91To Thomas Jefferson from William Carmichael, 17 December 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I received by Mr. Lamb the Letter which your Excellency did me the honor to address me the 4th. Ulto. as also a joint Letter delivered me by the same Gentleman to which I hope to answer in a manner that will prove my earnest endeavours to correspond with the views of the writers in rendering every service in my power to the parties for whose Interests it was addressed me. Permit me to thank...
92To Thomas Jefferson from William Carmichael, [ca. 26 January 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Harrison who has resided in Cadiz in the Character of Consul more than five years and executed in that time much Public Business without any recompence whatever, will have the honor to deliver this to your Excellency whose friendly notice I beg leave to Intreat for this Gentleman During his residence in Paris. His personal Conduct has acquired him the Esteem of all Ranks in the City where...
93To Thomas Jefferson from William Carmichael, 6 November 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I received on the 2d. Inst. from the Person to whom it was inclosed your favor of the 18th. Ulto. I have expected with impatience the arrival of the person or persons of whom you promised to write me fully and to furnish me the means of conveying safely my sentiments to your Excellency. Since my last I have received further Intelligence from Algiers. Our Affairs with that Regency demand...
94William Carmichael to the American Commissioners, 13 April 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I forward the inclosed Letter from Mr. Lamb for your Excellencies information: That Gentleman has also written to me. But as I suppose he has given Mr. Jefferson a more ample and satisfactory detail of the State of his Negotiation than I can comprehend from his Letter to me, I do not think it necessary to forward a copy of it. Mr. Barclay, to whom I have communicated all the Intelligence I...
95To Thomas Jefferson from William Carmichael, 8 November 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I this day received the Letter your Excellency did me the honor to write me the 25th. Ulto. and in consequence I have made an application for the passports requested. Until I see the Gentlemen in question I cannot give my opinion of the probable success of their Business. I hope that in their instructions, proper Attention has been paid to the friendly offers of this Court. If not I foresee...
96William Carmichael to the American Commissioners, 3 February 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
On the 4th of December last Mr. Lamb delivered me the Letter which Your Excellencies did me the honor to address me dated from London the 1st. and from Paris the 11th of October. At the same time that Gentleman communicated to me his Instructions and I all the Intelligence I had been able to procure relative to the negociation between this Country and the Regency of Algiers. The Ct. d’Expilly...
97To Thomas Jefferson from William Carmichael, 4 February 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to inclose you an Answer to the Letter which I received from Mr. Lamb addressed me by his Excellency John Adams and yourself. I am under the necessity of availing myself of a French Courier, For on Examining his papers Mr. Lamb found that he had but one Copy of the Cypher and says that he recollects that Mr. Barclay has the one Destined for me. Your Excellency therefore until...
98To Thomas Jefferson from William Carmichael, 16 June 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor to receive on the 29th. Ulto. the Letter of the 5th of that month which Your Excellency intrusted to the care of the Baron Waltersdorff, who sent it me the moment he arrived here. Your Excellencys journey to England occasioned varied conjectures and many questions have been put me here on that Subject. Some imagined that the Object of your voyage was to conclude a commercial...
99To Thomas Jefferson from Burrill Carnes, 28 February 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Barclay in passing through this on his way to Bordeaux did me the honor to appoint me Agent for this City. I therefore think it a duty incumbent on me to make you acquainted with it and to tell you Sir that I am on all occasions at your disposal and most respectfully Sir your most Obedient & very humble Servant, RC ( MHi ); endorsed. Noted in SJL as received 3 Mch. 1786.
100To Thomas Jefferson from Burrill Carnes, 10 June 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I duly received the Letter you did me the honor to write me the 31st. Ultimo covering copy of a regulation lately made by Government on the subject of Tobacco, which agreable to your request I made an immediate publication of in this City. It is very favorably received by all persons concern’d in the importation of that article and I really hope will have a tendency to revive Trade between...
101[To Thomas Jefferson from Martha Jefferson Carr, 22 May 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Eppington, 22 May 1786 . Entered in SJL as received 3 May 1787. Not found.]
