Maastricht, Netherlands

and War of First Coalition, 146

Mably, Gabriel Bonnot de

Observations sur l'histoire de France, 186, 315

macaroni

for TJ, 362

Macarty, William, 5n

McCaul, Alexander

TJ's payments to, 51

Harding's legal case against, 514.

See also Henderson, McCaul & Co.

McClenahan, James, 345n

McCullum, David, 115n

McGehee, Samuel, 484n

McHenry, James

appointed Secretary of War, 545n, 607

machines

on introduction into U.S., 273

Mackie, Thomas & Peter, 248

Madison, Dolley Payne Todd (Mrs. James Madison)

invited to Monticello, xxxvii, 260, 476

marriage, xxxvii, 179

portrait of, xxxvii-xxxviii, 336 (illus.)

TJ sends respects to, xxxvii, 182, 186, 230, 340

sends respects to TJ, 203

visits family, 386

Madison, Bishop James

opposes Jay Treaty, 433

Madison, James

letters to, 21-2, 49-50, 75-6, 182-3, 186-7, 216, 217, 228-30, 259-60, 274, 291-3, 338-40, 408, 430-1, 475-7, 539-41, 542, 612-13

letters from, 26-8, 31-3, 35-6, 38, 43, 43-5, 45-6, 51-2, 62-3, 72-4, 84-5, 92-3, 178-9, 202-4, 211-14, 220-2, 244-5, 250-1, 265-7, 284, 315-16, 386-8, 432-4, 510-12, 521-2, 544-5, 554-5, 562-3, 576-9, 600-3, 606-7, 613-14, 623-4

portrait of, xxxvii-xxxviii, 336 (illus.)

characterized as pro-French, 26, 28n

letter from cited, 179n

targeted by Federalists, 450-1n

letter to cited, 607n

Congress

resolutions on TJ's Report on Commerce, 11, 21-2, 29, 34, 35-6, 38, 40-1, 44, 49

describes bills and political maneuvers in, 26-7, 35, 38, 43-4, 45-6, 51-2, 72-3, 84, 92-3, 244-5, 250-1, 266-7, 544, 576-8, 601-3

and House ways and means committee, 46n, 601-2

on influence of Washington's popularity, 84, 92

and answer to President's annual addresses in House, 212-13, 554-5, 562.

See also Jay Treaty

Opinions

on carriage tax, 72-4, 92

on military, 92, 202, 266

on Whiskey Insurrection, 202, 221

on British relations with U.S., 203

on criticism of democratic societies, 211-13, 220-1

on Hamilton, 245, 265-6

on relationship of legislative and executive, 250

on public debt and taxes, 266, 601

on vacancies in Cabinet, 544-5

on jurisdiction of House of Representatives, 576-7

on relations between Mass. and Va., 601-2

on export of breadstuffs to West Indies, 606

on preservation of documents, 606

on embargo, 607

on constitutionality of congressional gifts to foreign Revolutionary War officers, 613

Personal Affairs

marriage, xxxvii, 179, 368, 370, 603

and Genet's future plans, 27-8

bust by Ceracchi, 34

as correspondent, 55, 228

relationship with Monroe, 86-7, 100, 360

and Coxe's correspondence, 89

pamphlet sent to, 101-3

and Mazzei's business affairs, 182, 202, 369, 386-7, 456, 606

and postal service between Philadelphia and Va., 216, 217, 220

and Genevan academy, 274, 315

and J. Carey's publication of letters, 324

correspondence with Monroe, 391, 392n, 401n, 448

and Beckley, 397n

travels to Philadelphia, 521

Public Service

declines ministry to France, 85

seeks to retire from public office, 230, 315

Relations with Jefferson

and visits to Monticello, xxxvii-xxxviii, 182, 260, 339, 386-7, 510

forwards books, pamphlets, and newspapers to TJ, 16, 38, 43-4, 45, 49-50, 84, 86, 309, 325

