Volume 43 Index
J
Jackson, Amasa, 202
Jackson, Andrew, 55, 221n, 683
Jackson, James
introduces Couper, 99
letters from, 60, 99-100
recommends aspirants for office, 99-100
Jackson, John G., 523n
Jackson, Jonathan, 357, 358n
Jackson, Mary (Polly) Payne, 521, 523n
Jackson, William, 680
Jackson, William (Md.), 607, 608, 616-17
Jackson & Wharton (Philadelphia), 537
Jacobs, J., 463
Jaén, Peru, 479, 481
Jamaica, 36n, 440
James (slave), 368, 374, 385
James, John, 417
James, Thomas C., 508
James River
improvement of navigation on, 67-8, 91-4, 143
Janney, John, 128n
Japan
Hokkaido, 156, 158n
Jarnan, Pierre, 163n
Jay, John, 117, 119n, 196
Jay Treaty
and debt claims, 83, 217, 277, 286n, 358
and duties on European goods, 251n
exchange of ratifications, 276
and neutral rights, 196
Jefferson, George
handles shipments for TJ, 48, 100
handles TJ’s business affairs in Richmond, 6, 51, 269, 358-9, 454
letters from, 6, 51, 71, 130, 454, 537
letters from cited, 400n, 691, 692
letters to, 48-9, 100, 179, 238, 358-9, 399-400
letter to cited, 8n, 690
payments to, 137
recommends aspirants for office, 687
and sale of Craven’s tobacco, 179, 399-400, 454, 537, 620-1
and sale of TJ’s tobacco, 6, 48-9, 71, 100, 130, 238, 269, 352, 399-400, 537, 620-1
See also Gibson & Jefferson
Jefferson, Lucy Elizabeth (second daughter of TJ), 459n
Jefferson, Martha (Patty) Wayles Skelton (Mrs. Thomas Jefferson), 398n, 604n
Jefferson, Peter (TJ’s father), 463n, 465
Jefferson, Thomas
Agriculture
crop rotation plans, 290-1
encourages olive culture, 69-70
exchanges seeds, plants with friends, 20-1, 22n, 101-3, 180, 205-8, 232, 409, 485, 540, 595, 597, 598, 599
moldboard plow, 123-5
receives agricultural publications, 204
and tenants, 290-1
See also Poplar Forest (TJ’s estate); tobacco
Architecture
and design of U.S. Capitol, viii, xliv-xlv, 146, 187-8, 340n, 341n
footpaths on Pennsylvania Ave., 502
See also Monticello
Business and Financial Affairs
account with J. March, 6-7
account with T. Carpenter, 143-4
assays gold coins, 308
barters for plank, 397-8
newspaper subscriptions, 147-8, 185
opens account with Bank of the United States, 696
orders cider, 152, 231, 265, 266, 269
orders coal, 48, 49n, 100
orders frames, 669
orders hams, 400, 454
orders vegetable seeds, 222-3
payment of insurance premium, 435-6
prefers anonymity in business transactions, 560
purchases herring, 329-30, 461, 471
purchases millstones, 358-9, 454
salary, 185
and Wayles estate, 603-4
See also Barnes, John; Gibson & Jefferson; Henderson lands; Jefferson, George; Monticello; Short, William
Character and Image
children named after TJ, xi-xii, 97-8
friend to arts and science, 53-4, 58, 65
praised in songs, xliii-xliv
publications dedicated to, 224, 227, 230n, 301-2, 412
Correspondence
declines writing letters of introduction, 316-17n
forwards official papers to executive departments, 550
with heads of departments, vii, 183-4, 188-9, 231
methods of communicating with public officials, 501-2
receives anonymous letters, viii, 580, 632-4
receives letters from the insane, 34-7
receives vulgar, threatening letters, viii, 580
sends writings, information to newspapers, 465-9
wishes correspondence with Priestley to remain private, 18-19
writes, copies own letters, 94
writes under pseudonym “A Bystander,” vii, 465-9
See also polygraphs
Governor of Virginia
British attempt to capture, 398n
Law
marriage settlements, 364
opinion on arbitration, 603-4
suit against B. Henderson’s heirs, 364
See also Johnson, Richard; Peyton, Craven
Library
books borrowed from, 538, 548-9
books obtained for, 7n, 21-2, 84, 204, 416n, 438n, 457, 463, 513, 538, 541-2, 548, 550n, 574, 695
political pamphlets, 496
TJ borrows books, 538
TJ pays for bookbinding, 6-7
TJ prefers octavo editions, 457
Nailery
nailrod and iron stock for, 130-1, 198, 223, 308n, 443n, 620, 693
