131681From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 5 May 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Th Jefferson asks the favor of a consultation with the heads of Departments on Saturday at 11 OClock— RC ( NHi : Gallatin Papers); partially dated; addressed: “The Secretary of the Treasury.” Not recorded in SJL . consultation : see Notes on a Cabinet Meeting, 7 May . According to TJ’s notes, cabinet meetings were held on 10 other Saturdays between 16 July 1803 and 25 Feb. 1809. He may have...
131682From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 5 May 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Your’s of the 29th. came to hand last night only, so it has loitered a post somewhere. I am sorry you have succeeded by so small a majority in your election. the danger is that as in Albemarle you had 5 times as many good votes as your competitor, you may also have had 5. times as many bad ones; & the trial will be before judges ⅓ or ¼ of whom will be predetermined against you, so that a few...
131683To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Rush, 5 May 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I was made very happy by learning from your letter of the 23rd of April that your disease is less troublesome than formerly. As I know you have no faith in the principles of our Science, I shall from time to time combat your prejudices, and your disease (should it continue) by means of facts . Ever since I began the practice of medicine, I have kept common place books, in which I have recorded...
131684Receipt to Benjamin Tallmadge, [6 May 1803] (Hamilton Papers)
I Alexander Hamilton of New York acknowledge to have received of Benjamin Tallmadge , Treasurer of the OHIO COMPANY, ninety seven Dollars five cents being the third dividend payable on five Shares in said Company, in the agency of Winthrop Sargent. Dated at New York this sixth Day of May 1803. DS , Princeton University Library; DS (photostat), Benjamin Tallmadge Scrapbook, Library of Congress....
131685To James Madison from William Eaton, 6 May 1803 (Madison Papers)
I embarked at Tunis in the schooner Enterprize on the 10th. March, touched at Algiers the 20th.—and arrived at Gibraltar the 23d.: the squadron had arrived the morning of the same day. It was my intention thence to have taken passage to the United States in the frigate chesapeak. But, hearing on the 30th. of the arrival of a ship from Leghorn bound directly to Boston, I asked the Commodore’s...
131686To James Madison from William Cooke, 6 May 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
6 May 1803, Philadelphia. “The Rumor of an Approaching War between France & England, and some delays in my private business has procrastinated my departure for Europe, until the present Moment.” His friends advise him to deposit his original papers in the State Department and take only notarized copies with him. Takes the liberty of sending the originals to JM so “they may be properly and...
131687To James Madison from James Yard, 6 May 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
6 May 1803, Lisbon. “I was lately much surprised at being informed by Some of my friends that Application had been made to our Government to procure me the Appointment of Commissioner under the Treaty lately made with Spain. Altho’ … much flattered by this Testimony of the good opinion of my fellow Merchants yet I regret much that they proceeded without my Concurrence; for Considering myself...
131688To Thomas Jefferson from John Wayles Eppes, 6 May 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
We received last Evening three letters from you—One to Maria & two to myself—I have been kept in albemarle first by a fever which continued five or 6 days and afterwards by the indisposition of Maria who without our being able to assign any reason for it has had her former bad luck & experienced a mishap—She is now I hope well & we shall set out on Tuesday for the Hundred—I have endeavoured...
131689To Thomas Jefferson from Gideon Granger, 6 May 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I arrived here yesterday noon having taken time to ascertain the State of Things in the Several States. you are so near Maryland that any remarks are unnecessary. In Delaware the unhappy divisions among our friends will give additional Strength to Our Enemies and we may set down that Tory State lost . The fretful turbulent Disposition which has manifested itself in Pha. originated in some...
131690From Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Prentis, 6 May 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 29th. was recieved last night. what followed after I had the pleasure of seeing you at Monticello, so compleatly covered the whole ground of difference, as to supersede the partial affect of the letter I gave you . altho’ I have no doubt that an affair of five & thirty years standing, explained 15. years ago & dormant ever since, must have been so suddenly excited by party...