Volume 44 Index
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Cabell, Samuel J., 88
Cabinet of Natural History (New York), 194-5, 221-2
Cabrera, Joseph
letter from, 468-73
claims diplomatic immunity, 468-73
identified, 473n
Cadiz, Spain, 186n, 468, 511, 512, 513, 695n
Caisergues, Francis
candidate for appointment, vii, 169, 234, 305, 653
characterized, 16, 18, 20, 21n, 23
Caldcleugh & Thomas (Philadelphia)
letter to, 613
letters from, 595-6, 685-6
and lamps for TJ, 595-6, 613, 685-6
identified, 596n
Caldwell, John (Ky.), 209n
Callender, James Thomson
criticized by A. Adams, 4-6, 600
pardoned by TJ, 4-6
receives financial assistance from TJ, 5-6
Prospect Before Us, 6n, 129
TJ defends his support for, 129-31, 243
Callier, James, 687
Callier, John, 686
Callis, Cleon M.
navy appointment for, 24-5, 77-8, 94-5, 115, 371n
Callis, William O.
letter to, 115
letter from, 24-5
seeks navy appointment for son, 24-5, 77-8, 94-5, 115, 371n
Cambrian (British frigate)
impressments by, 85, 127, 218n, 301n, 556
blockades French frigates, 396n
defies state and federal laws, 578
Cambridge, Mass., 552n
Camden, battle of, 699
Campbell, David
letter from, 453-4
criticizes conduct of W. MacRea, 453-4, 658
Campbell, George W., 719, 722, 726
Campbell, John (army officer), 453-4, 658
Campbell, John (Md.), 717, 724
Campoformio, Treaty of, 317, 321-2
Canada
boundaries, 435n
fur and peltry trade, 635
Cantrelle, Michel
characterized, 20, 22
candidate for appointment, 169, 306, 307, 328, 350, 355, 652-3, 712
declines appointment, 712
Cape Girardeau, 80, 81, 285-6, 286n
Cape Girardeau District, 81, 82, 89-90
Cap-Français, Haiti, 186n, 289n
Capitol, U.S.
praise for, 10, 11
riotous behavior by laborers, 33, 71-2
slave laborers at, 33
House chamber, 164, 467, 483-4
roof, 164
materials for, 164-5, 187, 467
statement of expenditures on, 164-5
workmen, 164-5, 467, 483
walls, 165-6, 187, 483-4
columns, 166n
bricks, 467
stonework, 467
schedule of work for, 483-4
and meridian line at Washington, D.C., 539, 541
criticism of Latrobe’s management of, 696-7
Caracas, 476n
Caraminico, Prince of (Francesco d’Aquino), 317, 321
Carey, Mathew, 163
Carlisle, Pa.
postal service to, 186n, 384-7
Carlos (Charles) III, King of Spain, 98n
Carlos (Charles) IV, King of Spain
letters to, 522, 527-8
letter of recall for C. Pinckney, 522
letter of credence for Monroe, 527-8
Carmichael, William, xlvii
Caroline (schooner), 76n
Carondelet, 80
Carpenter, Mr., 525, 526n
Carpenter, Thomas
payments to, 273, 333
Carpentier, Lewis D., 456
Carr, Dabney (TJ’s nephew), 373-4
Carr, John H., 129, 730
Carr, Peter (TJ’s nephew), 221, 435
Carrick, James
letter from, 449-52
and Louisiana memorial, 449-52
Carroll, Daniel (of Duddington), 245, 246n
Carroll, Bishop John, 441n
cartographers, 300n
Casa Calvo, Sebastián Calvo de la Puerta y O’Farill, Marqués de
continued presence in Orleans Terr., 255n, 281, 363n, 364, 479, 535
and post road through W. Fla., 257, 292
and reinforcement of Spanish posts, 364
and Kemper riot, 608, 630n
and Folch’s visit to New Orleans, 639-40, 704
Casey, Levi, 718, 723
Castor (TJ’s horse), 195
Cathalan, Eulalie (S. Cathalan, Jr.’s, daughter), 418, 420-1
Cathalan, Stephen, Jr.
