31721To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 28 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The complaints against—Clarke, collector of York (Maine) respecting violations of the embargo, if not countenanced, at least permitted, appear well founded. Both Mr. Cutts who represents the district & Mr Storer who lives within nine miles of York (at Portsmouth) recommend the removal. The propriety of appointing the person herein mentioned is respectfully submitted. DNA : RG 59—LAR—Letters of...
31722To Thomas Jefferson from John McIntosh, 28 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
We the deputies of our nation will communicate to our Father what we have heard since our arrival. We did not think that we were bringing the talks of our old chiefs that we have dismissed. We thought that we were bringing the talks of our beloved man the Path Killer our present principal Chief and the talk of forty two towns that are also of his Mind. What we have seen and heard since our...
31723From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard McMahon, 28 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I lately recieved from my old friend Mr. Thouin superintendant of the National garden at Paris a package containing 700. different kinds of seeds of every country, except of the United States; they were gathered in 1807. and he says they will be good for sowing in the spring of 1809. on every paper is written the time for sowing it (according to the French calendar) and whether under frames,...
31724From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Willson Peale, 28 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 23d. is recieved. it was never till this day that I have been able to know of any person going to Philadelphia in the stage, so as to put the Polygraph under their care. Capt Jones of Philadelphia was so kind as to take charge of it. he left this this morning in the mail stage, & consequently the Polygraph will have arrived there one day before you recieve this. in the same box...
31725From Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Randolph, 28 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday your favor of the 22d. it was the first information I had had of the sentence against Moss, the District attorney not having written to me as you supposed. I referred the case to the Post M. Gl. who in his answer says ‘his is not a single crime, but a series of crimes for months, if not years. there were found upon him between 1300. & 1500. D. which he had robbed in small...
31726To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Jefferson Randolph, 28 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I heard to day from a Virginia student who had recieved letters from home stating an Insurrection in Amherst. If you have heard any of the circumstances attending it, pray inform me, as it is too near to every thing which is dear to me, to fail being very interesting. I have paid, McAllister and Mr Parke for clarksons history, which you had forgot to Mention, I went to see Mr J. Pemberton, he...
31727To Thomas Jefferson from United States Senate, 28 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The Vice President being absent on account of the ill state of his health, the Senate proceeded to the election of a President pro tempore, as the constitution provides, and the honorable Stephen R. Bradley was appointed. Ordered, That the secretary wait on the President of the United States, and acquaint him, that the Senate have, in the absence of the Vice President, elected the honorable...
31728To Thomas Jefferson from William Sunderson, 28 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
At a meeting of the Merchants, Mechanics, Traders and Mariners of Boston convened on Tuesday Evening December 20th 1808—it was resolved that a Committee be appointed to prepare a memorial to the President of the United States expressive of the disapprobation of this meeting on the Embargo & that the said Committee be directed on the Evening of Wednesday the 29th to make their report & that...
31729To Thomas Jefferson from St. George Tucker, 28 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 8th. Inst. was duely recieved, and has been considered with the Attention due to your friendship & Confidence, which you may rely on not being abused. I waited until I could avail myself of public rumour before I Should venture to mention the Circumstance you allude to. The Spirit of 76. furnish’d the opportunity last week: I have now the satisfactory hope of recommending a...
31730To James Madison from William Pinkney, 27 December 1808 (Madison Papers)
I received from Mr. Canning Yesterday, after Lieut. Gibbon had left Town for Plymouth, an official Communication, of which a Copy is enclosed. Mr. Canning had mentioned the Subject of it in a Conversation, to which he had invited me, on Saturday last, but had requested me to consider what he then said as extra official & intended merely for my own personal Information. When the Communication...