Volume 27 Index
R
rabbits
for TJ, 723
Rachel (ship), 831
Ramsay, Nathaniel
letter to cited, 39n
reappointment as marshal, 39n
Randall, John
appointed Annapolis customs collector, 94n
Randolph, Mr.
and Creek hostilities with Ga., 463n
Randolph, Ann Cary
alleged incest and infanticide, 86n
Randolph, Anne Cary (TJ’s granddaughter)
health, 465
TJ’s affection for, 468, 524
Randolph, Beverley
expected in Philadelphia, 64
Randolph, David Meade
letters to, 9, 85
letter from, 259
recommends Gregorie as consul at Dunkirk, 9
visits Monticello, 15
forwards letter, 16-17, 26
and orrery for TJ, 85, 259, 373-4
Randolph, Mrs. David Meade, 85
Randolph, Edmund
letter to, 587
letters from, 38, 683, 809, 817
and British trade restrictions, li, 50, 59n, 454-5, 475-9n, 489
and case of Betsy brigantine, 10
and case of Jesse, 12
and Richmond address in support of Proclamation of Neutrality, 13
and Proclamation of Neutrality, 18, 399-401, 411-13
and compensation for French prizes, 22, 33, 622n
and restoration of French prizes, 22, 33, 426
and Galbaud’s dispute with Genet, 33-4, 75-8
and Pagan v. Hooper, 38, 106
and coastal fortifications, 46-7, 428, 453-5
and Knox’s report on defense, 46-7
and British right to bring prizes into U.S. ports, 49
and case of Riviere, 49
and case of William Tell, 49
and detention of French prizes in U.S. ports, 49
and French captures of prizes in U.S. territorial waters, 49, 342-3n, 374n, 383n, 385n, 426
and French consular admiralty jurisdiction in U.S., 49-50, 426
and French fleet in N.Y., 49-50
and French privateers commissioned by Genet in U.S., 49, 622n
and Genet’s recall, 49, 399-401
and threatened revocation of French consular exequaturs, 49
and case of Flora, 50
and French right to fit out privateers in U.S., 50, 371-2n
and infractions of peace treaty, 50, 426, 454-5, 475-9n, 826-8
reviews TJ’s correspondence, 74
and detention of French sailors, 75-8
and Genet’s request for arms for French West Indies, 134n
summoned to Germantown, 219
yellow fever threatens relocation of Congress, 228-9
and President’s authority to relocate Congress, 255, 297-8
and U.S. guarantee of French possessions in America, 289n, 400
and Southwest Territory, 328
and maritime jurisdiction of U.S., 329n, 341n, 426
and case of Conyngham, 342-3n, 374n, 426
and case of Pilgrim, 342-3n, 426
and Genet’s threat to appeal from Washington to American people, 367-8, 399-401, 453-5, 527-8, 530n, 583, 587-8, 589
and case of Industry, 371-2n, 383
and case of Moissonnier, 375n
and case of Roehampton, 383, 426
and case of William, 383n, 385n, 426
and Hamilton’s opinion of French Revolution, 384
plans to retire, 395-6
access to public archives, 396n
plans to write history of Washington administration, 396n
and President’s annual address to Congress, 399-401, 411-13, 423-4n, 428, 453-5, 476-9n
TJ delivers letter to, 407
and address of French consular commissions, 426, 489
and case of Lovely Lass, 426-7
and case of Prince William Henry, 426-7
and exequaturs for foreign consuls, 426, 489
and case of Dannery, 427
and case of Duplaine, 427
and case of Jane of Dublin, 427
and proposal for military academy, 428, 453-5
and tonnage duties from Saint-Domingue refugees, 461-2, 489
remains in Germantown after yellow fever epidemic, 467
and French trade restrictions, 475-9n
and Mint, 488
and British captures of U.S. ships, 489
and case of Nancy, 489
and pardon for C. Freeman, 495n
and G. Morris’s recall, 505
advises J. Randolph, 506-7
and Genet’s attempt to sue Jay and King for libel, 527-8, 530n, 583, 587-8, 589
letter to submitted to Washington, 589
and free ships and free goods, 599
succeeds TJ as Secretary of State, 615-16, 638
and case of Hope, 622n
and Genet’s right to appeal from Washington to Congress, 632, 649n
and publication of Genet’s correspondence, 632, 649n
memorandum for, 649-51
as successor in TJ’s law practice, 670n, 671-2n, 683, 817n
and Patent Board, 783n, 792n, 797n, 798n, 803-4, 837n, 839n, 853
and Pa. land purchase, 809
and punishment of U.S. citizens committing murder on high seas, 809
manuscripts for, 817
Randolph, Gabriella (Mrs. Thomas Mann Randolph, Sr.)
and husband’s will, 465n
Randolph, Jane Cary
TJ’s affection for, 345
described, 345n
Randolph, John, of Roanoke
legal studies of, 506-7, 609
Randolph, Martha Cocke (Mrs. Beverley Randolph)
visits Monticello, 64
Randolph, Martha Jefferson (Patsy, Mrs. Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., TJ’s daughter)
letters to, 64, 345, 467-8, 608-9
TJ’s affection for, 21, 299, 345, 397, 432, 497, 524, 609
TJ leaves papers with, 322
affection for TJ, 323
marriage of, 348-9, 449
health, 465, 467, 590
letters from cited, 523, 524n
art lessons, 734
inattention to dress, 734.
