Babbage, Charles, 105-6n

Babcock, Elisha, 312n

Bache, Louis, 619, 620n

Bache, Richard, Jr., 620n

Bache, William

appointed physician to New Orleans marine hospital, 619-20

letter from, 619-20

in Washington, 99

Bacon, Matthew

New Abridgment of the Law, 230

Bacon, Nathaniel

Historicall Discourse of the Uniformity of the Government of England, 231

Bahamas, 26-7

Bailey, Robert

letter to, 100

TJ sends clothing to, 100

Bailey, Theodorus

advises on appointments, 398-9, 704

appointed commissioner of bankruptcy, 704

identified, 399n

letter from, 398-9

Baker, Dr. William (Md.)

letter from, 302-3

seeks appointment, 302-3

Baldwin, Abraham

advice on Georgia lands, 67

advises on appointments, 19, 53n, 388, 707n

as boundary commissioner, 300n, 343-5

as committee member, 228n

and H. Putnam, 388-9

and J. Mansfield, 131-2

letters from, 19, 131-2

letters to, 227-9, 388-9

and Library of Congress, xi, 227-9, 233n

Baldwin, Daniel

letter from cited, 716

Baldwin, Michael, 360n

Ballendine, Thomas

letter from cited, 713

Baltic Sea, 44

Baltimore, Md.

commissioners of bankruptcy, 709

hotels, 338

inns, 50n

justices of the peace, 383

market for fish, 50

newspapers, 312, 316-17, 437n

physicians, 383

postal service, 50n

postmaster, 219

Society of Friends in, 12n

stagecoaches, 50n

Bank of England, 547, 548n

Bank of the United States

bills of, 557

branches, 61, 285, 287n, 604n

checks drawn on, 61, 90

customers of, 616

relationship with federal government, 616, 621

shares in, 165, 166, 454, 456

bankruptcy

and candidates for office, 98-9, 302

of collectors, 303n

impact of peace on, 287

mentioned, 401

of merchants, 459

See also Judiciary Act (1802); State, U.S. Department of

Bankruptcy Act (1800), 450n, 701, 702

banks

alter laws, 654

lack of, 124

proposals to establish, 110

shares in, 288

TJ's opinions on, 620-1

use of bank bills, 665

See also Albany, Bank of; Columbia, Bank of (Georgetown); New Hampshire Union Bank; Pennsylvania, Bank of

Banning, Robert, 387-8

Baptists, 720

Barbados, W.I., 562

Barbary states, 83, 91

See also Algiers; Tripoli

Barbé de Marbois, François, 93, 165, 166

Barber, John, 312n

Barber, John (Washington, D.C.), 195

barbers, 442n

Barbeyrac, Jean

Recueil de discours sur diverses matieres importantes, 229

Barcelona, Spain, 500

Barère, Bertrand, 49n

Baring, John & Francis, & Co., 171n

Barlow, Joel

asked to write history of U.S., xii, 400-1

Columbiad, 401-2n

and Fulton, 484n

home of, 401, 402n

letter to, 399-402

plans return to U.S., 399-402

TJ sends election news to, 399-402

translates Volney's Ruines, 295, 297n

Vision of Columbus, 401-2n

Barnaby, Richard, 388n

Barnes, John

handles financial transactions, 13, 90, 100, 108, 197, 198n, 221, 254, 290, 306, 307, 308, 312, 338n, 341n, 439-40, 441, 459, 472n, 476, 507, 536, 572, 589, 598, 599n, 613, 655, 719-21

and Kosciuszko, 476-7, 652

letters from, 439-40, 475-7, 590, 652

letters to, 459, 612, 665

and Mazzei's affairs, 201, 203

obtains items, handles shipments, 244, 403, 440-1, 612

plans to return to Philadelphia, 288

relationship with TJ, 590

and Short's affairs, 47, 79, 87, 177-8, 287-91, 439, 476, 652

thoughts on marriage, lower classes, 476

TJ requests bank bills from, 665

and TJ's notes on Bank of Columbia, 439, 440n, 459, 475-6

TJ's opinion of, 287-8

Barnet, Isaac Cox, 697, 699, 700

Barnet, Oliver, 491, 697, 717

Barnwell, William

letter from, 75

Physical Investigations & Deductions, 113

seeks appointment, 75, 112-13, 205-6, 620n

Barny (sloop), 346n

barracks, 586-7, 604n

Barralet, John James

"Apotheosis of Washington," 13-14, 156

letter from, 13-14

letter to, 156

Barron, James, 429

Barry, Étienne, 432, 434n, 559-60, 563n

Barry, James, 545-6, 556

Barton, Benjamin Smith

advises on appointments, 69-70, 504

and Bison latifrons, 489

health of, 70

letters from, 69-70, 504

letter to, 132

plans visit to Cherokee lands, xiii, 70, 132, 504

purchases books, 433

Barton, Richard Peters, 132

Barton, William

asks TJ to forward books, 75-6

Dissertation on the Freedom of Navigation, 75-6

letter from, 75-6

Bartram, John, Jr.