TJ sends respects, 35, 56, 567

transmits letters, 38, 250-1, 274, 279, 542, 554

conveys news from Monroe, 45, 100, 316, 510-11, 577-8

Madison's letters forwarded by Dawson, 51

and construction of Belle Grove, 178-9

and deer for park at Monticello, 178

collects books borrowed from TJ, 186, 187, 202, 211, 315

sends news on elections, 202-3, 221, 245, 251, 265, 511

urged by TJ to consider higher office, 230, 338-9

conveys news on France, 244-5, 544

executes commissions for TJ, 259, 284, 291, 606

gathers publications for TJ, 259-60, 315-16, 544, 554

sends news on treaties, 265, 316, 601, 623-4

and TJ as candidate for public office, 315

TJ sends political news and publications, 430-1, 475-6, 539-40

urged to respond to Hamilton's essays on Jay Treaty, 475-6

and TJ's account with Bringhurst, 600, 607, 612

promises to send accounts of government affairs, 606

urges TJ not to abandon historical task, 607

gathers information on iron merchants, 613

Writings

speeches on resolutions on Report on Commerce, 21-2, 26, 31

Political Observations, 387-8

petition against Jay Treaty, 515-16

notes on debates of the Federal Convention, 521-2

Madison, James, Sr., 521

Magnetic Atlas, or Variation Charts of the Whole Terraqueous Globe (John Churchman), 364

magnetism

new works on, 364, 469

Main, Thomas, 290n

Mainz

siege of, 395

Mainz, University of, 151

Malaspina, Alejandro

admires TJ, 382, 495

explorations, 382-3

narrative of voyages, 495, 497n

Malher, Jacques, 199

Mallory, John

Modern Entries, in English, 351, 410

Manchester, Va.

TJ postpones trip to, 54

Mannheim, Germany

Genevan exiles at, 154

and War of First Coalition, 532-3

manufacturers, U.S.

oppose excise taxes, 72

manufactures

discrimination against British, 44, 73-4

household, TJ's interest in, 67

manure

and agricultural experimentation, 19, 75, 464

Coxe discusses importance of, 90

and European crop-rotation plans, 93-4

and restoration of soil, 230-1, 233, 294-300

Board of Agriculture's report on, 409

maps

of Va. requested, 154

by M. Pictet, 193

María Luisa, Infanta of Spain, 518n

Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, 90

Marks, Anna Scott Jefferson (Mrs. Hastings Marks, TJ's sister)

visits Monticello, 249, 419, 429

and sale of slaves, 346

Marks, Hasting, 111-12

Marks, Hastings (TJ's brother-in-law), 346-7

Marks, James, 347, 623

Marks, Joanna Sydnor (Mrs. Peter Marks)

death, 249, 401, 450

Marks, Peter, 111-12, 450

Marks, Peter S., 111-12

marl

as fertilizer, 95

Marolles, Michel de

translates Athenaeus, 358

Marshall, Mr.

supports Jay Treaty, 433

Marshall, John

as attorney in Wayles estate cases, 98, 99n, 114-15, 291n

letter from cited, 115n

letter to cited, 115n

counsel for James River Co., 342

defends Federalist views, 388n

defends Jay Treaty, 449, 534-5

characterized by TJ, 539-40

and Short's business transactions, 549, 550n

and publication of Va. land laws, 569, 585n

and Ware, Administrator of Jones v. Hylton, 614

Marshall, William, 99-100n, 116n

Martens, George Friedrich von

Précis du droit des gens moderne de l'Europe, 358

Martin, Theophile, 199

Martin, Thomas C.

drill invented by, purchased by TJ, 68, 93, 112-13, 226, 234, 242, 249, 327, 328

Martin, William P., 538n, 553

Martin (ship), 196

Martinique, W.I.

