32041To James Madison from George W. Erving, 1 December 1808 (Madison Papers)
With my dispatch No. 55 (Novr. 11th.), I had the honor to submit to you copies of my replies to the Spanish Secretary of state, his note of Novr. 7. (copy of which was transmitted by dispatch No. 54) respectg. a negotiation apprehended to have been opened at Washington by the French Minister, for the Sale of the Floridas to the United States. In Several Subsequent interviews with Mr. Cevallos...
32042To James Madison from Elias Vanderhorst, 1 December 1808 (Madison Papers)
On the other side is a duplicate of my last Letter to you of the 22d. Ulto. P the British Ship Jarrett, Capt. Lund, Via Baltimore, since which I have not been honored with any of your favors, nor has any thing particularly Interesting occurred subsequently thereto, except what may be found in the enclosed News-papers, which however contain also a great deal of what has no foundation in truth,...
32043To James Madison from Domingo Alveto, 1 December 1808 (Madison Papers)
The unpleasant Situation in which I find myself compells to have recourse to you in the hopes that you will relieve me if you can possibly do it without injuring the laws or interests of the United States. As I am Sensible that your time must be very precious I will be as brief as I can in Stating my case. I arrived about a year ago in this Country from Montevideo for Settling my own and other...
32044To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 1 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Inclose Mr. Lewis’s account. I have not seen Mr. Walker but I shall see him on sunday. The balance due Mr. Bell seems to be about 12 Dollers. I will Heare place all my Purchases of corn and fodder and when payable. I Got disappointed in the Ingagement with Mr. Anderson for the Hundred barrils corn. I have Purchased of others people which will not need your paying any more money to Mrs. Carter...
32045To Thomas Jefferson from John Crawford, 1 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have occasionally taken the liberty to address you on subjects which appeared to me to be of importance; the events to which some of them referred have not been yet accomplished, which leave their correctness problematical; but the complacency with which you honoured my attempts encourages me once more to intrude upon your valuable time, at this momentous crisis. In the periodical work, the...
32046To Thomas Jefferson from James Dinsmore, 1 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
We have nearly got the balustrade finished, and Shall then go on with the pipes; and the Cornice in the Piazza. we are much in want of Some fine Sand paper and Should be glad if you could find an opportunity to Send us a Dozen Sheets and ½ Dozen of 2 ½ inch plane irons which mr Ingles Could Chuse for you; there is none to be got about here.— I had a letter from my Brother by last post dated...
32047To Thomas Jefferson from Peter Dormenon, 1 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to transmit to your Excellency a Petition herein inclosed presented, by a Majority of the Inhabitants of this Parish, to the Honorable The House of Representatives and the senate of the United States to obtain a quantity of Lands situated on the Great Bayou and Bayou Maringouin in the said Parish, or get at least a right of preemtion to the said Lands setting the Price per...
32048To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Lehré, 1 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Since writing the within, a Caucas was held last evening in the Senate Chamber, at which, near the whole of both Branches of our Legislature were present.—It was resolved unanimously , that we could support Mr. James Maddison, as President of the United States.—Mr: George Clinton was warmly approved for the Office of Vice President, solely upon as stated to the Caucas, that he had , great...
32049To Thomas Jefferson from Philip Mazzei, 1 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
La fuga dei sopraddi. soggetti à causato, che il disgraziato Capn. Hall non à trovato credito per mettersi in stato di poter partire. Per mezzo di Mr. Appleton questa partirà da un porto della Francia in un Packet-boat. 10 xbre Sigr. Saml. Pourviance, restato qui dopo la fuga del fratello e di Degen (del che s’ignora il motivo) si dichiarò responsabile per il debito della Ragione Degen e...
32050Notes on a Cabinet Meeting, 1 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
1808. Dec. 1. present the 4. Secretaris, the expedition prepared at Halifx, consisting of 4000. men, is believed to be kept in readiness, in case war is declared by us, or obviously imminent, it is to go off instantly, abandoning Upper Canada to us, and take possession of N. Orleans. we therefore determine unanimously that all the new recruits from Pennsylva inclusively Southwardly and...
32051To Thomas Jefferson from John E. Rigden, 1 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have herewith enclosed Mr. Williamson’s acct. for pens with the balance coming to you from the Ten dollars left with me by your Grand Son, being four dollars.— Hoping that your watch goes to please you I remain Dr Sir With the greatest respect yr. Obt. Servt. MHi : Coolidge Collection.
32052From Thomas Jefferson to United States Congress, 1 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I transmit to both houses of Congress a Report from the Surveyor of the public buildings, of the progress made on them, during the last season, of their present state, of the expenditures incurred, and of those which may be requisite for their further prosecution. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
32053From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Waterhouse, 1 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
In answer to the enquiries of the benevolent Dr de Carro on the subject of the Upland, or Mountain rice, Oryza Mutica, I will state to you what I know of it. I first became informed of the existence of a rice which would grow in up-lands without any more water than the common rains, by reading a book of Mr. de Poyvre who had been governor of the Isle of France, who mentions it as growing there...
32054To James Madison from Brockholst Livingston, 30 November 1808 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Peter Cruger, a son in law of Mr. Church, with whom you are acquainted, being on a visit to Washington, I take the liberty of recommending him to your attentions & civilities, & have the honor to be, with great respect, your very obed sert Catalog--Seth Kaller, Inc..
32055To James Madison from John Gavino, 30 November 1808 (Madison Papers)
I beg leave to referr to what I had the honour of writing you No. 63 under date of 15t: Inst: & 64 the 16t: Do. P Copys herewith. By the former you will see the particulars of the Schooner Philadelphia Packett, Nathl: Norris Master; all that I have been able to find out since then is that she was cleard from Philadelphia for Boston with the Proofs of Property. Finding some days had elapsed...