letter to, 179

and seeds for French agricultural society, 179, 290

Bassett, Richard, 466, 467n

Bassus, Cassianus, 114, 115n

Bastille, 69n

Batavia, Dutch East Indies, 524

Batavian Republic. See Netherlands

Bates, Thomas, 77n

Bauman, Sebastian

forwards letters from TJ, 179-80, 338, 362

letters from, 179-80, 362

letter to, 338

Baxter, John (Md.), 22n

Bayard, James A.

and appointment of bankruptcy commissioners, 210n

and apportionment for Del., 467n

and the Berceau, 185n

as committee member, 228n, 293n

criticized by TJ, 330

and distribution of patronage, 630, 631n

elected to the Senate, 331n

and Library of Congress, 228n

opposes repeal of internal taxes, 631n

opposes repeal of Judiciary Act, 331n

opposition to, 466-8

praised by Callender, 437n

returns to Del., 679-80n

and Rodney, x, 629, 679-80n

Bayard, Samuel, 245-6n

Bayle, Pierre

Dictionaire historique et critique, 232

Baylies (Bailies), Gustavus, 200n, 376

Bearsticker, Andrew, 179n

Beawes, Wyndham

Lex Mercatoria Rediviva, 230

Beckley, John

advises on appointments, 85-6, 530, 705

health of, 601

letters from, 85-6, 530

as librarian of Congress, 228-9n, 233n

witnesses document, 344n

Bedford, Gunning, Jr., 678

Bedini, Silvio, 105n

Bee, Thomas, 450n

Bee (Hudson, N.Y.), 343n

Bee (New London, Conn.), 312, 341-3

Bell, Andrew, 356, 363

Bellers, Fettiplace

Delineation of Universal Law, 229

Bellona (ship), 133n

Benezet, Anthony, 506, 507n

Benjamin Franklin (ship)

P. S. Du Pont to sail on, 321, 322, 403n, 419n, 454, 457, 458n

Benson, William, 578, 579n, 699

Bentham, Jeremy, 563n

Bentham, Samuel, 559, 563n

Bentivoglio Tavern (Albemarle Co.), 384, 386n

Bentley, William (Mass.)

forwards letter from Bowditch, 612-13

identified, 613n

letter from, 612-13

Berceau (French corvette), 183-5, 237-40

Berkeley Co., Va., 398

Berlié, L'Abbé de

Essai historique et chronologique, 232

Bermuda, 27, 691

Bermuda Hundred, Va., 176, 299, 389, 662

Bernadotte, Jean Baptiste, 484n, 500

Bernstorff, Andreas Peter, Count, 82, 84n

Berry, John

letter from, 521-2

petition for pardon, 521-2

Berthier, Louis Alexandre, 482, 484n, 494, 501n

Bezerra, João Paulo, 673, 675n

Bible

allusions from, 111, 496, 630, 631-2n

loaves and fishes, 630, 631-2n

Lord's Prayer, xlix, 267-70, 275-7

Noah's ark, 496

prodigal son, 111

Bibliothèque portative d'architecture (Charles Antoine Jombert), 114-15

Biddle, Charles, 140n, 538, 539n

Biddle, Clement, 538, 539n

Big Tree (Geneseo), N.Y.

Indian negotiations at, 34n, 37, 38n

Bingham, William, 442n, 469-70, 471, 492

Binney, J., 316

Birchett, Robert, 511n

Bird, John

letter from cited, 543n, 714

Bishop, Abraham, 123n

Bishop, Risdon

identified, 543n

letter from, 542-4

and removal of A. McLane, 118n, 542-4

Bishop, Samuel

appointed collector, 28n

identified, 123n

letter from, 122-3

thanks TJ, 122-3

bison

Bison latifrons, x, 351-2, 489-90, 550-1, 563, 565, 566n, 581-4

Blackburn, Ann Mathews, 129n

Blackburn, Richard Scott, 8n

Blackburn, Samuel, 127-9

Blackburn, Thomas, 144, 155-6

Black Hoof (Shawnee Indian)

conference with TJ and Dearborn, 31

letter from cited, 715

Blackledge, William, 710

Blacklock, Thomas

"Plaintive Shepherd," 684, 687n

blacks

assaults on, 195-6

education of, 506-7

free, 196n, 532, 533n

in Great Britain, 532

meeting houses, 719

mixed-race people, 196n, 532

removal of, from U.S., 532

as soldiers, 484n, 497

See also slaves

blacksmiths

payments to, 719, 720, 721

tools, 52n

See also Stewart, William (blacksmith)

