McAllister, Matthew
letter from, 593-4
seeks appointment, 593-4
identified, 593n
McClean, Archibald
seeks appointment, 123-4
letter from cited, 124n
McClean, Mary Jones (Mrs. Archibald McClean), 123
McCleary, Michael, 668, 669n, 671, 679
McClung, William, 52
McConnell, James, 673
McDowell, Samuel, Jr.
replaced as marshal, 220, 666, 667n, 669, 673, 676
McElroy, George Washington, 678
McGillivray, Alexander, 62, 64n, 177n
McGuire, Thomas, 80n
McHenry, James, 164
McKean, James, 246n
McKean, Robert, 666
McKean, Thomas
letters to, 229-30, 453-4
letters from, 28-9, 391-3
patronage practices, x, 5, 41, 86, 105-6, 247n, 392
election of 1800 and Pa. politics, 28-9, 229-30, 391-3
appointments as governor, 29n, 317, 358n
elected governor, 71, 73n, 179, 247n, 248
recommends aspirants for office, 72, 612, 665, 667
acrimony against, 105, 246, 543n
Irujo's father-in-law, 351, 392
Irujo's recall and Pa. appointments, 453-4
as reference, 538, 539, 646
letter from cited, 644n
McKeen, Levi, 332n
McLane, Allen, 3-4n, 191, 219
McLane, Allen (judge), 4n
Maclay, Samuel
letter from cited, 72n, 685
Maclure, William, 341
McMillan, William, 676
McMunn, Mr., 530, 531
See also Conrad & McMunn (Washington)
McMurdo & Fisher (Richmond)
purchase TJ's tobacco, 7, 50, 461, 639
letter from Jackson & Wharton, 34n
Macon, Nathaniel
letters from, 620-1, 637
advises on N.C. appointments, policies, 620-1, 637
identified, 621n
letter from cited, 621n
recommends Potter, 621n
McPherson, William, 458, 612, 614
McRee, Griffith J., 670, 678
Madeira
wine, 258, 360, 420-1, 554, 584
consul at, 626, 628n, 666, 667n
Madison, Ambrose, 207
Madison, Dolley Payne Todd
TJ sends regards to, 16, 256, 605, 642, 659
and Sarah McKean Irujo, 430
Madison, Francis, 207, 207n
Madison, James
letters to, 16-17, 255-6, 452, 604-5, 642, 658-9
letters from, 99-101, 207, 630
Congress
Dawson successor to, 253n
and Poirey's claim, 594n
Personal Affairs
death of father, vii, 99, 207, 255
health of, vii, 566, 596, 630, 642
regards sent to, 33
prepares for residence in Washington, 99-101, 604-5, 606, 630, 642
executor of father's estate, 207
slaveowner, 218
difficulties in procuring housing, 256, 595
Coxe sends book to, 539
Politics
forwards Gelston's letter, 12n
calls for departmental returns, 100
criticizes Adams, 100
and Mass. elections, 598n
President
appointments by, 182n, 268n, 352n, 625n
Relations with Jefferson
1791 trip to northern states, 131n
and TJ's inaugural address, 135, 137-8
TJ sells slave to, 508n
TJ visits, 566
TJ sends travel advice to, 658-9
Secretary of State
appointed, vii, x, 188, 218, 268, 329, 617n, 671, 674
applications to, for appointment, 163n, 333n, 390n, 419-20, 452n, 514n, 669n
delayed arrival in Washington, 182n, 187, 202, 253, 255, 260, 271, 293, 294, 321, 329, 346, 402, 413, 506
receives consular reports, 250n
arrangement of TJ's cabinet, 255-6, 452
signs letters of credence, 259n
indemnification for loss of Insurgente, 349n
American prizes in Cadiz, 386n
and cession of Louisiana to France, 406n
territorial violations by the British, 559n
and Callender's fine, 574-5n
conduct of Fenwick, 596
Priestman's case, 604
as reference, 622, 623
Burr writes to, 626, 628n
and Fulton, 654n
commissioner to settle Yazoo claims, 678
See also, State, U.S. Department of
Madison, Bishop James
and Mazzei, 329
letter from cited, 691
Madison, James, Sr.
