bacalao
price, 213, 278, 407
duties on in France, 278, 406
Bacchus (ship)
captured by French privateer, 406, 458n
Bache, Benjamin Franklin
and Michaux's proposed western expedition, 83n
and criticism of Franklin, 274n
and criticism of Hamilton, 443
and public debt, 465-7
prints General Advertiser, 473
mentioned, 640
Bachus, Gurdon
cargo detained in Portugal, 487n
bacon
as salted provisions, 146
duties on in Great Britain, 187
export to Great Britain, 187
Bagley, Abner
petition from, 634-5
Baker, John
petition from, 634-5
Baldwin, Abraham
and Republican effort to censure Hamilton, 290
balloons
Blanchard's flight in, 42, 43-4, 50
TJ's notes on, 42
Baltimore
lottery in, 263
French consul in, 406
roads, 443
passports for U.S. ships in, 650, 670
Banjer, John Light
and transport of French prisoners to U.S., 464
Bank of England
stops discounting, 661
Bank of the United States
stockholders in Congress, xli, 154-5, 281, 290-1, 311,
313-14, 432-4, 446
relations with Hamilton, 20-23, 178, 284, 285, 292, 293, 474
and speculation, 20-23, 474
U.S. debt to, 21, 22, 23n, 282-3, 293, 295, 369n
directors in Congress, 154-5, 281, 290-1, 311, 313-14, 432-4
federal deposits in, 283
TJ's comments on unconstitutionality of, 318
check for Nathaniel Cutting, 471n
discounts merchants' bonds, 474
TJ's notes on, 474
and drawing of bills on Great Britain, 522
and drawing of bills on Netherlands, 522
and bills of exchange for Department of State, 531n, 566, 567
and branch bank bills, 597
and post bills, 597
mentioned, 586n
banks
discontinue discounting, 318, 384
Banks, Henry
and purchase of Elk Hill, 69-70
Banning, Jeremiah
and case of Eunice, 699-700
Baradone, Laurence
property confiscated by G. R. Clark, 251n
Barbaroux, Charles Jean Marie
and dethronement of king, 125
Barbary States
and French war with First Coalition, 191
and U.S. trade with France, 213
relations with U.S., 358-9, 405
Barcelona, Spain
need for U.S. consul lessened, 203
Barclay, Capt.
and Natural Bridge, 299
Barclay, John, 694-5
Barclay, Mary (Mrs. Thomas Barclay)
letter from, 694-5
correspondence with husband, 217n
widowed, 319n, 437, 694-5
mentioned, 216
Barclay, Thomas
letter from, 7
mission to Algiers, 7, 86-7, 278-9, 319n, 405n, 410, 420,
429-30, 468-9
lack of correspondence from, 9
death, 86-7, 159-60, 166, 169, 182, 319, 394, 399-400, 407,
410, 420, 428, 437, 694-5
mission to Morocco, 87, 88n, 143, 159-60, 182, 234, 319n,
400n, 420, 429-30, 468-9
cipher for, 106-7, 150, 167, 575
letter from cited, 155n
and Moroccan civil war, 161, 234-5
and T. Pinckney's cipher, 169
consul at Morocco, 202
naval intelligence, 203
correspondence with wife, 217n
letters from submitted to Washington, 265, 276n
account with Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 421
mentioned, 107n, 151n
Baring, John & Francis, & Co.
