Gabe, John
as security for John Parish, 540n
Gaither, Henry
and relations with Spain, 413n
Galbaud, Thomas François
expelled from Saint-Domingue, 555n
dispute with Genet, 755n
Gálvez, José de, Marqués de Sonora
conquers W. Fla., 764
mentioned, 226
Gamble, Robert
letters to, 59, 719
letters from, 21-2, 194-5, 746-7
and proposed purchase of provisions for France, 3, 21-2, 58, 59
and proposed purchase of flour for France, 101, 190, 194-5, 746
and Derieux's legacy, 113, 539
and proposed purchase of naval stores for France, 194-5
and wine for TJ, 718, 719, 721, 746
gammons
captured by British, 337
Ganset, Maj.
serves on Sans Culotte, 36n
Garat, Dominique Joseph
and Genet's letter of credence, 48-9
and case of Patty, 664n
gardens
at Monticello, 54, 380
Gardner, Capt. (master of Republican)
and impressment, 753n
Gardner, Alan
and British attack on Martinique, 164-5, 596n
Gardner, William
letter from, 418-20
plans to settle in U.S., 418-20
Gardner, William (Billy)
and plows for Madison, 133, 303, 545
plans to visit Charleston, 756
Gardoqui, Diego de
and navigation of Mississippi, 206
and U.S. boundary with Spain, 206
and execution of Louis XVI, 207
and Spanish relations with Great Britain, 208
hostility to U.S., 210, 384
and Spanish relations with Southern Indians, 211-12, 668-71
and free-port status for New Orleans, 227
and John Sullivan's settlement plans, 412n
Gascoigne, Mr.
depot attacked by Creeks, 15n
Gates, Horatio
defeat of, 7, 153
Gautier, Jean Antoine
letter from, 114
Gayoso de Lemos, Manuel Luis
and Spanish relations with Southern Indians, 9-10
and Spanish fortification of Walnut Hills, 412n
Gazette of Maine (Portland)
and printing of laws, 4-5
Gazette of the United States (Philadelphia)
prints advertisement of J. Nicholas, Jr., 110n
distribution of, 137, 276n, 288n, 444, 712n
prints advertisement for sale of Va. lands, 235
prints "Pacificus" essays, 403, 624n, 650
plan for daily publication of, 444
prints "Helvidius" essays, 623, 624n, 655, 656n
and Genet's threat to appeal from Washington to American
people, 756n
mentioned, 324
Gell, John
naval operations in Mediterranean, 496
General Advertiser (Philadelphia)
criticizes Spanish Indian policy, 475-6
Pascal's contribution to, 555
General View of the Agriculture of the County of Middlesex (Thomas Baird), 684n
Genet, Edmé Jacques, 46n
Genet, Edmond Charles
letters to, 59-60, 105, 155, 158, 160, 195-6, 213, 252,
297-300, 301-2, 320, 344, 358, 398-9, 399, 417-18, 468,
486-7, 487, 510-13, 551, 557-9, 611, 633-4, 684
letters from, 46, 79-80, 81, 82-3, 96, 124-7, 159, 231-3,
281, 283-4, 290-1, 308-10, 339-41, 359, 374, 400, 452-3,
456-7, 457-8, 458-9, 563-4, 612
memorial from, 130
portrait of, xxxix, 340 (illus.)
recall of, xxxix-xli, xlii-xliii, 447n, 448-9n, 499, 554-5,
561-2, 569, 594, 598, 606, 611, 616, 685-715, 720, 722,
730-2, 745, 747, 752, 760, 762
draft letter from, xli, 340 (illus.)
