1To Thomas Jefferson from Johann Abraham Albers, 16 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
By this I have the Honour to send Your Excellency the third Volume of my American Annals, and as a proof of my profound respect, have taken the liberty of dedicating it to You. At same time allow me to assure You of the sincere esteem, which the German Nation feels for the United States of America, and that the publication of my Annals, whose principal aim is the extension of one part of their...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Louis Alexis Hocquet de Caritat, 16 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
The important subject of Lousiana which has engaged your attention for sometime past, and the succes with which it has been crowned gives me hope that the enclosed prospectus relative to the Voyage of General Collot through that Country will appear to you worthy of some examen. My Partner in France has been induced by Mr Livingston and all the Americans in Paris to purchase the copy-right of...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 16 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
The Secretary of War has the honor to propose to the President of the United States, that, Robert Richie and Richard Smith both of the State of Maryland, be appointed 2d. Lieutenants respectively in the Regiment of Artillerists. That, Alpha Kingsley and Gideon Warner, both of the State of Vermont, be appointed Ensigns respectively, in the 1st. Regiment of Infantry. That, Samuel Williamson of...
4To Thomas Jefferson from John Goulding, 16 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I have heretofore had the honor & the pleasure to know your gentle & amiable handwriting; of course I must feel on the present sudden occasion, the sensations of delight & surprize at once, upon seeing my name written by you, on any occasion: This being for some flour from Mr. Thomas, I have promptly pointed out to the bearer how the matter stood. It is not in words to express how much I wish...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Meriwether Lewis, 16 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I have not written to you since the 11th. & 15th. of July, since which yours of July 15. 22. 25. Sep. 8. 13. & Oct. 3. have been recieved. the present has been long delayed by an expectation daily of getting the inclosed ‘account of Louisiana’ through the press. the materials are recieved from different persons, of good authority. I inclose you also copies of the Treaties for Louisiana, the...
6Enclosure: Extracts from Accounts of Indians and the Fur Trade along the Missouri River, 16 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Extracts from the Journal of M. Truteau , Agent for the Illinois trading company , residing at the village of Ricara , up the Missouri. This company was confirmed in 1796. with the exclusive right for 10. years to trade with all the nations above the Poncas, as well to the South, & the West, as to the North of the Missouri with a premium of 3000. pes. for the discovery of the South Sea: and a...
7To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 16 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg your pardon, for delaying so long, my acknowledgments of the favor conferred on me, by your transmitting to me your Address or Message to the Congress. It afforded me high Satisfaction, not only as communicating most interesting information respecting your Treaty with France; & the friendly disposition of the great Powers in Europe towards the United States; but as containing the most...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Caspar Wistar, 16 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
It has happened to me more than once, to feel great pain & regret while I was writing to you, on account of the trouble I occasioned you, & the liberty I was taking, in soliciting promotion &ca., for the persons in question. I assure you those sensations occur with unusual force on the present occasion, which is this—Dr. Bache has nearly concluded his tour [of] attendance on the Missisippi...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 17 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty of proposing the above named Gilbert C. Russell as an Ensign in the 2d. Regt. of Infantry and that his name be added to the list I had the honour of submitting this morning . Your Huml. Servt RC ( DLC ); undated; endorsed by TJ: “Cocke Wm. Washn. Nov. 16. 03. recd. Nov. 17. to Genl Dearborne” (see below) and “Russell Gilbert C. to be ensign.” Recorded in SJL as a letter of...
10To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 17 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
It does not appear on a strict examination of the papers in this Office, that any documents remain, which will enable me to give any information on the subject of the Arrest of Zachariah Coxe —If there ever were any documents in this Office relative to that subject, they were probably consumed with the War Office in November 1800— With respectfull Consideration I am, Sir, Your Obedt. Servt. RC...