102[To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Cary, 22 December 1785] (Jefferson Papers)
[Warwick co., Va., 22 Dec. 1785. Recorded in SJL as received 4 Aug. 1786. Not found; but see TJ’s reply, 12 Aug. 1786.]
103To Thomas Jefferson from Castries, 30 December 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
La nommée françoise Rippert, Monsieur, reclame une somme de six cent soixante quinze livres , qui lui est düe pour logement et nourriture fournis en 1779 aux S. Robinson garde marine et john francfort pilote à bord de l’Escadre americaine. M. Jones ayant touché les parts de prises des S. Robinson et francfort vous trouverés juste sans doute, Monsieur, que cet officier soit tenu de payer ce qui...
104Clérisseau’s Account of Expenditures for Architectural Plans, &c., 2 June 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Deboursé pour Monsieur Jeferson Les plans de prisons, Coupe et elevation 2 Louis Les plans du model, premier et Rez de chaussé 2 Louis L’elevation de la facade 2 Louis Elevation Laterale 2 Louis Les antiquités de nismes 3 Louis Toutes les mesures et profil lexecution du model 1 Louis 12 Louis Il faut observer que tous ces dessins ont eté obligé destre fait deux fois avant de les dessiner...
105To Thomas Jefferson from Clérisseau, 2 June 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Monsieur je suis sensible à la complaisance que vous avez eu de m’envoier mes deboursés. Quand à la maniere obligeante avec la quel vous vous exprimé, j’en suis des plus satisfait. Je suis entierement satisfait lorsceque je suis assuré que vous este satisfait du zele avec lequel j’ai secondé vos intentions. Qu’il me soit permis de me trouver tres honoré de trouver quelque moien pour pouvoir...
106[To Thomas Jefferson from Francis Coffyn, 5 June 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Dunkirk, 5 June 1786. Entered in SJL as received 10 June 1786, “By Louis de Bauque.” Not found.]
107To Thomas Jefferson from Francis Coffyn, 6 January 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Dunkerque, 6 Jan. 1786 . Received TJ’s invitation to dine just before he left Paris and sent a note by a servant explaining that he could not postpone his departure because his mother-in-law was ill; arrived home the day before her death. Had called on TJ, with Mr. Barclay, to express his gratitude for the civilities shown him; will strive to merit TJ’s protection by his zeal in attending to...
108To Thomas Jefferson from Francis Coffyn, 4 June 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I received your Excellencys most respected favour of 31st. Ultme. inclosing a copy of a regulation made by this Gouvernment on the Subject of Tobacco, which agreeable to your Excellencys orders I have communicated to the native and American Merchants at this place concerned in the Commerce of that article. In consequence of this regulation I imagine proposals from these Merchants will be made...
109Enclosure: Résumé de mon avis au Comité du Commerce …, 13 March 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Résumé de mon avis au Comité du Commerce avec les Etats-unis lorsque la question des tabacs nous a été présentée. En prenant place au comité dont j’ai l’honneur d’Etre Membre je déclarai franchement mon ignorance des details qu’on y doit traiter, et ne me permis que quelques observations Générales sur nos Rapports avec les Etats-unis. Nommés par le Gouvernement pour les Etudier tous, pour...
110[To Thomas Jefferson from the Commissioners of the Treasury, 6 December 1785] (Jefferson Papers)
[New York, 6 Dec. 1785. Recorded in SJL as received 18 Jan. 1786 from “S. Osgood & W. Livingston. Board of Treasury … by the [packet?] and post.” The date of the letter is illegible in SJL and is supplied from TJ’s reply of 26 Jan. 1786. Not found. Enclosure: A copy of the Commissioners to Ferdinand Grand, 5 Dec. 1785 (DLC), acknowledging his letter of 16 July 1785; the balance in his account...
111To Thomas Jefferson from the Commissioners of the Treasury, 9 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
We are honored with your Letter of the 26th. January last, and are extremely sorry that it is not in our power to transmit to you more agreeable Intelligence concerning the State of the Finances of this Country than you have probably been used to receive from your Correspondents in America. On the contrary, the Languor, which has long prevailed in the several States on this Object, has rather...