and new commercial treaty with U.S., xli, 62, 72, 96-9, 132,
134, 686, 743, 747-50, 751
Les Francais Libres à leurs freres de la Louisiane,
xlii, 438, 771-4, 785-6
and French plan to liberate Louisiana, xlii, 393-5, 438-9,
686, 771-4, 785-6
and proposed purchase of provisions in U.S. for France, 3,
22, 58, 59, 63, 82-7, 132, 134, 146, 174-84, 194-5, 252,
268, 275, 283-4, 309, 686-7
arrival in Philadelphia, 26, 55, 698
identified, 46-7n
letter of credence for, 46, 47n, 48-9, 62, 66
reception by Washington, 46, 47n, 55, 57, 61, 274, 571, 698
types of surviving correspondence with TJ, 47-8n
publication of TJ's correspondence with, 48n, 690
commissions French privateers in U.S., 51-2n, 71-3, 75,
125-6, 137-8, 167, 195-6, 336n, 382, 501-2, 572, 603, 650
and restoration of French prizes, 52n, 75, 127, 286-7,
398-9, 486-7, 603-4, 607-8, 620, 633, 708, 722
confers with TJ, 59-60, 62
Philadelphia address to, 61, 62n
reception in Philadelphia, 61, 102n, 133
and U.S. guarantee of French possessions in America, 62, 72,
121, 141, 187, 190, 241, 571, 653
and case of Grange, 75, 127, 281, 699, 703
and reorganization of French consular service, 79-81, 84n,
157-8, 170, 345, 390
letters from cited, 80n, 81n, 99n, 158, 439n, 611n
and Dunkirk buoy, 81
and case of Gideon Henfield, 81n, 130-1, 145-6, 159-61,
653-4, 714n
and enlistment of U.S. citizens in French service, 81n,
125-6, 130-1, 137-8, 145-6, 159-61, 468, 616, 650, 653-4,
693, 696, 698, 699-702
letters from submitted to Washington, 81n, 84n, 282n, 284n,
291n, 301, 342n, 477, 480, 564n
and proposed purchase of naval stores in U.S. for France,
82-7, 194-5
and proposed purchase of lumber in U.S. for France, 95, 107,
213, 323
and duties on wine, 99, 105
and proposed purchase of flour in U.S. for France, 101, 746
and case of Little Sarah, 106, 446-52, 456-7, 463-7,
476-7, 481-2, 506, 573, 616, 633, 688, 711
and Saint-Domingue factionalism, 122
and U.S. arms sales to France, 124
and French consular admiralty jurisdiction in U.S., 125,
340, 510-14, 557, 561-2, 568, 616, 650, 693, 696, 698, 702-4
memorial from, 130
reception in Alexandria, 133
reception in Georgetown, 133
reception in Richmond, 135
and withdrawal from U.S. ports of French privateers, 137-8,
154, 161, 195-6, 620, 633, 707-8
and case of York, 142-3, 191, 486-7
and French captures of U.S. prizes, 142-3, 191, 486-7
and case of Amiable, 147n, 158
sends pamphlets to TJ, 155
and case of John Singleterry, 159
and U.S. debt to France, 204, 283-4, 308-12, 320, 553-4
and French right to commission privateers in U.S., 231-3,
281-2, 296, 297-300, 339-41, 446-53, 456-7, 463-7, 501-2,
572, 616, 686, 698, 699-702
and Madison's acceptance of French citizenship, 241
and case of Active, 281-2
and case of William, 281-2, 358, 361, 398-9
and sale of French prizes in U.S., 281-2, 301, 705-6
and delay in pursuing belligerent ships leaving U.S. ports, 290-1
and case of Republican, 296
and suspension of payment on bills drawn to supply
Saint-Domingue, 308-12, 344, 437-8, 662, 663n
attitude toward Washington, 340, 444, 514n, 554, 561, 568,
616, 696, 709
and use of U.S. ports by armed allied ships, 341, 417,
424-5, 611, 704-5
and British privateers fitted out in U.S., 344, 359
and detention of French prizes in U.S. ports, 358, 374, 487
and French captures of prizes in U.S. territorial waters, 358
and arming of allied ships in U.S. ports, 359-60, 417-18, 457-8, 506
and case of Swallow, 360, 417
and use of U.S. ports by allied ships, 360
conversation with TJ on possibility of U.S. war with Great
Britain and Spain, 375n
and right to appeal to American people, 393, 444
and right to appeal to Congress, 393, 444
TJ's criticism of, 393, 444, 500-1, 502-3, 606, 623, 651-2, 735
and case of Fanny, 399
and U.S. right to navigate Mississippi, 412n, 477-9, 506, 551, 686
and case of Trusty, 417-18
and case of Betsey, 432n
and French captures of Swedish prizes, 432n
Les Francais Libres a leurs freres Les Canadiens, 438
and French plan to liberate Canada, 438-9, 686
and arming of French privateers in U.S., 446-52, 456-7
and threat to appeal from Washington to American people,
448n, 466, 676-8, 684, 694, 746-7, 756, 766
and case of Vainqueur de la Bastille, 452-3
and case of Jane, 457-8, 611, 704-5
and British interference with French passengers on U.S.