death of, vii, 99, 207, 255, 329
Magill, Charles, 15n, 556n, 683
Magoffin, James
letter from, 417-19
sends copy of Chipman's Sketches, 417-19
Magoffin & Son (Philadelphia), 418n
Maher, Edward
porter at President's House, 504n, 531n
complains of mistreatment, 530-1, 531, 605
Maine
marshal for, 219, 375-7
Penobscot collectorship, 219, 669, 673, 677
U.S. attorney for, 219, 521, 668, 670, 677
isolation of, 304
merchants, 375
Columbia, 652
Kennebunk inspectorship, 671, 677
Portland collectorship, 673
Waldoborough collectorship, 673
Malartic, Anne Joseph Hypolite, 379n
Malta
Russia to retain control of, 87, 89
Britain captures, controls, 363, 561
consul at, 676
Mancius, George, 192, 194n
Manhattan Company, 309
Mansfield, William Murray, Lord, 438n, 455
Manual of Parliamentary Practice. For the Use of the Senate of the United States (Thomas Jefferson), 54
manufacturing
promotion of, 85, 93, 169, 247n, 431n
maps
of Indian lands, 109
Alexandria, Va., 205n
"Appropriation Map" of Federal District, 205n
Marbury, William, 264-5, 272, 291-2
Marengo, battle of, 653
Marine Insurance Company of Alexandria, 235n
Marines, U.S.
reduction of, 275, 277n, 281
expenses of, 278, 281
barracks for, 307-8
Marion, Francis, 195n
"Married Female" (pseudonym)
letter from, 548-9
congratulates TJ, 548-9
Marseilles, France
commercial agent at, 173n, 419, 551, 563, 564, 671, 676
merchants, 564n
Marsh, Charles
replaced as U.S. attorney, 125, 533, 534n, 668, 672, 674
Marsh, Daniel
appointed collector, 669, 672, 676
drowns, 670, 679
Marshall, James M., 52n, 173n, 380, 380n
Marshall, John
letter to, 119-20
letter from, 120-1
appointed chief justice, vii, 120n, 671, 674
continues as secretary of state, vii, 119, 120, 121n
letter from Adams, 47, 48n
family, 47n
as secretary of state, 68n, 169, 171, 250, 379
administers oath of office to TJ, 119, 120, 134
letters to, from cited, 120-1n, 685
reaction to inaugural address, 137
recommends W. Lee, 225-6n, 666
leaves Washington, 595
resides at Conrad & McMunn's, 595n
and John Monroe, 643n
Marshall, William, 46, 47-8n
Martin (b. 1777, TJ's slave), 641-2
Martin, James
letter from, 44
recommends J. Lewis, 44, 379
Martin, Thomas, 561n, 669, 672, 675
Maryland
casts blank ballots, 3, 17n, 20
and election of 1800, 3, 4n, 16, 17n, 20
Federalists in, 17n, 513n
Frederick Co., 73n
legislature, 73n, 203n, 282n, 380n, 509, 510n
Republicans in, 73n, 268n
marshal for, 134, 219, 668, 673, 675
British vice consul at, 190n
judges, 202-3, 244
Prince George's Co., 202-3n
merchants, 203
courts, 203n, 268n, 417
preparation of food in, 222
governor, 239, 546-7
loan to D.C. commissioners, 276, 480-1, 509, 510-11n, 546-7
Hagerstown, 282n
French prisoners in, 291
postal service, 380
sheriffs, 390n
attorneys, 417n
chancellor, 417n
Council of State, 546-7
health officer, 683
See also Allegany Co., Md.; Baltimore
Maryland (U.S. sloop)
carries Dawson to France, viii, 340, 362, 382, 485, 486
ordered to give passage to Paine, 359
Maryland Point, 545, 546n
Maryland Republican (Annapolis), 579n
Mason, John (Georgetown merchant)
recommended by S. Smith, 339
as reference, 341, 379, 646
partnership with Fenwick, 402, 402n
appointed justice of the peace, 674
Mason, John Thomson
letters from, 380, 508-11
recommends aspirants for office, 202, 380, 667
letter from cited, 203n, 686
as reference, 231, 341, 446, 540