See also Jefferson, Martha (Patsy, TJ’s daughter)
Randolph, Peyton (1721?-1775)
bookcases of, 771
mentioned, 817
Randolph, Richard
alleged incest and infanticide, 86n
Randolph, Richard (of Curles)
receives votes for Va. Committee of Safety, 679
Randolph, Ryland
weight of chain of, 674
receives vote for Va. Committee of Safety, 679
Randolph, Thomas Jefferson (TJ’s grandson)
health, 465
TJ’s affection for, 468, 524
Randolph, Thomas Mann, Jr. (TJ’s son-in-law)
letters to, 20-1, 121-2, 274-5, 299, 396-7, 431-2, 496-7, 498, 637-8
letters from, 294-5, 322-3, 377-8, 464-5, 590, 800
memorandums to, 267
and orrery for TJ, 85, 374, 467
and instructions for Watson, 267
and TJ’s furniture, 271-2, 377, 492
manages TJ’s affairs, 274-5, 322-3
and mortgage on Varina, 294-5, 348-9, 394-5, 396-7, 496, 590
TJ’s affection for, 345, 468, 609
and telescope for TJ, 376
and father’s death, 377, 464-5, 497
and father’s health, 377, 432
acquires Tarquin, 378, 432, 638
and sheep for TJ, 432, 590
praised by TJ, 449
executor of father’s estate, 464-5
and instructions for Alexander, 483, 497
and model of threshing machine for TJ, 494, 498
and horses for TJ, 524, 608, 638
complains about postal service, 590
TJ forwards printed copy of foreign correspondence, 609
letter from cited, 638n
letter to cited, 638n
elected to American Philosophical Society, 656n
marriage settlement, 776-7
marriage to Martha Jefferson, 776-7
mentioned, 64, 345, 394, 807
Randolph, Thomas Mann, Sr.
letters from, 723, 776-7
health of, 294, 333, 348-9, 377
and mortgage on Varina, 294-5, 348-9, 396, 590, 776-7
death of, 464-5, 497
legal client of TJ, 668-70
surety of Carr estate, 675n
receives vote for Va. Committee of Safety, 679
given pecan trees by TJ, 723
offers TJ beer, 723
and Edgehill boundary dispute, 773-6
son’s marriage settlement, 776-7
election to Va. Senate, 800
Randolph, William
executor of father’s estate, 465
Randolph, William (of Tuckahoe)
land transactions of, 668-9
Rankin, George
and British retention of Western posts, 448, 610n
Rausan (Rohan, Rozan), Mme Briet de
vineyard, 762, 843
Rausan-Margaux (Rohan-Margau, Rozan)
TJ evaluates wine, 762, 843
Rawle, William
letters to, 338-9, 384-5, 456, 512
instructions to, 340
and President’s authority to relocate Congress, 297-8
and maritime jurisdiction of U.S., 338-40, 384
letters to submitted to Washington, 340n, 385n, 391, 392
and case of William, 382, 384-5, 392, 417, 426, 512
letter from cited, 385n
and French captures of prizes in U.S. territorial waters, 410
and alleged threats to French consuls, 456
Rea, Isaac
master of the Phenix, 264n
Read (Reade), George, Jr.
letter to, 338-9
instructions to, 340
and maritime jurisdiction of U.S., 338-40, 384
letter to submitted to Washington, 340n, 391
Read, Nathan
letter from, 790-1
distillation improvements, 790-2, 803
steam engine improvements, 790-2, 803
identified, 791n
petition to Patent Board cited, 791n
invention of steamboat, 838n
Reade, Clement
estate of, 683n
Reade, Mary
in legal dispute, 683n
Reade, Thomas
in legal dispute, 683n
Reading, Pa.
possible meeting site of Congress, 228, 254
Washington visits, 334, 378, 399
Rebecca (brig)
carries dispatches, 200
Rebecca (ship)
French refugees mistreat Saint-Domingue deputation on, 430n
Reboulle, M.
vineyard, 762
Reddie, William
and case of San Josef, 627n
Reed, Walter
and yellow fever cure, xlix
Reed & Ford (Soder)
and alleged French refugee plots in U.S., 436, 486-7n
Reedy creek, Va.
land transactions at, 669
reexports
from U.S., 536, 553, 567
from Spain to Spanish colonies, 537, 540, 547n, 549n, 554, 559, 568, 573, 641
from U.S. to Portugal, 537, 555, 569
none from France, 537-8, 556, 570
none from Portugal, 537, 555, 569
none from Spain, 537, 555, 569
from Great Britain, 538, 546n, 547n, 548n, 557, 571, 578n
from Netherlands, 538, 557, 571
of manufactures from U.S. to Sweden forbidden, 539, 558, 572
and duties proposed by TJ, 543, 551n, 562, 576
from Great Britain to Sweden, 548n, 557-8, 572
from Spain, 641
register of Va. land office
removal to Richmond, 690
Registry Court, British
and British captures of U.S. ships, 11
Reid, Mr.
land transactions of, 669
reindeer
TJ’s interest in, 736.
See also renne
Relation de deux Voyages Faits en Allemagne (César François Cassini de Thury)
and Va.-Md. boundary, 54
Remsen, Henry
letters to, 93, 335-6, 807
letters from, 102-3, 173-5, 200-1, 238, 485
memorandums to, 785-6
and gong for great clock, lii, 840n
and model of threshing machine for TJ, 3, 66, 102, 173-4, 200, 336, 485, 494
and inkstand for TJ, 93, 175, 336
forwards letters, 97n, 173-5, 198-9, 200-1
letter to quoted, 97n
on yellow fever epidemic, 174-5, 238
and removal of offices to Philadelphia, 785-6
and TJ’s furniture from Paris, 786n
and issuance of passports, 790
and patent applications, 790-1, 797n
and copies of reports for Washington, 807
and E. Randolph’s papers, 817
mentioned, 198
renne
TJ’s interest in, 739.
See also reindeer
Report of the Commissioners for the Settlement of the Accounts between the United States and the Individual States
and final settlement of state accounts, 504
Report of the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council on the American Trade (Charles Jenkinson, Lord Hawkesbury)
and TJ’s report on commerce, 532, 578n
Reports and Arguments (Sir John Vaughan)
valuation by TJ, 670
Reports in English (Sir Edward Coke)
valuation by TJ, 670
Reports of Adjudged Cases in the Courts of Chancery, King’s Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer (Sir John Strange)
valuation by TJ, 670
Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King’s Bench (William Salkeld)
valuation by TJ, 670
Reports of Cases argued and determined in the High Court of Chancery (William Peere Williams)
cited by TJ, 727n
Républicaine (French privateer)
and French right to fit out privateers in U.S., 195
Republican (French privateer)
and French right to fit out privateers in U.S., 422
Republican (French privateer and British tender)
captured by Boston, 77n
Republicans
and TJ’s report on commerce, li, 534-5
overturned by Genet, 7
resolutions on neutrality by, 16, 18-19n, 19-20, 28-9n, 144-5, 237
and TJ’s retirement as secretary of state, 17
abandonment of Genet, 26-7
weakened by Hutchinson’s death, 62
British attitude toward, 276
and U.S. right to navigate Mississippi, 444, 630-1
and prospects for monarchy in U.S., 631
Residence Act
and location of executive offices, 254
Revol, M.
