Volume 27 Index
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laboratory, army
contractors for, 716
La Chaise, M.
and rumored slave rebellion, 614
Lachaise, Auguste
and French plan to liberate Louisiana, 176-80, 311, 312, 314
Lachua Indians
and Creek hostilities with Ga., 463n
La Condamine, M. de
vineyard, 762
Lafayette, Marie Adrienne Françoise de Noaïlles, Marquise de
and husband’s captivity, 151
TJ invites to dinner, 757
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de
letters from, 712-13, 772
in Prussian captivity, 129, 151, 276-7, 425-6, 433, 449, 450-5, 502-3, 643-4
Continental army pay, 618, 643-4
introduces French officers to TJ, 704
moves detachment southward, 711
logistical support for troops of, 712-13
correspondence with Steuben, 713
travels to Williamsburg, 713
reinforcements for, 719
and American whale oil trade, 753-4
and American grist mills, 768
recommends Minguée, 772
mentioned, 134n
Lafferty, Mr.
and U.S. trade with Canada, 448n
Lafite
vineyard, 762, 843
La Forest, Antoine René Charles Mathurin de
and address of French consular commissions, 500-1
witnesses wedding of F. Crèvecoeur, 781
La Forest, Beaumanoir de
witnesses wedding of F. Crèvecoeur, 781
La Luzerne, Anne César, Chevalier de
letter from, 720-1
and address of French consular commissions, 500-1
introduces French officers to TJ, 704
and French support for American Revolution, 720-1
Lamb, John
mission to Barbary States, 139, 142n, 750
Lamb, Gen. John
collector of customs in N.Y., 507, 521
Lambert, M.
vineyard, 762
Lambert, William
letter from, 825-6
recommends Roney and Ford for Mint clerkships, 825-6
Lamont, M. de
vineyard, 843
Lancaster, Pa.
yellow fever threatens relocation of Congress to, 228, 254, 297, 299, 388, 390
Washington visits, 334, 399
land
and Short’s investment strategy, 202-3, 205-7, 614-15
speculation in, 206
dispute over claims to, 722-3
land grants
dispute over Patton’s claim, 721-3
Va. legislation on, 773-5
in Southwest Territory, 796
Land Office (Va.)
establishment of, 722
Langdon, Elizabeth
TJ gives doll to, 753
Langdon, John
letter to, 752-3
letter from, 73
and circular letter to merchants, 73
alleged support for hereditary Senate and President for life, 467
and weights and measures, 822n
La Penha, Gen.
defeated near Montlouis, 149
Lapseley, Thomas
returns to TJ’s service, 394
Lapseley, Mrs. Thomas
death of, 394
lard
export to French West Indies, 639
Laroque, James
and case of San Josef, 627n
La Rose. See Chateau Laroze (La Rose)
La Tour, M. de
vineyard, 761, 842
La Tour de Ségur
vineyard, 762, 843
Laumosne, Lewis Guillaume Felix
and case of Greyhound, 80-1n
Laurel (ship)
captured by Algerines, 107, 135
Laurence (Laurens). See Lawrence
Laval (La Valle), Anne Alexandre Marie Sulpice Joseph de Montmorency, Marquis de
introduced to TJ, 704
Lavoratorini, Matthew
TJ’s servant, 786; remains in Philadelphia, 799
Lawrence (Laurence, Laurens) (ship)
captured by Sans Culotte of Honfleur, 96n, 158, 466
Lawson, Robert
letter to, 703
to reinforce Greene, 703
L.D. See Little Sarah
Leacock, Joseph
letters from, 510-11, 596
and potash production, 510
requests charity from TJ, 510-11, 596
and yellow fever epidemic, 510
thoughts on Algerines, 596-7
lead
U.S. purchase of, 46
for western expedition, 693
League of Armed Neutrality
formation of, 600n
Lear, Tobias
letter to, 304-5
letters from, 226, 332, 795, 803-4, 816, 817, 818
correspondence with Gore, 13-14; business affairs, 226
recommended by TJ, 226, 300, 301-2, 304-5, 332
letters from cited, 305n, 815n
and TJ’s retirement, 332
and alleged Federalist desire for hereditary Senate and President for life, 467
letters from quoted, 780n, 795n, 816n
and census, 795
transmits presidential papers, 795, 803-4, 815n, 816-17, 818
and patents, 803-4
and commissioning of federal appointees, 851
leather
and import duties proposed by TJ, 550n, 551n
Leatherwood creek, Va.
