Volume 45 Index

Jackson, Andrew

letter from, 266-8

protests arrest of T. Butler, 266-8

unsent letter to TJ, 267-8n

Jackson, George, 617

Jackson, James

letter from, 603

recommendations sent to, 495n

and J. Bryan, 601n

makes payment for TJ, 603

votes in Chase impeachment trial, 605-6

dines with TJ, 718, 722, 724, 729

Jackson, John (Philadelphia), 546

Jackson, John G.

letter from, 617

seeks information on Indiana Company claim, 617

identified, 617n

dines with TJ, 716, 723, 726

Jackson, John S.

letter from cited, 736

Jackson, Jonathan (carpenter), 684

Jackson, Mary (Polly) Payne, 617

Jackson, William, 602

“Jacky Frost and the Old man,” li-lii, 330 (illus.)

James, Thomas C.

letter to, 336

letters from, 295-6, 604

informs TJ of his reelection as president of APS, 295-6, 336

thanks TJ for forwarding communication, 604

James River

ice in, xi, 462

navigation improvements, 240

Jamestown, Va., 253, 254n

Jarvis, William

letters from, 20, 75-6, 126

and wine for TJ, 20, 75-6, 126, 462, 471

praises TJ’s inaugural address, 637

Jauffret, Louis François

Éléments de zoographie, 480, 696, 702

Jay, Fort, 692n

Jay, John, 423

Jefferson, George

letters to, 130-1, 200-1, 296, 482-3, 488

letters from, 22, 147, 223-4, 462, 494, 515, 540, 586, 675

handles TJ’s business affairs in Richmond, 22, 130, 193, 200-1, 223-4, 296, 482-3, 488, 540

payments to, 22, 482-3, 515

handles shipments for TJ, 130-1, 147, 462, 494, 586

recommends payments in Bank of U.S. notes, 223-4

double payment to Moran, 224

and sale of TJ’s tobacco, 586, 675

letter from cited, 736

and TJ’s account with Gibson & Jefferson, 736

See also Gibson & Jefferson

Jefferson, Isaac (1775-ca. 1849, TJ’s slave), 603n

Jefferson, Isaac (Boston)

letter from, 587

seeks contract for seamen’s clothing, 587

Jefferson, Thomas

Agriculture

moldboard plow, 39-40, 555-6

exchanges seeds, plants with friends, 40-1, 94, 177, 180, 181, 183, 227-8, 229, 289-90, 441-2, 564, 589-90, 625

interest in cider production, 126-7

recommends books on gardening, 314

See also Poplar Forest (TJ’s estate); tobacco

Architecture

and design of U.S. Capitol, 31n

buildings for education, 305

preference for Corinthian order, 360

superiority of “chaste” architecture, 360

See also Monticello

Business and Financial Affairs

orders coal, 22, 738

payment of medical services, 139

shipment for, captured by British, 144-5n

orders stoves, 301

orders perry, 323, 361-2, 549, 571-2

newspaper subscriptions, 483, 540

orders hams, 483, 494

orders molasses, 488

purchases tools, hardware, 707

See also Bank of the United States; Barnes, John; Gibson & Jefferson; Henderson lands; Jefferson, George; Monticello; Reibelt, Philippe; Short, William

Character and Image

will accept no gifts while in public office, 5

friend to arts and science, 274, 504, 516-17

publications dedicated to, 426, 682n

songs composed in honor of, 579-81

children named after TJ, 672

Correspondence

uses caution, disguise in writing, sending letters, ix, 154-5

characterizes correspondents as insane, 51n, 242, 313, 542-3

receives anonymous letters, 57-8, 100, 132, 258-9, 403

receives death threats, 132

writes letters of introduction, 327

See also polygraphs

Education

recommends works on history, 140-1

necessary for liberty, 303

proposals to establish a state college in Va., 303-6

Governor of Virginia

British attempt to capture, 472n

and Indiana Company, 617n

Inauguration

oath of office, 604, 608, 628

inaugural celebrations, 608n, 628

descriptions of, 625-6, 628

See also Inaugural Address (1805)

Law

capture and condemnation of prizes, 32

adjudication of Tripolitan prizes, 124-5

on western land claims, 174

executive claim of nolle prosequi, 324

regulation of armed merchant vessels, 358

compensation for jurors and witnesses, 401

prohibition, 483-4, 505, 507

See also Johnson, Richard; Peyton, Craven

Library

books obtained for, 23-4, 27, 28, 43, 90-1, 101n, 141-2, 148, 153-4, 165-6, 168-9, 192, 238-40, 246-7, 268-9, 278, 299, 314n, 328-9, 359, 363, 364, 368-9, 389-91, 436-8, 477, 480-1, 503, 507, 530-1, 536-7, 551, 557, 644n, 692, 701-2, 706

