1To Thomas Jefferson from Tench Coxe, 27 January 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor to receive this afternoon your note relative to the value of the transportation of the whole produce of the United States to foreign markets. By this I understand the amount of the freight money that would be paid by the owners of our produce to the owners of the vessels in which they are laden, if they were always different persons. In the very imperfect state of the documents...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Tench Coxe, [30 January? 1791] (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Coxe has the honor to inform Mr. Jefferson that pitch is certainly 11/ ⅌ 112℔ i.e. dutied to exclusion as a manufacture. Tar 11d. ⅌ barrl. and turpentine ⅔ ⅌ Cwt. Mr. Remsen’s copy of Mr. Coxe’s very rough minutes, corrected, is enclosed, also the amount of fur duties in England equal to 15 and 20 ⅌ Ct. ad valorem at the medium prices. Mr. Coxe will not fail to send the Return of Exports...
3II. Tench Coxe’s Notes on the Dutch and Prussian Fisheries, [ca. 23 November 1790] (Jefferson Papers)
Notes on the Dutch Fisheries . 1st the Whale fishery. The whale Fishery was carried on previous to the year 1645 by the Groenland or northern Company, who had obtained an exclusive right from the Government for that purpose. Their charter expired in the Year 1741, after which the business declined so much, that the States found little enducement to renew the privilege, but declared the fishery...
4III. Tench Coxe’s Notes on the American Fisheries, [ca. 23 November 1790] (Jefferson Papers)
Since the discovery of the Compass every nation, adjacent to the Ocean, has manifested great and constant solicitude about the fisheries within their intermediate reach; and the skillful and enterprizing have extended their views to the most remote foreign Scenes. The two greatest naval powers of Europe have discovered very high ideas of this object by their free use of bounties and...
5IV. Tench Coxe to the Secretary of State, 29 November 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Coxe has the honor to enclose to Mr. Jefferson a letter containing some further information concerning the fisheries: also the table of prices refer’d to in his notes, and a little estimate of the profits of the cod fishery. Mr. Anthony was bred to the Sea out of Rhode Island, is a man of judgment and probity, and is now a partner of one of the principal houses in Philadelphia, who do half...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Tench Coxe, 1 February 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I have this moment the honor of your note with the Return of exports which is for about 13. Months and 20 days. The odd time is from about 10th. Augt. to 30th. Septr. when little Tobacco, rice, or grain is at market. When I conjectured the amount of our exports yesterday it was principally founded on an opinion that our imports came nearly to that sum, which was the result of a statement made...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Tench Coxe, 4 March 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
A large mail was received yesterday at the Treasury office in which was contained the enclosed letter. Presuming upon the care of the postmaster I did not look at the Superscription of the letter with much attention, and opened it as if to the Secretary of the Treasury. On reaching the 3d. or 4th. line, which has relation to a subject unconnected with the business of this department I was led...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Tench Coxe, 5 March 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Coxe has the honor to enclose to Mr. Jefferson some notes upon navigation marked [A] which he prepared at the request of the Chairman on the Navigation Committee. That subject being now refer’d to Mr. Jefferson by the house of representatives Mr. Coxe takes the liberty of depositing these papers with him in the hope that they may be of some use. Mr. C. also has the honor to enclose a...
9Enclosure: Thoughts on the Navigation of the United States, and concerning further means of encouraging it, 5 March 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
The following propositions are freely hazarded by way of opening the subject. None of them should be tenaciously insisted on, nor will they it is hoped be hastily rejected. If on reflexion they shall appear reasonable and safe, they may serve to guide us in this interesting and difficult enquiry. It is affirmed then— If the members of the legislature from the several parts of the union should...
10To Thomas Jefferson from Tench Coxe, [14 March 1791] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Philadelphia, 14 Mch. 1791 ]. As result of conversation with Attorney General this morning, he submits to the Patent Board an advertisement George Parkinson is willing to publish. It places before all affected by his patent “the several objects, and the most minute information can be obtained from the drawings, model and descriptions which remain in the office of State.”—He was again so...
11To Thomas Jefferson from Tench Coxe, 20 March 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I have for some time entertained an opinion that it would be an useful Service to the United States to demonstrate to every man of Candor in the British Nation the very great errors and deviations from fact, which are to be found in Lord Sheffields pamphlet. I have also believed that it would inspire confidence in the minds of our countrymen, and of the foreign nations, who are in alliance...