appointed U.S. attorney, 238n, 312, 380n, 664, 671, 675
identified, 380n
sale of D.C. lots, 508-11
Mason, Jonathan, 102n, 118n
Mason, Stevens Thomson
as reference, 231n, 341, 446
relation to J. T. Mason, 238, 380n
recommends E. Jones, 667
Massac
customs district, 599, 600n, 670, 671, 676, 678, 683
Massachusetts
U.S. attorney for, 15, 16, 219, 245-6, 596, 672, 675, 677
lieutenant governor, 48n, 66n, 182n
governors, 56n, 182n, 520, 655
legislature, 56n, 66n, 520, 558
emigration from, 133
influence in Vt., 133
Federalists in, 167, 338, 442, 597, 655-6
midnight appointments in, 167
governor's council, 168n, 182n
presidential electors, 168n
Dedham, 252n
justices of the peace, 320n
Republicans in, 338, 442, 519-21, 558, 597, 598n, 655-6
and American Revolution, 366n, 377n, 571
elections in, 379, 520, 558, 597, 598n, 655-6
attorneys, 411-12
election of 1800, 442
prejudice against southerners, 473
marshal for, 596, 626, 628n
secretary of, 638
Salem and Beverly collection district, 670, 673
Gloucester customs district, 672
Newburyport collectorship, 672
Plymouth collectorship, 673
See also Boston
Massachusetts (ship), 474n
mastodon
skeleton sought for APS, 19-20, 511
remains discovered in Hudson Valley, 20n, 325, 327n, 511, 557, 608
called "mammoth," 199, 323-7, 608
distinct from the elephant, 199, 327n
teeth of, 199, 323-5, 497, 608, 609n
appearance of, 325
believed extinct, 325-6
TJ on, 326, 327n
Mather, Ralph
letter from, 467-9
seeks appointment, 467-9, 469n
letter from cited, 469n, 687
Mathers, James, 153n
Matlack, Timothy, 73n
Mattawoman Creek, 545-6
Matthieu, John S. M., 364, 365n
Mattoon, Ebenezer, 320n
Mauritius. See Île de France (Mauritius)
Maury, Fontaine, 3n
Maury, James, 266, 267n
Maxwell, George
appointed U.S. attorney, 183, 184n, 196n, 671, 676
Mayer, Jacob, 644, 667
Mazzei, Philip
letter to, 328-9
prints Italian version of inaugural address, 138
TJ's letter of 24 Apr. 1796, 229n
exchanges seeds, plants with TJ, 328
marriage of, 328
finances of, 328-9
TJ's correspondence with, 328-9
Meade, David, 311-12
Meade, Elizabeth Randolph, 311, 312n
Meade, Everard
candidate for office, 665
letters from cited, 667n, 691
Meade, George
letters from, 8-9, 367-8
supports TJ's election, 8-9
advises on appointments, 367-8
"Meal Tub Plot" (1679), 208, 209n
Mease, James, 381n
Mease, Sarah Butler
letter to, 454
letter from, 380-2
opposes Hall's removal, 381, 454
identified, 381-2n
Medical Repository (New York), 20n, 200n
medicine
physicians, 13n, 111, 288n, 381n, 395n, 407, 543n
pleurisy, 41
plague, 172n
medical schools, education, 288n
See also fever; yellow fever
Mediterranean Sea
navy squadron sent to, xi, 233, 298n, 597
vessels warned to stay out of, 365n
megalonyx, 200, 325-6, 327n
Memoirs of the Late Reverend Theophilus Lindsey (Thomas Belsham), 395n
Mendenhall, Thomas
letter from, 644-6
seeks appointment, 644-6
congratulates TJ, 646n
letter from cited, 646n, 685
Mennonites, 233n, 498n
Mentges, Francis
letter from, 161-2
accused of Federalist sympathies, 124
seeks appointment, 161-2
identified, 162n
Mercer, John F.
letter from, 217-19
family of, 10, 11n
advises on appointments, military affairs, 217-19
Meredith, Mr. (Philadelphia), 377
Meredith, Margaret Cadwalader (Mrs. Samuel Meredith), 547-8
Meredith, Samuel, 547-8, 670, 678
Merry, Anthony, 191n
Methodists, 163n, 243
Miami Exporting Company (Cincinnati), 166n
Middletown, Conn.
