ). Recorded in SJL as received 8 Apr. 1797. Enclosure: Proclamation by President Adams...
8To Thomas Jefferson from John Trumbull, 26 March 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Our Friends Mr. and Mrs. Church with their Family, are on the point of embarking for America where they hope to pass the remainder of their time in a tranquillity of which Europe and especially this Country appears to have little to hope for many years to come. Among the many friends whom they will find happy and impatient to receive them on their Return, there are few whom Mrs. and Miss...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Elbridge Gerry, 27 March 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me, with great sincerity, to congratulate you on your appointment to the office of Vice-President of the United States. It was in my mind a very desirable object, and a wish which I ardently expressed at the meeting of the electors; but, as we were unanimously of opinion that Mr. Adams’ pretensions to the chair were best, it was impossible to give you any votes without annulling an...
10To Thomas Jefferson from William Short, 30 March 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
If I resume my pen once more to address you from this side of the Atlantic it is more that I may not let Colo. Monroe go without carrying some sign of life from me, than from any hope I retain of being able to add by it either to your instruction or amusement. You will recieve from him viva voce, all and every kind of information that I could give you of a public nature—and as to myself I hope...
11To Thomas Jefferson from Martha Jefferson Randolph, 31 March 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
The first certain accounts we had of your arrival were conveyed by your letter to Mr. Randolph which would as you suposed have met on his way up had we not previously determined upon having the children innoculated. But every circumstance of season health &c. conspiring to make the present opportunity favorable Mr. Randolph thought no interest of his could excuse his letting it slip. I have...
12To Thomas Jefferson from Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 31 March 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit us to congratulate you, on your election to the high and honorable Office of Vice President of the United States, in the discharge of which We most sincerely and ardently wish you the Success that our personal knowledge and experience assure us your exertions, Zeal, and perseverance to promote the Honor, Interest, and Prosperity of your Country will most amply merit. The warm part We...
13To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Paine, 1 April 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I left Paris about ten days ago and came to this place, intending to take passage in the Dublin Packet for New York, but the Vessel being crouded I shall wait another opportunity. Mr. Monroe, whom I left at Paris, intended going by the way of Bordeaux. Four American Vessels have arrived since I have been here. 1 from Savannah, 1 from Charleston, 1 from Wilmington N.C.—and 1 from N.Y.—which are...
14To Thomas Jefferson from Alexandre Giroud, [9 April 1797] (Jefferson Papers)
Au Citoyen Jefferson, Vice Président du Gouvernement des Etats unis. Giroud Ingénieur des Mines; Membre de l’Institut National de Paris. Citoyen. Vous vous rappellerez peut-etre d’un francais qui vous fut presenté au Commencement de 1789, et à qui vous donnates des renseignements Sur une Succession provenant d’ ogléthorpe Gouverneur jadis de la Géorgie. Ce francais c’est moi, et je Me rappelle...
15To Thomas Jefferson from Mann Page, 19 April 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Hugh Mercer, the posthumous Son of the late Genl. Mercer, will do me the honour of forwarding this to you. I will shortly make known to you what have been his persuits in Science, and what is his Object in applying to you. His Education commenced with the Study of the Greek and Latin Languages, in which he made some Progress. His chief Attention has been to the Belles Lettres, in which he...
16To Thomas Jefferson from Jean François Paul Grand, 1 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Je n’oublierai jamais les relations que nôtre maison et moi particulierement avons eu le bonheur d’entretenir avec vôtre Excellence, pendant Sa mission ministerielle à Paris, et je conserverai pour elle les Sentimens de vénération et d’attachement qu’elle m’a inspiré et qui lui Sont Si justement dûs. D’après Cette façon de penser Vôtre Excellence permettra que je lui addresse mes félicitations...
17To Thomas Jefferson from Pierre Auguste Adet, 4 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Agrées, mes remerciements pour Les choses obligeantes que renfermoit Le Billet que vous m’aves envoyé Lors de votre départ de cette ville. Si ma Carriere a été Semée, D’espines, Si en Remplissant Les volontés de mon gouvernement j’ai excité contre moi L’esprit de parti, Si je n’ai Rencontré que des desagréments dans un foule de circonstances, j’ai Esperé d’emporter avec moi L’estime des hommes...