land disputes at, 668-70, 721
Lebrun-Tondu, Pierre Henri Hélène Marie
and G. Morris’s recall, 505
Le Chair, M.
and denunciation of Mangourit, 295-7
Le Duc, M.
vineyard, 761
Ledyard, John
letter from, 764
attempted expedition across Siberia, 764
expedition to Africa planned, 764
Lee, Arthur
letters from, 684-5, 685-6, 689, 695
sells bank stock, 19n
account with Va., 684-6
acts as commercial agent for Va. in France, 684-6
congratulates TJ on election as governor, 684
on naval operations, 689
sends Va. great seal, 695
Lee, Charles
and case of Jesse, 12
Lee, Henry
letter to, 815
letters from, 135, 195
and quarantine against yellow fever, 135
and case of Républicaine, 195
letter from submitted to Washington, 196n
and Va. legislature’s resolutions on Proclamation of Neutrality, 334n, 430-1
medal of, 650-1
and ratification of Bill of Rights, 815n
Lee, Henry, Sr.
receives votes for Va. Committee of Safety, 679
Lee, Richard Henry
counts ballots for Va. Committee of Safety, 679n
Lee, Thomas Ludwell
and Va.-Md. boundary, 54n
elected to Va. Committee of Safety, 678
Lee, Thomas Sim
letters to, 108, 696-7, 815
letter from, 25
and case of Maxwell, 25-6, 108
letter from cited, 87n
transmits election return for Md. congressmen, 87n
and alleged British plots against U.S., 303-4
and case of Industry, 316-19, 321, 369-72, 383, 618
and case of Roehampton, 316-19, 383
and case of Pilgrim, 319-20, 421
and case of Conyngham, 342-3n, 421, 618
and alleged French refugee plots in U.S., 438n, 458, 487n
journals sent to, 688
and express riders, 696-7
Lee, William
commercial agent for Va. in France, 685
Leeward Islands, British
trade regulations, 578n.
See also West Indies, British
Leeward Islands, French
colonists conspire with Great Britain and Spain, 284
Genet’s report on, 404-6.
See also West Indies, French
Leghorn, Italy
and British naval operations, 153
Lego (Jefferson estate)
overseer for, 483, 497, 524, 582
purchase of, 731-3
Le Havre, France
U.S. consul at, 9
U.S. trade with, 9, 52, 54, 768-9
admiralty court of, 158n
and macaroni for TJ, 198
wine shipments from, 843
Leiper, Thomas
letter from, 798-9
bout with yellow fever, 121
house of leased by TJ, 798-9
Leister, John. See Lester (Leister), John
Lenox, David
appointed U.S. marshal, 117, 146, 163-4, 229
and registration of foreign servants, 611-12n
Lentilhon, M.
refugee from Saint-Domingue, 5-6
Le Ris, M.
and denunciation of Mangourit, 295-7
LeRoy, Herman
letters to, 348-9, 394-5
and mortgage on Varina, 294, 348-9, 394-5, 396-7, 465, 496, 590
identified, 349n
letters from cited, 395n, 497n
Leslie, Alexander
invades Va., 703-4n
Leslie (Lesley), Robert
letter to, 507-8
letter from, 154
and great clock, lii, 508, 840n
delivers dispatch to Pinckney, 92
and manufacture of clocks, 154
meets Cutting, 154
and weights and measures, 154, 220
letter from quoted, 155n
opens London shop, 155n
makes clock for Washington, 220n
makes watch for TJ, 507-8
Pinckney forwards letter from TJ to, 509
Lester (Leister), John
identified, 272n
and TJ’s furniture, 465
Létombe (L’Etombe), Philippe de
and address of French consular commissions, 500-1
Leusse, M. de
vineyard, 762
Levant
Lear plans to engage in trade with, 226
Levanter
and Portuguese convoy, 199
Leveson-Gower, George Granville, Earl Gower
leaves France, 129-30
Lewis, Col., 671
Lewis, Andrew
receives votes for Va. Committee of Safety, 679
Lewis, Anne (Nancy) Bolling (Mrs. Howell Lewis, TJ’s niece)
death of, 759n
Lewis, Fielding (Feilding)
receives votes for Va. Committee of Safety, 679
mentioned, 824
Lewis, Francis
member of Continental Board of Admiralty, 696
Lewis, John (of The Byrd)
letter from, 671
letter to cited, 671
TJ as attorney of, 671-2
identified, 671n
Lewis, John (Spotsylvania Co., Va.)
