Jack (Edward Rutledge's slave)
mentioned, 355n
Jacob (TJ's servant)
discharged, 122n
Jacobins
mentioned, 301
Jamaica, W.I.
aids Saint-Domingue, 271
port charges, 278
James, Richard
TJ's account with, 197
Jameson, David
letter to, 43
letter from, 184-5
and Va. specific tax, 43, 184
James river
survey of, 83
James River canal
clearing of, 76
commissioners, 76
Jane (ship)
case referred to French minister, 257-8, 288, 302, 304
case referred to governor of Martinique, 304n
seized by French, 257-8, 288, 302, 304, 317
Janet (ship)
seized by British, 54n, 142-3n
Jaudenes, José de
letter to, 427
and Expilly's debt to Torino, 396-8
and Kenneth Thompson, 427-8
arrives in Philadelphia, 63
conversations with TJ, 381, 459
letter from cited, 428n
Spanish agent in U.S., 259n
Jay, John
and case of Dover, 259n, 298
and Pagan v. Hooper, 343n
Jean François
leads Saint-Domingue slave revolt, 461-2
Jefferson, George
estate, 25
Jefferson, Mrs. George
mentioned, 25
Jefferson, Jane Randolph (mother of TJ)
estate, 198-9, 203-4
Jefferson, John Garland
letter to, 209-10
letter from, 24-5
and James Rind scandal, 24
education of, 24, 210
estate of, 24-5
Jefferson, Mary (Maria, Polly, daughter of TJ)
mentioned, 120, 306
letters to, 56, 220
clothing for, 169
correspondence of, 294, 377, 389
education of, 233, 294
friendships in Philadelphia, 294
funds for, 185
health, 259, 293, 311, 377
letter from cited, 43-4
letter to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., quoted, 446n
relations with Eleanor Parke Custis, 233
relations with Mrs. Washington, 233
returns to Philadelphia, 185, 220, 244
Jefferson, Peter (father of TJ)
estate, 148-9, 196, 418-20
Jefferson, Thomas
Agriculture
instructions on donkey breeding, 293
procures seeds for Mme d'Enville, 334
unable to obtain peach trees for La Rochefoucauld, 334
Art
supports engravings of Trumbull's paintings, 313
Business and Financial Affairs
account with Lindsay, 148, 425
account with Hylton, 16, 428-9
account with Donald & Co., 199
account with Grand, 335n
account with Eppes, 185-6
account with Harvie & Co., 200
account with Brown, 169, 243
account with Currie, 16, 211
account with Wilson, 160, 197-8
account with Lewis & Ware, 165
account with Maury, 208
account with Leiper, 44-5, 112, 354
account with Short, 333, 335n
account with Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 335n
account with Woodson & Lewis, 165, 186
debts to British creditors, 9-10, 185-6, 293
debt to Donald & Co., 201
debt to Donald, Scot & Co., 201, 203-4, 444
account with Harvie & Co., 203-4
debt to Henderson, McCaul & Co., 200
debt to Dobson, 211, 374-5, 378
debt to Kippen & Co., 198-9, 418-20
debt to Walker, 148-9, 196, 203-4, 418-20
purchases horse, 11, 56
purchases wine for President, 324-5, 333
sale of tobacco, 9-10, 44-5, 112, 211, 292, 354, 379, 428-9,
443-4
sells slaves, 9-10, 186, 198-9
Wayles estate debt, 127-9, 186, 187-8, 374-5, 378
sued by Cobb, 211n
sued by Wigan, 186, 187-8
sues Robert Lewis, Jr., 186-7, 199, 201, 294n, 374
sues Woodson, 186, 199, 201, 394n, 374
Character
Ebenezer Stevens' estimate of, 23
Economic Theories
on value of maple sugar, 102, 334
Educational Theories
republicanism instilled by Edinburgh and Geneva schools, 429-30
Law
on rendition of fugitives from justice, 266-7
rights of consuls, 134-5
Library
advice on purchase of books, 290
orders books from Lackington, 326-7
Opinions
on slavery, 51-4, 97-8
on corn law, 72-3
on dialects, 100
on economic importance of Norfolk, 425
on foreign honors, 111
on French Revolution, 11, 72, 74-5, 106, 311, 390
on militia, 326, 390, 416n
on national character, 100
on Saint-Domingue, 11
on speculation, 62, 64, 74, 105, 326
on U.S. census, 11, 48, 62, 64, 96
Personal Affairs
concern over Ann Cary Randolph's health, 446
discharges servants, 121
education of Dabney Carr, 208
education of John Garland Jefferson, 209-10
education of John Wayles Eppes, 259
instructs Remsen to handle, 121-2
orders clothing, 39
seeks to hire house servant, 147-8
Political Theories
authority to conduct foreign affairs, 291
Indian rights to land, 27
monarchism in U.S., 74-5
on Hamilton and republicanism, 38-39
reform of Va. constitution, 224n, 435-7
Portraits
Charles Willson Peale, xxxvi, 372, 400, 246 (illus.)
