Volume 33 Index
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Ramsay, Dennis, 173n
Ramsay, Ephraim, 513-14, 658
Randolph, Anne Cary (TJ's granddaughter)
TJ's affection for, 21, 204, 260, 369, 456
health of, 290
Randolph, Ariana Jenings
estate of, 39-40
annuity of, 299-300, 428-9
Randolph, Cornelia Jefferson (TJ's granddaughter)
TJ's affection for, 21, 204, 260, 369, 456
health of, 290
Randolph, David Meade
refuses to celebrate TJ's election, 47
and Callender's fine, 47n, 158n, 573, 574n
replaced as marshal, 117n, 219, 260, 437, 438n, 668, 673, 675
family connection to TJ, 159, 160n
family of, 311, 312n
Randolph, Edmund
and estate of Ariana Randolph, 39
and Mazzei's finances, 328-9
and Callender's fine, 573, 574n
Madison wishes to consult, 630
letters to, from cited, 690
Randolph, Ellen Wayles, II (TJ's granddaughter)
TJ's affection for, 21, 204, 260, 369, 456
health of, 290
Randolph, Martha Jefferson (Patsy, Mrs. Thomas Mann Randolph, TJ's daughter)
pregnant, xi, 459
TJ's affection for, 21, 204, 260, 369, 456, 570
acquaintances, 48, 576
health of, 290
relationship with sister, 552
education, 577n
at Monticello, 641
Randolph, Mary (Mrs. David M. Randolph, sister of Thomas Mann Randolph), 260n
Randolph, Thomas Jefferson (TJ's grandson)
TJ's affection for, 21, 204, 260, 369, 456
health of, 290
Randolph, Thomas Mann (TJ's son-in-law)
letters to, 20-1, 203-4, 259-60, 369, 456
letter from, 290
copies Bayard's letter, 4n
TJ forwards clover seed to, 158, 203
TJ sends news to, 203-4, 259-60, 456
family of, 260n
cares for TJ's affairs at Monticello, Shadwell, 290, 369
indebted to G. Jefferson, 462
business affairs, 640
completes road work, 641
at Monticello, 641
Rapin, Joseph
letter to, 605
letter from, 530-1
steward of the President's House, xi, 96-8, 181, 201, 269n, 302, 507, 530, 549, 550
recommended by Létombe, 96-8
recommends Julien, 366-7, 449, 450
attention to M. Lewis, 530
reports on TJ's household affairs, 530-1
returns to Philadelphia, 531n
instructions to, 605
Rapin, Mrs. Joseph, 96-8, 181, 531n
Rapine & Conrad (Washington, D.C.), 478
Rapport Fait au Nom de la Commission (Edme Bonaventure Courtois), 76, 77
Rawle, William, 206-7n, 559n
Rawlings, Benjamin
seeks appointment, 266-7, 667
letter from cited, 267n, 686
Read, George, 547-8
Read, Jacob, 52, 52n, 173n
Read, John, 547-8
Read, Martha Meredith, 547-8
Read, Nathan, 320n
Reading, Pa.