18To Thomas Jefferson from Elbridge Gerry, 4 May 17[97] (Jefferson Papers)
On the 27th of March I had the pleasure of addressing a letter to yourself, and on the 4th of april another to Mr. Monroe, to your care; but having no information of their being received, and having reason to apprehend that some of our post officers are guilty of mal practice and not to be trusted, I wish to be informed whether the letters have arrived, by a line directed to me at New York,...
19To Thomas Jefferson from Edward Rutledge, 4 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
My Nephew leaves me, in a few Hours, to take his Seat in Congress, and furnishes me with a direct opportunity of writing to you. He carries with him all the sincere Friendship which he has fondly cherished towards you, for a series of years, and with Him my warmest Wishes for your Enjoyment of all the Blessings of Life. You richly deserve them, my Friend, for a thousand good Reasons; but most...
20To Thomas Jefferson from “Monitor”, 7 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
A report has reached Virga. that since your V. Presidency you made in the City of Philadelphia a declaration nearly in the following words viz “That war with France might be expected unless america made Compensation and Concessions for injuries alledged to have been received by the former: also resinded the British Treaty, and that your exertions would be to effect those measures before you...
21To Thomas Jefferson from Antonia Reynon Carmichael, 8 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Je profite de l’occasion de Monsieur Joseph Thompson pour vous faire parvenir ce petit paquets que j’ai trouvé dans les papiers de feu Monsieur Carmichael. J’avois chargé un Monsieur de cette Ville l’Eté passé qui alloit en Virginie de vouloir bien vous le remettre. Il s’en etoit chargé mais une Maladie lui est survenu quelques jours apres son depart. N’ayant pû continuer son voyage il me l’a...
22To Thomas Jefferson from Horatio Gates, 9 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I have hitherto delayed acquainting You that Mr. Maddison had obliging forwarded my Letter Book . It was in as good order as you received it. As you should not have seen it, I Inclose you Mr: Erskines pamphlet on the Causes and Consequences of The War. It run through upwards of Twenty Edditions in a Fort night in London. Every True Whigg upon this Continent must adore the Man for the Wisdom of...
23To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Paine, 14 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote to you by the Ship Dublin Packet—Capt. Clay, mentioning my intention to have returned to America by that Vessel, and to have suggested to some Member of the house of Representatives the propriety of calling Mr. Monroe before them to have enquired into the state of their Affairs in France. This might have laid the foundation for some resolves on their part that might have led to an...
24To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Bee, 16 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
The President of the Agricultural Society of Charleston takes this opportunity of acknowledging the receipt, by the hands of Mr. Read, of a box containing specimens of rice, for the use of the Society. For this fresh proof of Mr. Jefferson’s attention to the interests of the State of South Carolina, the President, in the name of the Society and in his own, begs to return Mr. Jefferson his and...
25To Thomas Jefferson from Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 17 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I was favoured in due Time with your much Respected Letter of the 5th. last June, and Beg you to accept my Best thanks for the usefûll Information, you Gave me, for the Best means of Placing money in the united States; Messrs. Mason & Fenwick placed the 1st. July Last Dard. 6000—for my own account in the Bank of the united States, with which they had only Twelve shares of Dard. 400—making...
26To Thomas Jefferson from Dugnani, 17 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Depuis Sept ans de Silence trouvez bon, que je me rapelle a votre Souvenir, et que Je vous prie de vouloir bien me donner de vos nouvelles, dont je suis impatient, car ni le tems, ni la distance pourra jamais me faire oublier l’amitié, dont vous m’avez honoré à Paris, ou diminuer les Sentimens d’estime, et d’attachement, que je vous ai voüé. Par les papiers publiques j’ai appris plusieures...
27To Thomas Jefferson from John Oliver, 18 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Your writings and general Character, possessed me with an Idea, that you was a Lover of the Arts. This Idea and a New Invention, discovered and made by a Young man in this town, are the Cause of my present Intrusion. This Young man more than 12 months since Conceived an Idea of making a certain Machine. His plan or rather his thoughts, he communicated to a Friend. This friend advised him to...
28To Thomas Jefferson from Peregrine Fitzhugh, 19 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg you to accept my thanks for your favor of the 9th. ulto. and for the peas which it notifies having been lodged for me with my friend John T. Mason. I shall receive them in a few days and will pay every attention to their Culture. I have lately met with some of the same species of Corn tho’ in a much purer state than what I sent you but the Season being too far advanced to admit a chance...