Residences
leases Leiper's house in Philadelphia, 44-5, 64
Scientific Interests
desalination of sea water, 305, 318-22
Hessian fly, 139-40, 244-52, 428, 429
human longevity and demographic growth, 473
meteorological observations, 348
odometer, 119n
reform of patent system, 295, 359-61
regrets lack of time to pursue, 430
threshing machine, 57
unit of measure, 55-6, 118
weights and measures, 367
Secretary of State
advice on correspondence between President and state
governors, 263
and agreement with governor of East Florida on
fugitive slaves, 406-8
and appointment of minister to Britain, 261-3, 288, 349
and appointment of minister to France, 262-3, 288
and appointment of minister to Netherlands, 262, 288
and St. Clair's defeat, 389-90
and British retention of western posts, 409-10
and case of Dover cutter, 258-9, 298-9, 349
and case of Jane, 288-9, 302, 304-5
and case of Thomas Pagan, 340-4, 379-80, 399, 467
and commercial treaty with Britain, 72-3, 105, 344-6, 353,
378-9, 395-6, 399, 402, 433-4, 437
and compensation for slaves taken by British, 382, 402, 410, 411-12n
and consular system, 93, 100, 104, 335, 364-6, 405, 431
and dispute between Va. and Pa., 425-6
and Federal District, 47-8, 58, 77, 88-91, 94-5, 112, 136,
263-4, 311, 312, 367-8, 390-2
and impressment of Hugh Purdie, 92, 94
and National Gazette, 62, 294, 310-11
and navigation of Mississippi, 96-7, 258-9, 381
and Northwest Territory, 8-9, 62-3, 291, 300-1, 377
and postal service, 147, 441
and redemption of captives in Algiers, 295-6, 369-72, 383-4
and reform of patent system, 295, 359-61
and relations with Algiers, 369-72, 383-4
and relations with Spain, 329, 381, 432-3
and relations with Western Indians, 415-16
and rendition of fugitives, 425-6
and Saint-Domingue, 264n, 294, 329-31, 349, 353
and Southwest Territory, 27-8, 29-30, 45-6, 441, 444-5
and Barclay's mission to Morocco, 384
and trademarks for manufacturers, 384-5
and U.S. boundary with Canada, 410, 411n
and U.S. debt to Expilly, 400-1
and U.S. debt to France, 109, 110, 119-20
and U.S. Mint, 96, 328-9
and violations of Treaty of Paris, 295-6, 352, 382, 395-6, 402, 409-12
and Short's accounts, 333-4
conflict with Hamilton over commercial treaties, 344-6
criticizes French trade restrictions, 96-7, 100, 103
criticizes Spanish immigration policy, 96-7
denounces British newspapers, 329
favors commercial treaty with France, 96, 101, 103, 329,
344-6, 433-4, 437
Hammond's suspicions of, 357-8n
negotiations with Hammond frustrated by Hamilton, 411-12n
and rendition of fugitives, 266-7
policy on furnishing U.S. laws to states, 260
policy toward Britain, 73-4
procures state laws, 42
receives British minister, 241-3
receives French minister, 32-3
relations with Banneker, 49-54, 97-8
seeks support for Republican cause, 74-5
seeks text of Hawkesbury's report, 93-4
suggestions for President's annual address, 225
suspicions of Bowles, 394-5
Virginia Estate
dispute over Elkhill, 165, 186-7
trees for, 268-9, 348
Writings
“Anas,” x-xi, xxxix, 33-8 (editorial note), 246 (illus.), 445
Bill to Promote Progress of Useful Arts, 359-61
Notes on the State of Virginia, 52-3n, 54n, 68, 457
Plan of Bill concerning Consuls, 364-6
Proposed Treaty of Commerce with France, 346-7
Report on Census, xxxviii-xxxix, 227-8, 246 (illus.)
Report on Desalination of Sea Water, 318-22
Report on Negotiations with Spain, 432-3
Report on Petition of Charles Colvill, 296-8
Report on Petition of John Mangnall, 298-9
Report on Petition of Samuel Breck, 384-5
Report on Petition of William How, 295-6
Report on Public Lands, 274-88
Report on Sale of Lands on Lake Erie, 423-4
Report on Vacant Consulships, 431
Summary Journal of Public Letters, ix
Jenkins, Seth
letter from, 264
Jersey, Channel Island
U.S. trade with restricted, 33, 144n
Jews
in Algiers, 241
Job
mentioned, 51
John (Mr. Davies' slave)
dispute over, 425-6
Johnson, Joshua
letter to, 92-4
letters from, 25-6, 27, 142, 177-8, 474
accounts, 474
aids U.S. seamen, 177-8
and consular bill, 25-6
and impressment of U.S. seamen, 26
and U.S. trade with Guernsey and Jersey, 26
commission from Humphreys, 178
letters to cited, 92
letters from Charles Long cited, 142
protests British seizure of U.S. ships, 142
Johnson, Thomas
letters to, 88, 94-5, 311
appointed to U.S. Supreme Court, 10
as Federal District Commissioner, 136
proposed letter to, 97
queries for, 89-91
Johnston, Capt. (master of Alexander Hamilton)
mentioned, 376, 425
Jones, Mr.
mentioned, 68
Jones, John Paul
letter to, 111
appointed envoy to Algiers, 372n
awarded Russian honor, 111
letter from cited, 111
judges
absence from Northwest Territory, 377
Jumecourt, M.
and Saint-Domingue slave revolt, 460
justice, fugitives from
dispute over between Va. and Pa., 425-7
proposed convention with Spain on, 266-8