congratulatory address from, 247n
letter from cited, 247n, 686
Reed, John, 320n
Reed, William
letter from cited, 72-3n, 685
as reference, 388n
Reeves, Thomas, 300
Reily, John, 671, 677
Reinagle, Alexander, 99n
Reinhart (Rhinehart), George, 219, 343
Reintzel, Daniel, 674
religion
involvement of clergy in politics, 106-7, 182n, 338, 393, 423-4, 491, 588
deism, 163n
calls for religious tolerance, 285
clergy enemies of science, 285
national fasts and thanksgivings, 304
importance of, in New England, 304-5, 338, 491
Federalists as "Jesuits," 588
See also Bible; Christianity; Jefferson, Thomas: Religion
Rely, Mr. C., 243
Rémusat, Augustin Laurent de, 577n
Report of the Secretary of the Navy, Accompanying Sundry Documents Marked No. 1, to 5 inclusive, Relative to the Naval Establishment of the United States (Benjamin Stoddert), 276, 277, 281
Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut from the Year 1785 to May 1788 (Ephraim Kirby), 353n
Republic (Plato), 97-8
Republican (Petersburg, Va.), 47
republicanism
spreading in Europe, 21, 130, 353
principles of, stated in TJ's inaugural address, 135, 206, 261
associated with Jacobinism, 137
strength of, as form of government, 140, 261-2, 394, 398-9, 403, 524-5, 638
Federalists oppose, threaten, 149, 157, 197, 559-60, 638, 656
American republic precursor to second coming, 227n
conciliatory spirit of, 286
beneficial to Jews, 358n
Republicans
in S.C., xlvi, 209-10, 441n, 513-14, 623
printers, newspapers, 27-8, 320, 656
divisions among, 28-9, 247n, 391, 539, 543n
in Pa., 28-9, 69n, 73-4, 78, 95n, 105, 247n, 248, 317, 352n, 391, 539, 543n
in Conn., 46n, 108n, 330, 353n, 442-3, 499, 588-90
called Jacobins, 57, 60, 137, 652
in Boston, 59, 598n
expect appointments, 63, 127, 138, 256-7
in N.Y., 63, 330, 475n, 573n
in Md., 73n, 268n
estimated numbers in U.S., 84
TJ "common Father" to all, 103
in Vt., 111, 113, 125, 130, 442, 532-3
in Va., 116, 123-4, 273, 643n, 657
urge bold and magnanimous policy, 126
friends to France, 130
as supporters of Constitution, 130
reactions to inaugural address, 137-8
in N.C., 165n
in N.J., 184n, 432n, 477n, 539
subordinates threatened, replaced by Federalist superiors, 184n, 317, 458, 493, 523-4, 560, 584-5, 665
would accept Burr as president, 229-30, 391
called anarchists, disorganizers, 235
in Philadelphia, 246n, 358n, 535, 538n, 543n
removal of Federalists will strengthen, unite, 256-7, 589-90, 657
in Mass., 338, 442, 520-1, 558, 597, 598n, 655-6
in New England, 338
in N.H., 366n, 442, 560, 669, 677
entitled to fair share of offices, 436, 493, 589-90, 634-5, 663, 669, 672-3
in R.I., 442, 650
in Ga., 479n
conduct in office must be beyond reproach, 590
majority in Senate, 622
in Del., 628-9
Réunion. See Bourbon Island (Réunion)
Rhapsody on the Present System of French Politics (Henry Lloyd), 218-19n
Rhine River, 87, 89
Rhoades, Ebenezer, 664, 666
Rhode Island
secretary of state, 188n
marshal, 291
and American Revolution, 365
Republicans in, 442, 650
and Greene's commission, 553, 651
U.S. district court, 553, 651, 651n, 670, 671, 675
legislature, 650, 651
U.S. attorney, 650, 651n, 670, 675
Pawcatuck surveyorship, 669, 672, 678
Bristol collectorship, 671, 675
See also Newport, R.I.; Providence, R.I.
Rhode Island College, 104n
Rhodes, Matthew. See Rodes (Rhodes), Matthew
Rhodes, William
letter from cited, 320n, 686
recommends Frost, 320n
Richardet, Mr. and Mrs., 360
Richards, John
handles financial transactions, 251, 253, 289n, 388, 595
Richardson, Hezekiah
letter from cited, 689
Richardson, Jacob, 192, 194n
Richardson, Richard
letter to, 67
seeks employment, 67
receives payment, 639
Richardson, Robert, 574n
Richmond, Va.