TJ barters nails for plank, 398n
Opinions
on affection of the public, 359
application of science to daily life, 334-5
no nation can be “unjust with impunity,” viii-ix, 293
public patronage for manufacturing, 404
seeking charity from European powers a national disgrace, 326, 328
western exploration for science, not profit, 242-3
Patronage and Appointments
applications for office kept confidential, 550
corrects names of nominees, 243
defends patronage policy in “Fair Play” essay, 512n
difficulties making Orleans Terr. appointments, 253
and “midnight appointments,” 535, 579
moderate approach toward, 511
principles regarding removals, 510-11
removals for opposition, 510-11, 679, 680
reply to New Haven merchants, 510
sends nominations to the Senate, 71-2, 81-2, 113-14, 507n, 679
Supreme Court appointments, 71, 679
Personal Affairs
barbering, 695, 696
and C. Lewis, 254
called “Red Headed Son of a Bitch,” 580
continued affection for John and Abigail Adams, 534-5, 579-80
gives money in charity, 3
grizzly bear quarter sent to, 49-50
health of, 428, 517, 611
horseback riding, 611
laments lost friends, 652-3
orders wine, 91, 307, 440, 548, 572-3, 605-6, 610, 625-6, 654
plans retirement, 652
private secretary, 94-5, 402-3
purchases eyeglasses, 539, 540
sends dinner invitations, 42, 531, 573
strangers ask for money, 77-8, 528, 676
See also President’s House
Political Theories
consuls to reside only in ports, 247n
freedom of the press, 666
single executive ensures unity of purpose and action, 554
strength of republican government, ix-x, 666-7
voluntary regulation preferable to formal treaties, 591
Politics
and Burr, 203n
criticized at public dinners, 512n
decline, demise of Federalists, 252
divisions among Republicans, 571
encourages “republicanising” Norfolk, 360
fears divisions among Republicans, viii, 252-3
Federalists criticize TJ’s legal action against Richard Johnson, vii, 465-9
ridiculed about “salt mountain,” 429
won’t interfere in divisions among Republicans, 202-3, 248, 314
Portraits
asked by Peale to sit for profile, 601, 625
Houdon’s plaster bust of, 601, 625n
President
and Algiers, 557-9
arming of U.S. merchant vessels, 440, 442n, 494, 574, 658-9
and boundaries of Louisiana, 10-11, 554
British frigates at New York, 635
cabinet meetings, 494, 635
cargoes of distressed vessels, 644, 657
communications with heads of departments, 183-4, 188-9, 231
compensation for W. C. C. Claiborne, 189
compiles digest of information on Louisiana, 10, 12n
and courts-martial, 115, 144-5, 444n
and diplomatic immunity, 441n
and District of Columbia, 146-7, 199, 501-2
division of Louisiana District, 542
and E. Stevens claim, vii-viii, 116-20, 192-5, 223, 244, 554, 574-5, 575-8
establishment of Mobile customs district, 513-14, 584-5
establishment of post road between Washington and New Orleans, 198, 670-1
extradition of Ray and Williams, 624n, 626-7
foreign intercourse fund, 116-20
forwards official papers to executive departments, 550
and gunboats, 602-3
and Haiti, 440, 442n, 491, 494, 658
Indian policy, 149, 234-6, 441, 442n, 445, 543, 657, 669-70
issues pardons, 66n, 81, 153n, 444
and legal system in Louisiana, 17
and Logwood’s case, 245, 249-50, 551, 658
and loss of the Philadelphia, 63-4, 231, 246, 558
and Louisiana Bank, 253-4, 259
and Louisiana District, 145-6
marine hospitals, 594
and Martel’s exequatur, 245-6, 247n, 268n
and militia returns, 57-8n, 73
and navy appropriations, 63-4
negotiations for release of Philadelphia crew, ix, x, xlvii, 326-7, 328-9, 494, 510, 541, 590-1
and R. King’s accounts, 595
and R. V. Morris, 268, 328, 444
relations with Algiers, 557-9
relations with Britain, viii-ix, 292-3
relations with France, ix, 246, 491, 494, 602, 603n, 671-2
relations with Ottoman Empire, ix, 246, 328-9
relations with Russia, ix, 590-2
