Pache, Jean Nicolas
and Genet's letter of credence, 48-9
and Ternant's recall, 61-2
and U.S. debt to France, 82, 86
"Pacificus"
pseudonym used by Hamilton, 403, 444, 553, 624n, 650, 741
Packwood, John
impressed by British, 753n
Pagan, Thomas
dispute with Stephen Hooper, 724-6
Page, John
and Wayles estate debt, 544
Page, Mann
and relations with France, 303
Pain, Thomas (Lachua chief)
relations with Creeks, 16n
Paine, Thomas
Rights of Man, 715
paintings
TJ's sent to Monticello, 20
Palmer, Martin
and fugitive slaves, 12n
pans
TJ's sent to Monticello, 20
Panton, Leslie & Co.
Indian attacks on, 16n
described, 17n
Panton, William
and Spanish relations with Southern Indians, 414n
Paoli, Pasquale
British aid to, 588
pardons
for George D. Usher, 319-20
for Hezekiah Usher, 319-20
Paris
conflict in, 167, 331
Paris, Treaty of. See Peace Treaty, Definitive (1783)
Parish, John
letter from, 539-40
consul at Hamburg, 539
security for, 539, 540n
letter from cited, 540n
Parker & Rogers, 716
Parrock, James
forced to sell cargo at M‡laga, 587
Parsons, Mr.
and circular letter to merchants, 768n
parties
TJ's views on, 190, 401
Pascal, M.
contribution to General Advertiser, 555, 616, 694
secretary to Genet, 555
passports (sea letters)
for U.S. ships, 57, 94, 187, 239, 275-6, 286, 355, 392-3,
434, 542, 645
issued by foreign officials to U.S. ships, 357, 368n
charge for engraving, 635
sent to TJ, 734
Pasteur, William, 538n
pasture
in Pa., 30
patent act
cited by John Clarke, 515, 538
mentioned, 631n
patents
for John Clarke, 289, 387, 515-16, 538, 631n
for Eli Whitney, 334
for Abijah Babcock, 353-4
Paterson, Mr.
and threshing machine, 249
Paterson, William
letters to, 488, 520
letter from, 543
and referral of neutrality questions to Supreme Court, 488,
506, 507n, 520, 526, 537, 543-4, 550
letter to submitted to Washington, 488n
letter to Washington, 543-4
letter from Washington, 550
Patriote (French privateer)
captures Aurora, 93
Patterson, Robert
as patent arbitrator, 631
Pattin (Patten), John
ship captured by Algerines, 421, 427
Patty (ship)
forced to unload cargo at Cherbourg, 664n
Paul, Capt. (master of Amiable), 147n
Peace Treaty, Definitive (1783)
and U.S. jurisdiction over Delaware Bay, 32
infractions of, 166, 322, 327, 328, 329-30, 361-2, 674
and British retention of western posts, 329, 330n, 361-2
and debts to British creditors, 330
mentioned, 146n
peaches
in Pa., 546
Petit's recipe for, 617-18
Peacock, James
letter from, 418-20
plans to settle in U.S., 418-20
Peacock, William
letter from, 418-20
plans to settle in U.S., 418-20
Peale, Charles Willson
portrait of Washington, xxxix, 340 (illus.)
portrait of Hamilton, xl, 340 (illus.)
pearl ash
price, 167
peas
and TJ's crop-rotation plan, 402, 422, 423, 577, 658
and crop-rotation plan of T. M. Randolph, Jr., 471, 592
Pease, Capt. (master of Patty)
ship forced to unload cargo at Cherbourg, 664n
"Peep into the Antifederal Club, A," xliii, 340 (illus.)