sends books from Monticello to Washington, 130-1, 147

books borrowed from, 140, 238, 299, 333, 359

collects works on America, 306

will be left to future university in Va., 306

TJ pays for bookbinding, 695-8

book subscriptions, 703, 704

Nailery

enslaved boys work in, 82n

nailrod and iron stock for, 130, 147, 148, 494, 529

Opinions

never takes sides in the quarrels of others, viii-ix, 102-3

on manufacturing, x-xi, 236-7, 297, 675, 677-8

strength of old friendships, 26-7

society poor substitute for family, 127

“equal protection & justice” only inducement necessary for immigrants, 189

prefers climate of America over Europe, 473-4

Americans too busy to write or invent, 475

necessity of aging wine, 561-2

on resistance to innovation, change, 631-2, 641-2, 649, 650, 652

Patronage and Appointments

appointment of U.S. attorney general, ix-x, 275, 278-9, 282-3, 285, 288, 618, 713

sends nominations to the Senate, 16-17, 105-6, 157, 338, 417, 576-7, 609-10, 623-4

difficulties making appointments and removals, 85, 118-19, 147, 311-12

maintains silence on all applications, 85, 210

corrects errors in nominations and appointments, 122-3, 126, 609-10

TJ recommends aspirants for office, 190, 192-3, 195, 532

avoids appointing Virginians, 282

judges not to receive revocable commissions, 327

nominations rejected by Senate, 417n

lists of appointments and removals, 573-6, 711-13

reduction of useless offices, 630, 640, 653

Republicans entitled to share of offices, 643-4

moderation in removals, 667

Personal Affairs

strangers ask for money, xi-xii, 22-3, 256-8, 306, 319, 500-1, 708

gives money in charity, xii, 23n, 266n, 319n

fur cloak belonging to, xlvii

orders wine, 20, 75-6, 103, 126, 130, 131, 134, 135, 172-3, 228, 259, 298, 342, 373-4, 442, 483, 488, 494

dullness of Washington society, 314

sends dinner invitations, 315-16n, 339, 450, 678, 731n

See also President’s House

Political Theories

praises writings of A. Sidney, 168-9

considers dissolution of the Union “insanity,” 272

limits on presidential terms, 310-11

people a public censor on government and the press, 632-4, 639, 642-3, 646-7, 655-6

seeks peace and amity with all nations, 640, 652-3

See also Inaugural Address (1805)

Politics

fears divisions among Republicans, viii, 58-9, 173-4, 247, 310

promotes unity and harmony, viii

remains neutral in disputes among Republicans, viii-ix, 173, 247

and potential repeal of three-fifths clause, ix, 154-5

criticizes licentiousness of the press, xiii-xiv, 632-4, 638, 642-3, 650, 655-6

urged to seek a third term, xiv, 247-9

will not seek a third term, xiv, 310-11

editors “cooks” consulting “palates” of their readers, 55

Federalists should support strengthening ports and harbors, 133-4

compares Mass. to the prodigal son, 164

decline, demise of Federalists, 164-5, 476, 706

Delaware suffers from “Anglomany,” 323, 476

impeachment of S. Chase, 471

criticized by Hulbert in Mass. legislature, 472-3

relationship with Sally Hemings, 472n

and Walker affair, 472n

Federalists resist innovation, change, 631-2, 641-2, 643-4, 645-6, 652

Federalist leaders irreconcilable, 706

Portraits

by Rembrandt Peale, xlvii-xlviii, 330 (illus.)

by Saint-Mémin, l-li, liii, 96-7, 330 (illus.)

by Doolittle, 88n

President

Native American policy, vii, 24-5, 122-3, 166-8, 174, 188-9, 262-3, 271, 284, 319-20, 334-6, 501-2, 515, 553-4, 654-5, 698-9