and bills of exchange for Department of State, 536, 566
bar iron
duties on in Great Britain, 187, 201
export to Great Britain, 187
for Mint, 447
Barksdale, William
letter from cited, 410n
recommends John Gregorie as consul at Dunkirk, 410n
barley
import from U.S. to Netherlands forbidden, 237
Barlow, Joel
letter from, 336-7
and French Revolution, 336-7
Lettre addressée aux habitants de Piémont, 336-7
Barnave, Antoine Pierre Joseph Marie
discusses royal veto, 58
Barnwell, Robert
and Republican effort to censure Hamilton, 289
barrel staves
duties on in Great Britain, 202
Barret, John
debt to TJ, 696-7, 698n
letter from cited, 698n
letter to cited, 698n
Barrett, Nathaniel
recommends consular agent for Rouen, 53
resigns as consul at Rouen, 202
Bartlett, Elisha
patent for nail-making machine, 398n
Bartlett, Josiah
letter to, 588
Barton, Benjamin Smith
letter to, 8
letters from, 17-18, 361-2
and Michaux's proposed western expedition, 17-18
requests loan from TJ, 361-2
mentioned, 445
Barton, William
letter from, 445
and Currie v. Griffin, 86, 346
Bartram, William
botanical garden in Philadelphia, 347
Basle, Switzerland, 456
Bassett, Richard
and grass seed for TJ, 112-13
Bavaria
proposed cession of, 190
Bavaria, Elector of. See Charles Theodore, Elector Palatine and of Bavaria
Beaulieu, Johann, Baron von
and invasion of Rhineland, 451
and invasion of Netherlands, 454
Beaulieu, Louis de
moves to U.S., 513n
beaver
duties on in Great Britain, 201
Beccaria, Cesare Bonesana
Essay on Crimes and Punishments, 472
Beck, Thomas
petition from, 634-5
Beckley, John
and assumption of public debt, 208
and stockholders in Congress, 432-4, 446
Examination of the Late Proceedings in Congress, 433-4n,
443n, 462n, 546, 661, 689
and Republican effort to censure Hamilton, 433-4n
and "Timon" essays, 434n
and discounting of merchants' bonds by national bank, 474
and William Duer's threats, 517
mentioned, 463, 707
Bedford. See Poplar Forest
beech boards
duties on in Great Britain, 201
beef
price, 69
duties on in Netherlands, 237
See dried beef; pickled beef; salted beef
beer
duty on, 149n
Beerenbroek & Van Dooren, 256n, 568, 664
beeswax, 148n
Béhague, Jean Pierre Antoine de
flees Martinique, 271
Belfort, France, 456
Bell, Thomas
letter to, 543-4
letter from, 101
TJ's account with, 65, 90, 101, 544, 548, 593-4
and sale of TJ's slaves, 91
account with Monroe, 101
and hire of TJ's slave, 543
Bellanger, Mme. See Plumard de Bellanger, Mme.
Benson, Egbert
stockholder in national bank, 446
Berbice, Dutch Guyana
opened to U.S. ships, 663
Bergen, N.J.
Michaux's nursery in, 76
Bertrand de Molleville, Antoine François, Marquis de
and U.S. aid to Saint-Domingue, 498-9, 500, 502
Besanon, France, 456
Beurnonville, Pierre de Ruel, Marquis de
and invasion of Rhineland, 451
military command, 452
and Dumouriez's defection, 523
Biddle, Clement
letter from, 337
and diplomatic immunity for servants, 337
identified, 337n
Biddle, Samuel
overseer for Monticello, 225, 313, 483
health, 483
Big Miami river
and boundaries with Western Indians, 355
Billet, Pierre
letter to, 249-50
and trade duties, 249-50, 254
identified, 250n
bills of exchange
drawn on Saint-Dominque, 20, 33-4, 49, 51-2, 368
for Department of State, 514, 521-2, 531-2, 536, 542, 565-7
Bingham, William
and Michaux's proposed western expedition, 83n
as security for Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 212
and execution of Louis XVI, 443
Birch, John
and bills of exchange for Department of State, 536, 566
Bird, Savage & Bird
and Mint, 371n
Birmingham, England
copper coinage in, 347-50
Biron, Armand Louis de Gontaut, Duc de
military command, 452
retreat predicted, 457
Blackwell, Jacob
salary, 10
Blackwell, Robert
and Michaux's proposed western expedition, 82n, 83n
Blacons, Henri Franois Lucrecius d'Armand de Forest, Marquis de
dines with TJ, 58
discusses royal veto, 58
identified, 58-9n
Blair, Hugh
recommended by TJ, 547
Blair, James, 443n
Blair, John
letter to quoted, 395-6n
Blake, James
seeks clerkship in Department of State, 445
courier to Spain, 446n
and edition of Cortés letters for TJ, 446n
letter from quoted, 446n
Blanchard, Jean Pierre
balloon flight in America, xxxix-xl, 42, 43-4, 50, 400
(illus.)