Peggy (ship)
damaged by Little Sarah, 712n
stopped by Culloden, 712n
stopped by Nancy, 712n
stopped by Spanish privateer, 712n
Peirce, Benjamin
letter from, 442-3
and U.S. trade with Denmark, 442-3, 547
Pellessier, Jean Baptiste
and case of Suckey, 337, 339n
Pendleton, Edmund
and Caroline County address on neutrality, 766
conflict with G. Wythe, 767n
Pendleton, Nathaniel
and case of Joseph Riviere, 736n
Pennsylvania
and printing of laws, 5
agriculture in, 30
opposition to excise act in, 62
oaths of allegiance to, 308, 336, 337, 376n, 377n, 632, 633n
Sinclair's queries about agriculture in, 680-4
and circular letter to merchants, 767-8
counterfeiting of currency of, 780
Pennsylvania, Governor of. See Mifflin, Thomas
Pensacola, Treaty of
submitted to Washington, 66
Pensacola, W. Fla.
captured by Spanish, 764
mentioned, 764
Pereira da Costa Silveira, João Manoel
and acting U.S. consul at St. Michael, 614n
Perkins, Capt. (master of Ranger)
ship captured by British privateer, 564n
Perpignan, France
Spanish defeat at, 755
Peter. See Ardens, Petter
Peters, Richard
and Arthur Young's agricultural queries, 31n
and case of Fanny, 200-1n
and case of William, 200-1n, 560
and U.S. jurisdiction over belligerent prize cases, 335, 560
and enlistment of U.S. citizens in French service, 502
and Washington's crop-rotation plan, 658
Pétion de Villeneuve, Jérôme
arrest of, 366
and assault on Tuileries, 366
described, 369n
Petit, Adrien
list of TJ's packages sent to M. J. Randolph, 18-20
M. J. Randolph's regard for, 381
recipes sent to M. J. Randolph, 617-18
Petite Démocrate
renamed from Little Sarah, 447n
See also Little Sarah
Peyton, Mr.
candidacy for superintendency of magazine, 503
Philadelphia
French consul at (see Dupont, François)
master warden (see Falconer, Nathaniel)
and French privateering, 7-8, 52n, 72n, 130n, 217, 282n,
285, 378, 399, 417, 600-1, 640, 708, 791, 793
and neutrality, 26
and restoration of French prizes, 52n
passports for U.S. ships at, 57
reception for Genet, 61
trade with New Providence, 68n
trade with Kingston, 106
insult to Amiable in, 147, 158
weather in, 169
trade with Jamaica, 253, 470n
trade with Port-au-Prince, 337
allied ships armed at, 359-60
trade with St. Lucia, 459n
trade with Saint-Domingue, 566-7, 632
trade with France, 587
opposition to Genet in, 651
masonry costs at, 671-2
trade with Azores, 726
trade with Ireland, 739-40
trade with Londonderry, 740n
merchant address in support of Proclamation of Neutrality, 741
Genet's address to citizens of, 760
committee of merchants, 768-9n, 792
and circular letter to merchants, 768n, 792
Philadelphia Packet (ship)
register of, 191-2
Phillips, Benjamin Hamnell
letters from, 221, 575
not recognized as consul at Curaçao, 221-2
letters from submitted to Washington, 222n, 480, 576n
and case of Fury, 575-6
letter from cited, 576n
mentioned, 506
"Philogenet"
and John Bill Ricketts's toast to Washington, 523n
Pickens, Andrew
and Creek hostilities with Ga., 139
Pickering, Timothy, 277n
Pigou (ship)
and impressment, 753n
mentioned, 598, 679, 777
Pigou, Frederick, 584, 680
Pile, Michael
and case of Fanny, 378-9
Pillnitz, Declaration of
cited by TJ, 602
mentioned, 603n
pillows
TJ's sent to Monticello, 19
pimento
captured by French, 254n
Pinckney, Thomas
letters to, 191-2, 286-8, 379-80, 742, 761
letters from, 5-6, 249, 288-9, 332-3, 439-1, 454, 598-9,
673-4, 770, 776-7