innkeeper, 767
Rhenish grape
vine sent to TJ, 278
Rhode Island
district attorney for, 160
Duplaine as vice-consul for, 185
agriculture in, 193
and ratification of Constitution, 194
and Madison’s revenue plan, 729
and export of fish, 788
and slave trade, 800
Rhode Island, College of
professor of law, 194n
Rhode Island, Governor of. See Fenner, Arthur
Ricard, Samuel
Traité Général du Commerce, 545n
Ricardos, Antonio
and Spanish war with France, 126
rice
Philadelphia prices, 7-8
captured by French, 158, 159n, 337n
and Lucas’s inventions, 236
export to Spain, 536, 547n, 554-5, 568, 800
U.S. exports of, 536, 553, 567, 801-2
export to France, 537, 555, 569
duties on in Great Britain, 538, 540, 556, 559, 570, 573
duties on in Sweden, 539, 540, 545n, 557, 559, 571-2, 573
export to British West Indies, 539, 549n, 558, 572
export to French West Indies, 539, 549n, 558, 572
export from U.S. to Portugal forbidden, 540, 547n, 555, 559, 569, 573, 800
duties on in Denmark, 548n, 557, 565n, 571, 801-2
reexport from Great Britain, 548n, 557, 571, 578n, 800
duties on in Danish West Indies, 549n, 559, 573
export from U.S. to Spain forbidden, 579-80, 641
from Cochinchina, 760
seed imported for TJ, 760, 787
Richards, Benjamin
master of Augusta, 135, 155
Richardson, William John
master of Hope, 611, 634-5n
Richmond, Va.
and model of threshing machine for TJ, 4, 7, 21, 66, 336
address in support of Proclamation of Neutrality, 16, 18n, 27-8n, 145n
Genet visits, 27
TJ’s stores sent to, 64
and wine for TJ, 152, 260
Short considers purchasing lots in, 202-3
mail service at, 225
and TJ’s furniture, 272, 377, 586, 607, 608
Ast, Bingham & Co. at, 307
TJ’s business dealings with, 360
and travel to Monticello, 483
and public securities, 615-16
seat of government removed to, 690
British raid on, 705-6
militia rendezvous at, 719
Riedesel, Frederika, Baroness von
affection for Mrs. Jefferson, 683-4
Riedesel, Friederich Adolphus, Baron von
letter from, 683-4
congratulates TJ on election as governor, 683-4
and baggage of Convention troops, 684
rifles
U.S. purchase of, 46
Rittenhouse, Benjamin
recommends Voigt as chief coiner of Mint, 826n
Rittenhouse, David
letters to, 47, 311-12
and camera obscura, 47
and engraver for Mint, 191, 229, 311-12
health, 238, 394
and copper for Mint, 311-12, 589
letters from cited, 312n, 646n
and sureties for officers of Mint, 645-7
and Mint clerkships, 826
letter from quoted, 826n
and treasurer for Mint, 826n
Rittenhouse, Hannah Jacobs (Mrs. David Rittenhouse)
TJ’s affection for, 312
health, 394
Riviere, Joseph
detained in Ga., 49, 73-4
rix-dollar
value in comparison to dollar, 545n, 566n
value in comparison to florin, 545n
Roberteau, Capt. (master of Henry), 235n
Robertson, James (Jamaica)
master of Providence, 627-8n
Robertson, James (Southwest Terr.)
and Spanish relations with Southern Indians, 585n
recommended as militia general, 787
Robertson, John
reports on conditions in Algiers, 822-4
Robins (Robbins), Roger
arrives in Philadelphia, 60
assisted by Cathalan, 96n
Robinson, Moses
letter from cited, 30n
recommends Hitchcock, 30n
Robinson, Thomas (Eng.)
letter from, 755
sells TJ tools, 755
identified, 755n
Robinson, Thomas (master of Portland)
ship of captured by British, 11-12n, 52
Rochampton. See Roehampton
Rochegude, Daqueria
wine ordered from, 767
Rockbridge Co., Va.
letter to county lieutenant of, 691-3
and defense of western frontier, 691-3
militia, 691, 693n, 708
Rocketts landing (Richmond), Va.
and TJ’s furniture, 465, 607
Rock landing
and Creek hostilities with Ga., 585n
Rodman, Capt. (master of Hamilton), 525-6
Rodney, George Brydges
expected to attack Chesapeake Bay, 686
Roebuck (ship), 11
Roehampton (Rochampton) (ship)
captured by Industry, 183, 316-19, 321-2, 368-73, 383, 392
and case of Moissonnier, 375, 426
and restoration of French prizes, 418-19, 426
Rogers, Byrd
overseer for Shadwell and Lego, 299, 497, 524
Rogers, David
killed by Indians, 688, 698, 699
Rohan, Mme de. See Rausan (Rohan, Rozan), Mme Briet de
Rohan-Margau. See Rausan-Margaux (Rohan-Margau, Rozan)
Roland (French privateer)
freed by Duplaine, 6, 13-14, 80-1n, 260, 261
captures Flora, 50
Romanée (Romanie)
vineyard, 761
Ronald, William
debt to TJ, 255
Roney, John
recommended by Lambert for Mint clerkship, 825-6
Rooksby (ship)
carried to Cádiz, 253
Rootes, George
receives votes for Va. Committee of Safety, 678
rope
for Va. naval vessels, 693-4.