price of tobacco at, 7, 50, 461, 497, 542, 602
tobacco warehouses, 23n, 215-16
travel to, from, 36, 565
jail, 46
TJ's election celebrated in, 46-7
newspapers, 47-8, 574, 603n
merchants, 65n, 267n
postmaster, 84n, 216
description, 115-16
postal service, 184
Riggin, William, 665, 678
Rind, William A., 232n
Ring, Benjamin
letter from, 224-5
congratulates TJ, 224-5
Rio de Janeiro, 625n
Rittenhouse, Benjamin
letter from, 336-7
as reference, 233
recommended by Barton, 236
seeks appointment, 336-7
identified, 337n
rumored appointment as director of U.S. Mint, 522
Rittenhouse, David
family, 236, 336, 337n, 343, 522n
director of the Mint, 423n, 544
president of APS, 580
Rives, Robert
letter from cited, 691
roads
through Indian territory, x, 70n
turnpikes, 395n, 658-9
in Washington, D.C., 507-8
poor condition of, 530, 642, 658-9, 664
public work upon, 641
post roads, 683
Robbins, Jonathan, 471
Roberts, John (Ky.)
letter from, 583-4
congratulates TJ, 583-4
Roberts, John, III, 79, 80n
Robertson, James (Tenn.), 175
Robinson, Jonathan, 125
Robinson, Mary Fay, 125n
Robinson, Moses
letter to, 423-4
letter from, 129-31
family, 125
congratulates, thanked by TJ, 129-31, 423-4
identified, 131n
Robinson, Samuel, 125n
Rochester, Nathaniel, 281-2
Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, second Marquis of, 456n
Rodes (Rhodes), Matthew, 602, 640
Rodgers, John, 340, 359
Rodney, Caesar A.
letter from, 628-9
forwards information to TJ, 10
congratulates TJ, sends news of Del. politics, 628-9
Rogers, John, 639
Rogers, Richard
replaced as naval officer, 11, 12n, 330, 332n, 673
Rogers, Dr. William, 124n
Rohan family, 285
Roman Empire, 74
Roosen, Henry
letter from, 233
seeks appointment, 233
identified, 233n
Roosevelt, Nicholas J.
letter from, 9-10
seeks support for metal works, 9-10
identified, 10n
rope
manufacture of, 282n, 290n
Rose, Henry
letter from, 395
seeks appointment, 395
identified, 395n
Rose, Hugh (Amherst Co., Va.), 369
Rose, Hugh (son of Hugh Rose of Amherst Co., Va.)
letter from, 369
seeks appointment, 369
identified, 369n
Rose, Robert H.
recommends aspirants for office, 562, 563n, 586n
letter from cited, 563n, 686
Rose, William
Richmond jailer, 47, 574
Ross, David, 586
Ross, James
and Pa. appointments, 5
candidate for governor of Pa., 71
committee member, 118n, 128, 682
and excise taxes, 178
Ross, Thomas, 614
Rounsavell, Andrew
letter to, 425
letters from, 424-5, 435-6
invention for raising water, 424-5, 435-6
identified, 425n
Royal Academy of Arts (London), 463n
Royal Institution of Great Britain, 483
Ruines; ou, Méditation sur les Révolutions des Empires (Constantin François Chasseboeuf Volney), 341-2
rum, 582, 661
Rumford, Count. See Thompson, Benjamin (Count Rumford)
Rundle, George, 173n
Rush, Benjamin
letter to, 436-8
letter from, 260-2
recommends Caldwell, 189n, 666-7
praises TJ's inaugural address, 260-1
teaches medicine, 381n, 543n
treats Priestley, 394n
treasurer of the Mint, 422, 423n
TJ explains removal policy to, 436-8
Rush, William, 91n, 246n
Russell, David, 125, 672
Russell, Eleazer, 561n
Russell, Jonathan
letter to, 475-6
letter from, 187-8
congratulates, thanked by TJ, 187-8, 475-6
appointed collector, 671, 675
Russell, Joseph, 666, 668n
Russia
commerce to benefit from peace, 87, 89
to retain Malta, 87, 89
relations with U.S., 93
British embargo against, 203, 204n
relations with France, 561
threatens Ottoman Empire, 561, 563n
in league of armed neutrality, 563n
relations with Sweden, 563n
assassination of emperor, 616, 617n
Ryers, Gosen, 331, 332n