Bleakley, John
and Michaux's proposed western expedition, 82
blockade
TJ's comments on, 675
Blodget, Samuel, Jr.
and lottery for Federal District, 25
as superintendent for Federal District, 25, 45n
Blount, John Gray
relations with Mountflorence, 132n
Blount, Thomas
relations with Mountflorence, 132n
Blount, William
relations with Mountflorence, 132n
mentioned, 84
Board of Treasury, U.S.
and survey of Northwest Territory, 332, 338
Bob (TJ's slave)
and clothing for TJ's slaves, 257
Bodega y Quadra, Don Juan Francisco de la
and John Kendrick's land purchases, 307
Boerhaave, Hermann
Abrégé de la théorie chymique, 490
Bois le Duc, Austrian Netherlands
and invasion of Austrian Netherlands, 454
Boizard, Jean
Traité des Monnoyes, 490
Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount
recommended by TJ, 547
Bolling, Powhatan
and Natural Bridge, 299
Bompard (Bompart), Citizen (captain of Embuscade)
captures Grange, 637-40, 694, 702-5
Bonaparte, Napoleon
TJ's attitude toward, xxxix
and Lafayette's captivity, 389n
Bond, Phineas
and TJ's negotiations with Hammond, 150, 151n
British consul general for middle and southern states, 376
and deserting seamen, 376, 378n
and impressment, 525-6
Bonnet, John
settles in U.S., 371-2
identified, 372n
Borda, Jean Charles
report on weights and measures, 226
Bordeaux, France
exchange rate, 69, 486
U.S. consul at, 202
trade with U.S., 262, 486
and Federal District, 369
Bordley, John Beale
and Michaux's proposed western expedition, 82n, 83n
Boston
J. W. Eppes's proposed trip to, 19
French consul in, 39
passports for U.S. ships in, 650, 670
Boudinot, Elias
and Republican effort to censure Hamilton, 289
stockholder in national bank, 433
Boulding, Noble
recommended as tenant farmer for TJ, 483, 521
Boulton (Bolton), Matthew
and copper coinage, 347-50, 526n
Bourgoing, Jean Franois de
banished from Spain, 327, 328n
Bourne, Benjamin
and case of Illustrious President, 296-7
and case of Commerce, 415
letter from cited, 415
stockholder in national bank, 432, 446
Bourne, Sylvanus
resigns as consul at Saint-Domingue, 202
Boyd, John Coffin
petition from, 634-5
Boyd, Robert
petition from, 634-5
Boyd & Kerr
and U.S. debt to France, 501, 510n
Brabant, Austrian Netherlands
French withdrawal from, 576, 577
Brackenridge, Mr. See Breckinridge, John
Bradford, Capt. (master of Union), 513, 514, 524
Bradford, Gamaliel
master of Jerusha, 464n
and transport of French prisoners to U.S., 464n
Bradley, Mr., 302
Bradley, Stephen R., 184
Bradshaw, Samuel
messenger to Ky., 302, 306, 310, 520
Brandywine, Pa.
