nailery, nailrod. See Jefferson, Thomas: Nailery

Nal, Mathieu, 199

Napoleon. See Bonaparte, Napoleon

Nat (T. M. Randolph's slave)

and wagon for T. M. Randolph, 579-80

delivers wine to TJ, 581n

Natural Bridge, Va.

Strickland to visit, 349

TJ's land taxes on, 408, 410

measured by Tucker, 460

natural history

TJ orders books on, 357-8

collections of specimens in Leverian Museum, 364-5, 469-70

taught at Fredericksburg Academy, 402

of America, studied by Ebeling, 425

Adet and TJ share interest in, 458, 504

insufficiently studied in America, 505

Louis of Parma's interest in, 517-18

Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands (Mark Catesby), 425

Natural History of Fossils (Emanuel Mendes da Costa)

loaned to E. Randolph, 187, 211-13

naturalization

and English alien laws, 30

and Gallatin, 30

under Articles of Confederation, 30, 31n

debates on naturalization bill, 241, 244-5, 250

naval stores

made contraband by Britain, 422

and Treaty with Algiers, 614

Naville, François Andre, 143

Nelson, Thomas, Jr., 289n, 541

Nelson, William, Jr.

letter to, 63-4

identified, 64n

and Va.-N.C. boundary, 63-4

letter from cited, 64n

Netherlands

and War of First Coalition, 23-4, 39, 91, 244, 310, 373, 395

loans to U.S., 78-9

colleges disrupted by French Revolution, 151

Auckland addresses States General of, 411-12

British restrictions on Dutch firms, 500-1

government of, 618.

See also

Batavian Republic

William V, Prince of Orange

neutrality

British expectations of U.S., 20

and ships of war in U.S. ports, 24

British violations of U.S., 28n

French respect for U.S., 32-3

and War of First Coalition, 90-1

neutrality act, ban on sale of prizes, 92-3

of Denmark and Sweden, 391, 412

and French and British decrees and orders, 411-12

League of Armed Neutrality, 422, 423n

Proclamation of Neutrality, 433n.

See also

France: Foreign Relations

Great Britain: U.S. Relations with Nevison, John, 99n New England

British seize ships from, 35, 44

fears standing army, 202

and congressional debate on democratic societies, 213

studied by Ebeling, 424

description of merchants in France from, 510-11

New Hampshire

congressional election in, 202-3

studied by Ebeling, 427n

New Jersey

Burr's support in, 86

congressional election in, 202, 221, 251

protests against high salaries in federal government, 221-2

studied by Ebeling, 424

wheat crop in, 606-7

New London, Va.

Strickland to visit, 349

New Natura Brevium (Sir Anthony Fitzherbert)

TJ sells to A. Stuart, 351, 399

New Orleans

and French plan to liberate Louisiana, 9

and Pinckney Treaty, 624n

New Virginia Justice (William Waller Hening)

submitted to TJ, 105-6

New-Year's Gift to the Democrats; or Observations on a Pamphlet, Entitled, "A Vindication of Mr. Randolph's Resignation" (William Cobbett), 578-9

New York

T. M. Randolph travels to, 104n, 112

and alien law, 153

congressional elections in, 202-3, 221, 265

gubernatorial election in, 265, 316

agriculture, 327, 339, 606-7

studied by Ebeling, 424

New York City

Republicans organize public meetings at, 26-8, 32

fortification of harbor at, 28n

democratic society of, 73-4

market at, 111-12

Van Staphorsts consider moving to, 217

response to Jay Treaty, 430-1, 432-3, 449, 476n

Chamber of Commerce of, supports Jay Treaty, 432-3, 435, 476n

New Zealand

visited by Malaspina, 383n

Nicholas, George, 370

Nicholas, John (brother of W. C. Nicholas)

borrowed law case report, 53

in debate on democratic societies, 212

Nicholas, John, Jr. (clerk of Albemarle County Court)

certifies power of attorney, 149

attestation by, 473n, 605, 612n

and Cobbs suit, 574-5

Nicholas, Wilson Cary

letters to, 208-9, 217-18, 512

letter from, 334

elected to Virginia General Assembly, 53

and D'Ivernois, 158n, 166n, 208-9, 217, 218n, 261-4, 278

letter to cited, 218n

buys land, 230

TJ characterizes, 230

letter transmitted to, 246

as candidate, 259-60

and charges of speculation, 259-60

and manufacture of potash and pearl ash, 302

business affairs, 333-4, 335, 430n, 437

introduced to J. G. Jefferson, 512

Nichols, William, 576

Nicholson, Mr., 504

Nicklin, Philip, & Co.

sends wine to TJ, 169

letters from cited, 169n

letters to cited, 169n

Niclas, Johann Nicholaus, 358

Nijmegen, battle of, 244

Nineveh

revolutionary Geneva compared to, 141

niter

in Strickland's notes, 372n

Noaïlles, Louis Marie, Vicomte de, 451-2, 554

Nobles, M., 104

nonimportation (nonintercourse) bill

defeated in Senate, 51-2n, 69, 73, 75-6

Congress considers, 62-3

public support for, 75-6

Norfolk, Va.

as potential residence for Van Staphorsts, 217

canal company, 491

North Carolina

courts in, 61

land suits in, 61, 87

boundary with Va., 63-4

actions of congressional representatives from, 72, 73-4

congressional election in, 202-3

appoints U.S. Senator, 265

and plans to relocate Genevan academy, 312

laws of, 428

failure of grain crop in, 606

northern states

opposition to Jay Treaty in, 435

Northwest Territory

posts in, 25, 265, 310

treaty negotiations with tribes of, 30, 31n, 418

British activities in, 84-5.

See also Detroit

Notes on the State of Virginia

utilized by European scholars, xxxviii, 132-3n, 171, 175n, 193-4, 280, 424, 427n, 495

praised by Pictet, D'Ivernois, 240, 281

cited by Strickland, J. Williams, 372-3n, 595

German abridgment of, 424, 428n

known by young Rutledge, 503

barometric observations in, 595

TJ considers new edition of, 622

Nova Versio  Græca Proverbiorum, Ecclesiastis, Cantici Canticorum, Ruthi, Threnorum, Danielis, et Selectorum Pentateuchi Lucorum (Jean Baptiste Gaspard d'Ansse de Villoison)

loaned to E. Randolph, 187

nuts

on TJ's grocery list, 431