receives vote for Va. Committee of Safety, 679
Lewis, Mordecai
and bills of exchange for Department of State, 654
Lewis, Nicholas
letter to, 716
receives votes for Va. Committee of Safety, 679
and settlement of Wood’s accounts, 716
Lewis, Robert
sued by TJ, 805
Lewis, Thomas
receives vote for Va. Committee of Safety, 678
Augusta Co. surveyor, 722
Lewis, William
and President’s authority to relocate Congress, 297-8
Leyden Gazette. See Gazette de Leide
Library Company of Philadelphia
Fitch deposits papers in, 837, 838n
Liggon, John
house of rented, 705
limes
captured by French, 634n
Lindsay, Adam
letter to, 84-5
Lindsay, William
and case of Républicaine, 195
linen
and encouragement of U.S. manufactures, 546n
Lionville. See Château Léoville
liquor
and U.S. trade with India, 833
Lisbon
U.S. trade with, 138, 139, 221, 235n, 283
trade with Brazil, 140-1
Portuguese fleet departs, 187
court etiquette at, 209
exports wine, 221-2
and Portuguese-Algerine truce, 223, 234-5n, 265
imports flour, 232
wine for TJ, 260, 493
trade with Portsmouth, Va., 266n
and case of Commerçant, 283n
wine compared to Madeira, 493
trade with St. Petersburg, 525
TJ forwards news to Gamble from, 608
Yznardi departs for, 636
U.S. consul at, 781n
Termo wine, 842
Little Democrat. See Little Sarah
Little Otter creek, Va.
disputed lands at, 672, 673n
Little Sarah (L.D., Little Democrat, Petite Démocrate) (British brigantine and French privateer)
captures Nancy, 72-3, 99-100
and withdrawal from U.S. ports of French privateers commissioned by Genet in U.S., 77n, 452n, 634
and Genet’s threat to appeal from Washington to American people, 368n, 485n, 528n, 529-32, 588n
Littleton, Sir Thomas
Coke’s commentary on, 609
Little Turkey (Cherokee Chief)
hostilities with U.S., 585n
live provisions
U.S. exports of, 536, 553, 567
export to British West Indies, 566n, 572
export to French West Indies, 566n, 572.
See also provisions
Livermore, Arthur
mistaken appointment as district attorney, 424, 483-4
Livermore, Edward St. Loe
appointed district attorney, 483-4
Livermore, Samuel
letter from, 483
and appointment of district attorney, 483-4
identified, 483n
letter to cited, 483n
Liverpool, England
and British privateering, 52, 54, 264n
prices in, 54
livestock
duties on in Danish West Indies, 549n, 559, 573
Livingston, Mr.
and Portuguese-Algerine truce, 232
Livingston, Philip
witnesses wedding of F. Crèvecoeur, 781
Livingston, Robert R.
and TJ’s appointment as peace commissioner, 728
recommends Kissam, 770
Livingston, William
and rumored British expedition against New Castle, Del., 716
livre
value in comparison to dollar, 487-8n
livre, colonial
value in comparison to dollar, 566n
Llandaff, Bishop of. See Watson, Richard, Bishop of Llandaff
Lloyd, Thomas
letter from cited, 848
Lloyd’s of London
and cases of Eliza, Jay, and Cato, 11
Loan Office certificates
validity of, 738
Loche, M. de
vineyard, 762
Logie, Charles
and plague in Algiers, 152
and Portuguese-Algerine truce, 197n, 199, 224, 231, 284n
Loi Naturelle; ou catéchisme du Citoyen Français (Constantin François Chasseboeuf Volney)
presented to TJ, 390
Lomax, Lunsford (Amherst Co., Va.)