French prisoners at, 291
shipbuilding at, 398n
Federalists at, 588
collector at, 590, 627, 669, 672, 678
Mifflin, Thomas, 78, 105
Mifflin, Fort, 162n
millennialism, 227n
Miller, Mr. (Philadelphia), 467
Miller, Henry
replaced as supervisor, 78, 179, 219, 237, 344n, 392, 410, 453, 614, 665, 669, 673, 676
dismisses Republican subordinates, 317, 523-4
Miller, John (S.C.)
letter from, 455-6
congratulates TJ, 455
identified, 455n
Miller, John C., 512, 513n
Miller, Phineas, 263
Miller, Sylvanus, 20n
Miller, William, 410, 411n, 614
Millet, J. B., 386n
mills
grain, 282n, 435n
in western N.Y., 282n
spinning and carding, 290n
paper, 497
Milton, John
Paradise Lost, 185-6, 186n
Milton, Va.
merchants, 65n
tobacco sent from, 92, 619
shipments received at, 290
tobacco inspection at, 603, 628
letters sent by way of, 654n
Minchin, John
account with TJ, 182
identified, 182n
signs petition, 400n
Mine and Metal Company, 9
Minor, John, Jr.
letter from cited, 687
Minot, George R., 666, 668n
Mint, U.S.
applications for employment in, 100, 186n, 422, 423n, 521-2, 522-3, 544, 563, 666
expenses of, 277
establishment of, 343, 423n
continues at Philadelphia, 422
director of, 422, 423n, 522, 544, 667
treasurer of, 422, 423n, 667
and depiction of Liberty on coins, 423n
Mississippi Company, 373
Mississippi River
French interest in, 404, 616, 617n, 654n
U.S. rights to navigate, 622, 623n
Mississippi Territory
organization of, 49n
Natchez, 70n
governor of, 133, 353n, 382, 439, 477, 599n, 666, 669, 671, 673, 675
land agents, 331
disputed land claims in, 353n
yellow fever in, 353n
French gather information on, 406n
U.S. district court for, 442, 521
secretary, 671
Mitchel, George
letter from cited, 691
Mitchell, David Brydie, 668, 672, 679
Mitchell, John (Georgetown)
letter from, 231
seeks appointment, 231
identified, 231n
letters from cited, 231n
Mitchell, John (N.J.), 173n, 666, 672, 677
Mitchill, Samuel Latham
publishes Medical Repository, 20n
carries Providence address, reply, 188n, 476n
letters to, from cited, 188n, 476n, 686
scientific research, 200n
molasses, 93
Môle St. Nicolas, W.I., 467
Molier, Henry, 678
Molton, Michael, 157, 319n
monarchy
weakness of, as form of government, 261
Moniteur (Paris), 617n
Monmouth, battle of, 365
Monroe, Eliza, 116
Monroe, Elizabeth Kortright (Mrs. James Monroe), 116, 209
Monroe, James
letter to, 208-9
letters from, 126-8, 182-3, 256-8, 334-5, 353-6, 419-20, 543-4, 657
as minister to France, viii, 226n, 334-5, 370n, 412, 413n, 654n
advises on appointments, x, 256-8, 353-6, 419-20, 657
warns of Federalist intransigence, x, 126-7
informed of election results, 3n
Albemarle Co. property, 126, 356
reaction to inaugural address, 137-8
Legaux writes to, 160, 161, 431
recommends aspirants to office, 182-3, 413n, 419-20, 543-4, 666
and Callender's fine, 216, 574
TJ to meet with, 230
family, 253n, 341, 643n
secretaries for, 309, 625n
defends Fenwick's conduct, 334-5, 402
View, 335n, 412, 413n, 654n
health of, 353
letters to, from cited, 420n, 654n, 657n, 687, 689
as congressman, 622, 623n
as reference, 653
and Fulton, 654n
and recall of King, 657n
and John Monroe, 659
Monroe, John
letter to, 643
letter from, 659-60
appointed U.S. attorney, 643, 659-60, 671, 675
identified, 643n
Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de, 403
Montgomery, Daniel, 247n
Montgomery, Richard, 244
Montgomery Co., Ky.
