Volume 27 Index
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Vainqueur de la Bastille (French privateer)
and case of San Josef, 268-9, 310-11, 313, 346, 445
captures Providence, 343, 625-8
Val (slave)
deeded to TJ by mother, 676
Valenciennes, France
capture of, 5
Van Berckel, Franco Petrus
letters to, 70-1, 112, 328-9, 340-1
memorial from, 48
letter forwarded to, 10
and relief of Saint-Domingue refugees, 15
and French consular admiralty jurisdiction in U.S., 48, 71
and sale of French prizes in U.S., 48
and use of U.S. ports by French navy, 48, 70-1
and French right to bring prizes into U.S. ports, 70-1
and use of U.S. ports by armed belligerent ships, 70-1
and case of William Tell, 71
and detention of French prizes in U.S. ports, 71
letters forwarded from, 112, 117
and Dutch capture of U.S. ship, 136
rumored death of, 238
and maritime jurisdiction of U.S., 328-30, 340-2, 426
letters to submitted to Washington, 330n, 342n, 391, 392
and TJ’s report on commerce, 534, 564n
Vanderhorst, Elias
letters from, 10-11, 29
and British trade restrictions, 10-12, 29
and case of Commerce, 10, 95
and impressment, 29
letters from cited, 29n, 847, 849
and case of Jay, 95
letter forwarded to, 97n
Van Dogen, Capt. (commander of Concorde)
and case of Greyhound, 81-2n
Van Staphorst & Hubbard
and TJ’s recommendations for Lear, 304-5
account with Mazzei, 398
letter forwarded to, 509
Van Swearingen, Capt. See Swearingen (Van Swearingen), Josiah
Varick, Richard
and Galbaud’s dispute with Genet, 285
Varina (Va. estate)
mortgage on, 294-5, 348-9, 394-5, 396-7, 465, 496, 590, 776-7
given to T. M. Randolph, Jr., 776-7
Vasques, Gen.
defeated by French, 149
Vattel, Emmerich de
as legal authority, 272-3, 379
Vaughan, John
letter to, 122
letter from, 22
TJ’s esteem for, 3
and Derieux’s business affairs, 4, 119, 122, 353-4, 494
inquires about lands, 22, 122
letter from cited, 122n
and model of threshing machine for TJ, 508
and bills of exchange for Department of State, 654
Vaughan, Sir John
Reports and Arguments, 670
Veaune. See Vosne (Veaune), France
vegetables
export to British West Indies, 539, 549n, 558, 572
export to French West Indies, 539, 549n, 558, 572
Venable, Abraham B.
travels to Germantown, 430
boards with Eliza Trist, 492
Vendée, France
revolt in, 21, 366
Venice
relations with Algiers, 823
Vergennes, Charles Gravier, Comte de
Genet serves under, 381
letter to prepared by TJ, 747
and prize money for Jones’s command, 747
“Veritas”
essays attributed to TJ by Genet, 128, 133n
Vermont
and ratification of Bill of Rights, li-lii, 815n
Vermont, Governor of. See Chittenden, Thomas
Vernon, Thomas
Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery, 726, 727n
Vesey (Vezey), Francis
Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, in the Time of Chancellor Hardwicke, 726, 727n
Vialen, Germany. See Wehlen (Vialen), Germany
Viar, Josef Ignacio de
letters to, 112, 313, 314, 328-9, 340-1, 345-6, 603-4
letters from, 176-8, 268, 445, 446, 462, 584, 622-4, 625-6
letter forwarded to, 10
and relief of Saint-Domingue refugees, 15
sherry served by, 60
and negotiations in Madrid, 88
correspondence with TJ forwarded to Pinckney, 91-2
letters from forwarded, 112, 117
and enlistment of U.S. citizens in French service, 176-80
and French plan to liberate Louisiana, 176-80, 196, 311, 312, 314, 345-6, 392, 445
and delay in pursuing belligerent ships leaving U.S. ports, 177-9
and use of U.S. ports by French navy, 177-9
and case of San Josef, 268-9, 310-11, 313, 445, 446-7, 625-8
and restoration of French prizes, 268-9, 310, 313, 445, 446-7, 625-8
and maritime jurisdiction of U.S., 328-30, 340-2, 426
letters to submitted to Washington, 330n, 342n, 391, 392
letter from cited, 446n
and Spanish relations with Southern Indians, 462-4, 519-20, 584-5, 591n, 603-4, 622-5, 629, 648-9
letters from submitted to Washington, 464n, 591
and U.S. boundary with Spain, 519-20
and U.S. right to navigate Mississippi, 519-20
and U.S. trade with Spain, 519-20
and TJ’s report on commerce, 534, 564n, 565n
forwards letter, 615
Vice-President, U.S. See United States: Vice-President
Victor Amadeus III, King of Sardinia
defeated at Nice, 265
Victualling Board, British
purchases confiscated American goods, 52
Villermont, M. de
vineyard, 761
Vining, John
election return of, 87n
Violet (ship), 222, 235n
Virginia
Agriculture
and threshing machine, 3-4, 21
land investment in, 19n, 202-4, 205-7, 443-4
tenant farming, 201-2, 204-5
drought, 219, 279
grapevine native to sent to TJ, 278
and cotton gin, 392-3
Board of Auditors
removal to Richmond, 690
TJ referral to, 700
Board of Trade
letter to, 690
letter from, to Pollock, 687
and Pollock’s commercial agency, 687-8
removal to Richmond, 690
Board of War
letter from, to unidentified correspondent, 691
removal to Richmond, 690
and cavalry, 691
contract with Talbot, 716
Boundaries
with Md., 53-4
British Invasions
Leslie’s army withdraws from, 703-4
efforts to oppose, 706-7, 711, 713-4, 719-20
Phillips’s army arrives, 713, 719
Capital
removal to Richmond, 690
Commerce
trade with Cádiz, 252
and U.S. right to navigate Mississippi, 443-4, 630-1
A. Lee’s views on, 685
slave trade, 800
Committee of Safety
election of, 678-9
Constitution of U.S.
