Volume 44 Index
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Sabine River, 47, 536n
Saint Croix River, 253
Saint-Domingue, W.I. See Haiti (Saint-Domingue)
Saint Mary’s Academy (Baltimore), 519
Saint Marys River, 253
Saint-Mémin, Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de, xlix
Saint-Paul, N. D. F. de
letter from, 611-12
sends writings on public finance to TJ, 611-12
Salieri, Antonio, 152n
Salmoneus, King of Elis, 374n
salt
calls to repeal of tax on, 532
Saltonstall, Nathaniel, 346n
saltpeter, 10, 11, 212-13
Samadet & Cushing (Marseilles), 418-21
Sammons, Thomas, 715, 716, 723
Sandford, Thomas, 719, 723
Sands, Joshua, 716
Sandy Hook, N.J., 218n, 254n
Sanford, Nathan, 675n
Santa Bogue Creek, 360n
Santa Cruz, Alvaro Navia Osorio, Marqués de, 709, 710n
Sant’Antioco, Conte di. See Porcile, Giovanni, Conte di Sant’Antioco
Santo Domingo (city)
commercial agent at, 549-50, 612
Saratoga, battle of, 300n, 556
Sardinia
Tunisian raids on, 133-6
San Pietro, 135n
Sauvé, Pierre
candidate for appointment, vii, 169, 306, 307, 328, 350, 355, 478, 652-3
characterized, 20, 24, 535
deputy to carry Louisiana memorial, 24, 255n, 449, 451, 478, 535, 653n
Savage, William, 354n, 362
Savannah, Ga.
gunboats for, 127
Saint-Domingue refugees at, 351, 352
physicians, 353n
and French privateers, 363, 578
construction of gunboats at, 395
Schuyler, Peter Philip, 26, 606
Schuylkill Arsenal, 481n, 598n
science
perpetual motion, 181-3, 464-5
learned societies, 615n, 628n
See also astronomy; botany; Jefferson, Thomas: Scientific Interests
Scotland
immigrants from, 22, 238, 309, 636n
descriptions of, 695n
Scott, Charles, 30n
Scott, Edward, 732
Scott, James (physician), 102, 359-60
Scott, John M., 169, 314n, 712
Scott, Joseph T.
letter from cited, 732
Scourge (U.S. brig), li
seamen. See impressment
Searcy, Edmund
letter from, 30
seeks appointment, 30
Seaver, Ebenezer, 716, 721, 726
Sedition Act (1798)
TJ halts, pardons prosecutions under, 130, 243, 621
criticism of, 347, 349n, 372
Sergeant, John, 228
servants. See President’s House
Sevier, John, 218n, 252, 361n
sextants, 107-8, 694
Shadwell (TJ’s estate), 482n
Shaw, John (Miss. Terr.), 188
Shaw, John (navy officer), 661, 703
Sheafe, James, 172n
Sheaff, Henry
letter from cited, 729
TJ orders wine from, 729
Sherburne, John Samuel, 464
sheriffs
accused of collecting exorbitant fees, 231-2
Shields, William B., 169, 598, 729
shingles
manufacture of, 41-2, 46
shipbuilding, 63-7
Shipman & Denison (New Haven, Conn.), 75n
Shippen, Edward, 357, 370
Shippensburg, Pa., 384
Shoenstein, Charles S.
letter from cited, 732
Short, Peyton, 30n
Short, William
letters to, 58-9, 136, 415-17, 707-8
letters from, 117, 646-8
TJ’s debt to, 58, 117, 136, 273, 333, 334, 646, 708, 732
and wine for TJ, 58-9, 117, 646, 707
invited to Monticello, 59, 136, 646
travels of, 117, 646
tenants, 415-17
TJ sends account of Indian Camp rents to, 415-17, 646
and TJ’s accounts as minister to France, 598
sends observations on politics, foreign relations, 646-8
TJ sends political observations to, 707-8
Shubin, Fedot, 198n
Sibley, George C., 649n
Sibley, John
letter from, 338-40
recommended for appointment, 239, 309
characterized, 309
sends observations on Indian trade, relations with Spain, 338-40
Sicily, 317, 321, 325n, 354n, 498
Sierra Leone, 623, 625n
silkworms, 475-6
silver, 102, 128, 500
Simons, James
correspondence with secretary of the Treasury, 264, 315, 327, 328n
and condemnation of schooner Eliza, 533-4, 604
calls for removal of, 573-4
Simons, Robert
letter from, 627
seeks appointment, 574, 627
Simons, Thomas, 392
Simpson, James, 675n
Siren (U.S. brig), li, lii
Skene, Alexander, 266-7, 346n
Skinner, Tompson J.