letters to, 68-9, 120-1
letters from, 156, 175-8, 417-23
payments to, 61, 68-9, 96n, 120-1, 222
TJ orders groceries, wine from, 68-9, 109, 156, 421, 422-3n
forwards letters for TJ, 69
sends reports on negotiations with Tripoli, 175-8, 372n, 421-2
forwards Mediterranean news to Madison, 275n, 281
dispute with W. Baker, 417-18, 422n
defends his conduct as consul, 417-23
Cathalan, Stephen, Sr., 120
Cathcart, James Leander, 275n
Catholic Church
divisions in, 35
in Orleans Terr., 35, 47-8, 312, 313
See also Ursuline Nuns of New Orleans
Cavelier, Antoine, Jr.
characterized, 16, 18, 20
Cavelier, Zenon, 20
Cayenne, French Guiana, 592
Cayes, Haiti, 289n
Ceracchi, Giuseppe, 114, 115n, 332
Ceracchi, Therese, 332
Cevallos (Ceballos) Guerra, Pedro
delays ratification of claims convention, ix, 301n, 397-8, 430-1, 466, 507
protests establishment of Mobile collection district, ix, 301n, 397-8, 430, 431n, 507
and Spanish acquiescence to Louisiana Purchase, 684n
Chaddock, Calvin, 26n
Chamberlain, William, 715, 716
Chambers, Ephraim
Cyclopædia, 415
Chambers, Joseph
letter from, 606
recommended as Indian negotiator, 12
irregularities in recess commission for, 487-8
and death of E. Kirby, 606
identified, 606n
appointed register of land office, 689, 703, 712
Chambersburg, Pa., 384
Champlain, Lake, 202n
Charles II, King of England, 336n
Charleston, S.C.
gunboats for, 127
Saint-Domingue refugees at, 185, 186n
cotton manufacturing in, 192n
banks, 329n
and French privateers, 354, 363, 533-4
construction of gunboats at, 395
Republicans in, 528-9
collector at, 574
Charles Town, Va., 367-8
Charlottesville, Va., 274, 449n, 605n
Charming Mary (schooner), 132
Chastellux, François Jean de Beauvoir, Marquis de, xlvii
Chattahoochee River, 460
Chauncey, Isaac, 661, 703
Chavaniac (Lafayette estate), 503
Chavaniac, Charlotte de Lafayette, baronne Guérin de, 503
Cheetham, James
letter from, 149-52
seeks printing contracts, 149-52, 180
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company, 519, 599, 695
Chesapeake Bay, 67
Chew, Beverly
characterized, 20, 23
childbirth. See women
children
death of, 57, 58, 105
of immigrants, 93n
illnesses, 97, 160, 521
TJ’s correspondence with, 152, 654
illegitimate, 154, 155n
cared for by slave nannies, 160
slave, 160
education of, 519
Chile, 113n
China
nankeen cloth of, 331-2
Chisholm, Hugh
letter from cited, 733
Chisman, Mount Edward, 201, 203, 228, 476, 730
Chittenden, Martin, 716, 723
Chouteau, Auguste
and White Hair, 72n
and Dog Soldier, 73, 74n
partnership with brother, 523n
deputy to carry Louisiana District petition, 635, 648, 649n, 657-8
Chouteau, Auguste Pierre, 87
Chouteau, Pierre
letters from, 522-4, 656-8
and Osage delegation, xi, 73, 74n, 103, 275, 522, 523, 656-7
and peace medals, xlviii
and White Hair, 72n
appointed Indian agent, 103-4, 523n, 571
description of, 264
seeks exclusive trade with Osage, 264, 523n
reports troubles with Sacs, 523-4, 656, 657
identified, 523n
Chrestien, Jean André
letter from, 262-3
De la méthode iatroliptice, 262-3
identified, 262-3n
Christianity
missionaries to Indians, 175, 178-9, 278, 577-8, 588-9
restorationists, 550n
and slavery, 609-10
See also Jefferson, Thomas: Religion
Christianville, Va., 189
Church, Angelica Schuyler, xlvii
Churchman, Frederick, 225n
Churchman, Mary, 225n
Cicero, 317, 321, 558n
Cincinnati, Ohio, 577-8n, 651
Cincinnati, Society of the, 701n
Cisalpine Republic, 316, 317, 320-1, 322
Clagett, Clifton, 715, 723
Claiborne, Cornelia Tennessee, ix, 442, 477
Claiborne, Elizabeth W. Lewis
death of, ix, 442, 477
health of, 238, 303-4, 311, 359, 388, 411
Claiborne, Ferdinand L., 169
Claiborne, Richard
letter from, 83-4
invents boat propulsion system, 83-4
sends news of Miss. Terr. land office, politics, 83-4
Claiborne, Thomas, 717, 723
Claiborne, William C. C.