British attack on, 52, 63

Maryland

potential site for Genevan academy, 131

funding of higher education in, 156, 158n

congressional election in, 203

legislature of, and plans for a national university, 308n

studied by Ebeling, 424

Mason, George, 370

Mason, John

letter to, 304

and books for TJ, 9n

and TJ's debt to, 304

letters from cited, 304n

letters to cited, 304n

Mason, Stevens Thomson

and Jay Treaty, 400n, 450, 534-5

Massachusetts

and Gallatin's naturalization, 30

congressional election in, 202, 221, 251, 265

in TJ's description of America's size, 363

refuses to consider Va. amendments to U.S. Constitution, 601-2

Mastrecht. See Maastricht

Matthey, David Jacob, 199

Maulde-Hosdan, Max, 356

Maupertuis, Pierre Louis Moreau de, 128

Maury, Fontaine, 178

Maury, James

letter to, 206

and Monroe's business affairs, 100, 360

and financial transactions, 206

letter to cited, 362n

TJ's bill on, 501

letter from cited, 501n

May, John, 289n

Mayence. See Mainz

Mayo, John, Jr., 492

Mayo, Philip

lands of, 570-1

Mazzei, Philip

letters to, 368-71, 456-7, 603-4

claim against Dohrman, 182, 202, 369, 386-7, 456-7, 606

finances of, 204, 329, 368-71, 384-5, 461, 500, 501, 574, 599-600, 603-4

TJ sends seeds to, 370

extracts of Blair's, Madison's letters for, 457

Short forwards old letter from, 495, 497n

Recherches historiques et politiques, 509

letter from cited, 604n

Meade, David, 289n

Meade, George

and Mazzei's finances, 329, 369, 500, 603

and bill for Ceracchi bust of TJ, 348

and letters of Cort's, 381

letters from cited, 382n

letter to cited, 382n

Meade, Richard Kidder, 289n

medals

for military officers, 486

Medical Inquiries and Observations (Benjamin Rush), 425

medicine

study of, 276

TJ's views on use of, 592-3

Mediterranean sea

U.S. frigates for, 27

melons

in inventory of seeds at Monticello, 257

Mendes da Costa, Emanuel

Natural History of Fossils, 187, 211-13

Mercer, John Francis, 78, 83

merchants, British

purchasing American funds, 91

and case of Randall and Whitney, 576-8

merchants, U.S.

and West Indies trade, 28, 63

and embargo, 32, 607

react to British order in council of 6 Nov. 1793, 32

want mission to London to discuss attacks on commerce, 39

and Jay Treaty, 475-6

characterized as anti- republicans, 508

in France, characterized by Monroe, 510-11

in fish trade in Richmond, 604

Mercier, M. J. B., 358

Meriwether, William D., 579-80

Message of the President of the United States to Congress Relative to France and Great-Britain

TJ desires copy of, 16, 45, 50, 62, 259-60, 316

Meursault, France

wines of, 361

Mexico

Solis's history of conquest, 504.

See also Cort's (Cortez), Hernán

Miami river

British plans for fort at, 84-5n

Mifflin, Thomas, 85, 86n, 87

militia

and proposed provisional army, 41

Congress considers nationalizing, 46, 47n

mobilizing of Pennsylvania's, 85

and standing army in enforcement of laws, 202

and Whiskey Insurrection, 216, 229, 566

service in, as qualification to vote, 236, 238

Congress considers role of, 266-7

Millar, Isaac, 592

Millar, John

commended by D. Stewart, 285

Historical View of the English Government, 285

Observations Concerning the Distinction of Ranks in Society, 285

mentioned, 407n

Millar, John Craig

letter to, 465-6

letter from, 406-7

identified, 407n

commended by D. Stewart, 284-5

Elements of the Law Relating to Insurances, 407n

Millar, Robina Cullen, 285

Miller, Isaac, 101, 593

Miller (Millar), Philip

Gardeners Dictionary, 232-4, 259, 292-3, 327

recommends Siberian vetch, 232

Miller, Samuel, 427n

Miller, Simon, 108

Miller, William, 108

millers

oppose embargo, 607

Milliner, William

debt to TJ, 108, 218, 223, 514, 515

mills

destroyed in storm, 93, 439

TJ's interest in, 374-5.

See also Shadwell mill

Mills, Robert

and Ceracchi bust, xxxvii

Milton, John

French edition of, sent to TJ, 52, 62

Milton, Va.

market for wheat at, 35, 367

and sales of TJ's nails, 384, 573, 580

Ogilvie's school at, 403-4n

boats at, 431

Peyton in business at, 466

developed by Henderson and Lewis, 474n

rain and floods in, 592

Minerva. See American Minerva (New York)

Minor, Gabriel, 108

Minor, Garrett

letter to, 167

identified, 167n

offers wheat to TJ, 167

letters from cited, 167n

letter to cited, 167n

Minor, William, 108

Minot, George Richards

History of the Insurrections, in Massachusetts, 509

Mississippi river

U.S. right to navigate, 9-10, 70, 117-22, 254, 418, 489-90

in Pinckney's negotiations, 528, 546, 623-4

Mitchell, William, 519

Mitchill, Samuel Latham

and Ebeling, 427n

Life, Exploits, and Precepts of Tammany, 557-8

Mobile river

as site of Eldorado, 38

Modern Entries, in English: Being a Select Collection of Pleadings in the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer (John Mallory)