congratulatory address from, 583-4
Monthly Magazine (London), 138
Monticello
TJ invites family to, 21, 37, 350, 459-60, 570, 611, 641
wagons, carts at, 22-3, 641
mules, 23
brickmason at, 23n
kitchen oven at, 23n
slaves at, 23n, 36, 37, 214, 570, 611, 641
carpenters, housejoiners at, 35-6, 265n, 478-9, 603n
management of work at, 35-6, 67
renovation and expansion of, 35-6, 570, 675
distance from Richmond, 36
glass doors for, 36
sashes for, 36, 265
groceries and supplies for, 37, 93, 462, 570, 602, 603n
efforts to clear land for Craven's lease, 67
stone, brickwork at, 67
various visitors to, 241n, 477-8, 598n
wine cellar, 290
wine sent to, 290
and Tarleton's raid, 369n
horses delivered to, 482
plastering, 531
biannual visits to, planned by TJ, 570, 641
garden at, 570, 641
copper for, 595
smoke house, 641
See also Jefferson, Thomas: Nailery; Jefferson, Thomas: Slaveholder; Jefferson, Thomas: Travels
Montmoranci family, 285
Montpelier
TJ visits, 566
Moody, John
letter from, 53
congratulates TJ, 53
letter from cited, 690
Moody & Price (Milton), 65n
Moody & Price (Richmond), 65n
moon, 580-1
Moore, Andrew, 672, 677
Moore, Cleon, 173n, 451, 675
Moore, George, 78
Moore, Henry, 173n, 240n
Moran, Joseph
letters to cited, 690, 691
More, Benjamin, 180, 319, 320, 674
Moreau, Jean Victor, 131n
Morgan, Benjamin, 42-3n
Morlaix, France, 671, 678
Morris, Gouverneur
letter from, 554
opposes mine and metal works bill, 9-10
committee member, 102n, 118n, 128
presents Senate congratulations, 131n
reaction to inaugural address, 137
and Tate, 201
offers silver service to TJ, 554
letter to cited, 554n
Morris, Lewis R., 3, 4n, 16, 17n, 20
Morris, Mary White (Mrs. Robert Morris), 121, 201
Morris, Robert
letters to, 81-2, 201
letter from, 121-2
assists TJ in hiring a steward, xi, 81-2, 121-2, 201
imprisonment for debt, 121, 122n, 255-6
D.C. land speculations, 480, 481n, 508-9
Morrison, John, 80n
Mosby, Littleberry, 338
Mountflorence, James Cole
appointed, replaced as commercial agent, 52, 173n, 420n, 666, 672, 676
letter from cited, 406n, 686
Mount Vernon, 244, 448n, 508n
Moustier, Elénore François Elie, Comte de, 616, 617n
Moylan, Stephen, 389
Muhlenberg, Mr., 467
Muhlenberg, Frederick Augustus Conrad, 73n, 428n, 666
Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel
elected to U.S. Senate, 28-9
suitable appointment for, 28-9, 230
appointed supervisor, 29n, 219, 392, 453, 523-4, 612, 614, 666, 669, 673, 676
resigns Senate seat, 29n
dispute with W. Irvine, 179
and N.J. patronage, 184n
as reference, 212, 530n, 543
rumored as candidate for governor, 246
appointed collector, 458n, 670
and Coxe, 614n
Mullowny, John
commander of the Ganges, 248, 249-50n
letter from cited, 690
Munich, Germany, 131n
Munroe, Thomas, 303, 444
Munson, William
letter from, 44-6
seeks appointment, 44-6, 330, 490n, 627
letter to Adams, 45, 46n
identified, 45-6n
recommended for office, 665
Murray, Alexander, 472
Murray, John J., 331, 332n, 667, 676
Murray, Margaret Ryers DeHart (Mrs. John J. Murray), 331, 332n
Murray, William Vans
instructions to, regarding exchange of ratifications, viii, 349-9
as envoy to France, 22n, 209, 337, 344, 448, 526n, 564
and cession of Louisiana to France, 405n
Mustafa Baba, Dey of Algiers, 365n
Myers, Solomon, 388n