promotion of internal improvements, vii, 643, 653

and self-government in Orleans Terr., viii, 119

western exploration, lii, 185

relations with Britain, 32, 49, 164, 320

defense of U.S. coasts and harbors, 42, 49, 133-4, 284, 423-4, 428-30

and District of Columbia, 59-60, 208-9, 507-8

issues pardons, 71, 153, 203, 319, 320n, 333

war with Tripoli, 124-5, 320, 472n, 550-1

public buildings in Washington, 135, 346, 397-8

relations with France, 164

relations with Spain, 164, 312, 471, 553-4

immigration policy, 189-90

and Wabash saline, 243, 534

policy for populating Orleans Terr. and Louisiana Dist., 271, 311

policy toward Haiti, 290-5, 341

post road through W. Fla., 312

arming of U.S. merchant vessels, 358, 439-41

and the Mint, 391-3

passports for non-resident citizens, 395-6

compensation for jurors and witnesses, 401

establishment of post road between Washington and New Orleans, 446-7, 559-60

navy reductions, 472n

militia returns, 563n, 591

contingent expense fund, 591-2

administration of oath of office, 604, 628

postal service, 624

discharge of public debt, 630, 638, 640-1, 643, 653

repeal of internal taxes, 640, 653

benefits of Louisiana Purchase, 649, 653-4

See also election of 1804

Religion

recommends Glendy, 159-60, 620-1

views on the doctrines of Jesus, 207, 208n, 502-3

criticized for being deist, 383, 665

Jefferson Bible, 437-8n, 454-6

accused of atheism, 472n, 665

separation of church and state, 639-40, 642, 649, 654

freedom of religion, 663-4

Scientific Interests

weather, xi-xii, li, 314, 327, 362, 363n, 415, 473-4

western exploration, lii, 185

botany, 94

flower named after TJ, 94

calculation of longitude, 224-5

receives specimens, curiosities, 235, 731n

disinfection, 299

offers medical advice, 415

floating batteries, 424, 428

dry docks, 472n

lacks interest in geology, 473

climate, 473-4

yellow fever, 474-5

urban planning, 475

too busy for scientific, literary studies, 709

See also American Philosophical Society; Lewis and Clark expedition; polygraphs

Slaveholder

describes eventual demise of slavery, xiii, 403-4

receives reports on enslaved workers at Monticello, 81, 104-5

hires slave labor, 104, 105n

and removal of free Blacks, condemned slaves from Va., 249-50, 453-4

suggests employing free Blacks as tenant farmers, 387, 389n

Travel

between Monticello and Washington, 354-5

never traveled west of Staunton, Va., 473

Writings

Legal Commonplace Book, 32

Bill for Preservation of Peace in Harbors and Waters, 41-2, 49

Notes on Painting at Monticello, 123-4

Bill for the Adjudication of Prizes, 124-5

Syllabus of an Estimate of the merit of the doctrines of Jesus, 207, 208n, 250

Proclamation Extending Building Regulations in the City of Washington, 208-9

List of Books Acquired, 268-9

Notes on Policy in the West, 271

Paragraph on Disaffected Citizens, 272

Notes on Indian Affairs, Tripoli, and Great Britain, 319-21

Notes on Spanish Actions and Indian Affairs, 553-4

Supplementary Note on the Moldboard Plow, 555-6

notes on appointments, 573-6

Tabulation of Votes in Chase Impeachment Trial, 605-7

Thoughts on English Prosody, 627

Anas, 631

Notes on Speech by Mingo Mattaha, 700-1

lists of appointments and removals, 711-13

dinner guest records, 714-32

See also Inaugural Address (1805); Notes on the State of Virginia

Jeffersonia diphylla (twinleaf), 94

Jeffreon River. See North River (Missouri)

Jeffreys, George, 664, 670n

Jenifer, Miss, 731n

Jenkins, Captain, 442

Jenkins, Thomas, 524

Jenner, Edward, 526

Jérémie, Saint-Domingue, 205n

Jerry (b. 1777, TJ’s slave), 591

Jerusalem, 40, 41n

Jérusalem delivrée. See Gerusalemme Liberata

Jesus

TJ’s study of the doctrines of, 207, 208n, 502-3

João, Prince Regent of Portugal, 298n

John (b. 1753, TJ’s slave), 104-5

John (b. 1785, Bedford John, TJ’s slave), 105n

John Adams (schooner), 441

John Adams (U.S. frigate), 204n, 230, 264n, 551n

Johnson, Benjamin, 455n, 546

Johnson, Bernard

letter from, 587-8

petition for pardon, 587-8

identified, 588n

Johnson, Catherine Maria Frances, 731n

Johnson, Catherine Nuth

and Mrs. Noland, 23n

dines with TJ, 716, 723, 731n

Johnson, Eliza Jennet Dorcas, 731n

Johnson, Fort (S.C.), 284n

Johnson, Joshua, 23

Johnson, Richard

TJ’s legal action against, 210, 735

Johnson, Richard (English author)

Hermit of the Forest, 90, 91n

Juvenile Trials, 90, 91n

Johnson, Samuel

Dictionary of the English Language, 537-8

Johnson, Stephen W.

letter from, 680-2

sends plan of publication to TJ, 680-2

identified, 681-2n

Rural Economy, 682n

Johnson, William

dines with TJ, 727, 730

Johnson, William (N.Y.), 592n

Johnston, Alexander R., 495

Johnston, Catherine Nuth, 316n

Jones, Evan, 36, 118, 121, 122

Jones, John Rice, 547

Jones, Meriwether

letter from, 359

asks TJ for copy of Summary View, 359

Jones, Obadiah, 601, 618, 713

Jones, Silas, 524-5

Jones, Skelton, 253n

Jones, Walter

dines with TJ, 715, 719, 723, 728

Jones, Walter, Jr.

considered for appointment as U.S. attorney general, 285

and case of R. W. Peacock, 689, 690n

dines with TJ, 727

Jones & Howell

letters to, 98-9, 148, 494

letter from, 529

TJ orders iron for his mill from, 98-9

TJ orders nailrod from, 130, 148, 494, 529

and stoves for TJ, 301

payments to, 494, 529

letter from cited, 494n, 735

Jouett, Charles

recommended for appointment, 347n

commissioner to treat with Native Americans, 582-3n

dines with TJ, 724

Journal of Andrew Ellicott, Late Commissioner on Behalf of the United States (Andrew Ellicott), 90, 91n

Judiciary Act (1789), 496, 498

Justification of General Moreau (trans. George Lewis Gray), 192

“Juvenal Junius” (pseudonym). See Davis, John (author)

Juvenile Trials for Robbing Orchards, Telling Fibs, and Other Offences (Richard Johnson), 90, 91n