11To Thomas Jefferson from Nathaniel Macon, 17 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Finley coming in this morning, prevented my informing you, that John Hay & Robert Cochran both live in or very near to Fayetteville, and that Robert Troy lives in the county of Anson, about 40 miles distant from Fayetteville I am Sir Yr. most obt sert— RC ( DNA : RG 59, LAR ); endorsed by TJ as received 17 Nov. and “Lyne, Roberts & Hunt. Commrs. bkrptcy” and so recorded in SJL . finley :...
12From Thomas Jefferson to the Senate, 18 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
During the last recess of the Senate I have granted commissions for promotion and appointment in the military corps of the US. for the following persons & commands, which commissions will expire at the end of the present session of the Senate. I therefore now nominate the same persons for reappointment to the same commands, to wit. Regiment of Artillerists Capt. Richard S. Blackburn to be...
13To Thomas Jefferson from Jones & Howell, 19 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Obliging favors of 6th & 8th Inst are both reced. the first requesting us to send Two Tons of rod Iron the last Inclosing Check for $45 31 100 which is to your Credit. we should have reply’d sooner, but waited for an opportunity to send you the rod Iron. we Can now Inform You, we have Shippd. on Board the Schooner Jane Ephraim Pearson Master. 80 Bundles rod Iron assorted wt 2.0.0-0 at...
14To Thomas Jefferson from the Mississippi Territory Legislative Council, 19 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
We the Legislative Council of the Mississippi Territory possessing in Common with our fellow Citizens the livliest Sentiments of Gratitude towards the general Government for the unremitted Attention it has discovered to the Interests of this Country, are desirous of expressing to you, Sir, our great satisfaction and Joy at the interesting Event, which has lately resulted from executive and...
15From Thomas Jefferson to Louis Alexis Hocquet de Caritat, 20 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night your favor of the 16th. instant, with the Prospectus for the publication of General Collot’s travels through Louisiana & his account of that country. I willingly subscribe for a copy of it, and now return you the Prospectus which I presume will be published in the gazettes. although every thing respecting that country is interesting to the US. yet I suspect that the...
16From Thomas Jefferson to Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 20 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
My friend Mr. Butler, a Senator of the US. from South Carolina having a desire to get some White Hermitage wine, I take the liberty of addressing him to you and of mentioning at the same time that I recieved from your friend at Cette what you were so kind as to order for me. there were two qualities, the one of the crop of de Loche which made up nearly the whole of what was sent, which is not...
17To Thomas Jefferson from John Francis Renault, 20 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Depuis 3 ans entiers je travaille au crayon fin un tableau historique et allégorique qui aura pour titre, Les Anglais rendant les Armes au Général Washington Commandant en Chef L’armée Américaine et Française, après leur défaite à york &a. Il ne m’appartient point de faire à votre Caractère l’éloge de cet ouvrage, un Auteur a pour soi de l’indulgence, mais si des Personnes de gout et de...
18To Thomas Jefferson from John Richman, with Jefferson’s Note, 21 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
To permit me to State to your Honour That last Jany, I wrote to the Honble the Secretary Of the Treasury for A patent, for An Invention To the Bedstead line; which Instead of the present Mode of Chords Attached to Studs & Flat holes In the Sacking bottom; my Plan is with Rolers And Cogg wheels Under the Sacking with A Clock And Spring; which has mett with the approbation Of Gentlemen; and...
19From Thomas Jefferson to the Senate, 21 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate Nicholas Fitzhugh of the county of Fairfax in Virginia to be an Assistant judge of the Circuit court of the district of Columbia, vice James Marshall resigned. William S. Pennington of New Jersey to be Attorney for the US. in the district of New Jersey vice George Maxwell resigned. George Hay of Virginia to be Attorney for the US. in the district of Virginia vice Thomas Nelson...
20To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 21 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Capt Merewether Lewis having been chosen a Member of our Society , I take the liberty of enclosing to you his Certificate of Election, & the letter advising of his Election, as the only Certain channel, by which the information can be Conveyed to him. Our friend D Priestley has been very Ill, D Wistar saw him previous to the Serious attack & found him much Broken—since D W. left him, he was...