See also cordage
Rose (slave)
bequeathed by Ann Eppes Harris, 682
Rose, Mr.
land transactions of, 669
Rose, Duncan
member Va. Board of Trade, 687n
Ross, Clementina Cruikshank (Mrs. John Ross)
TJ’s affection for, 406
Ross, David
letter to, 795-6
and mortgage on Varina, 294, 397, 590, 776
land transactions of, 677
disputed account with TJ, 795-6
Ross, David (Md.)
and accounts of Federal District Commissioners, 74-5
Ross, John (Md.)
and accounts of Federal District Commissioners, 75n
Ross, John (Pa.)
letters to, 110, 406
letter from, 111
account with TJ, 110-11, 198, 406
and TJ’s salary, 110-11, 116
health, 298, 406
letter from cited, 406n
and TJ’s report on commerce, 549n
Ross, Robert
ship captured by Dutch privateer, 136
Roussillon, France
invaded by Spain, 5
Naples reinforces Spain in, 155
wines of, 844
Rouvray, Édouard de
attempted murder of, 220n
Rouvray, Laurent François Le Noir, Marquis de
attempted murder of, 220n
Royal Observatory, Greenwich, England
Leslie visits, 154
Rozan. See Rausan-Margaux (Rohan-Margau, Rozan)
Rozan, Mme de. See Rausan (Rohan, Rozan), Mme Briet de
Rozanna (ship)
and Portuguese-Algerine truce, 264n
R<sc158>desheim, Germany
TJ evaluates wine of, 763
Ruines; ou Méditation sur les Révolutions des Empires, Les (Constantin François Chasseboeuf Volney)
translation prepared by TJ and Barlow, 391n
rum
export from French West Indies, 167, 539, 549n, 558, 572, 640
export from British West Indies, 539, 558, 572
and import duties proposed by TJ, 551n
captured by French, 634n
distillation into brandy, 792
export from Demerara and Surinam, 800
Danish import duties, 802.
See also tafia
Rumsey, James
improvements to steam engine, 791, 803
invention of steamboat, 797n, 803, 837-8n
improvements to mills, 803
Runnels, Abraham
letter to, 9-10
and case of Betsy brigantine, 9-10
Rush, Benjamin
bout with yellow fever, 123
letter from cited, 853
requests certification of citizenship for friend, 853
Russell, William
and Va. troop recruitment, 700
Russia
tenancy in, 205
neutrality of, 258
and free ships and free goods, 598-600
joins League of Armed Neutrality, 600n
Ledyard’s attempted journey across Siberia, 764
Ruston, Thomas
memorandum from, 743-4
calculations on national debt, 743-4
identified, 744n
Rutherford, Griffith
and southern campaign, 697
Rutledge, Edward
letter to, 638-9
letter from, 336-7
possible successor to TJ as Secretary of State, 17, 298, 638-9
and case of Trial, 336-7
and relief of Saint-Domingue refugees, 336-7
pressed to perform public service, 638-9
Rutledge, John, Jr.
bills of exchange for, 764
permitted to visit Toulon dockyards, 770
Rutledge (Rutlidge), John, Sr.
and TJ’s appointment as peace commissioner, 728
R
Saabÿe, Hans Rodolph
letter to, 95-7
and case of Betsy, 96n
and case of Hamilton, 96n
letter forwarded to, 97n
recommended as consul at Copenhagen, 802
letter from cited, 848
sailcloth
duties on, 841
St. Augustine, E. Fla.
made free port, 579-80, 641
St. Barthélemy (St. Bartholomews), W.I.
trade regulations, 578n
trade with Norfolk, 611, 634n
St. Christopher, W.I.
proposed U.S. consul at, 35
U.S. ship seized at, 484
St. Clair, Arthur
letter to, 111
letter from cited, 111-12n
summons Northwest Territory legislature, 111
and French plan to liberate Louisiana, 313n
St. Croix, W.I.
U.S. trade with, 351
Saint-Domingue, W.I.
refugees from, xlix, 5-6, 32n, 70, 113, 146, 282n, 284-9, 347-8, 404-6, 429-30, 436, 482, 614, 629
relief of refugees from, 10, 15, 65, 89, 93, 336-7
tonnage duties from refugees from, 43n, 99, 103, 172-3, 191, 229, 280-2, 303n, 435, 461-2, 489, 522-3, 525, 582n
alleged French refugee plots against, 113, 436, 458, 486-7
Industry armed at, 183
and French privateers commissioned in U.S., 269n
British occupation of, 284-9, 334, 345, 629
alleged plots by refugees from, 295-7
and alleged British plots against U.S., 304n
U.S. ship seized at, 336-7
French Commission at, 344n
slave revolt in, 385-7, 404-6, 468, 482n, 614; delegation from insulted in Philadelphia, 404-6, 429-30, 436, 460-1
U.S. attitudes toward slave revolt, 405n
refugees from threaten consuls, 456
U.S. trade with, 460-1
and U.S. debt to France, 487-8n
St. Helens, Alleyne Fitzherbert, Baron
and British alliance with Spain, 24
Saint-Julien de Chabon, Jean René César
and capture of Toulon, 155
St. Kitts. See St. Christopher, W.I.
St. Lucia, W.I.
Genet’s report on, 405n
Saint Marc, Saint-Domingue
and case of Trial, 337n
and Talon’s business affairs, 461n
St. Marys river
and Creek hostilities with Ga., 463n
and slaves stolen from E. Fla., 650
St. Petersburg, Russia
trade with Lisbon, 525
St. Pierre
abortive French naval campaign against, 290-1n, 386n
St. Thomas, W.I.
U.S. trade with, 155
trade with Bordeaux, 253
Salkeld, William
Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King’s Bench, 670
Sall (Sal), Little (slave)
drowns, 778
son of, 779n
Sall (Sal), Old (Sal the Elder, slave)
deeded to TJ by mother, 675-6
children of, 779n
Sall the Younger (slave)
deeded to TJ by mother, 676
Sally (brig)
released from French captivity, 96n
salmon, salted
export to French West Indies, 639
Salome (ship)
carries macaroni to TJ, 198
salt
export from Portugal, 263
salted beef
duties on in France, 537, 555, 569
duties on in Danish West Indies, 549n, 559, 573.
See also beef
salted fish
export to Spain, 536, 554, 568
U.S. exports of, 536, 553, 567
duties on in France, 537, 555, 569
export to Portugal, 537, 555, 569
export from U.S. to Great Britain forbidden, 538, 547n, 556, 570
duties on in French West Indies, 540, 549n, 559, 573
export from U.S. to British West Indies forbidden, 540, 549n, 558, 559, 572
duties on in Danish West Indies, 549n, 559, 573.
See also
bacalao
fish
salmon, salted
salted meats
U.S. exports of, 536, 553, 567
salted pork
export from U.S. to British West Indies forbidden, 539
export from U.S. to French West Indies forbidden, 539, 540, 558, 559, 573
duties on in Danish West Indies, 549n, 559, 573.