Blackstone, William

Commentaries on the Laws of England, 208, 214, 217n, 230

Blagden, George, 556, 666

Blagge, John, 402

Blaine, Ephraim, 242

Blair, John

Chronology and History of the World, 232

Blake, Francis, 708

Blake, James, 699, 700

Blake, John, 512, 513n, 699, 711

Blake, Joseph, 703, 707

Blakeley, Josiah, 293n

Blanchard, Thomas, 690, 691n, 710

Blaney, Daniel

identified, 543n

letter from, 542-4

and removal of A. McLane, 542-4

Blenheim (Carter estate), 691n

Bloom, Isaac, 516

Bloomfield, Joseph

advises on appointments, 363-4, 465, 466n, 491n, 669-70, 691-3, 702, 717

letter from cited, 491n, 717

letters from, 363-4, 691-3

Blount, William, 592n

Blue Eyes (Seneca Indian)

address by, 39

conference with TJ and Dearborn, vii, 29-42

endorses Handsome Lake, 39, 41

identified, 39n

Boehme, Jakob

Aurore naissante, 305n

Bohun, William

Collection of Debates, 231

Bonaparte, Joseph, 84n

Bonaparte, Lucien, 494, 501n

Bonaparte, Napoleon

appointments by, 481-2, 484n

declared consul for life, 500, 501-2n

enemy to republicanism, 427

and Italy, 498-9

and Louisiana, ix, 65, 333, 368, 372, 375n, 484n, 501n

opinion of TJ, 80n

palaces of, 483, 485n

patron of science, 487n

reestablishes slavery in colonies, 484n

reputation, character of, 297, 453, 456, 484n

restoration of Catholic Church, 484n, 498

works dedicated to, 49n

Bonne, Rigobert

Atlas portatif, 231

Bons sens (Armand Gui Simon de Coetnempren, Comte de Kersaint), 198n

Bons sens: ou idées naturelles opposées aux idées surnaturelles (Paul Henri Dietrich, Baron d'Holbach), 198n, 233, 234

Book of Common Prayer, 277n

books

price of, 5-6, 183n, 228, 233, 234, 305, 433, 563, 721

See also Dufief, Nicolas Gouin; Jefferson, Thomas: Library; Library of Congress

Bordeaux, France, 111n, 257

Bordley, John Beale

Essays and Notes on Husbandry and Rural Affairs, 433, 435n

Bosquet, Abraham, 561, 563n

Bossuet, Jacques Benigne

Discours sur l'histoire universelle, 232

Boston

commissioners of bankruptcy, 703, 707

education in, 541

French commissary at, 239n

French prisoners in, 238n

jail, 188

marine hospital, 377n, 649, 663, 718

Massachusetts Charitable Society, 189n

merchants, 188, 189n, 307n

newspapers, 188, 189n, 312, 316-17, 689n

Old South Church, 188, 189n

postmaster, 421n

Republican Institution, 189n

TJ's election celebrated in, 6n

Boston Gazette, 689n

bottling, 79, 96, 167, 172, 332n

Boudinot, Elias

and copper coinage, 250-1n

letter from, 249-51

and proposed abolition of the Mint, 249-51

Bouïbe, Sieur, 432-4

Bourbon family, 500, 501n

Bourcier, Monsieur, 239n

Bowditch, Nathaniel

letter from cited, 613n, 717

New American Practical Navigator, 612-13

Bowie, Walter, 303

Bowles, William Augustus, 8n

Boyd, Joseph C., 703, 707

Boyd, Julian P., 105n

Boyds Hole, Va., 134

Bradford, John, 402, 578, 698, 706, 710

Bradley, Stephen R., 349n

Brady, Robert

Introduction to the Old English History, 231

Brandywine Creek, 454, 457, 458n

Brazil, 347n, 673, 675n

Breckinridge, John

advises on appointments, 402, 701, 706

as committee member, 345n

letter from, 402

Brent, Daniel (clerk)