letters to, 52-4, 101-2, 306-8, 613-14
letters from, 7-9, 303-4, 308-14, 326-7, 359-60, 387-8, 411-12, 442, 477-80, 586-7, 606-8, 630-1, 639-40, 704-5
appointed governor of Orleans Terr., vii, 168, 170, 233, 306, 328, 350, 355, 442n, 477, 689, 712
advises on appointments, viii, 23-4, 52, 170n, 237-9, 303, 308-11, 313n, 326-7, 355, 387-8, 478-9, 652-3n, 711
reports on Louisiana memorial to Congress, viii, 7-9, 217n, 254-5n, 312-13, 606-7
health of, ix, 8, 226, 237-8, 303, 308, 311, 313, 359, 388, 477-8
correspondence with secretary of state, 7, 9n, 35-6, 48n, 252, 281, 363-4, 442, 640
Louisianians not ready for self-government, 7-8, 102n, 217-18n, 313, 607
salary and compensation for, 7-9
appointments by, 14n, 412-13, 586-7
supporters of, 23
and Catholic Church, 35, 47-8, 217n, 312, 313, 639
correspondence with Folch, 35, 36n, 48, 312
investigates French prizes at New Orleans, 35, 48, 363-4n
St. Julien case, 35, 47, 48n
expenses as Louisiana commissioner, 35-6, 48
authorizes charter of Louisiana Bank, 52, 310
communications with TJ miscarry, 52, 308-9, 478
supports TJ’s checkerboard city plan for New Orleans, 53-4, 311
advises on location of Lafayette’s land grant, 54, 102, 313, 614
observations on Louisiana boundaries, 54
correspondence read in Congress, 101-2, 312-13
forwards TJ’s letter to Ursuline Nuns, 102, 226
and postal service to New Orleans, 206, 257, 292-3
discontent among free blacks in New Orleans, 217-18n, 254n
supports ban on slave trade, 217-18n, 254-5n, 607
criticizes E. Livingston, 217n
complains of continued influence of France and Spain in Orleans Terr., 255n, 363n
as reference, 293
reports death of H. B. Trist, 303, 313, 613
arrangements for Orleans Terr. government, 306-8, 328, 652
sends news, observations on Orleans Terr., 308-14, 586-7, 606-8, 639-40
criticizes speculation by Louisianians in W. Fla. lands, 309, 312, 705
and Indian affairs, 311-12, 640
reports on yellow fever in New Orleans, 359-60, 388, 411, 640
threat of slave insurrection in New Orleans, 411-12
death of wife and child, 442
wishes to take leave of absence, 477-8
inaugural address by, 479, 480n
studies French language, 479
takes oath of office, 479
rumored death of, 532
requested to obtain Spanish land records, 598
tensions, threat of war with Spain, 607-8, 640, 704-5
downplays significance of Kemper riot, 608, 630n
and TJ’s letter to J. M. Gelston, 613-14
forwards specimens from Richard King, 630-1
criticized in Esquisse, 705
Clark, Christopher, 718, 722
Clark, Daniel
candidate for appointment, 3, 169, 234, 305, 307, 328, 350, 355, 652-3, 712
supports memorial to Congress, 7-8, 217n, 254-5n, 312
characterized, 19, 20, 22
provides information on population of Louisiana, 82n
speculates in W. Fla. lands, 312, 705
and tensions at Natchitoches, 640
declines appointment, 712
Clark, William, xi, 650n
See also Lewis and Clark expedition
Claxton, Thomas, 595-6, 613
Clay, Henry, 569n
Clay, John, 551, 568-9, 586
Clay, Joseph (Pa.)
