451To Thomas Jefferson from Joel Lewis, 16 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
It gives me pain to trouble you on the present occasion, but having been informed that efforts have been made to render you dissatisfied with my appointment as Marshal of the Del. District.—I consider it my duty to inform you, that I valued the reception of the Commission only as a tender of your good opinion, & I do not wish to retain it under the [demand?] of your disapprobation—If, when the...
452To Thomas Jefferson from John McDonald, 16 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I have arrived here some days since, with a circulating library (a catalogue of which will be presented to you) which I intented to reestablish in the city of washington and make it my place of residence—I am pleased with its situation, it is truly beautiful but I am doubtful of meeting with encouragements at present sufficient to support me in attending, conducting and making the addition...
453From Thomas Jefferson to Martha Jefferson Randolph, 16 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday mr Randolph’s letter of the 11th. and at the same time one from mr Eppes . he had just carried Maria to Eppington with the loss of a horse on the road. they are to leave Eppington tomorrow at farthest for Monticello, so that by the time you recieve this they will be with you. from what mr Randolph writes I should think you had better go over at once with your sister to...
454To Thomas Jefferson from “T. J. M,” 16 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
There is a Young Man of a respectable (native American) Family, whose Income is insufficient for the maintenance of himself & two Orphans, for whom he is very desirous to provide the means of Subsistence & Education. He is therfore, induced to request that, if thou canst, with propriety give or procure him an Appointment to some Office, the duties of which, a Quaker, or Friend, can,...
455From Thomas Jefferson to William Wardlaw, 16 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
The sum of 112.90. D has been remitted to Dr. Jackson according to your desire. I some time ago received from Dr. Waterhouse of Boston the inclosed […] on the Kinepox, with some of the vaccine matter for inoculation. I immediately sent it to Dr. Gantt of this place, but it did not take on trial. I wrote for & have received more with a promise of successive supplies till it takes. we shall know...
456From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 17 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
The act concerning duties &c where it says that ‘the President is authorised to establish such place at or near Michillimakinac to be the port of entry,’ might have been construed to leave it discretionary in him to do it or not, had it not been followed by the imperative words ‘a collector shall be appointed.’ this seems to remove the ambiguity of the former words, and to make it a duty to...
457To Thomas Jefferson from Gean Leach, 17 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
The very distressed Situation of myself & Children for the Confinement of my Husband Emboldens me to write you these few lines respecting the papers I had The Honor of handing a few days Since Stating to your Exellency the Cause of my Husbands Confinement & the distressd Circumstances his family is in. Praying you for his relief I hope your Excelly has determind in his favour. in which Hope I...
458To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, [on or before 17 July 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
The following memoranda, & the inclosed letter from Mr. Dallas will present to the President the state of the information in the Office of State on the subject of the indictmt. under the sedition act agst. Duane , at the request of the Senate. The President will observe, that another prosecution agst. him, at Common law , is pending in this same Court. 16. May. 1800. Mr: Lee’s letter to Mr....
459To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Maxwell, 17 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I took the liberty of writing, & inclosing to you, the 15 May past, five letters, & the copys of letters that passed between the post Master Genrl., & myself, in Winter of 1798, during the reign of Terror, & proscription: at which time I was dismisse’d by him from Holding the post office in this place, without any cause as I am bold to assert, & could not bring him to assign the reasons for...
460Memorandum on Restitution of Prizes, [on or after 17 July 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
It is objected that the act of Congress Mar. 3. 1800. c. 14. sect. 1.2. entitles a citizen owner of a vessel to restitution until the vessel has been condemned by competent authority on paying salvage to the captor. every man, by the law of nature, and every fellow citizen by compact, is bound to assist another against violence to his person or property. tho’ therefore by the law of nature the...
461From Thomas Jefferson to Dr. John Vaughan, 17 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved your favor of the 13th. you very truly state that your suggestion that the term of the marshal of the district of Delaware was near expiring first brought my attention to that circumstance: that I asked if you knew of any person proper for the appointment & who would accept of it; that you said you did not. I then begged that you would consider of it, & would on your...
462To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Yznardi, Sr., 17 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Mui sor. mio y de todo mi respecto: Suplico á V.E. me permita le moleste por ultima vez con la presente en que le manifiesto serme forzoso dexar el pais pues mi salud padece infinito y me espongo, segun los Medicos, á perderla totalmente si no lo dejo; á cuyo intento me preparo cortando mis asuntos por esta justa causa y por hallarme sin la proteccion que esperaba en los ramos de comercio...
463To Thomas Jefferson from John Dickinson, 18 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
When I wrote lately by Dr. Vaughan , my sole Intention was to gratify him knowing his high Veneration for thy Character; by introducing him to thy Acquaintance. He never gave Me the slightest Intimation of any Design thereby to obtain any of the offices in this state for himself or any other. The first Intelligence I ever received of his Father in Law’s appointment, was on the arrival of the...
464To Thomas Jefferson from James Jackson, 18 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 28h of May last, addressed to me as at Savannah, reached me after some delay occasioned by my removal for the Summer Months from that City at this Place; and which I hope will apologize for your not sooner receiving an answer to that honorable mark of your confidence—I might add the extreme illness of Mrs Jackson, from which she is not yet recovered & which required all my...
465To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Mann Randolph, 18 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I write at the request of one of my neighbours, George Faris , to inform you he wishes to rent 120 acres at Lego on the terms of your leases to Petty & others. He is anxious to know immediately whether he can have that farm in your estate & is unwilling to wait your return as he will lose time in looking out elsewhere. He bears a good character in the neighbourhood, is industrious & well...