relations with Spain, 441
and slavery, xi-xii, 97-8
and slave trade, 661
and Spanish duties on U.S. goods at Mobile, 254-5
squatters in Louisiana, 183-4, 188, 324-5
temporary government for Louisiana, 46
violations of Logan Act, 642-3
war with Tripoli, ix, 231, 241, 244, 246-7, 326-7, 328-9, 494, 510, 514-15, 558, 590-1
and western exploration, ix, 11-12, 149-50, 233-8, 241, 242-3, 331
Religion
separation of church and state, 611
views on the doctrines of Jesus, 7, 18-19, 611
Scientific Interests
Argand lamp, 601n
calculating the velocity of rivers, 9-10
calculation of longitude, 568
chemistry, 334-5
curing fish, 471
encourages application of science to daily life, 334-5
and Humboldt, 501, 533n, 549
mammoth, 549
megalonyx, 549
purchases scientific, mathematical instruments, 539, 540, 568
receives specimens, curiosities, ix, 14-15, 49-50, 64-5, 289, 296, 331, 450-3, 604-5, 613
salines, salt springs, 454-5
and “salt mountain,” 287-8, 429-30
western exploration, ix, 11-12, 149-50, 233-8, 241, 242-3, 331
See also American Philosophical Society; Lewis and Clark expedition; polygraphs
Slaveholder
gives slaves to Mary Jefferson, 260n
hires slave labor, 7-8, 260n
payments to slaves, 261n
purchases slaves, 260n
and slave trade, 661
See also Freeman, John; Hemings, Sally; Monticello
Travel
between Monticello and Washington, xlvi-xlvii, 90, 111, 139-40, 406 (illus.), 427-8, 462-3, 517
travel expenses, 140n, 428n
Writings
Bill in Chancery of Craven Peyton against John Henderson and Others, 363-92
Continuation of an Examination of the Boundaries of Louisiana, 10-11, 12n
Decision on the Sentence of Henry Muhlenberg, 144-5
Declaration of Trust with Craven Peyton, 360-1
and E. Stevens Claim, 116-20, 575-8
Examination of the Boundaries of Louisiana, 10-11, 12n
“Fair Play” essay, 512n
Instructions for Arkansas River and Red River Expedition, 233-8, 241, 242-3, 331
Instructions on Architectural Ornaments for George Andrews, 536
List of Candidates for Office in Louisiana, 682-9
Memorandum on Appointments, 506-7
notes on cabinet meetings, 494
Notes on Curing Herring, 471
Notes on Edward Turner, 519-20
Notes on Gallatin’s Opinion on the Edward Stevens Claim, 192-5
Notes on Lease to Richard Gamble, 290-1
Notes on Salines in the Territory of the Osages, 454-5
Opinion on the Edward Stevens Claim, 575-8
Order for Payment of Newspaper Subscriptions, 147-8
Philosophy of Jesus, 7
Proclamation Establishing the District of Mobile, 513-14
Statement on the Legal Action against Richard Johnson, 465-9
Syllabus of an Estimate of the merit of the doctrines of Jesus, 18-19
Topics for Consultation with Heads of Departments, 440-3
Topics for Consultation with the Secretary of War, 445-6
See also Notes on the State of Virginia
“Jefferson and Liberty” (Michael Fortune), xliii
Jenckes, William C.
appeals dismissal from navy, 587-8
identified, 587n
letter from, 587-8
Jenkins, Thomas, 222
Jenner, Edward, 402
Jesus, 463, 611
See also Jefferson, Thomas: Religion
Jewell, James
letter from cited, 692
Jews, 87, 610
Joe. See Fossett, Joseph (1780-1858, Joe, TJ’s slave)
Johannes (Portuguese coin), 308
John Adams (U.S. frigate), 64n, 231n, 267, 268n
Johnson, Hezekiah, Jr., 79, 82
Johnson, Richard
TJ’s legal action against, vii, 457-8, 465-9, 476
Johnson, Richard Mentor, 487n
Johnson, Rinaldo, 684, 688n
Johnson, William, 71, 679
Johnston, Francis, 16, 17n
Johnstown, N.Y., 58, 59
Jones, Evan, 216n
Jones, Joseph (Del.), 589n
Jones, Meriwether, 39, 40n, 512, 513n, 679
Jones, Michael, 106, 107n, 122, 680
Jones, Walter, 127
Jones & Howell
letter from cited, 693
letters from, 198, 223
letters to, 130-1, 443
TJ orders iron from, 130-1, 198, 223, 443, 693
Jouett, Charles, 34n, 121, 441, 443n
Jourdan, Emilie, 297
Jourdan et fils (Tain, France), 307
Journal de Paris, 332, 333, 334n