and Mint, 4n, 191, 192-3, 288, 598, 674, 753, 777
and British trade restrictions, 5-6, 440-2, 673-4, 776-7,
795, 796, 797n
and impressment, 6, 191-2, 674
newspapers for, 6
letters from cited, 7n, 742n
publication of TJ's correspondence with, 48n, 690
and model of threshing machine for TJ, 62, 249, 742, 775-6
letter to cited, 109n
and olive culture in S.C., 112
and neutrality, 190
and case of Philip Wilson, 191, 770-1
and case of Lafayette, 192
letters from submitted to Washington, 192, 289n, 333n, 599n, 675n
letters to submitted to Washington, 193, 264n, 288n
and agreement between Great Britain and Spain on recaptured
French prizes, 227
and consular affairs, 231, 251, 753, 777
and Humphreys's mission to Algiers, 238, 332
and passports for U.S. ships, 286
cipher for, 288, 333n
letter to quoted, 288n
and Spanish relations with Southern Indians, 328
and free ships and free goods, 332, 673-4
and case of Suckey, 361, 377n, 379-80
and bills of exchange for Department of State, 430, 431, 590n, 742
and Proclamation of Neutrality, 440, 441n
and case of Maria, 454-5, 542
and French captures of U.S. prizes, 454-5
and British captures of U.S. prizes, 646
and case of Active, 646
and infractions of peace treaty, 674
and War of First Coalition, 674
account with U.S., 755, 777
and case of Catharine of Jamaica, 761
and aid for seamen, 770
and British West Indian expedition, 777
letter from Thomas Digges, 779-80
letter from quoted, 779n
and case of Jay, 787
mentioned, 254, 255, 280, 451, 463, 547n, 584, 622, 680, 716
pine boards
captured by British, 337
Pintard, John Marsden
letters from, 434, 556
and consular fees, 434
and French prisoners, 434
letters from cited, 434n
and case of Commerant, 556
seeks to serve as French consul at Madeira, 556
Piomingo (Pyamingo) (Chickasaw chief)
and land cessions to U.S., 265
Pitt, William, 755n
Pittsburgh
agriculture in, 29
price of land in, 31
plague
Va. quarantine against, 391-2, 438, 479, 516
in Algiers, 614, 645
Plan de constitution présenté à la convention nationale (Marquis de Condorcet)
sent to TJ, 400
plaster of paris
Hallet's memorandum on, 468-9
plow, moldboard
TJ's views on, 586
plows
for Madison, 133, 241, 303, 521, 545, 586
and TJ's crop-rotation plan, 577, 658
Plumard de Bellanger, Mme
and Derieux's legacy, 539
Plutarch, 236, 237n
Plymouth, England
consular agents for, 251
impressment in, 753n
Poland
mercantile failures in, 77
partition of, 78, 584
Dumas's views on, 113
Pollock, Carlile
memorial from, 369-74
and case of York, 369-74
Pollock, George
memorial from, 369-74
and case of York, 369-74
Polly (ship), 389n
Polly (sloop)
renamed Republican, 257n
See also Republican (French privateer)
Polverel, Etienne
conflict with Galbaud, 555n
grants freedom to certain Saint-Domingue slaves, 555n
alleged British influence on, 755n
Pope, Nathaniel
as attorney for TJ, 101, 190, 381, 551
Pope, William, 214
poplar trees
at Monticello, 65
pork
price, 9
captured by British, 337, 436n, 646
Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue
U.S. ships seized at, 142-3, 185, 229-30, 369-74, 486-7
trade with Philadelphia, 337
council, 371
court of admiralty, 371
destruction of, 504
porter, 213
Porter, Mr., 504
Porter, Andrew
letter from, 641
servant enlists in French service, 641
identified, 641n
porticoes
at Monticello, 65
proper proportions of, 403
Portland (ship)
captured by Thought, 646
Portsmouth, N.H.