29To Thomas Jefferson from “A Native American”, [19 May 1797] (Jefferson Papers)
Your arrival at the seat of government immediately after the publication of a letter said to be written by you to your friend Mazzei in Italy, affords you a fair opportunity of doing away any bad impression respecting your character, which the falsely ascribing to you improper sentiments may hitherto have occasioned. For the honor of the American name I would wish the letter to be a Forgery,...
30To Thomas Jefferson from Edward Rutledge, 19 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Two days ago, I shipt your Peas, and Orange Trees on board a Vessel for Norfolk, and wrote by her to your Merchants in Richmond thro’ the Collector of Norfolk . I am sorry to have delayed this Commission so long; but we have so little communication with Richmond that after waiting a considerable time in vain, I was obliged to adopt the expedient of sending them, in the Manner I have now done....
31To Thomas Jefferson from Elbridge Gerry, 22 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Inclosed is a copy of a letter which I wrote to Mr. Monroe the 4th of april, to the care of yourself; and annexed is the copy of one to yourself of the 27th of march; both of which, I presume from their not being acknowledged, have been intercepted: and if this is the case, I wish to ascertain it. I have the honor to remain with the most perfect esteem & respect yours sincerely RC ( DLC ); at...
32To Thomas Jefferson from Charles Louis Clérisseau, 23 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Je profite d’une ocasion tres favorable pour vous faire parvenir ces lignes qui vous prouveront que je conserve toujours les Sentiments les plus Sensibles pour une persone qui a bien voulû m’honorer de Sa confiance et qui a daigné estre Satisfait de mes productions en m’en donant les preuves les plus distingués. Je prend la liberté de vous prier de vous resouvenir de moi. Je me trouverois tres...
33To Thomas Jefferson from Hugh Williamson, 24 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
This forenoon I was inform’d by a Letter from N York that Mr. Apthorp is dead and to be buried tomorrow. The family extremely solicitous that I should come on without delay. I shall from New York write a Letter to Mr. Caffery who wrote me concerning the big Bones and after thanking him for his attention to my former Request shall refer him to such Letter as he may receive from some Officer of...
34To Thomas Jefferson from William Linn, 25 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg you to excuse the liberty I take in enclosing to you a list which has appeared in the newspapers of the names and numbers of the Indian tribes in North America. A circular address which accompanies it will inform you of the occasion of giving you this trouble. I have nothing to plead for interrupting your attention a moment to the affairs of the nation at this alarming and eventful...
35To Thomas Jefferson from Elbridge Gerry, 28 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
On my return last evening from Mrs. Gerrys friends, on the Jersey side of North River, I received your letter of the 25th, and am happy to inform you, that you have received all my letters: it was mine to Mr. Monroe, which was dated the 4th of april. I was mortified to find, that before Mr. Osgood was informed of my intention to be here, he received your letter of the 13th of may and sent it...
36To Thomas Jefferson from Hugh Williamson, 28 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I had expected to inclose a Letter by the friday Mail for Mr. Caffery Nashville, Tennessee for I arrived here on Thursday PM but to write was impracticable. In a family of five young Ladies who had by a very short Illness lost a Parent, they too of much sensibility and delicate Constitutions, I found other attentions than writing Letters. I gave Mr. Cafferrys Letter to Dr. Wistar and wrote the...
37To Thomas Jefferson from Sebastian Bauman, 29 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I have taken the liberty to inclose to you a pamphlet containing a statement of the cause of the resignation of all the Officers of the Regiment of Artillery of the City and County of New York, which I had the honor to command and which I hope will do away any unfavourable impressions our proceedings may have made in the mind of the public. I am Sir with great respect Your Obedt and very Humbe...
38To Thomas Jefferson from Tench Coxe, 7 June 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. T. Coxe returns, with his best respects, the pamphlet Mr. Jefferson was so good as to lend him. It certainly has merit both for information, and reasoning. But Mr: Coxe would wish to see An Enquiry into the means of Prosperity to the United States well handled, before he would think it safe to settle finally the commercial course they ought to steer. Commerce would in his opinion be found...
39To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Bell, 12 June 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 18th. Ult. came to hand the 10th. Inst. The delay was Owing to the Small pox in Fredriksburg and a Neglect of the post master not sending on to Richmond. I am Sorry to see that there is a probability of Congress Sitting much longer than you expected and that the tone of the house looks rather hostile. Nicholases Amendment Spoke a Mildness which in our Situation, in my weak...