land transactions of, 669
legal dispute of, 721
Lomax, Lunsford, Sr.
land transactions of, 669
Lomax v. Holmden
precedent cited by TJ, 727n
Lomax v. Innes’s heirs
TJ asked for opinion on, 668-70, 721
Lomax v. Lomax. See Lomax v. Innes’s heirs
London
exchange rate in, 5, 263n
closed to foreign wheat, 29
and bills of exchange for Department of State, 115, 613, 659-60
newspapers, 140
U.S.-British trade negotiations transferred to, 143
Leslie manufactures clocks in, 154, 220n
trade with Charleston, 158n
and impressment, 160
trade with New York City, 173
French Windward Islands send negotiators to, 284-5
TJ lacks acquaintances in, 304-5
insurance business in, 307
French money counterfeited in, 470
trade duties in, 548n, 557, 571
TJ meets Welch in, 606
London Gazette
commercial information from, 29
Longchamps, M. F. Joret de
letter from, 146
and rights of naturalized citizens, 146
identified, 146n
Long-mountain, Va.
disputed lands at, 672
Lorenzana y Butron, Francisco Antonio, Archbishop of Toledo
and books for TJ, 217-18, 324
L’Orient (Lorient), France
and case of Andrew, 159n, 224-5
French Revolution at, 306-7
ordonnateur at, 746
Lormerie, Louis Philippe Gallot, Chevalier de
land claims, 808
Lott & Higbee
account with Austin, 257n
Lotter, Christian
steward of Adams, 750
Loudoun Co., Va.
militia, 706, 708
Louis, M.
winemaker’s agent, 763
Louis XVI, King of France
and counterrevolutionary projects, 129
and Genet’s expulsion from Russia, 129
Washington displays medallion of, 131
accepts new constitution, 213
and French reissue of assignats, 366n
and consular commissions, 480
and Lafayette’s Continental Army service, 644n
support for American Revolution, 720
drafting of letter from Washington to, 816
Louis XVII, dauphin of France
proclaimed King of France, 135
and capture of Toulon, 155
and alleged French refugee plots in U.S., 285
Louisiana
French plan to liberate, 111-12n, 176-80, 196, 290-1, 311, 312-13, 314, 345-6, 392, 594n, 631n
Spanish trade regulations for, 641-2
Lovely Lass (ship)
and restoration of French prizes, 22, 36, 55, 69n, 413-14, 422, 426-7, 457n
Lowell, John
and case of Duplaine, 79-82, 261
Lower Saura (Saury) Town, N.C.
and retreat of Greene’s army, 709
Lownes, Caleb
letter to, 586
identified, 586-7n
and nailrod for TJ, 586-7
and TJ’s furniture, 586
Lowrey, Thomas
letter to cited, 39n
reappointment as marshal, 39n
Loxley, Benjamin
master of Pigou, 150
Loyalists
strength in Md. and Del., 716n
Lucas, Jonathan, Sr.
seeks patent for steam engine, 236, 309
Lucas, Robert
Cases in Law and Equity, 726
Lucas, Simon
visits Tripoli, 152
Lucinda (slave)
deeded to TJ by mother, 676
bequeathed to TJ’s sister, 779n
Ludlow (slave)
bequeathed by Ann Eppes Harris, 682
Lunel, France
grapevine from sent to TJ, 278
TJ evaluates wine of, 762
Lur-Saluces (Luz-Saluz, Salus), Comte de
vineyard, 763, 843
Lyde, Nathaniel Byfield
and case of Greyhound, 81-2n
lye
and potash production, 510
Lynch, Charles
land transactions of, 668-9
Lynch, Esther
affection for TJ, 236
TJ’s affection for, 309
Lyne, George
member Va. Board of War, 691
Lyons, France
French capture of, 187, 276