ships, 458-9, 557-9, 696, 706-7
and British seizure of French property on U.S. ships, 458-9,
464, 563-5, 696, 706-7
misunderstanding of Constitution, 465, 513, 686-7
and British influence on U.S. government, 466
and case of George Allison, 468
letters to submitted to Washington, 480, 488n, 514, 559n, 639
and referral of neutrality questions to Supreme Court, 484-5, 487
and right to appeal from Washington to American people, 501, 602, 694-5
Madison's views on, 521
Hamilton's method of addressing, 545
and relief of Saint-Domingue refugees, 555n
and case of Commerçant, 556
and free ships and free goods, 557-9
and French captures of British prizes, 558
and British captures of U.S. prizes, 564-5n
and case of Columbia, 564n
and case of Sally, 564n
and French fleet in U.S., 572, 619
promises to commission no additional French privateers in U.S., 572
Hamilton's attitude toward, 602
and compensation for French prizes, 603-4, 607-8, 633, 708, 722
and use of U.S. ports by French privateers commissioned in U.S., 604
and use of U.S. ports by French privateers fitted out in U.S., 607-8, 633-5
and British captures of French prizes, 611, 612-13, 618
and British captures of prizes in U.S. territorial waters,
611, 612-13, 618
and case of Republican tender, 611, 612-13, 618
and alleged French refugee plots against Saint-Domingue,
612, 620, 634
presidency of Société Française des Amis de la Liberté et de l'Egalité, 616, 688, 694
and French right to fit out privateers in U.S., 619, 633-5, 693, 696, 699-702
visits N.Y., 619
and case of Betsy brigantine, 625
Republican support for, 628
opposition to in U.S., 651, 720, 746-7, 756
and Democratic Society of Pennsylvania, 652, 688
letter to Washington, 677-8
instructions from Provisional Executive Council, 686-7
marriage, 692
remains in U.S., 692
arrival in Charleston, 696, 698
and payment of duties on prize goods in U.S., 696, 705-6
and right to appeal from Washington to Congress, 696, 708-9
and U.S. neutrality, 698-9
and U.S. aid to Saint-Domingue, 710
dispute with Galbaud, 755n
address to citizens of New York City, 760
address to citizens of Philadelphia, 760
mentioned, 524
Genoa
and French naval operations, 89
neutrality, 496
George (ship)
captured by British privateers, 433
recaptured by French privateer, 433
fired on by British privateer, 753
George (TJ's slave)
makes tools, 65
and canal for Monticello, 667
George Barclay (ship), 288
George III, King of Great Britain
Genet's views on, 283, 284n
and infractions of peace treaty, 329
and French declaration of war, 400
additional instructions to British warships and privateers, 433n, 440-2
treaty with Hesse-Cassel, 440
and W. Fla. boundary, 764
mentioned, 32, 285, 548, 656n
Georges, William Payne
visits U.S., 779n
Georges, Mrs. William Payne
visits U.S., 779n
Georgetown, Md.
reception for Genet, 133
mentioned, 504
Georgia
and printing of laws, 5
and fugitive slaves from E. Fla., 10-12, 78-9
and slaves stolen from E. Fla., 13-14, 78-9, 737n
Creek hostilities with, 78-9, 138-40, 148, 151, 156-7, 168,
188, 275, 287, 293, 393, 409, 412n, 615, 671n, 796-7
and British privateering, 165, 344, 359
boundary with Creeks, 414n
boundary with W. Fla., 764
and circular letter to merchants, 767-8
Geraldino, Tomas
and southern whale fishery, 23n
Gérard de Rayneval, Joseph Matthias
and free gift to U.S., 245n
and U.S. right to navigate Mississippi, 478n
Germany
mercantile failures in, 77
Dumas's views on, 113
Giannini, Antonio
claim on Mazzei, 188
Gibbes, Lucas
letter from, 453-4
and case of Betsey, 453-4
Gibbons, Mr.