appointed commissioner of loans, 77, 689, 702
rumored dissatisfaction with TJ’s administration, 531
Skipwith, Fulwar
letter to, 69-70
TJ introduces Armstrong to, 67, 69
dispute with Robert R. Livingston, 69, 216, 218n, 252
and wine for TJ, 69-70
and American debt claims, 217n, 218n, 252, 423
recommended for New Orleans collectorship, 636n
and W. Herries, 636n
Slacum, George, 225
Slaughter, Robert, 448
slavery
Spanish interference with, 339, 340n, 363n
abolition, manumission societies, 429n, 509n, 610n
criticism of, 609-10
and the U.S. Constitution, 609-10
writings on, 610n
slaves
ongoing threat of insurrection by, 19, 191, 254n, 411-12
refuse to join labor riot, 33
hiring of, 97, 141n, 424
marriage of, 97-8
Indians as, 101
manumission of, 139-41, 624
purchase of, 139-41
children of, 160
relationship with white children, 160
food for, 190
education of, 191
runaway, 339, 340n, 363n, 640n
as collateral, security, 369
sale of, 369
as cooks, 408n
owned by Indians, 461n
taxes on, 482n, 624
free blacks returned to bondage, 610n
removal of condemned, from Va., 623-5
only some deemed “worthy” of freedom, 624
See also blacks; Jefferson, Thomas: Slaveholder
slave trade
prohibition, suppression of, 7, 217-18n, 254n
support for continuation of, 254-5n, 310, 382n
and the U.S. Constitution, 609-10
Sloan, James, 717, 721
smallpox, 263n, 359-60
Smallwood, Charles (pardon seeker)
letter from, 485-6
petition for pardon, 485-6
pardoned by TJ, 486n
Smallwood, Samuel N., 193n, 245-6, 689, 702
Smilie, John, 717, 721, 726
Smith, Albert, 26n
Smith, Alexander, 138, 225
Smith, Alexander (Md.), 547n
Smith, Charles (New York)
letter from, 573
sends book to TJ, 573
identified, 573n
Smith, Charles (Va.), 162
Smith, Christopher, 131, 162
Smith, Daniel, 464, 689
Smith, Israel, 719, 721, 726
Smith, James S., 692
Smith, John (N.Y.), 719, 721
Smith, John (navy officer), lii, 661, 703
Smith, John (Ohio), 651n, 719, 722
Smith, John (Va. congressman), 718, 722
Smith, John (War Department)
letter to, 236
letter from, 291
prepares commissions, 236, 291
identified, 236n
letter from cited, 731
Smith, John Cotton, 716, 723
Smith, John H., 208
Smith, Jonathan, 734
Smith, Josiah (Mass.), 26n
Smith, Larkin
letter from, 708-9
no longer seeks appointment, 708-9
identified, 709n
letters from cited, 709n
Smith, Luther, 340n
Smith, Robert
letters to, 36, 51, 77-8, 183, 302, 355-6, 533
letters from, 33-4, 51, 94-5, 117-18, 125, 129, 144, 341-2, 371-2, 395-6, 584-5, 594, 602, 603, 660, 676
declines dinner invitation, 33
health of, 33
construction, deployment of gunboats, 33-4, 36, 51, 355, 395, 663, 676
construction of additional brigs, 34, 36
forwards commissions, warrants, 51, 125, 129, 371
and Callis appointment, 77-8, 94-5, 115
TJ sends recommendation, news of Indian delegation to, 77-8
geographic distribution of midshipmen, 94
absence from Washington, 105
consuls as navy agents, 110-11
dispute with Truxtun, 117-18, 268-70, 302, 341
observations on Burr-Hamilton duel, 118, 144
Marine Corps, 125
conduct of T. Cooper, Jr., 144
appointment offer for W. Pinkney, 180, 183, 341
and divisions among Republicans in Pa., 341
navy storekeeper at Philadelphia, 341, 342n
TJ sends Orleans Terr. arrangements to, 355-6
Mediterranean squadron, 371-2
British frigates at New York, 396
returns to Washington, 396
as reference, 458
attends cabinet meetings, 507
advises on appointments, 533, 602, 603
alleged criticism of J. F. Mercer, 561
advises on bill for preservation of peace in harbors and waters, 578, 584-5
arming of U.S. merchant vessels, 591, 594
advises on bill to regulate the clearance of armed vessels, 595
sends list of naval appointments, 660-1
advises on annual message to Congress, 662-3, 676
repairs to navy vessels, 676
See also Navy, U.S.