See also pork
salted provisions
export to Spain, 536, 554, 568-9
duties on in France, 537, 540, 555, 559, 569, 573
export to Portugal, 537, 555, 569
export from U.S. to Great Britain forbidden, 538, 540, 547n, 556, 559, 570, 573
export to Sweden, 538, 557, 571
duties on in French West Indies, 539, 549n, 558, 572
export from U.S. to British West Indies forbidden, 539, 540, 549n, 558, 559, 572, 573.
See also provisions
Saltonstall, Richard R.
letter from, 772
seeks State Department post, 772
saltpetre
U.S. purchase of, 46
Salus, M. See Lur-Saluces (Luz-Saluz, Salus), Comte de
Samson, Old (slave)
death of, 778
Sangrain (Saugram), Pierre Tourtille (Tourlille)
interest in importing American oil, 753
San Josef (ship)
captured by Aimée Marguerite, 268-9, 310-11, 313, 343-4, 346, 392
and restoration of French prizes, 422, 445, 446-7, 625-8
Sans Culotte (French privateer)
captures Maxwell, 26n
captured by Orion, 49
captures Fanny, 104
Sans Culotte (French privateer of Honfleur)
captures Lawrence, 158n
Sans Culottes (French privateer)
captures Betsy brigantine, 9-10
captures Pilgrim, 319-20, 342-3, 421n
captures Conyngham, 342-3, 374, 421n
and case of Moissonnier, 375
and French captures of prizes in U.S. territorial waters, 417, 421n, 618
Sansom, Philip
and case of Portland, 11-12n
Sans Pareil (French privateer)
captures Jesse, 12
Santa Fe
duties on flour, 578n
Sarah (slave)
deeded to TJ by mother, 676
Saratoga, Convention of. See Convention troops
Sardinia
war with France, 265
Sardinia, King of. See Victor Amadeus III, King of Sardinia
Sargent (Sarjeant), Jonathan. See Sergeant (Sargent, Sarjeant), Jonathan Dickinson
Sassenay (Sarsnet), Marquis de
vineyards, 761, 842
Saugram, Tourlille. See Sangrain, Pierre Tourtille
Sauterne wine
TJ evaluates, 763, 843-4
Savannah, Ga.
and circular letter to merchants, 269-70
Savery, Thomas
steam engine, 797, 803, 804
Saxe-Coburg, Friedrich Josias, Prince of
rumored capture of Paris by, 125
military reverses, 232
Schneider, Mr. See Shnydore (Schneider), Ignatius
Schroeppel, George C.
and case of Andrew, 159-60n
Schuyler, Philip
and Hamilton’s bout with yellow fever, 174
Scot (Scott), Robert
engraver for Mint, 191-2, 424
letter to cited, 192n
Scott, Charles
in S.C. campaign, 694
Seagrove, James
and Creek hostilities with Ga., 463n
and Spanish relations with Southern Indians, 584-5n
and slaves stolen from E. Fla., 650
letters extracted by TJ, 818
Seagrove, Robert
and Creek hostilities with Ga., 463n
sea letters. See passports
sealing wax
offered by TJ to Washington, 306
seal of Department of State
use of mandated, 855-7
seal of the United States
use of mandated, 855, 856
seamen, French
detained in Philadelphia, 510-11, 597, 605, 607
seamen, impressment of
in Bristol, 29
in Falmouth, 29, 52
in Plymouth, 29
P. Bond’s expected information on, 92
and proofs of U.S. citizenship, 150
in London, 160
Genet’s comments on, 288
seamen, U.S.
detention of free black sailors, 264n
need to encourage, 541-2, 560-1, 574-5
need to protect, 789
Sears, Isaac
and case of William Tell, 46n
Seche, François (Francis)
TJ’s servant, 786
Seckel, David
relations with Monroe, 395
Séguier (Segur), Jean François
collection at Nîmes, 767-8
Ségur, Louis Philippe, Comte de
and R. Morris’s land speculations, 206
Selden, Richard
horses captured by, 710
Select Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery
cited by TJ, 727n
Selting, Germany. See Zeltingen (Selting), Germany
Senate, President of the. See Adams, John
Senate, U.S. See United States: Senate
Senf, John Christian
recommended as Va. state engineer, 714
mentioned, 713
sequin
exchange rate with sterling, 823
Sercey, Pierre César Charles Guillaume, Marquis de
and French plan to liberate Canada, 385-7
commands French fleet, 634
Sergeant (Sargent, Sarjeant), Jonathan Dickinson
and Currie v. Griffin, 118-19, 493
death of, 119n, 238, 493
letter from cited, 119n
letter to cited, 119n
Sermon, Preached in New-York, July 4th, 1793, A (Samuel Miller)
TJ acknowledges copy of, 26n
Seton, William
witnesses wedding of F. Crèvecoeur, 781
Sevier, John
militia brigadier, 787
Sévigny, Collin de (Abbé Colin)
and French refugee plots in U.S., 460-1
Seymour (Seymore), Richard
detained in Ga., 73-4
Shackleford, Tom (TJ’s slave)
mule cart of, 267
Shadwell (Jefferson estate)
overseer for, 483, 497, 524, 582
burial at, 675n
TJ leases from mother, 676
sharecropping. See métayage
Sharlott. See Charlotte (Sharlott, slave)
Shawnee Indians
TJ’s advice on treatment of, 693
expeditions against, 693n
Shays’s Rebellion
reaction to in New England, 220-1
Sheaff, Henry
memorandum to, 842-4
obtains TJ’s evaluation of wine, 842-5
identified, 844-5n
sheathing paper
duties on, 841
sheep
for TJ, 432, 590
Sheffield, Alcors
master of Two Sisters, 252
Sheffield, John Baker Holroyd, Earl of
Observations on the Commerce of the American States, 532, 548n, 578n
Shelby, Isaac
letter to, 312-13
letter from, 196
and French plan to liberate Louisiana, 196, 311, 312-13, 314, 345-6, 392, 445
letter from submitted to Washington, 196n
letter from cited, 849
Shenandoah Co., Va.