and circular letter to merchants, 768n
Portugal
French ambassador to (see Arbot, M. d')
demand for corn in, 77
fleet movements, 140, 427
army, 331
relations with France, 331, 541, 556
and naval protection against Algiers, 421, 614
dispute between minister of marine and naval commanders, 427
sends troops to Spain, 541, 673, 755
and free ships and free goods, 558
expels Moors, 613
treaty with Morocco, 613
Dutch minister to, 614
reportedly enters war against France, 741
See also Humphreys, David
postal service
in Va., 325, 380, 784
potash
at Monticello, 65
potatoes
for livestock, 356
and TJ's crop-rotation plan, 397, 402, 422, 423, 577, 658
and crop-rotation plan of T. M. Randolph, Jr., 471, 592
for oxen, 578
and Washington's crop-rotation plan, 658
Potter, Capt. (master of Union)
detained by Sans Culotte, 25n
Powel, Elizabeth Willing (Mrs. Samuel Powel), 522
Powhatan (ship), 21-2
Pragers & Co.
and bills of exchange for Department of State, 94, 354, 516, 546
Prance, Capt. (master of Joseph)
ship captured by Sans Culotte, 218
Prato, Giovannini da
claim on Mazzei, 188
seeks to be tenant farmer at Edgehill, 668
Preble, Capt. (master of Commerce)
ship captured by Tyger, 251
Preble, Edward
quarrel with crew, 587
President, U.S. See United States: President
press, freedom of
TJ's views on, 102, 505
Price, George
ship captured by British privateer, 632, 640
Price, Isaac
partner of Robert Leslie, 463
Price, Moses
almost killed by Creeks, 413n
Priestley, Henry
plans to settle in U.S., 679-80
Priestley, Joseph
plans to settle in U.S., 679-80, 716
relations with Thomas Cooper, 715
Priestley, Joseph, Jr.
plans to settle in U.S., 679-80, 716
introduced to TJ, 716
Prince Edward County, Va.
corn crop, 746
Prince William Henry (ship)
captured by Citoyen Genet, 461-2
and detention of French prizes in U.S. ports, 484, 487
and restoration of French prizes, 620, 621, 634-5
privateering
Monroe's views on, 384
privateers, allied
forbidden to fit out in U.S., 50, 71, 581, 609
forbidden to be commissioned in U.S., 75-6n
forbidden to arm in U.S., 76
forbidden to bring prizes into U.S. ports, 231-2
privateers, British
molest Danish ships, 78
capture U.S. prizes, 165, 336-9, 375-7, 379-80, 387, 433,
435-6, 454-5, 459n, 566-7, 574, 595, 626, 632, 639-40, 646, 753
fitted out in U.S., 165, 344, 359
seize French property, 280
and letters of marque, 387
damage U.S. ships, 388-9n
and British trade restrictions, 440-2
forbidden to fit out in U.S., 700
privateers, Dutch
capture U.S. prize, 221
forbidden to fit out in U.S., 700
privateers, French
capture British prizes, 7-8, 25, 36n, 50-2, 67, 72n, 77,
117, 199-200, 218, 230, 260, 270-1, 335n, 378-9, 398-9,
461-2, 584-5, 600-1, 703, 728, 744-5, 797n
commissioned by Genet in U.S., 25, 36, 40, 43, 51-2n, 67,
71-3, 75, 77, 125-6, 137-8, 167, 195-6, 216-17, 336n, 501,
572, 603
forbidden to fit out in U.S., 50
capture U.S. prizes, 55-6, 74, 93, 167, 251, 364, 367, 368n,
433, 624-5, 663-4n, 722n, 739-40, 782
right to bring prizes into U.S. ports, 71-2, 125-8, 231-2
and withdrawal from U.S. ports, 71-3, 137-8, 151-2, 154,
155-6, 161, 167, 195-6, 285, 296, 321, 322-3, 362, 461,
498, 501-2, 584-5, 620, 633, 707-8
forbidden to arm in U.S., 76
molest Danish ships, 78
impact on Norfolk trade, 189
right to commission in U.S., 231-3, 257-8, 259-60, 261-2,
271, 281-2, 285, 296-300, 339-42, 438, 444-5, 446-53,