letter from cited, 213n, 730
member of Eighth Congress, 717
dines with TJ, 720, 726
Clay, Lucretia Hart, 569n
Clay, Matthew, 717, 722
Clermont I (Osage leader), 72n
Clinton, DeWitt
letter to, 488-9
and printing contracts for Cheetham, 150-1
and Delacoste’s museum, 195n
and British frigates at New York, 218n, 252, 301n
seeks removal of J. Swartwout, 488-9
and Moreau, 489
letter from cited, 489n, 732
advises on appointments, 603
Clinton, George, Jr., 721, 725n
Clopton, John, 717, 722
cloth
linen, 162
sheeting, 252
cotton, 331-2
nankeen, 331-2
silk, 475-6
Clouet, Louis Brognier de
characterized, 16, 18, 20, 23, 479
candidate for appointment, 168, 169, 170, 307, 328, 350, 355, 479
letter from cited, 363n
Clyde River, 255n
coal, 635
See also household and personal articles
Cobbett, William, 131n, 556
Cocke, William
letter from, 37-8
describes Independence Day among Chickasaws, 37-8
and compensation for Tenn. militia, 361n
member of Eighth Congress, 719
dines with TJ, 721
Cockle, John
letter from, 393
seeks settlement of claim on France, 393
identified, 393n
coins
Roman, 627-8
counterfeit, 637
eagles, 637
French, 637
Colbert, George, 37, 38n
Colbert, James, 37, 38n
Colbert, James Logan, 38n
Colbert, Levi, 37, 38n
Colbert, Melinda. See Freeman, Melinda Colbert
Colbert, Susan (Susannah) James, 37-8
Colbert, William, 37, 38n
Colden, Cadwallader
History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada, 484, 485n
Coleman, William, 118, 166-7
Coles, John
letter from, 412
and timber for TJ, 412
Coles, John (Boston)
letter from, 246-7
Emblem of the United States of America, 246-7
identified, 247n
Collins, Theophilus, 239, 309
Collis, Solomon, 75n
Colorado River, 47, 50
Columbia, Bank of (Georgetown)
TJ’s account with, 273, 274n, 333
Columbia College, 628n
Columbian Centinel (Boston), 102n, 131n
Columbus, Christopher, 552n
Comfort (schooner), 426n
Commodore Thomas Truxtun’s Vindication (Thomas Truxtun), 268-70, 302
compasses, 107-8
Compendio della storia geografica, naturale, e civile del regno del Chili (Juan Ignacio Molina), 112, 113n
Condit, John
as reference, 496
member of Eighth Congress, 719
dines with TJ, 721, 726
Congregationalists, 552n
CONGRESS, U.S.
Continental
and “Olive Branch Petition,” 166-8
House of Representatives
and L’Enfant’s claim, 55
contested elections to, 336, 337n
appointment of members criticized, 337
preservation of peace in U.S. ports and harbors, 578-9
gunboats, 579
arming merchant vessels, 591-2
and Treasury estimates for 1805, 633n
forms quorum, 654, 663
members return to Washington, 695
and burning of the Philadelphia, 733
message from cited, 733
See also Annual Message to Congress (1804)
Legislation
arming merchant vessels, x, 592
preservation of peace in U.S. ports and harbors, x, 579
cargoes of distressed vessels, 31-2n
and navy appropriations, 34
compensation for diplomats, 48
and L’Enfant’s claim, 55
land grant for Lafayette, 59
and sale of public lands, 63, 70, 642-3
division, government of Louisiana, 123, 237n, 284-5, 649n
and settlement of American debt claims, 537n
Senate
messages to, 702-3, 703-4
and TJ’s nominations, xiii, 690-1n, 693n, 703n, 704n, 711n
arming merchant vessels, 592
transcripts of Senate records, 602
delays in forming quorum, 654, 663
members return to Washington, 695
See also Annual Message to Congress (1804)
Connecticut
elections in, 206, 429
calls for new state constitution, 335, 336n, 337-8