letter to county lieutenant of, 691-3
and defense of western frontier, 691-3
militia, 691-3, 708
Sherburne, John Samuel
described, 39-40
and TJ’s religious views, 39-40
Sherburne, Samuel
letter to, 338-9
instructions to, 340
and maritime jurisdiction of U.S., 338-40
letter to submitted to Washington, 340n, 391
sherry
for TJ, 60
TJ evaluates, 842
Yznardi advises TJ on, 845n
Shifflet, Joyce
and exchange of bad money, 683n
shingles
for Monticello, 267
Shippen, Jane Wood (Mrs. Thomas Lee Shippen)
health of, 345
Shippen, Thomas Lee
bout with yellow fever, 345
ships, U.S.
captured by British navy, 8-9
captured by French privateers, 10-11, 12-13, 158, 159-60, 224-5, 525, 534
captured by British privateers, 52, 54, 201, 264n, 377, 489, 491
captured by Algerines, 107, 135, 139, 197n, 253, 284n
captured by British, 118, 138, 149-50, 160, 184, 190, 197n, 484, 535
detained by Portuguese, 141, 149, 223-4, 239, 282-3
captured by Spanish navy, 155, 252-3, 327, 499
released by British, 155
protection by French navy, 157
and British trade restrictions, 160, 540, 552n, 559, 563, 564-5n, 573, 577
French colonial ports opened to, 164-9, 362
offered convoy by Portugal, 265-6, 608n
captured by French navy, 305n
recaptured by British privateer, 305n
detained at Port-au-Prince, 336-7, 525
and French trade restrictions, 365-7, 534, 540, 559, 573, 640-1
plundered by French privateer, 383n
recaptured by British navy, 526
exports of, 536, 553, 567
export to Spain, 536, 554, 568, 642
tonnage statistics, 536, 554, 568, 578n
export to Portugal, 537, 555, 569
naturalization denied in sales to France, 537-8, 540, 545n, 555, 559, 569-70, 573
trading privileges in France, 537, 555, 569, 580n, 640-1
trading privileges in Portugal, 537, 555, 569
trading privileges in Spain, 537, 555, 569
export to Netherlands, 538, 557, 571
naturalization denied in sales to Great Britain, 538, 540, 556, 559, 565n, 570, 573
trading privileges in Great Britain, 538, 546n, 547-8n, 556-7, 570-1, 642
trading privileges in Netherlands, 538, 557, 571
British West Indies closed to, 539, 546n, 549n, 558, 572
Portuguese West Indies closed to, 539, 558, 572
Spanish West Indies closed to, 539, 558, 572
trading privileges in French West Indies, 539, 549n, 558, 572, 639-41
trading privileges in Sweden, 539, 557, 571-2
and Swedish trade restrictions, 540, 559, 573
need to encourage, 541-2, 560-1, 574-5
and duties proposed by TJ, 543, 551n, 562, 566n, 576
trading privileges in Denmark, 548n, 557, 565n, 571
trading privileges in Dutch West Indies, 559, 573
trading privileges in Swedish West Indies, 559, 573
offered for U.S. navy, 581, 589, 605
trade duties affecting building and equipping of, 840-1
Shirley (Va. estate)
rabbits at, 723
Shirley, Thomas
proclamation on trade, 578n
shirts
for army, 698
Shnydore (Schneider), Ignatius
and fresco painting for TJ, 93, 784-5
Shockoe landing (Richmond, Va.)
and TJ’s furniture, 607
Shoemaker, Jacob
and alleged French refugee plots in U.S., 486-7n
Shoemaker, James
and case of Delaware, 436
shoes
for Mrs. Adams, 751
Shoolbred, James
exequatur for, 61, 82-3
Shore, Harding
and case of Portland, 11-12n
Short, William
letters to, 88, 614-15
letters from, 161-3, 201-18, 324-8, 350, 356-8
memorandums to, 766-8
and War of First Coalition, 5
and Spanish relations with Great Britain, 24
and joint commission to Spain, 86, 88, 326-7, 357-9
correspondence with TJ forwarded to Pinckney, 91
business affairs, 108, 137, 201-8, 225, 238, 354-5, 408n, 427-8, 492, 614-17, 806
and navigation of Mississippi, 142, 161-3, 519-20
TJ’s letters forwarded to, 142
and U.S. boundary with Spain, 142, 161-3, 519-20
and Spanish relations with Southern Indians, 161-3, 519-20
letter from submitted to Washington, 163n
and missing letter bag, 200-1
and tenant farming in Va., 201-2, 204-5
and slave tenancy, 204-5
desires diplomatic promotion, 209-14, 324-6, 350
and Spanish diplomatic protocol, 209-12
defends diplomatic conduct, 212-18
and books for TJ, 217-18
letter of credence for, 218
TJ translates papers sent by, 305-6
literary pursuits, 325
and U.S. debt to France, 327
and TJ’s retirement, 356
accounts with U.S., 357
and possibility of U.S. treaty of alliance with Spain, 357-8
forwards letters, 398, 794
letters to copied, 402-3
letters forwarded to, 498
and U.S. trade with Spain, 519-20, 643n
and case of Lafayette, 643
account with U.S., 650
visits England, 749, 750
TJ advises on French travel, 766-8
witnesses power of attorney, 766
permitted to visit Toulon dockyards, 770
and case of Jane, 807
and free port status for New Orleans, 845
letters from cited, 847, 848, 849
Siberia
Ledyard’s attempted journey across, 764
Siddons, Sarah, 750
Silesian loan
and Pagan v. Hooper, 38-9
silk
fashion for muslins depresses industry, 753
silver
coinage of, 450, 645-8
captured by French, 627-8n
export from Louisiana and E. and W. Fla., 641
amount and proportion of in dollar, 809-11, 813-14, 821-2
Simcoe (Simpcoe), John Graves
scouts U.S. defenses, 287
Simon (slave)
deeded to TJ by mother, 676
bequeathed to TJ’s brother, 779n
Simpson, James
letters from, 155-6, 224
and Barclay’s effects, 155
letters from submitted to Washington, 156n, 224n
and Portuguese naval protection against Algiers, 224
letters from cited, 224n, 848, 849
Sinclair, Sir John
Plan for establishing a Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvement, 66-7
queries on agriculture, 66-7, 637
sinking fund
action to stem Panic of 1792, 825
TJ’s dissenting opinion on, 825
See also Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, U.S.
