Volume 27 Index
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Abadie (Dabbadie), M. d’
TJ evaluates wine of, 763, 843
Acadia. See Nova Scotia
Acosta, M. d’. See Penet, d’Acosta Frères & Cie.
Adair, James B. M.
letter to, 3-4
letter from, 66-7
and model of threshing machine for TJ, 3-4, 66, 102-3, 173
and case of Jay, 4
and Sinclair’s queries on agriculture, 66-7
plans to visit TJ, 67
letter from cited, 67n
Adams, Abigail
letter from, 749-52
opinion of Great Britain, 749, 750
and household finances, 750-1
commissions TJ to make purchases, 751
Adams, John
letter to, 580
and “Camillus” essays, 6-8
nominates Prebble as consul at Cádiz, 60n
and ransom of American captives in Algiers, 142n
writings of admired in England, 276
and TJ’s report on commerce, 534, 580-1
and Barbary States, 750
expenses as diplomat, 750-1
wine for, 750
and seeds for TJ, 757
friendship for TJ, 769
mentioned, 67n
Adams, John Quincy
letter to, 744-5
TJ recommends, 744-5
Adams, Samuel
and case of Duplaine, 273-4n, 416n
Aerial (ship)
captured by British privateer, 54
Africa
Ledyard’s expedition to, 764
Agicourt, M. d’
vineyard, 762
agriculture
value of threshing machine to southern states, 3-4
Sinclair’s queries on, 66-7, 637
Harriott’s views on, 193
Short’s views on, 201, 204-6
and sharecropping by slaves, 204-5
crop rotation in British, 277
Edwards’s views on British, 277
and maple sugar manufacture, 546n
Aij, France. See Ay (Aij), France
Aimée (Amée) Marguerite (Amiable Margaretta; Providence) (French privateer and British sloop)
captures San Josef, 268-9, 343-4, 346
renamed from Providence, 343-4
and restoration of French prizes, 422, 625-8
Albany, N.Y.
military stores removed to, 47
and yellow fever, 174
Albemarle barracks
accounts respecting, 689
Convention troops held at, 689-90, 701n
Albemarle Co., Va.
resolutions on neutrality, 19n, 27
Short desires to reside near, 205
estate of T. M. Randolph, Jr., 294-5
fertility of soil in, 615
suitability of cultivating grain in, 766
suitability of cultivating grass in, 766
Albert de Rions, François Hector, Comte d’
naval command, 770
Alder, Charles, & Co.
and Pintard’s arrest, 239n
Alexander, Eli
overseer for Shadwell and Lego, 483, 497, 524, 582
TJ’s instructions for, 509
departs for Richmond, 617
Alexandria, Va.
Short considers purchasing lots in, 202-3
French vice-consul at, 282
Algiers
Humphreys’s mission to, 23-5, 106-7, 139-40, 152-3, 283, 636, 654, 845
relations with U.S., 60, 198n, 469-70, 513-18, 521, 522, 596-7, 637
Yznardi’s proposed mission to, 60, 498-9
navy, 107, 222, 283-4n, 823
piracy, 107, 135, 139-40, 187, 196-8, 199, 222-3, 224, 230-5, 252-3, 607-8, 609, 789
relations with Netherlands, 107
plague in, 126, 284n
Portuguese naval protection against, 196-8, 199, 222-3, 230-5, 252-3, 264-7
truce with Portugal, 196-8, 199, 222-3, 224, 230-5, 252-3, 262-7, 282-4, 469, 498-9, 503, 507, 508-9, 516-18, 607-8, 617, 619
truce with Netherlands, 284n
Skjöldebrand’s proposed mission to, 466
Leacock’s thoughts on, 596-7
relations with Gibraltar, 596-7
relations with Great Britain, 596-7, 637
Cutting’s mission to, 659-60
relations with Portugal, 752-3
relations with Spain, 752-3
Danish naval blockade, 823
relations with Venice, 823
vessel taken by Portugal, 823
Algiers, American captives in
ransom of, 142n, 513-18, 521, 822-4
numbers increase, 197n, 253, 284n, 469, 752-3
additional captures, 232
plea for ransom by, 466
subsistence of, 823
Algiers, Dey of. See Ali Hassan, Dey of Algiers; Muhammad Ibn Uthman, Dey of Algiers
Alicante, Spain
Humphreys visits, 153, 187, 200
and colonial trade, 579-80
consul at, 845
Alice (ship), 266n
aliens
and peace treaty, 826-7
Ali Hassan, Dey of Algiers
piracy of, 139
and ransom of American captives, 142n
and Portuguese-Algerine truce, 197n, 230-2
relations with U.S., 823
Allegheny Co., Pa.