21To Thomas Jefferson from John Beckley, 22 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me, on behalf of my brother in law, Mr: Isaac Prince , now residing in the Island of Saint Bartholomew , and carrying on business there as a Merchant, to present to your consideration, his application & pretensions for the appointment of Consul or Commercial Agent for the Swedish Island of Saint Bartholomew, and the three Danish Islands of Santa Cruz, Saint Thomas, and Saint Johns. This...
22To Thomas Jefferson from Justus Erich Bollmann, 22 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Several of my Friends, being of Opinion that the Island of St. Domingo, as soon as evacuated by the French, will become a Theatre of important commercial as well as political Occurrences, have expressed a Wish that I might go there, and I confess that I feel myself considerably tempted by the Prospect of an extensive and beneficial Activity. This Temptation would be the greater if I could hope...
23From Thomas Jefferson to John Breckinridge, 22 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Extract of a letter from a judicious & well informed American who has for some time been at the settlement of Natchitoches. ‘What kind of government would at first be most suitable & proper god only knows. it would be farcical to see a lawyer in a court of justice addressing a jury of them at present. with a few exceptions they have no other idea of any kind of government than a Commandant...
24To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 22 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to propose Edmund Hayward of Maryland & James Lanier of Kentucky for Surgeons Mates, and Reuben Smith & Thomas A. Smith of Georgia for 2d. Lieutenants in the Corps of Artillerists and James Logan of Kentucky for an Ensign of the 2d. Regiment of Infantry— With respectfull consideration I am your Obedt. Servt. RC ( DLC ); in a clerk’s hand, signed by Dearborn; at foot of text:...
25From Thomas Jefferson to Jones & Howell, 22 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
William Stewart , a smith who has lived with me at Monticello some years, is now in Philadelphia, and wishes to have some files and bars of iron and some steel of his own choice, sent on for me to Richmond. I will therefore pray you to ship for that place such as he may chuse, consigning them to Gibson & Jefferson. I must also trespass on your benevolence with respect to this man. he is one of...
26From Thomas Jefferson to John Milledge, 22 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Altho’ I am so late in answering your favor of Aug. 5. yet it was not unattended to; and has, in execution, had it’s effect. while we were negociating with the Creeks for the extension of your Oakmulgee boundary, we thought it unadvisable to press any other topic which would be disagreeable to them. as soon as the unfavorable turn which that negociation took, was known, I desired the Secretary...
27To Thomas Jefferson from John Rhea and Thomas Moore, 22 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
William Martin of Smith County in the state of Tennessee, who also is a member of the General Assembly of that State, requested that he might be named to the President of the United States for an appointment to the office of a Surveyor in the Louisiana territory, if such an office should be created— We therefore agreeably to his request have taken the liberty to name him to You for that...
28From Thomas Jefferson to Robert Brown, [before 23 November 1803] [document added in digital edition] (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson requests the favour of The Hon.ble Genl. Brown to dine with him on Wednesday the 23rd . inst at half after three, or at whatever later hour the house may rise. The favour of an answer is asked. RC (Nate D. Sanders Auctions, Los Angeles, May 2013, Lot 593); printed form, with blanks filled by Lewis Harvie reproduced in italics; partially dated; addressed by Harvie: “The Hon.ble...
29Bill for the Organization of Orleans Territory, 23 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Be it enacted &ca. that all that portion of country ceded by France to the US. under the name of the province of Louisiana, which lies south of the Missipi territory & of an East & West line passing from the Missipi 10. miles North of the town of Natchitoches to the Western boundary of the said cession, shall constitute a territory of the US. under the name of the territory of Orleans the...
30To Thomas Jefferson from Christopher Ellery, 23 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
C. Ellery begs leave to present his highest respects to the President of the United States—and to mention that application has been made to him, by an old friend, of great worth, to aid Mr. Henry Wilson in the obtainment of a Consular appointment, for which he will ask through other friends—and further to mention that from the knowledge C. Ellery has of the character of his friend, he cannot...