Sion (ship)
and missing letter bag, 200
Sirus. See Cyrus (Sirus, slave)
Sisters (ship)
captured by British, 54
Six Nations. See Iroquois Indians
Skinner, Nathaniel
and Portuguese-Algerine truce, 235n
skins
U.S. trade in, 788
Skipwith, Fulwar
appointed consul at Martinique, 402, 403
and case of Jane, 806-7
Skipwith, Henry
and Short’s business affairs, 202
land transactions of, 673n, 681
Skjöldebrand, A.
proposed mission to Algiers, 466
Slaughter, George
and expedition against Indians, 692
Slave lake. See Great Slave lake
slavery
S. Miller’s views on, 26n
Harriott’s views on, 193
and métayage system, 204-5
Short’s views on, 204-5
slaves
TJ’s to be taught gardening, 21
captured by French, 46n
captured by Dutch, 96n, 136
TJ agrees to free James Hemings, 119-20
sale of TJ’s, 255
fears of revolt in U.S., 285-6, 405n, 614
proposed sale by T. M. Randolph, Jr., 294, 348
health of TJ’s, 378, 824
and Whitney’s cotton gin, 433-4
restitution of from Spanish colonies, 519
captured by Indians, 630
fugitives from E. Fla., 650
stolen from E. Fla., 650
TJ obtains deed to mother’s, 675-7
inheritance of, 681-2, 724, 725, 778-9n
and Madison’s revenue plan, 731
TJ rents mother’s, 778
and cotton spinning, 783
slave trade
to Louisiana and E. and W. Fla., 641
to Cuba, 800
Smith, Ambrose Joshua
land transactions of, 668-9
Smith, Benjamin
and case of Providence, 343-4n
Smith, Daniel
secretary of Southwest Territory, 323-4, 328, 651, 787
militia brigadier, 787
letters from quoted, 787n
Smith, Henry
and pardon for C. Freeman, 440-1
Smith, Israel
and appointment of district judge, 30n
letter from cited, 30n
Smith, Jonathan Bayard
trustee of University of the State of Pennsylvania, 804n
Smith, Meriwether
letter from, 718
and Nathan’s claim against Va., 718
and waiver for Davies, 718.
See also Virginia: Delegates in Continental Congress
Smith, Pascal N.
and case of William Tell, 46n
Smith, Samuel (Md.)
letter from, 806-7
sells Va. military supplies, 699
and case of Jane, 806-7
Smith, Thomas (Va.)
as agent in Europe, 694
Smith, William Loughton
candidate for Speaker of the House, 297
and TJ’s report on commerce, 535
Smith, William Stephens
and G. Morris’s recall, 505-6
visits England, 750
Smiths, DeSaussure & Darrell
and case of Commerce, 10-11
and case of Lawrence, 158n
snakeroot
as remedy for seasonal ague, 279
Snowden, Isaac
and case of Andrew, 159-60n
Söderström, Richard
letters to, 85, 409
letters from, 389, 466, 581
and case of Betsy brigantine, 9
and case of Betsey, 84, 85, 389-90
letter from cited, 85n
and neutrality rules, 389-90, 409
and Skjöldebrand’s proposed mission to Algiers, 466
letter from submitted to Washington, 466n
and Danish representation in U.S. by Swedish consuls, 581
Sonthonax, Léger Félicité
and Talon’s business affairs, 461n
Soubeinan, Mme
vineyard, 762
South Carolina
British consul for, 61, 83
and arming of Citoyen Genet, 78
and French plan to capture E. and W. Fla., 295-7, 619-20
and alleged French refugee plots in U.S., 356, 614
and rumored slave rebellion, 614
and Madison’s revenue plan, 731
census returns, 816
South Carolina, Governor of. See Pinckney, Charles
southern states
need for threshing machine, 3-4
Harriott’s views on, 193
slave tenancy in, 205
French émigrés plot slave rebellion, 285-6
and cotton gin, 499
South Quay, Va.
cannon at, 707
Southwest Territory
report on, 323-4, 328, 650-1
Blount leaves for, 785
militia, 787
appointments, 787n
boundary with North Carolina, 796
land grants within, 796
Spaight, Richard Dobbs
and case of San Josef, 311, 313, 343-4, 346, 392, 445, 446-7, 626-8
Spain
and war with France, 5, 126, 149
alliance with Great Britain, 24-5, 135
proposes alliance against U.S., 24-5, 142, 220-1, 288
possible U.S. war with, 32
and alleged French refugee plots in U.S., 41
U.S. relations with, 86, 88, 91-2, 327, 350, 357-9, 454, 462-4, 475, 476n, 518, 533, 609, 617, 622-5, 650
and navigation of Mississippi, 92, 142, 161-3, 444, 519-20, 585n, 604, 622-5, 630-1
Portugal reinforces, 125, 126, 140-1, 187, 425n
captures Toulon, 135, 153, 155, 227, 334, 345
and boundary with U.S., 142, 161-3, 519-20, 604
defeated at Perpignan, 142
Naples reinforces, 155
navy captures U.S. ships, 155, 252-3, 327, 499
and Chickasaw-Creek War, 161-3, 584-5
relations with Great Britain, 162
relations with Southern Indians, 163, 288, 462-4, 519-20, 584-5, 591, 603-4, 622-5
U.S. trade with, 166-7, 470, 519-20
and French plan to liberate Louisiana, 176-80, 196, 290-1, 311, 312, 314, 631n
diplomatic protocol of, 209-12
Short procures books for TJ in, 217-18
mint of, 218
trade with Portugal, 221
and Portuguese-Algerine truce, 231, 263, 498-9
and case of San Josef, 268-9, 310-11, 627n
and British occupation of Saint-Domingue, 284-6
detains Danish ships, 357-8
opens ports to Algerine pirates, 470
proposed treaty of commerce with, 533-4, 817
duties on U.S. exports to, 536-7, 540, 549n, 554-5, 559, 568-9, 573, 579-80
tonnage of U.S. shipping to, 536, 554, 568
U.S. exports to, 536, 546n, 553, 567-8
U.S. meal reexported to colonies of, 537, 547n, 554, 568
direct trade forbidden between U.S. and colonies of, 539, 540, 558, 559, 572, 573
U.S. imports from, 546n, 554, 568
ordinance on foreign flour, 578n
creates free ports in colonies, 579-80, 641-2
and free ships and free goods, 598-600
and League of Armed Neutrality, 600n
and French plan to capture E. and W. Fla., 619-20
proposed Va. loan, 688
naval operations during American Revolution, 689
captures Baton Rouge and Mobile, 698-9
proposed loan to Va., 698-9
captures Natchez, 723-4
relations with Algiers, 752-3
rice imports, 800
dollar of, 810, 811, 813, 821
proposed convention with on fugitives, 816
relations with Morocco, 817
and uniform system of weights and measures, 819.