466To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Smith, 18 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been in such excessive Pain for a few Days from something like the Rheumatism in my Jaws, that I have not been able to attend to your Letter of 11 Inst. The Treaty with France was signed on the 4th. Octobr.; the Berceau was taken on the 12th. same Month, and arrived at Boston, in November, subsequent to well authenticated accounts being received that a Treaty was effected; but previous...
467From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 19 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
With respect to the prosecutions against Thomas & others for a misdemeanor at Common law we ought to presume the judges will do right, and to give them an opportunity of doing so. the Executive ought not to sit in previous judgment on every case & to say whether it shall or shall not go before the judges. I think therefore this case ought to go on to trial, without interference of the...
468From Thomas Jefferson to John Barnes, [20 July 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
If mr Barnes has not sent off the groceries to Richmond, Th:J will be obliged to him to add the underwritten articles. he has also two or three books he would send to have put into some of the packages 10. ℔ raisins P.S. also to send Th:J. 20. D. in small bills. 10. ℔ almonds 10. ℔ figs 10. ℔ prunes. MS ( ViU ); undated; in TJ’s hand, except for check marks next to each grocery item and a note...
469To Thomas Jefferson from Daniel Clark, 20 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I received a few Weeks since a Case containing the Indian Busts concerning which I had the pleasure of hearing from you last Year, and have waited some time in hope of having an Opportunity of sending it direct to Alexandria as a Port convenient to your place of residence, but being disappointed in my expectations I have shipped the Case on board the Brig Sophia Capt. Tibbett for Philadelphia...
470To Thomas Jefferson from Maria Cosway, 20 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I must not look back to the date of our last Correspondence it would alarm & discourage me from taking the pen up this Moment. Your kindness to me has been of all times, & your friendship & mine took its date from its beggining: Circumstances, not your will I am sure have deprived me of the pleasure I used to value so much of receiving your letters. Many Many times my thoughts […] towards you,...
471To Thomas Jefferson from Anthony Haswell, 20 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
On the 10th. of May last, I thought it my duty to address you in a few lines on the subject of my personal concerns as a printer, and the situation of political affairs in this quarter, as far as the printing business was concerned:—Sensible that from a concatenation of trifles great events are produced, I feel constrained once more to intrude on your politeness, in relation to the same...
472To Thomas Jefferson from James Lyon, 20 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I am ashamed to be so troublesome as I am compelled to be to those whom I have taken the liberty to suppose are friendly to me; but I believe there are few men, who in their youth do not contract obligations that make them ashamed before they are thirty. Had I not a family to protect and support, misfortune would be little to me,—I could bear it, or fly from it, as I am I must suffer or...
473To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Richardson, 20 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Its with great pleasure, I have it In my power, to write you, from this, by Capt. Thomas Calvert whome I came passainger with to this place nothing strange has ocured since my arrival hear only that of seeing a number of our vessels Brought In hear, and some of them for mere nothing, I think I have counted seaven or Eight, which lay hear to undergo a trial, this place being vearey sicly, I...
474To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Smith, 20 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Instead of proceeding to Washington immediately and of returning, as suggested by you, in the Course of a few days for the purpose of adjusting my private affairs, I have determined to postpone my removal until Saturday next. The state of the health of one of my sons irresistiby demands my immediate attention. Under the advice of the Physicians I will tomorrow take him and Mrs. Smith to a...
475To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Smith, 20 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Pitcairn the Consul at Hamburg is a Merchant of Considerable Credit & well supported in New York. the Merchants who do Business with him from this City Speak highly of him, as a Man of Understanding & one who has their entire Confidence,—and in this point of View he is Considerd by those who do not know his Transactions at Paris & a part of his Commercial Conduct, known to few—I do not...
476From Thomas Jefferson to Pierpont Edwards, 21 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved in due time your friendly favor of June 18 . and profited of the information it contained, as you will have seen by a certain paper inclosed to you from this place. I was glad the remonstrants of your state took the measure they did. their attack was on that class of removals which every reasonable man of whatsoever party has approved; I mean those which were made by a preceding...
477To Thomas Jefferson from Theodore Foster, 21 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Be pleased to accept my sincerest Thanks, for your Letter of the 6th. Ulto., which I Recd. the 15th,—the Day the General Assembly of this State met, at Newport, which I was obliged to attend during the Session. For more than a Fortnight, after my Return home, I was so much afflicted by an Inflamation in my Eyes and Face, (the Effect of a Sudden Cold), as to be unable to write. I should...
478From Thomas Jefferson to Gideon Granger, 21 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I propose within about ten days to seek, for the months of August & September, a climate more congenial than that of the tide waters. I do myself therefore the previous pleasure of acknoleging [the] reciept of your favor of the 6th. & to thank you for it’s information & to hope you will continue it. my own opinion accords entirely with yours. the first removal in Connecticut will be justified...
479From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Jenings, 21 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Feb. 21 and mr Gourlay’s of [the twenty-second came to hand] on the 6th. of May. I learnt from them with sincere regret the death of the late mrs Randolph. my intimacy in her family in early life, […] [rendered] […] interests & happiness of the family a matter of great concern to me. […] affectionate recollections maintain the same dispositions in my mind. it was with regret...
480To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas McKean, 21 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Having lately recieved letters from several of my old friends in Delaware, chiefly relating to their political affairs, and particularly the inimical conduct of most of those, who hold offices there under the United States, towards Republicans, and collecting from them, that they wish you to be informed of their opinions, tho’ they seem to be unwilling to communicate them directly, owing to...