456-7, 463-7, 481-2, 501-2, 572, 616, 698, 699-702, 711
capture Swedish prizes, 432, 453-4, 726-7, 733
arming of in U.S., 438, 444-5, 446-52, 456-7, 463-7, 480,
481-2, 527, 528, 531, 532-3, 534, 535
right to fit out in U.S., 527, 528, 534, 535, 619, 620,
633-5, 693, 696, 791
Genet promises to commission no more in U.S., 572
and use of U.S. ports by, 604, 608, 633-5, 640, 641, 720, 727-8
privateers, Spanish
capture U.S. prizes, 387, 405, 758
forbidden to fit out in U.S., 700
prizes
restoration of French, 35, 39, 40n, 43-4, 50-2, 71-3, 75,
77, 127, 144-5, 150, 167, 186, 197-8, 199-200, 216-18,
253-4, 260, 270-1, 281, 285, 286-7, 335, 369-74, 378-9,
388, 398-9, 453-4, 461-2, 486-7, 531, 584-5, 600-1, 603-4,
607-8, 618-19, 620, 621, 624-5, 627, 633, 634-5, 640, 664n,
708, 720, 722, 726-7, 733, 739-40, 789-90, 792-4
status of U.S. debtors on French, 45
eligibility of U.S. citizens to act as agents for, 56
French right to bring into U.S. ports, 71-3, 125-6, 128n, 231-2
sale of French in U.S., 151, 152, 155-6, 161, 189, 281-2,
301, 336n, 342n, 498, 528, 529, 534-5, 536, 705-6, 710
agreement between Great Britain and Spain on recapture of
French, 227-8
allies forbidden to bring into U.S. ports, 231-2
detention of French in U.S., 358, 361, 374, 484, 487
restoration of British, 361, 375-7, 379-80, 386, 642-3
restoration of Spanish, 405
sale of allied in U.S., 581
compensation for French, 603-4, 607-8, 618-19, 621, 627,
633, 634-5, 708, 720, 722, 744-5, 789-90
payment of duties on in U.S., 620, 696, 705-6
Proclamation of Neutrality
and sale of arms to France, 39, 42
addresses in support of, 61, 62n, 651, 717-18, 720, 729, 741, 746-7, 766
authorship of, 61, 346, 501
TJ's views on, 61, 346, 403, 501, 606, 649-50, 651, 697-8
distribution of, 67, 165, 274, 288-9, 332, 430, 440, 441n, 541
and case of Little Sarah, 106
and French right to commission privateers in U.S., 231
criticized by "Veritas," 268n
Madison's views on, 272-3, 324, 549, 586, 653
right of President to issue, 272-3
Monroe's views on, 382-3, 551, 553
and "Pacificus" essays, 403
criticized by National Gazette, 405
and contraband, 698
mentioned, 216, 418n, 531, 563, 648n, 687, 696, 728n
Prosperity (ship)
damaged by English privateers, 388-9n
Providence, R.I.
and circular letter to merchants, 768n
Provisional Executive Council. See France: Provisional Executive Council
provisions
proposed purchase for France, 21-2, 58, 63, 82-7, 252, 275, 283-4
British restrictions on, 230
French restrictions on, 230, 796
Prussia
minister to Great Britain, 440, 441n
and free ships and free goods, 558, 706
war with France, 588, 685
Prussia, King of. See Frederick William II, King of Prussia
public debt
redemption of, 295, 304
and final settlement of state accounts, 343, 403, 585, 666
Monroe's views on, 385, 551-2
Publicola (ancient statesman), 236, 237n
"Publicola" (pseudonym)
pseudonym used by J. Q. Adams, 605
public securities
depreciation, 17
attitude of holders of on neutrality, 26
TJ's views on holders of, 190
public service
TJ's views on, 239-40
Pufendorf, Samuel von
Le Droit de la nature et des gens, 33
mentioned, 512
Pulling, Capt. (master of Lark)
escapes Algerine captivity, 163
pumpkins
and TJ's crop-rotation plan, 402, 423
and crop-rotation plan of T. M. Randolph, Jr., 471
Pyamingo. See Piomingo (Pyamingo) (Chickasaw chief)
pycnostyle, 491
Pyle, Capt. (master of Fanny)
ship captured by Sans Culotte, 200, 218