and fugitive slaves, 11n, 12n
Gibraltar
and British naval operations, 89
Portuguese squadron stationed at, 421
Giles, William Branch
watch for, 114
and Republican effort to censure Hamilton, 204n
Gilmer, George
letter to, 389-90
letter from, 213
and birth of daughter, 213, 386, 389
mentioned, 259
Gilmer, Lucy Walker (Mrs. George Gilmer)
gives birth to daughter, 213, 259, 386, 389
mentioned, 390
Gilmor (Gilmer), Robert
letter to, 740
letter from, 784
and relief of Saint-Domingue refugees, 740, 784
letter from cited, 741n
and circular letter to merchants, 768n
Gilmor (Gilmer), Robert, & Co.
and bills of exchange for Department of State, 332, 431
ginger
captured by French, 254n
Giovannini. See Prato, Giovannini da
Girondins
and Genet's mission to U.S., 47n, 685-6
overthrown by Jacobins, 266, 267n
Jacobin suspicions of, 691
Glass (Cherokee chief)
relations with Spain, 316
Glass, Alexander S.
letter from, 453-4
and case of Betsey, 453-4
Glass v. the Sloop Betsey
and case of Catharine from Halifax, 254n
glass vials
TJ's sent to Monticello, 19
glassware
TJ's sent to Monticello, 19
Glaubeck, Peter William Joseph Ludwig, Baron de
Hamilton's alleged favoritism to, 267-8
Glen, James
Description of South Carolina, 30, 31n
globes
TJ's sent to Monticello, 20
Gloucester Point
and case of Little Sarah, 467
Glynn County, Ga.
and fugitive slaves, 12n
Godoy Alvarez de Faria, Manuel, Duque de la Alcudia
relations with Maria Luisa, 225-6
rise to power, 225-6
and recaptured French prizes, 227
and Spanish relations with Southern Indians, 669
Gohier, Louis Jérôme
and case of Little Cherub, 663-4n
gold
value, 636
Gondrecourt, Mlles
murder of, 122
Goode, Robert
and patent for John Clarke, 515
Goodwin, Nathaniel, 574n
Gore, Christopher
and case of Roland, 620, 621n, 795-6
and case of Duplaine, 795-6, 797n
Gouverneur & Kemble
memorial from, 369-74
and case of York, 369-74
Governor Pinckney (ship)
and British seizure of French property on U.S. ships, 564n
governors, state
and enforcement of neutrality, 75, 358, 604, 608
grain
damaged by weevil, 87, 276
threshing of, 249
damaged by Hessian fly, 276
proposed purchase for France, 283-4
and TJ's crop-rotation plan, 397, 577
and British trade restrictions, 440-2, 795
exportation from Hamburg to France forbidden, 540
Grand, Ferdinand
health, 114
and Beaumarchais's claim on U.S., 243-6
Grand, Mme Ferdinand
health, 114
Grand & Cie.
letters from, 114-15, 116, 354
account with U.S., 114, 116, 354
account with Va., 115, 116
TJ's account with, 115, 116
and American captives in Algiers, 116
mentioned, 590, 622
Grange (ship)
E. Randolph's opinion on, 31-5
released from French captivity, 35, 39, 43-4, 75, 127, 281,
571, 699, 703, 778n
captured by Embuscade, 39, 43-4, 253, 703
Granger, Edmund
appointed consular agent by Elias Vanderhorst, 251
grass, orchard
and TJ's crop-rotation plan, 402, 423
grass, rye
mixed with clover in Scotland, 682
grass, timothy
Sinclair's views on, 681
grasshoppers
damage crops, 278
Gravina, Federico Carlos
naval operations in Mediterranean, 587-8
Gray, Mr.
garden of, 122
Gray's Ferry, Pa.