Smith, S., & Buchanan
letter from, 704
and the Rebecca, 418-19
forwards bust of Alexander I, 704
Smith, Samuel (Md.)
letters from, 62-3, 365-6
introduces Hoffman and Rapp, 62-3
recommends aspirants for office, 75n, 365-6, 516, 517n, 586n
and J. Barney’s claim, 254
and Truxtun, 269, 270n
as reference, 458
potential minister to Spain, 464
letter from cited, 517n, 731
and annual message to Congress, 663
member of Eighth Congress, 719
dines with TJ, 720, 726
Smith, Samuel Harrison
letters to, 118-19, 166-8, 214-15
letters from, 125, 205
and TJ’s involvement with “Olive Branch Petition,” 118-19, 166-8, 205, 214-15
payments to, 125
See also National Intelligencer (Washington)
Smith, Sir Sidney, 108
Smith, Sophia Ann Tazewell Taliaferro, 708, 709n
Smith, Thomas Rhett, 529
Smith, Uriah
letter from, 550
sends writings to TJ, 550
identified, 550n
Smith, Woodward & Co. (New Haven, Conn.), 75n
smuggling, 36, 312, 337
Smyth, Thomas, Jr., 170
Snake Creek. See Santa Bogue Creek
Sneed, Griffin, 252
Snow, James
letter from, 59-60
petition for pardon, 59-60
pardoned by TJ, 60n
Society of Associated Teachers of New York, 573n
Söderström, Richard, 55
Somers, Richard, lii, 499, 500n, 661, 703
Somerset (Macon home), 520n
Soulié, John (Jean)
letter from, 449-52
characterized, 17, 19, 20, 21n
and Louisiana memorial to Congress, 449-52
Southard, Henry, 717, 722
South Carolina
commissioner of loans, 34-5, 77, 141-2, 153, 161, 192, 228, 239, 265, 279-80, 281, 284, 303, 315, 327, 340, 364, 375, 590n, 689, 702, 712
loan officer, 34-5
commissioners of Direct Tax, 142, 161
and Twelfth Amendment, 181
cotton manufacturing in, 192n
treasurers, 228n
Newberry Co., 286n
and French privateers, 354, 363
elections in, 528-9
counterfeiting in, 638n, 639n
See also Charleston, S.C.; Federalists; Republicans
South Carolina Homespun Company, 192n
Southington, Conn., 338n
Southwest Point, Tenn., 453, 658
SPAIN
Colonies
and Osages, 73, 74n
French privateers operate from, 86
American settlers barred from, 339
and runaway slaves, 339, 340n, 363n
See also Louisiana; Texas
Economy
and Indian trade, 339, 340n
Foreign Relations
threat of war with Britain, 432, 434, 435n
Society
yellow fever in, 512, 513-14
U.S. Relations with
convention on claims, ix, 77, 79-80, 300, 301n, 356, 397-8, 403, 417, 430-1, 466, 507, 528n, 669, 671-2, 681
and establishment of Mobile collection district, ix, 300, 301n, 349, 356, 397-8, 403, 430, 431n, 466-7, 507-8, 664, 669, 671-2, 680-1, 684n
and Louisiana boundary, ix, 31, 46-7, 54, 185n, 301n, 432-3, 466n, 528n, 535, 536n, 617, 672, 681, 712
threat of war with U.S., ix, 410, 430, 607-8, 617, 629, 640
interference with U.S. shipping, commerce, 12-13, 86, 409
cargoes of distressed vessels, 25, 26n, 31-2
Spanish armed vessel in Lake Pontchartrain, 36
and western Indians, 74n, 339, 340n
and western exploration, 104, 250, 535
continued Spanish presence in Orleans Terr., 255n, 281, 363n, 535, 704-5
and land sales in W. Fla., 313-14n, 705
interferes in Indian relations, 339, 340n, 364, 535, 536n, 640n
and runaway slaves, 339, 340n, 640n
and Irujo’s conduct, 357-9
Spanish threat to U.S. settlements, 363-4
reinforcement of Spanish posts, 364
and navigation of Mississippi River, 409
U.S. minister to, 463-4, 522
and Wilkinson, 555
and Kemper riot, 608, 629
and Godoy, 647-8
Spain acquiesces to Louisiana Purchase, 664, 672, 681
See also Florida; Louisiana; Mobile, W. Fla.; New Orleans; Pinckney, Charles
Sparks, Richard, 394-5
Spencer, Oliver H., 326-7, 692
Spitfire (U.S. bomb ketch), li
Sprague, John, 26n