and ratification of Bill of Rights, lii, 789n, 815n
ratification convention, 631n
Convention
elects Committee of Safety, 678-9
Council of State
removal to Richmond, 690; and impressment of wagons, 701n
and accounts for provisioning Convention troops, 716
Court of Appeals
and validity of land surveys, 722
Delegates in Continental Congress
letter to, 704-5
letters from, 711, 718
certificate from, 702
and resolutions on public finance, 702
advised on Va. harbor for French fleet, 704-5
and printing press for Va., 711
and reinforcements for Southern army, 711
and Nathan’s claim against Va., 718
seek waiver for Davies, 718
General Assembly
and paper money redemption, 680-1
resolution enclosed to Continental Congress, 698
reenacts provision law, 709n
meeting delayed, 739
act giving powers over trade to Continental Congress, 742
and land grants, 773-5
House of Burgesses
parliamentary procedure, 666-8
TJ’s service on Committee of Privileges and Elections, 667n
House of Delegates
boundary with Md., 54
resolutions on Proclamation of Neutrality, 333-4, 430-1
and paper money redemption, 680-1
Militia
and defense of western frontier, 691-3
for support of southern army, 697, 700-1
called to defend Richmond, 705-7
deployment of, 707-8, 710
arms storage, 709
for Portsmouth expedition, 713
seeks relief to plant corn, 715
and Cornwallis’s invasion of Va., 719-20
Navy
rope for, 693-4
loss of Patriot, 717
Politics
Republican resolutions on neutrality, 17, 18-19n, 27
and “Franklin” pamphlet, 62
Public Finance
and final settlement of state accounts, 407, 504
account with A. Lee, 684-5, 685-6
expenditures in New Orleans, 687-8
proposed Spanish loan, 688, 698-9
poverty of treasury, 692, 708
dealings with Penet, d’Acosta Frères & Cie., 694
Mazzei commissioned by to effect a loan, 694
barter of tobacco for military supplies, 699
Nathan’s claim against, 718
and Madison’s revenue plan, 730
requisitions from Continental Congress, 738
and congressional revenue plan, 742n
Public Health
quarantine against yellow fever, 135
Quartermaster’s Department
and defense of western frontier, 692-3
Seal
sent by A. Lee, 695
Senate
resolutions on Proclamation of Neutrality, 333-4, 430-1
Treasury
removal to Richmond, 690
Troops
cavalry, 691
supernumerary officers, 697
supplied to Southern Army, 697-8, 700-1, 703
recruitment, 700, 708
supplies for, 700-1
discharge of unfit, 712
War Office
appointment to, 718
Virginia, Governor of.
See
Harrison, Benjamin
Henry, Patrick
Jefferson, Thomas: Governor of Virginia
Lee, Henry
Virginia Gazette, and General Advertiser (Richmond)
and Short’s diplomatic conduct, 214
Virginia Herald, and Fredericksburg Advertiser
and Culpeper Co. neutrality resolutions, 237
viticulture
Hawkins and, 278-9
Vocabolario degli Accademici della Crusca
TJ seeks copy, 767
Voigt (Voight), Henry
petition to Patent Board, 798
chief coiner of Mint, 488, 645-7, 826n
horse-powered boat of, 798
Volnay (Voulenay), France
TJ evaluates wine of, 761
Volney, Constantin François Chasseboeuf
letter from, 390
identified, 390-1n
La Loi Naturelle; ou catéchisme du Citoyen Français, 390
postpones voyage to U.S., 390
Les Ruines; ou Méditation sur les Révolutions des Empires, 391n
Tableau du Climat et du Sol des Etats-Unis d’Amérique, 391n
Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte, 391n
Vosne (Veaune), France
TJ evaluates wine of, 761, 842
Vouchez, Mr.
and case of Industry, 319n
Vougeot (Vougeau), France
TJ evaluates wines of, 761, 842
Voulenay. See Volnay (Voulenay), France
Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte (Constantin François Chasseboeuf Volney)
second edition purchased by TJ, 391n
Voyages d’un Philosophe (Pierre Poivre)
given to TJ, 760