site of TJ's house, 247
Great Britain
Economy
land values, 29
mercantile failures, 77, 289
corn imports, 250
flour imports, 250
stagnation in, 250-1
wheat imports, 250
trade with Denmark, 442
Sinclair's views on agriculture, 680-4
Foreign Relations
with Spain, 37, 140, 149, 207-10, 212n, 222, 227-8, 732
with Austria, 440
with France, 440
with Russia, 440, 441-2n
with Sardinia, 440, 442n, 496
with Tuscany, 674, 675n
Navy
operations in Mediterranean, 89, 94, 112, 140, 224,
421, 427, 435, 496, 587-8, 751
captures U.S. prizes, 435-6, 775, 786
and British trade restrictions, 440-2
Parliament
prorogation expected, 289
Politics and Government
and advisory judicial opinions, 525
libel prosecutions in, 583
Privy Council
and W. Fla. boundary, 764
and case of Philip Wilson, 771n
Public Finance
TJ's views on, 389, 392, 401
Society
and immigration to U.S., 418-20, 606, 679, 715, 716
U.S. Relations with
John Vaughan's views on, 37
Monroe's views on, 135-6, 382-3, 385
TJ's views on, 168, 187, 190, 356, 392, 450-1, 501
possibility of war with, 375n, 392
and navigation of Mississippi, 551
and free ships and free goods, 558
See also Grenville, William Wyndham, Lord; Hammond, George; Pinckney, Thomas
U.S. Trade with
French restrictions on, 230
TJ's views on, 275
War of First Coalition
restrictions on trade with France, 5-6, 275
Va. views on, 54
TJ's views on, 72, 77
inexpediency of, 78
prospects for peace, 78, 545, 546
naval operations in Mediterranean, 89, 94, 112, 140,
224, 421, 427, 435, 496, 587-8, 751
naval operations in Caribbean, 164-5
and free ships and free goods, 332, 377n
hires Hessian soldiers, 440
restrictions on neutral trade, 440-2, 776-7, 795, 796
unpopularity in England, 583-4
alleged French aggression against, 606-7
T. Pinckney's views on, 674
French declaration of war on, 686
designs on Saint-Domingue, 754-5n
See also privateers, British; privateers, French
Great Britain, King of. See George III, King of Great Britain
Green, John
and case of Columbia, 459n
Greene, Catherine Littlefield (Mrs. Nathanael Greene)
recommends Eli Whitney, 134
Hamilton's alleged favoritism to, 268n
Greene, George Washington
death, 134
Greene, Nathanael
and militia, 219-20
mentioned, 268n
Greenleaf, Thomas
letter to, 390
sends newspapers to TJ, 390
Greenleaf & Co.
and case of Jay, 436n
Green river
and Cherokee boundary with U.S., 414n
Grenada, W.I.
plague in, 392n
Grenville, William Wyndham, Lord
and impressment, 6
and passports for U.S. ships, 187n
alleged intelligence about Federalists, 219, 220n
and reorganization of British consular service, 220n
and restoration of French prizes, 287
and infractions of peace treaty, 329
and case of Suckey, 377n
supports W. A. Bowles, 415n
approves TJ's response to Hammond, 440
and British trade restrictions, 440-2, 673-4, 776-7
and Proclamation of Neutrality, 441n
and case of Philip Wilson, 770-1
Grey, Sir Charles
and British West Indian expedition, 777
Greyhound (ship)
escapes capture by French privateer, 36n
seized by Duplaine, 795-6, 797n
captured by Roland, 797n
Griffin, Cyrus, 292
Griffin, John Tayloe
letter to, 312-13
letter from, 292
financial affairs, 21, 188, 242, 292n
requests loan from TJ, 292, 312-13
identified, 292n
Griffin, Samuel
and U.S. guarantee of French possessions in America, 121
Griffith, Dennis
letter from, 798
Map of the State of Maryland, 798
identified, 798n
Gros-Morne, Martinique
and slave rebellion, 164
Grotius, Hugo
De Jure Belli ac Pacis, 32-3, 34, 35n
mentioned, 512
Grouvelle, Philippe Antoine
and Genet's letter of credence, 48-9
grubs
damage crops, 278
Guadeloupe, W.I.
murders in, 122
Guel le Sieur, M.
and case of Ranger, 564n
Guernsey, Channel Island
and British privateering, 331, 564n
Guilford Court House, N.C.
battle of, 219-20
Guion, Isaac
and circular letter to merchants, 768n
gunpowder
captured by French, 370, 371
Gurney, Francis
and circular letter to merchants, 768n
Gustavus III, King of Sweden, 733
gypsum
Sinclair's views on, 680, 681