TJ's proposed visit to, 313
brass
for Mint, 447
Brazil, Prince of. See John Marie Joseph Louis, Prince of Brazil
Brazil, Princess of. See Charlotte Joachime, Princess of Brazil
bread
shortage in Europe, 28-9
duties on in Great Britain, 187
export to Great Britain, 187
export from U.S. to Netherlands forbidden, 188, 237
shortage in France, 407
shortage in Paris, 488
breadstuff
export to France, 146, 186
and grain, 149n
export to Spain, 185
export from U.S. to French West Indies forbidden, 186
export to British West Indies, 188
Breck, Samuel
and execution of Louis XVI, 443
Breckinridge (Brackenridge), John
and Republican effort to censure Hamilton, 533
Breda, Netherlands
captured by French, 262n, 335
captured by allies, 524
Bremen
and workmen for Federal District, 24
Brest, France
and naval warfare, 165
bricklayers
for Mint, 447
bricks
for Monticello, 315
for Mint, 447
Briggs, Isaac
assistant to Andrew Ellicott, 152, 153n, 268, 401n
and survey of Federal District, 267n
Brimmer (TJ's horse)
sale of, 134, 230, 581
Brissot de Warville, Jean Pierre
letter to, 679
praised by TJ, 680
execution of, 680n
mentioned, 518-19n
Brissotines
conflict with Jacobins, 457
Bristol, England
U.S. consul at, 202
economic distress in, 528
trade with U.S., 528
Brittany, France
revolt in, 457, 458n, 486
Brodie, William Douglas
recommended for consular appointment at Malaga, 309n
Brown, Andrew
edition of U.S. laws, 106
Brown, Benson & Ives
letter to, 491
letters from, 414-15, 554
and case of Commerce, 414-15
ship detained at Port-au-Prince, 491, 510-11, 554
Brown, James
letters to, 513-14, 524-5
letters from, 3, 525, 549
and sale of TJ's tobacco, 3, 351, 485, 513, 524-5
TJ's account with, 3, 101, 138, 524-5
and Wayles estate debt, 8
and wine for TJ, 28-9, 235, 525, 580, 620
and clothing for TJ's slaves, 91, 230, 257
and books for J. W. Eppes, 396, 513
and Short's business affairs, 479-82, 495, 513, 522, 524,
527-8, 549
and books for TJ, 513
and TJ's furniture, 513, 521, 524
Brown, John (Eng.)
medical system, 97
Brown, John (Ky.)
and Michaux's proposed western expedition, 82
and discounting of merchants' bonds by national bank, 474
and speculation by national bank, 474
Brown, John (R.I.)
and case of Illustrious President, 297n
Brown, Moses
ship detained in Portugal, 487n
Brown & Francis
and case of Illustrious President, 296-7
Brunetta, Italy
fortress at, 359
Brunswick, Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Duke of
and invasion of France, 8, 97, 128, 130, 239, 506
proposed assassination of, 128
and invasion of Netherlands, 454, 662, 668
and invasion of Rhineland, 456
Brush, Ebenezer
resigns as consul at Surinam, 202
Brush, Richard, & Co.
and transport of French prisoners to U.S., 464
brushes
for Mint, 447
Brussels
and French invasion of Netherlands, 335
reportedly captured by allies, 343, 374
and invasion of Austrian Netherlands, 454
banking failures at, 497
Bulkeley, John, & Son
letters from, 28-9, 235-6
letter to cited, 28-9
and wine for TJ, 28-9, 235-6, 525
and captives in Algiers, 86, 88n
and Barclay's mission to Morocco, 160n
TJ's account with, 235-6
letters from cited, 236n
mentioned, 427
Buoy of the Brown, 638n, 703, 704
Bureau de Pusy (de Puzy), Jean Xavier
Lafayette's aide de camp, 124
Burgain, André L.
captured by Patriote, 406
detained in Marseilles, 406
land grant from Continental Congress, 406
Burgoyne, John, 8, 97
Burlamaqui, Jean Jacques
Principes du Droit Politique, 618n
Burnet, Gilbert
History of My Own Time, 472
Burr, Aaron
letter to, 66
and Department of State records, 66-7
relations with TJ, 66-7
identified, 67n
recommends Enoch Edwards, 649
Burton, Robert
business failure, 351, 485
and sale of TJ's tobacco, 485
Butler, John
letter from, 40
Vindication of the planters of Martinique & Guadaloupe, 40
Butler, Pierce
and appointment of ministers to Europe, 102
butter
duties on in Netherlands, 237
Butts, Samuel
petition from, 634-5