forwards papers to TJ, 477-8, 493

identified, 478n

letter from, 477-8

as State Department clerk, 293n

Brent, Daniel Carroll

advises on appointments, 579n

and Berry's case, 522n

considered for bankruptcy appointment, 705

and debtors in Washington jail, 138-40, 141-3

letters from, 141-3, 553, 556

and plans for new jail, 553, 665-6, 696n

receives militia appointment, 699

reports election results, 556

Brent, Robert

appointed mayor of Washington, D.C., 530-1, 697

invited to dine with TJ, 531

letter from, 531

letter to, 530-1

Brent, William (1775-1848), 556, 604n

Brest, France, 431-4, 560

Brevoort, Henry B., 517

Brickell, Thomas N., 314n, 325-6, 341, 343n

bricks, 100, 694

Briesler, John, 610, 611n

Briggs, Isaac

letters from, 339-40, 666-7

letter to, 688

and proposed national agricultural society, 173n, 339-40, 666-7, 688

and T. Moore, 650n

Briscoe, Samuel, 22n

British East India Company, 205

Broad River, 128, 129n

Brobson, James, 678, 705, 709

Brodeau, Ann, 314

Bronaugh's Tavern (Elk Run Church, Va.), 535

Brongniart, Alexandre Théodore, 415n

Brongniart, Louise d'Egremont, 411, 413n, 415n

Brooke, Francis Taliaferro, 710

Brooke, Robert, 73-4

Brooke, Sir Robert

Graunde abridgement, collecte & escrie, 230

Broome, John, 461n, 516, 577, 698, 704, 708

Broughton, Reuben

letter from cited, 717

Brown, Abraham, 691-2, 709

Brown, Aquila, 198

Brown, Benjamin (Albemarle Co.)

appointed commissioner of bankruptcy, 699, 710

letter from cited, 715

letters to cited, 715, 717

Brown, Betty (b. 1759, TJ's slave), 443

Brown, David (Washington, D.C.)

letter from cited, 716

Brown, G. R., 579n

Brown, Henry, 408

Brown, John (Boone Co., Ky.)

forwards bison skull to C. W. Peale, 351-2, 489, 550-1, 566n, 581-2

letter from, 351-2

Brown, John (Ky.)

advises on appointments, 402, 701, 706

as committee member, 251n

conflated with John Brown of Boone Co., 352n

letter from, 402

subscribes to newspaper for TJ, 312

Brown, John (R.I.), 527n

Brown, Nicholas, 527n

Brown, Robert (Pa.)

advises on appointments, 85n

letter from cited, 85n, 713

Brown, Samuel

and bison skull, 489-90, 551

letter from, 489-90

and smallpox vaccination, 563

Brown, Samuel (Boston)

appointed commissioner of bankruptcy, 703, 707

and the Berceau, 183, 184n, 185n, 238-40n

Brown, William (legal writer)

Privilegia Parliamentaria, 231

Browne, James (Philadelphia), 22n

Browne, Joseph, 399n, 403, 516

Brown's Tavern (Prince William Co., Va.), 384, 385, 535

Bruckell, Joshua, 703

Bruin, Peter Bryan, 4n

Brush, John C., 118n

Buchanan, George, 383, 705, 706n

Buchanan, Letitia McKean, 383n

Buel, Jesse

identified, 580n

See also Mitchell & Buel

Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de

Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, 551, 552n

Bulkeley, John, & Son (Lisbon), 674n

Bulkeley, Thomas, 674n

Bull, Jonathan, 704, 708

Bulloch, William B., 711

Bull Run, 384, 385, 437

Bullus, John, 151-2, 522n

Bunce, Matthew

letter from cited, 715

Burbeck, Henry, 120n, 159

Burchett, Thomas, 511, 578, 699, 705, 710

Burgh, James

Political Disquisitions, 231

Burlamaqui, Jean Jacques

Principes du droit politique, 229

Burley, William, 703, 708

Burnham, Michael, 241n

Burr, Aaron

advises on appointments, 140, 143, 248n

criticism of, 658

and election of 1800, 284n

family of, 513n

and L. Sansay, 130n

letter from, 143

and Manhattan Company, 187n

and New York elections, 460, 461n

as reference, 210, 356

southern tour of, 513

supporters of, 399n, 403, 514, 516, 517

and Truxtun, 160-1n

Burrall, Charles, 219

Burroughs, Edward, 692n

Büsching, Anton Friedrich

New System of Geography, 232

Butler, Anthony, 428n

Butler, John (N.C.), 152, 153n

Butler, Thomas, 159

Bynkershoek, Cornelius van

Observationum Juris Romani, 229

Byrd, Charles Willing

identified, 506n

letter from, 505-6

seeks salary increase, 505-6

Byrd, Francis Otway, 285, 287n, 429

Byrd, W. P., 285