and conflict with Western Indians, 34n
Allen, Capt. (master of Minerva), 283n
Allen, Jacob
and Creek hostilities with Ga., 463n
Allen, John
and patent for Whitney’s cotton gin, 246, 250
Allibone, William
and case of Hope, 634n
Ambitieux (French privateer)
captures Andrew, 159n
Ambler, Jacquelin
member Va. Board of Trade, 687n
Ambuscade. See Embuscade
American Museum
cited, 783
American Philosophical Society
elections to, 656
and sugar refining, 839n
American Remembrancer (John Carey)
subscription to publish, 836
Ames, Fisher
and “Camillus” essays, 8n
Amiable Margaretta. See Aimée (Amée) Marguerite
Amory, Rufus Greene
and case of Greyhound, 81-2n
Amory, Thomas, Jr.
and case of Greyhound, 81-2n
Ampuis (Ampuys), France
TJ evaluates wine of, 762
Amsterdam
and bills of exchange for Department of State, 115, 612-13, 652
trade with U.S., 264n
Amsterdam Packet (ship), 10
“Anas”
entries in, xlix-l, 32-3, 384, 394 (illus.), 399-401, 411-12, 428, 453-5, 467
anchors
duties on, 841
Anderson, Adam
Anderson’s Historical and Chronological Deduction of the Origin of Commerce, 565n
Anderson, James (Eng.)
elected to American Philosophical Society, 656
Anderson, James (Nantes)
letters from cited, 847, 849
Anderson, James (public armorer)
employs artisans, 714-15
Anderson, William (London merchant)
aids John Paradise, 766
Anderson’s Historical and Chronological Deduction of the Origin of Commerce (Adam Anderson), 565n
Andrew (ship)
captured by Ambitieux, 159-60n, 224-5
Anmours (Dannemours), Charles François, Chevalier d’
and address of French consular commissions, 500-1
Ann (ship)
carries letter to TJ, 155
Annapolis, Md.
appointment of customs collector for, 94, 123, 424
possible meeting site of Congress, 228
expenses of delegates at, 737-8n
Anthony, Joseph, & Son
and TJ’s account with Fenwick, Mason & Co., 484
Anti-George (French privateer)
officers prosecuted, 73-4
Aop, Mr.
and prize money, 756
Apollo
figurine, 751
apples
planted by Hawkins, 279
Appleton, Nathaniel
letter from cited, 781n
recommends son for consular appointment, 781n
Appleton, Thomas
recommended for consular appointment at Lisbon, 781n
Ardouin, Capt. (master of Marianne)
and relief of Saint-Domingue refugees, 65, 89
Argilliers, M.
vineyard, 762
Arguments and Reports (Sir Henry Pollexfen)
valuation by TJ, 670
Arkwright, Sir Richard
cotton spinning machine, 783
Armistead, William
and military supplies for Va., 699
arms
and U.S. defense preparations, 46, 610n
for French West Indies, 131, 134n
sale to belligerent nations, 458-9
shortage of, 706, 708
issuance to Va. militia, 719
Dutch imports to U.S., 805-6
Armstrong, John (N.C.)
and land grants within Southwest Territory, 796
Army, U.S. See United States: Army
Arnal, Abbé Etienne d’
American grist mills described to, 768
Arnold, Benedict
invades Va., 711, 713
Arnold, Thomas
letter from quoted, 194n
recommends Howell for district attorney, 194n, 376
Arnold, Welcome
letter from quoted, 194n
recommends Howell for district attorney, 194n, 376
arrêts du conseil
by France on foreign manufactures, 749-50
Art, James
master of Delaware, 436, 486-7n
Arthur, James
letter from, 499
proposes to build spinning machines, 499
Artois, Charles Philippe, Comte d’
plots overthrow of French revolutionary regime, 289n
Aruba, W.I.
U.S. prize captured by Dutch at, 136
as
Dutch unit of weight, 809-10
ash
for phaeton wheels, 267
askos, bronze, at Nîmes
TJ asks Short to obtain copy, 767-8
Ast, Bingham & Co.
establishment of, 307
Ast, William Frederick
letter to, 359-60
letters from, 306-8, 591-2
fire insurance plan of, 306-9, 359-60, 591-2
moves to Richmond, 306-7
Ast, Mrs. William Frederick
and husband’s fire insurance plan, 308
Astrée (French warship)
Genet’s plans for, 386-7n
Atkins, Joshua
master of Betsey, 222, 235n
Audibert, M.
vineyard, 762
auditor, U.S.
and Department of State accounts, 612-13
Augusta (ship)
carries letter to TJ, 155
mentioned, 135
Augusta Co., Va.
letter to county lieutenant of, 691-3
and defense of western frontier, 691-3
militia, 691-3, 708
Patton land grant, 721-3
Auldjo, Thomas
letter to, 95-6
letter forwarded to, 97n
and case of Hamilton, 526
Aurora (ship)
capture of, 52
Austin, William
account with M. J. Carr, 257n
Austria
war with France, 276, 289n
automaton
displayed by Blanchard, 252
Auvillaij. See Hautvillers (Auvillaij), France
Auvorna grape
vine sent to TJ, 278
Avery, John
and case of Duplaine, 80
Avignon, France
TJ orders wine of, 767
axes
for Va. troops, 706
Ay (Aij), France
TJ evaluates wine of, 761, 842-3
Azores
duties on U.S. exports to, 537, 555, 569, 800