112To Thomas Jefferson from Nicolas Darcel, 28 March 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been duly honored with your note under the 6th. Inst. relative to the affair of Fish oil. Your messenger having told to my Servant that you intended for England I think not amiss to Forward you there the answer I received this very day From Mr. De colonia. I wrote at Rouen to the merchant who Sold the cargo Belonging to Mr. Boylston , Sending him the like voucher you’ll find herewith to...
113[To Thomas Jefferson from Delahaie, 10 June 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Paris, 10 June 1786. Entered in SJL as received 10 June 1786. Delahaie is identified in TJ’s entry as “Commissaire priseur rue de Marmouset fr. Arm[…].” Letter not found.]
114To Thomas Jefferson from Jean Nicolas Démeunier, 6 January 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Je désirois avoir L’honneur de vous consulter sur L’article général etats-unis et sur quelques articles particuliers de vos différentes provinces, que j’insérerai dans L’Economie politique et La diplomatique , partie de L’Encyclopedie Methodique dont je suis chargé: vous vous êtes prêté, à cette grace que vous a demandé pour moi, M. Le Duc de La Rochefoucauld, et je vous prie, Monsieur, de...
115To Thomas Jefferson from Jean Nicolas Démeunier, 9 April 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Après avoir eu L’extrême complaisance de m’instruire de vive voix et par ecrit de ce qui a rapport aux nouvelles republiques d’Amerique, vous avés bien voulu me proposer de revoir en detail, Le Morceau, ou J’ai profité des instructions que vous avés eu La bonté de me donner. J’ai L’honneur de vous envoyer ce Morceau, Monsieur, et Je vous supplie d’y faire ou d’y indiquer Les Corrections que...
116To Thomas Jefferson from Jean Nicolas Démeunier, 21 January 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
M. Démeunier profite de La permission que Monsieur Jefferson a bien voulu Lui donner. Il prend La Liberté de Lui demander un Second entretien Sur Les etats unis, et il Le prie de choisir Le Jour et Le Moment qui Le dérangeront Le moins. M. Démeunier met un prix extrême Aux Conseils et aux renseignemens de Monsieur Jefferson. Il a beaucoup d’éclaircissemens nouveaux à Lui demander; mais il sent...
117To Thomas Jefferson from Pierre Dessin, 29 April 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Conformement à la promesse que je vous en ai faite, J’ai L’honneur de vous informer que vos quatre caisses sont parties ce matin pour Paris par le voiturier Algoult qui doit les rendre sous 10 jours moyennant 6₶-10s du Cent pesant; Elles pesent ensemble 889 ℔. Elles sont plombées et accompagnées d’un acquit à Caution en destination pour la Douane de Paris. Permettés, Monsieur, que Je vous...
118To Thomas Jefferson from Diodati, 9 December 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
Paris, 9 Dec. 1785 . Formal notice of presentation to the king as minister of the “Duc de Mecklembourg-Schwérin.” RC ( DLC ); 2 p.; in French; addressed. Not recorded in SJL .
119To Thomas Jefferson from William Drayton, 23 November 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
As Chairman of the Committee of the South Carolina Society for promoting and improving agriculture and other rural Concerns, I am directed to inform your Excellency, that you are unanimously elected an honorary Member of that Society; and I herewith transmit to your Excellency a Copy of an Address and their Rules, publish’d at their Institution. I have the Honour to be with great Respect Your...
120To Thomas Jefferson from William Duer, 11 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
[ New York ] 11 May 1786 . Transmits enclosures which were intended for the letter of Commissioners of the Treasury of 9 May but were omitted when the letter was sent. RC ( DLC ); 2 p.; signed by Duer as “Secy to the Board of Treasury”; endorsed: “Treasury board.” Noted in SJL as received 23 June 1786. Enclosures: See Commissioners of the Treasury to TJ, 9 May 1786.