Sprague, Samuel, 26n
Sprigg, Richard, Jr., 173n
Sprigg, William O., 189, 203, 214, 255-6
springs
medicinal springs, 13, 58n
Mont-Dore, 13
St. Andrews (Louisiana District), 80, 82n
St. Andrew’s Society (N.Y.), l-li
St. Bernard, Bay of. See Matagorda Bay
St. Charles, 80, 81, 123
St. Charles District, 81, 89
St. Croix, W.I., 75-6
St. Ferdinand, 80
St. Francis River, 81, 571
St. Germain, France, 67
St. John’s College (Annapolis), 445n
St. Julien, Pierre Louis, 35, 47, 48n
St. Louis
descriptions of, 80
as district seat, 81, 123
meeting of delegates at, 284, 286n, 649n
founding of, 523n
St. Louis District, 81, 82, 89, 314
St. Petersburg, Russia, 198n
St. Stephens, Fort, 606n, 687n, 690
St. Vincent, John Jervis, earl of, 438
Stadler, Joseph Constantine, xlvii, 113n
Stanford, Algernon S., 547n
Stanford, Richard, 547n, 715, 718, 721
Stanley, William, 577n
Stansbury, Abraham Ogier, 132, 133n
Stanton, Joseph, Jr., 716, 722, 726
State, U.S. Department of
letter to, 476
clerks, 27-8n
messengers, 27-8n
and R. King’s accounts, 48
consuls as navy agents, 110-11
consular appointments, 171-2, 173, 550n
letter from cited, 303n, 731
consuls should be U.S. citizens, 468
TJ requests pardon, commissions from, 476
polygraphs for, 508, 509n, 527, 626, 659
See also Madison, James; Wagner, Jacob
Ste. Genevieve, 80, 81, 123
Ste. Genevieve District, 81, 82, 89
steamboats, 40, 42-6
Stedman, William, 716, 723
steel, 401
Steele, John (comptroller of the Treasury), 464
Stephens, William
letter from, 617-18
recommends aspirant for office, 617-18
identified, 617-18n
Stephenson, James, 717, 723, 724n
Sterett, Andrew, 661, 703
Steuart (Stewart), Robert, 467
Steuart (Stewart), William, 467
Stevens, Ebenezer, 556-7
Stewart, Charles, lii, 661, 703
Stewart, John (Pa.)
opposes changes to mail route, 186n, 335, 336n, 384-7
member of Eighth Congress, 717
dines with TJ, 722
Stewart, William (blacksmith), 428, 438
Stiles, Ezra, 552n
Stoddard, Amos
letter from, 625
sends information on population, divisions of Louisiana, 81, 82n
conference with Sacs and Foxes, 572n
forwards Indian vocabularies, 625
forwards news from Lewis and Clark, 650
forwards description of lead mines, 684-5n
Stoddert, Benjamin, 4, 6n
Stoddert, Fort
Spanish duties on supplies for, 12
as port of entry, 26, 31, 306n, 690, 703, 711
postal route through, 461
land office at, 476
and death of E. Kirby, 606
Stone, David, 464, 719, 721
Storm, Thomas H., 173
Story, Joseph
Oration, 86, 157
candidate for appointment, 170
strawberries, 112
Stricker, John, 516, 517n
Strickland, William, xlvii
Strode, John, 102
Stuart (Stewart), Archibald
letter to, 449
letter from, 426
introduces G. Goosley, 426
invited to Monticello, 449
Stuart, Gilbert
portrait of Abigail Adams, l, 354 (illus.)
portrait of TJ, 279
sugar
price of, 190
in Jamaica, 190-1, 290
in Louisiana, 191, 290
cargoes of, 419
suicide, 687n
Sulayman, Mawlay, Sultan of Morocco, 675n
Sulphur Springs, Pa., 386
Summary View of the Rights of British America, 539, 557-8
Summers, Lewis, 138, 391
Sumter, Thomas, Jr., 168, 252
Sumter, Thomas, Sr.
letter to, 126
letter from, 410
and T. Fitzpatrick, 126, 169, 410
reports on Burr’s movements, 410
dines with TJ, 715, 721
member of Eighth Congress, 719
Sunbury, Pa., 384
Susquehanna Canal Company, 567-8n
Susquehanna River, 519, 567n
Sutherland, William, 414
Swan, James, 219n, 252, 254
Swann, Thomas, 138
Swartwout, John, 149, 488-9
Swartwout, Samuel, 449n
Sweden, 176, 185n, 218n, 301n, 498
Switzerland
immigrants from, 18, 186n, 270-2, 325
Bern canton, 553
Syracuse, 499, 500n