See also
Carmichael, William
Gardoqui, Diego de
Jaudenes, Josef de
Short, William
Viar, Josef Ignacio de
Spanish language
professional translator of, 334-5
TJ learns from reading Don Quixote, 739-40
Sparre, Fredrik
instructs Swedish consul to represent Denmark, 389-90
Sparta
example of cited by Genet, 286
Specht, Johann Friedrich
letters forwarded to, 689
spinning machines
Arthur proposes to build, 499
spirits, grain
duties on in Netherlands, 538, 545n, 557, 571
Spotsylvania Co., Va.
militia, 706-7, 708
Springfield, Mass.
arsenal at, 46
Spurck, Peter
constructs great clock, lii, 508, 840n
and little balance clock for TJ, 508
squashes
Mazzei seeks seeds, 399n
Squire (slave)
deeded to TJ by mother, 676
Stafford Co., Va.
militia, 706-7, 708
Starman, William
and case of Andrew, 159n
State Gazette of South-Carolina (Charleston)
and alleged French refugee plots in S.C., 286-7
stationery
for Department of State, 490.
See also paper
Staunton, Va.
neutrality resolutions of, 16, 18n, 28n
and sheep for TJ, 432
staves
captured by British, 52
Stay, John
mariner of Pilgrim, 320n
steamboats
N. Read’s invention of, 791-2n, 838n
Fitch’s invention of, 797n, 804, 837-8
Rumsey’s invention of, 797n, 803, 837-8n
J. Stevens’s invention of, 797n, 838n
Briggs’s invention of, 838n
steam carriage, land
N. Read’s invention of, 792n
steam engine
Jonathan Lucas’s improvements, 236, 309
N. Read’s improvements, 790-2, 803
J. Stevens’s improvements, 797, 803-4
Cruse’s improvements, 803
Rumsey’s improvements, 803
stepladder
used by TJ to wind great clock, lii
Steptoe, James, 677
Sterett, Samuel
letters to, 15, 93
letter from, 64-5
and relief of Saint-Domingue refugees, 15, 64-5, 89, 93
letters from cited, 65n, 781-2n, 794n
letter to cited, 115n
recommends Folger for consular appointment to Barbary States, 781-2n
seeks Baltimore surveyorship, 794n
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm, Baron von
letters from, 707, 712, 713-14
troops for, 703, 708, 712
and British raid on Richmond, 706
arms for, 707
correspondence with Lafayette, 713
plan for defense of Va., 713
recommends Senf, 714
Stevens, Edward
letter from, 709
and Culpeper Co. neutrality resolutions, 237
reinforcments for, 701n
discharge of militia under, 709
stores arms in Va., 709
Stevens, John
letter to Patent Board, 797
steam engine improvements, 797, 803-4
invention of steamboat, 797n, 838n
Stewart, Mr. See Stuart (Stewart), Archibald
Stewart, Dugald
TJ’s esteem for, 3
Stewart, Walter
surveyor and port inspector of Philadelphia, 421, 424-5
and bills of exchange for Department of State, 654
and port charges in West Indies, 808
Stockdon, Mr.
boards with Eliza Trist, 492
Stone, Michael Jenifer
letter from, 790; introduces Hobson to TJ, 790
identified, 790n
Strange, James
letter to, 805
TJ’s account with, 805
Strange, Sir John
Reports of Adjudged Cases in the Courts of Chancery, King’s Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer, 670
Stuart (Stewart), Archibald
letter to, 432
and Staunton neutrality resolutions, 16, 18n
and sheep for TJ, 432, 590
Suffolk, Va.
and transportation of military supplies, 696
Suffren de Saint-Tropez, Pierre André
naval command, 770
sugar
captured by British, 52
export from French West Indies, 164, 167, 362, 640
export from British West Indies, 539, 558, 572
manufacture from maple, 546n, 551n
and import duties proposed by TJ, 551n
captured by French, 634n
improvements of Jonathan Williams, Jr., in refining, 839, 859
Superior, Lake
communication with Slave lake, 793n
Supreme Court, U.S. See United States: Supreme Court
Surinam
U.S. exports to, 800
Surveillant (Surviellant) (ship)
carries dispatches, 219
surveyors
acts concerning, 721, 722
Swabia (Suabia), Duke of
anecdote about, 221
Swaine, John
plans to resume National Gazette, 497
Swan, James
letter from cited, 849
Swann, Thompson
land dispute of, 672
Swanwick, John
and bills of exchange for Department of State, 654
Swearingen (Van Swearingen), Josiah
letter to, 691-3
Sweden
and British trade restrictions, 58, 101, 143-4
warship of in Mediterranean, 187
consul of represents Denmark, 389-90n, 409
neutrality of, 470
tonnage of U.S. shipping to, 536, 554, 568
U.S. exports to, 536, 546n, 553-4, 567-8
duties on U.S. exports to, 538-9, 540, 545n, 557-8, 559, 571-2, 573
colonial trade regulations, 540, 559, 573, 578n
U.S. imports from, 546n, 554, 568
and free ships and free goods, 598-600
and League of Armed Neutrality, 600n
Sweeny, Doyle
and Department of State accounts, 659-60
sweetwater grape, black
vine sent to TJ, 278
sweetwater grape, white
vine sent to TJ, 278
Swinburne, Henry
A Treatise of Testaments and Last Wills, 727n
swords
for cavalry, 720
Symmes (Symes), John Cleves
absence from Northwest Territory, 111
syrup
export from French West Indies, 166, 640