TJ sells to A. Stuart, 351, 410

Modern Reports: or, select cases adjudged in the courts of King's Bench, Chancery, Common Pleas and Exchequer

TJ sells to A. Stuart, 351

Moira, Frances Rawdon Hastings, Earl of Moira

leads expeditionary force, 23, 25, 39-40

molasses

price of, 8-9

in slaves' diet, 233

TJ orders, 336, 432, 609

and Article 12 of Jay Treaty, 400n

Molina, Juan Ignacio

Compendio della storia geografica, naturale, e civile del regno del Chili, 358

Molini, Sr., 358

Moncrief, Archibald, 169

"Monitor" (pseudonym)

attacks Ogilvie, 405n

Monroe, Eliza

studies French, 147, 391

regards to, from TJ, 362, 533

Monroe, Elizabeth Kerr (Mrs. Joseph Jones Monroe), 362

Monroe, Elizabeth Kortright (Mrs. James Monroe)

TJ sends regards to, 22, 35, 56, 76, 362, 449

and death of father, 29, 31

sends regards to TJ, 70, 101, 533

studies French, 147

and social calls, 391

Monroe, James

letters to, 34-5, 55-6, 242-3, 359-62, 448-51

letters from, 29-31, 40-2, 45, 46-7, 47, 69-71, 85-6, 86-7, 96, 100-1, 145-8, 390-2, 401, 527-34

to gather books for TJ, 16, 357, 528

TJ's relationship with, 22, 76, 339

orchard, 35, 147, 360, 528

reports on actions in Congress, 40-2, 46, 47, 69-70

letters to cited, 45, 49

Albemarle Co. property, 55-6, 70, 100-1, 147, 527-8

criticizes Jay, 63n, 69-71

TJ's correspondence with, 72, 75-6, 366

offered ministry to France, 86-7, 356

corresponds with Coxe, 89

French reception of, 91, 215

embarks for France, 92-3, 101

requests cipher, 96, 100

TJ advises, 100, 147, 360, 527-8

and R. Randolph's heirs, 114

on situation in France, 145-8, 146, 213-14, 316, 390-1, 562-3, 577-8

and financial transactions, 206

absence of news from, 245, 250

and Short, 253, 256n, 445, 496, 497n, 528

and Academy of Geneva, 275

land adjoining Short's, 305, 309, 327, 333, 354, 355, 361

letters to, forwarded by Coxe, 373, 421, 516

relationship with E. Randolph, 386, 387n, 563-5

sends 'sketch' of situation in France, 390, 392-8, 527

correspondence with Madison, 391, 392n, 401n

impermanence of position as minister to France, 391, 528, 567

and TJ's correspondence for France, 452

forwards correspondence, 453, 493

and Catlett's payments, 463

meets J. Van Staphorst, 501

describes Americans in France, 510-11

encourages Volney to go to Charlottesville, 525, 551

British intercept mail of, 528

publication of letters from France, 533n, 614

and Jay Treaty, 563, 577-8

presents U.S. flag, 579n

Monroe, Joseph Jones

pamphlet for, 45

letters from cited, 45n

letters to cited, 45n

Monroe sends regards to, 392, 533

mentioned, 362

Montaigne, Michel Eyquem de

paraphrased by TJ, 15

TJ on philosophy of, 440

Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de

TJ critiques theories of, 263, 453

Montesquiou-Ferensac, Anne Pierre, Marquis de, 135-6

Montgomery, Col. John, 9

Monticello

Ceracchi busts of Hamilton and TJ at, xxxvii

Madison visits, xxxvii-xxxviii, 182, 386-7, 510

as TJ's retreat, 22, 117

farm work at, 34, 217, 242, 251, 260, 264, 270, 293, 373, 377, 625

snow at, 34, 230, 242, 251, 259, 264, 579, 617

weather at, 35, 56, 111, 186, 217, 243, 248, 249, 260, 270, 271, 363, 377, 540, 581, 599, 604, 607-8