40To Thomas Jefferson from Mary Jefferson, 12 June 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letters to my sister and myself did not arrive here till the 9th. They were stopt in Fredericksburg by the sickness of the post boy, and were at last sent round by Richmond. We learnt with sorrow indeed that you had again been tormented by your rheumatism, the consolation of seeing you when you are ill is the only one I know—and I never feel the distress of separation as much as then. I...
41To Thomas Jefferson from Pierre Malon, 15 June 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Le desir d’etre utile a mon Semblable m’avoit fait naitre l’idée de donner au public par la voie des journeaux le Secret de deux remedes precieux a l’humanité en general, mais plus precieux encore dans un Vaste pais ou la pluspart des habitants épars ne peuvent Se procurer aisement les Secours de la medecine; mais j’ai reflechi que la Classe que j’ai le plus en vue de Secourir, L’honnête...
42To Thomas Jefferson from John Gibson, 17 June 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I have Been honoured with your letter of the 31st. ulto., which I shoud have answered by the return of the same post, But coud not procure a Copy of Logan’s Speech, Before the post set out. I have since seen one in the American Encyclopædia , the Extract of which is said to be taken from your notes, and is, to the best of my recollection, nearly the Substance of Logans Speech as delivered by...
43To Thomas Jefferson from Peregrine Fitzhugh, 20 June 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been duly favored with your Letter of the 4th. Inst. and beg you to accept my thanks for the various interesting communications which it contains. I shall certainly avail myself of the information which you have been polite enough to give me on the subject of News papers. Bache’s we already have, to this I will add Smiths when he begins to publish. We receive as you surmize the...
44To Thomas Jefferson from Aaron Burr, 21 June 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I thank you my dear Sir, I thank you sincerely for your letter . The Moment requires free communication among those who adhere to the principles of our Revolution. The Conduct of some individuals of the Treaty Majority has disappointed me a good deal. That of the executive something also, but much less. From the insidious professions Which were made in Feby. and March I had been led to hope...
45To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, 21 June 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I have much pleasure in acquainting you, that at the last meeting of the Board of Agriculture , you were admitted a Foreign Honorary Member of that Board, an honour to which your zeal for the improvement of agriculture so justly entitles you, and which I have no doubt will prove an additional inducement, to your assisting the Board in bringing that most valuable Art to its highest state of...
46To Thomas Jefferson from Luther Martin, 24 June 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
In your notes on Virginia, combating certain sentiments of the celebrated Buffon, you have given us an eulogium of the North American savages, and, to establish their eminence in oratory, have introduced the speech of Logan ( whom you have dubbed a Mingo chief ) to lord Dunmore, when governor of Virginia;—a morsel of eloquence, in your opinion, not to be excelled by any passage in the orations...
47To Thomas Jefferson from Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 26 June 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
We have before us your very esteemed favors of 27 and 28 March. Accept our hearty thanks for your kind and friendly interference in procuring an Act aggregating us to the Citizenship of the State of Virginia, And be assured, We shall ever be happy on all occasions to testify our gratitude to You and to the State. As matters have turned out in this Country it is little probable We shall have...
48To Thomas Jefferson from La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, 30 June 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Je recois avec une sensible reconnoissance, Monsieur, lavis que vous voulés bien me donner de L’arrivé du Colonel Munroe. Votre Obligeante lettre qui auroit du me parvenir hier ne m’est parvenue qu’aujourdhuy. Et j’avois esperé des hier Cette importante arrivé. J’ignorois toute fois Les agreables détails qui me Concernent et ils acquierent un prix de plus en me parvenant par vous. J’ay pris la...
49To Thomas Jefferson from Willem H. van Hasselt, 30 June 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
The manner in which I go to adress meself to you hath I confess something extrordinary in it, and deviating from the common forms received by the world, will perhaps surprise you, and dispose you in my disadvantage, as being an utter Stranger to you: but Sir as necessity acknowledges no law, and the report I often heard of you as a Philosopher and a Citizen, I presume to take this step, and...
50Account with John Francis, 3 July 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
To John Francis Dr. To 7 Weeks & 5 days board at 26 dollars a week 200.55 To Wine porter &c 25. 225.55 Phila. July 3d. 1797 Received payment of the above account in full MS ( MHi ); entirely in Francis’s hand; endorsed by TJ on verso. Not recorded in SJL . John Francis was the owner of the hotel at 13 South Fourth Street in Philadelphia that served as TJ’s residence while in the city during...