11From Thomas Jefferson to George Hammond, 1 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have this day laid before the President of the United States the enclosed papers, which you put into my hands before your departure for New York, and it is his opinion that if the vessel the Republican, therein mentioned as having been sent into New York, be a prize made on the Citizens of France, she ought not to be detained, but to be ordered to retire as soon as possible: And that if she...
12From Thomas Jefferson to George Hammond, 4 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Since I had the honor of addressing you on the 1st. instant on the subject of the Republican sent into New York by the Boston frigate as her tender, I have received a letter from the Minister of France alledging that the Boston captured the Republican within the limits of the protection of the US. Should this be agreeable to the fact in your own judgment, I would request her delivery to her...
13From Thomas Jefferson to George Hammond, 7 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
A constant expectation of carrying into full effect the declaration of the President, against permitting the armament of vessels within the Ports of the united States, to cruize on nations with which they are at Peace, has hitherto prevented my giving you a final answer on the subject of such vessels and their prizes. Measures to this effect are still taking, and particularly for excluding...
14From Thomas Jefferson to George Hammond, 8 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to trouble you in the following cases of captures of American vessels by British privateers, and to ask your intervention therein. The first is, that of M. le Maigre, a citizen of this State, on whose behalf I had on a former occasion to apply to you on the capture of the Snow Suckey, his property. He has lately had also a Brig called the Molly commanded by Captain Bernard Razer, laden...
15From Thomas Jefferson to George Hammond, 8 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have just received your favor of this morning and am authorized to assure you that the denial of asylum in our ports, was not meant to be confined to the Citoyen Genet, but to extend to all vessels armed in our ports. I had no information before of the Anti-George, named in your letter. But if she is in the same predicament, she will be subject to the same rule. I have the honor to be with...
16From Thomas Jefferson to George Hammond, 24 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Mr. Hammond and incloses him a copy of a commission of a Mr. Moore to be Vice-Consul of Gr. Britain for the state of Rhode-island, on which an Exequatur is asked. As it has been our practice hitherto, where there is a Minister from the same nation, to issue Exequaturs only on his authentication of the Commission, Th: Jefferson takes the liberty of...
17From Thomas Jefferson to George Hammond, 27 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson has the honour to inform Mr. Hammond, that on examination of the proceedings of his office he finds the usage to be to produce the original of the Consular commissions to the President: and for this reason that if the office be called on by a court of justice on any question relative to the Consul, a certificate in the nature of an Inspeximus is sent them, which supposes there...