32056To James Madison from John Murray Forbes, 30 November 1808 (Madison Papers)
The foregoing is a Copy of what I had the honor to address Your Excellency by the Ship Washington, Captn. Case, which Ship after experiencing every possible Difficulty at length put to Sea on the 17th. Inst. On my return h ere from Gluckstadt, I found that the Agent of the Ship Juniata at Paris, by his unremitting Perseverance, seconded by th e solicitation of General Armstrong had obtained...
32057To Thomas Jefferson from Abraham Bishop, 30 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Since the receipt of your favor of 13 instant I have waited for the return of Col. Humphreys from Philadelphia, upon the suggestion of his agent, that the Col. would be ambitious to select, personally, such cloth as might do justice to his factory & your expectations. The Col. returned this evening, says that four weeks at least will be necessary for finishing a piece in hand of such quality,...
32058From Thomas Jefferson to George Blount, 30 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
On the reciept of your letter of the 24th. complaining of an unjust detention of money from you in the Navy department, I had the proper enquiries made, and now inclose you the report of the Navy accountant, which you will percieve to differ in essential facts from your statement. should you think it worth while to controvert these facts, the proposal offered by the Accountant in the last...
32059To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph George, Jr., 30 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Prompted by urgent necessity to address Your Excellency, and having two aged Parents dependant on me for Support I trust that this appeal to your excellency’s humanity will not be unavailing., Having been employed as Clerk in a Respectable Mercantile house in this City, but owing to the Embargo, a measure Calculated to rescue our property from the Grasp of Foreign Nations, but severe in its...
32060From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Hawkins, 30 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Business and indisposition have prevented my sooner acknoleging the recipt of your letter of the 3d. instant, which came to hand on the 10th. mr Granger, before that, had sent here the very elegant ivory staff of which you wished my acceptance. the motives of your wish are honorable to me, and gratifying, as they evidence the approbation of my public conduct by a stranger who has not viewed it...
32061From Thomas Jefferson to United States House of Representatives, 30 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
According to the request of the House of Representatives, expressed in their resolution of the 25th. instant, I now lay before them a copy of my proclamation of the 19th. of April last. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
32062To Thomas Jefferson from John George Jackson, 30 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
J G Jackson presents his best respects to the President of the US & has the pleasure to communicate the information he promised to furnish him some time since. the delay is attributable to the absence of Mr. Love who only returned to day—Upon conversing with Mr. Love he stated to me that Dr. Ware is the person to whom my friend Winston referred as eminent for his Surgical talents—that he is...
32063To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 30 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The impossibility in the present hurry of the Post office of ascertaining correctly the balances of the appropriations & indeed the variation hourly taking place in them by the payment of accounts, induced me to alter in the Report the passage rela tive to them, & to State merely tha t they were so nearly exhausted that the Work must soon close an d Workmen be discharged unless the legislature...
32064To Thomas Jefferson from Joshua Norvell, 30 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
This may at first excite your surprize: but when you see its contents, I am more than certain that you will feel for my situation. Knowing that you are about to retire from the cares of the nation; and seek repose and happiness in the bosom of private and rural life, I have taken upon myself to ask a favor; which, if granted, will throw me under every obligation conceivable. Having always had...
32065From Thomas Jefferson to Robert Patterson, 30 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
To the best of my recollection, Dr. Barton, Doctr. Wistar and yourself are the Vicepresidents of the Philosophical society; but not being entirely confident in my memory and still less as to the order of the names, I take the liberty of putting the inclosed under a private cover to you, with a request that you will communicate it to your colleagues. I salute you with great friendship and...
32066From Thomas Jefferson to American Philosophical Society, 30 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Being to remove within a few months from my present residence to one still more distant from the seat of the meetings of the American Philosophical society, I feel it a duty no longer to obstruct it’s service by keeping from it’s chair members whose position, as well as qualifications, may enable them to discharge it’s duties with so much more effect. begging leave therefore to withdraw from...
32067To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Patterson, 30 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
T. Patterson has heard that the President’s Jaw has suppurative and discharges matter. he has also heard that it is intended to have the tooth extracted as soon as the Ulcer can be healed. But this is not the cause which ought to be pursued. No Surgeon would attempt to cure an Ulcer formed by a Bullet and afterwards extract the Bullet,—nor cure an Abscess formed by a detached piece of carious...
32068To Thomas Jefferson from Charles Pinckney, 30 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the pleasure of recieving your favour with the inclosure—as by the rotatory nature of our constitution I am ineligible again to the Executive here for four years & my time is just expiring I thought I owed it to your administration & to my constituents to make the inclosed communication in order that our citizens may understand the grounds on which You have made a stand against invasions...
32069To Thomas Jefferson from Pseudonym: "A Slave", 30 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
In looking over Mr. Duane’s politicks for Farmers and Mecanicks, I was not a little surprised to hear him bosting of his happy country, & the pacifick measures of this government, and decrying all others as barbarous and oppressive. I wrote to him in Sept. last and requested his friendship, & desir’d him to lay before you our exquisit torment, and the inhuman conduct of our masters; but I have...
32070To Thomas Jefferson from William Tatham, 30 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have directed Mr. Bonsal, Sir, to transmit to you the second printed Pamphlet on the subject of the Canal which I have the honor to propose from this port to Carolina, by way of Kempsville & the North Landing; embracing also a latteral naval cut from Kempsville to Lynhaven river, designed for bettering the defence of this place & the United States in general. I have also persevered, under...