condition of crops at, 50, 76, 186, 271, 363, 373, 377, 435, 438, 465, 604

drought at, 50

orchards, 50, 56, 76

spring at, 50, 76, 625

degeneration of lands at, 75, 551

overseers at, 75

brickmaker for, 98, 252

invitations to visit, 155, 185, 243-4, 260, 339, 446, 476

visitors to, 166, 242, 249, 321, 372n, 419, 441-2, 446, 502, 512, 548-9

great clock, 168-9, 183, 249, 304, 351, 377, 552, 561

architecture of considered in construction of Belle Grove, 178-9

deer park, 178-9, 372n

fig crop at, 181

renovation of, 181, 370, 572n, 608, 609, 625

rain storms at, 182, 435, 438, 457, 592

stonecutter for, 206

garden at, 225

fences at, 231

wallpaper for, 246

inventory of garden seeds at, 256-7

Bohemian glass for renovation of, 259, 284, 436, 469

use of stoves at, 270

clocks at, 351

TJ extols virtues of, 368

compared unfavorably to Ky., 417

as hospital for visitors, 429, 434

succory to be planted at, 464

repair of Venetian blinds for, 467-8

M. Cosway mentions, 544

high cost of shipping to, 557

blacksmiths at, 579

corn for, 580, 608, 617

barometric variation at, 595

fish for, 604, 609n

cord for kitchen jack, 608

inventory of kitchen utensils, 610-11

TJ seeks loan for restoration of, 621-2.

See also Jefferson, Thomas: Nailery

Montmorin de Saint-Hérem, Armand Marc, Comte de, 122n, 489

Moore, Edward

seeks payment for ironwork, 463

letter to cited, 463n

Moore, John, 514

Morel, Fédéric

Trilingue dictionarium, 358

Morgan, Thomas

miller at Shadwell, 483-4

deposition, 485n, 520

Morocco

U.S. relations with, 461-2, 548n

Morris, Gouverneur

letter to, 4-5

informed of TJ's resignation from Cabinet, 4-5

Senate examines official correspondence of, 30, 31n, 42

forwards correspondence, 43

recall of, 52, 70, 85

sends information from France, 74

Short's relations with, 78-81, 83n

TJ rumored to be replacement for, 83, 253

Washington's support of, 496

Morris, Mary White (Mrs. Robert Morris), 375

Morris, Richard

letter to, 106-7

letter from cited, 106-7n

seeks patent for waterproofing cloth, 106-7

Morris, Robert

letter to, 267-8

letter from, 375-6

and Senate vote on Gallatin, 29-30

and G. Morris, 79, 83n

and congressional election, 203

makes gift of merino sheep to TJ, 267-8, 271, 375-6, 399

and French exiles in U.S., 321

hopes U.S. avoids war, 376

Morse, Jedidiah

Pictet de Rochemont draws upon work of, 280-1

and Ebeling, 423, 428n

American Universal Geography, 424, 428n

TJ characterizes, 506

Mouchon, Pierre

and Academy of Geneva, 124, 269, 276

Mousley, Walter, 413-15, 536

Muhlenberg, Frederick Augustus Conrad

on democratic societies, 212

and Hamilton's final report on public credit, 251

as candidate for Speaker of the House, 544

Muir, James. See Muir & Hyde

Muir & Hyde

drafts in favor of, 335, 378, 421, 437

letters to cited, 378n

mules

for TJ's phaeton, 48

price of, 227-8

TJ obtains from Varina, 264

Mulford, Mr., 480n

Mullins, Henry

in TJ's accounts, 413-16

letters from cited, 417n

letters to cited, 417n

Murgatroyd, Thomas, 421

Murray, Anthony, 554

Murray, William Vans, 578n

museums

American, gathering of objects for, 364, 469-70.

See also Leverian Museum

Mussi, Joseph

letters to, 155, 206, 247-8

and TJ's Philadelphia purchases, 155, 179-80, 248, 552

letters from cited, 155n, 206n, 248n, 340n

letters to cited, 155n, 206n, 248n

finds stonecutter for TJ, 206

sends clover seed to TJ, 206, 242, 247

TJ's account with, 242, 247-8, 249

drafts in favor of, 335, 437

mustard

in inventory of seeds at Monticello, 257

on TJ's grocery list, 336