“Sufferers’ Land,” 452-3
See also Federalists; New Haven, Conn.; Republicans
Connecticut Courant (Hartford), 335-6
Connecticut Gazette (New London), 338n
Conrad, Frederick, 717, 723, 726
Conrad, John, & Co. (Philadelphia), 291n
Constellation (U.S. frigate), 63, 66, 129n, 500n
Constitution (U.S. frigate), li, lii, 65, 275n, 499, 500n
Constitution of the United States
and presidential appointments, 3
judicial review, 380
separation of powers, 380
freedom of the press, 380-1, 601
criticism of, 564-7
and apportionment of Congressional representatives, 609
Bill of Rights, 609
and slavery, 609-10
admired by Alexander I of Russia, 654, 655
See also Twelfth Amendment
Cook (Cooke), Mr., 515-16
Cooke, John (Va.), 467
Cooper, Henry, 75-6
Cooper, Thomas, 144
Cooper, Thomas, Jr., 144, 730
Cooper’s Run Church, Ky., 374n
Copenhagen, 628n
Cork, Ireland, 190
corn, 200
Cornells, Alexander (Oche Haujo), 460, 461n
Cornwallis, Charles, Lord, 556
Cosway, Maria Hadfield, xlvii, 495
Cottineau, Dennis, 457
cotton
yellow, 331-2
cultivation of, 332, 642
Cours historique et élémentaire de peinture ou Galerie complette du museum central de France (Antoine Michel Filhol), 645, 646n
COURTS, U.S.
Circuit
District of Columbia, 59-60, 137-9, 209-10, 224-5, 449n, 604-5
appointments to, 121, 449n
District
Orleans Terr., 106, 121, 207, 355
appointments to, 121
Public Opinion
proper sphere of judicial branch, 380
threats to judicial independence, 532, 533n
Supreme Court
payments to, 28n
and Bank of Alexandria, 368, 369n
courts-martial, 202n
Cowes, England, 518n
cowpox. See smallpox
Cox, George, 661, 703
Cox, John, 273, 274n, 333
Coxe, Tench
and divisions among Pa. Republicans, 229-33, 341
electioneering by, 413
Craig, Reuben, 297
Cranch, William
letters from, 209-10, 227
and pardons, 138, 209-10, 227, 391, 486, 501
and Burr conspiracy, 449n
Craven, John H.
dispute with Lilly, 521, 616
letter from cited, 732
letter to cited, 732
Crawford, Lewis, 625
Creighton, William, Jr., 414, 546
Crèvecoeur, Michel Guillaume St. John de, xlvii
crime
riot, 33, 71-2, 92, 93, 224-5, 391, 604-5n
perjury, 59-60, 492n, 559-60, 567n, 687n
stealing, theft, 139n, 209, 227
counterfeiting, 189-90, 637-9, 694-5, 705-6
fraud, 234-5
falsifying wills, 348
slander, 380-1
forgery, 417-18, 422n, 472-3n
assault, 422n, 485, 604-5n
larceny, 604
See also law; murder; pardons; smuggling
Croft, Edward, 142-3, 161
Croghan, Col. George, 102-3, 127-8, 160
Cropper, John, 547n
Crowley, Mark, 33, 72n
Crowley, Thomas, 33, 93
Crowninshield, Jacob
letter to, 127
letter from, 84-6
sends fish to TJ, 84-7, 127, 137n
observations on politics, foreign affairs, 85-6, 127
candidate for appointment, 170
dines with TJ, 715, 720, 726
member of Eighth Congress, 716
Cuba, 86
Cuivre River, 523n
Cumings, Jonathan
letter from, 500
seeks silver mine concession, 500
Cummichael, Mr. (Md.), 347-8
Curling, Robert B., 194-5n
Curtis, William (Va.)
letter to, 248-9
letter from, 299
and estate of Ariana Jenings Randolph, 248-9, 299
identified, 249n
letter from cited, 249n, 730
Cushing, Isaac, 418-21, 422n
Custis, Edmund
letter from, 575
seeks appointment, 575
Cutler, Manasseh, 716, 723
Cutts, Anna Payne, 95
Cutts, Richard
letter from, 95
and glass for TJ, 95, 734
member of Eighth Congress, 716
dines with TJ, 720, 724n
Cybele (French frigate), 396n
Cyclopædia, or An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (Ephraim Chambers), 415