Cabell, Joseph Carrington, 114n

Cabell, Samuel J., 224

Cabo de Hornos (Spanish brig), 236-7, 450-1, 464

Cabot, Samuel, 59-60, 245, 449, 450n

Cadiz, Spain, 80

Caldwell, Elias B., 388-9

Caldwell, Sir James

Debates relative to the affairs of Ireland, 231

Caldwell, John, 699, 705, 709

Calepino, Ambrogio

Dictionarium Undecim Linguarum, 232

Callender, James Thomson, 436, 437n, 658, 659n

Callières, François de

Manière de negocier avec les souverains, 229

Calvinus, Johannes

Lexicon Iuridicum, 230

Camden, Marbell, 115, 131

Campbell, David

letter to, 566-7

recommends Vandyke, 144n, 567

seeks advice on education, 566-7

Campbell, John (Md.), 240n

Campbell, Thomas Jefferson, 567

Campbell Co., Va., 426n, 494n

Canada

blacks in, 532

boundary with U.S., 449, 450n, 698, 699

Cape Breton Island, 27

and Mackenzie expedition, 565-6

smallpox in, 565, 566n

spies in, 219

and U.S. trade, 369, 374, 419

canals, 369, 374, 543n, 650n

See also James River Company; Potomac Canal Company; Washington Canal Company

Canby, William

and education of blacks, 506-7

letter from, 506-7

Cannon, John N., 429-30

Canonsburg Academy, 664

Cantine, John, 461n, 515n

Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue, 235n, 428n, 457n, 574-5, 576n

capital punishment. See law

Capitol, U.S., l, 64n

Caracas, 48, 50n

Carey, James, 699, 705, 709

Carey, Mathew

letter from, 315-18

letter to, 407

literary fair organized by, 687n

plan to strengthen Republican press, 315-18, 407

works published by, 49n

Carlos (Charles) IV, King of Spain, 119n, 494, 496, 500n, 671-5

Carpenter, Thomas

account with TJ, 340-1

carpenters. See Oldham, James; Perry, John

Carpentier, Lewis D.

letter from cited, 715

Carr, Dabney (TJ's nephew), 408, 665n

Carr, Elizabeth Carr, 665n

Carr, Overton, 665n

Carr, Samuel (TJ's nephew), 329, 408, 665n

carriages, 128, 332n, 665n

Carroll, Daniel (of Duddington)

elected to city council, 556

letter from, 126-7

and Washington canal, 126-7

Carroll, James, 195

Carswell, Samuel

letter from cited, 715

Carter, Betty Lewis, 691n

Carter, Charles (of Blenheim), 691

Carter, Edward (d. 1792), 691

Carter, Joshua, 703, 707

Carter, William Champe, 472

Case, John, 477n

Castor (TJ's horse), 61

Catalogue of Optical, Mathematical, and Philosophical Instruments (William & Samuel Jones), 107, 108-9n

Cathalan, Stephen, Jr., 306, 307

Catherine II (the Great), Empress of Russia, 426n

Catholic Church, 118-19n, 484n, 498-9

Catlett, Mr. (Va.), 535

Cayenne, French Guiana, 453, 456

census, 21-2, 431, 434n

centrifugal force, 396-8

Ceracchi, Giuseppe, 196

Ceres, 446-7

Cevallos (Ceballos) Guerra, Pedro, 671, 675n

Chalmers, George

Collection of Treaties between Great Britain and Other Powers, 229

Chapin, Israel, Jr., 29, 32, 38

Chaptal, Jean Antoine

Élémens de Chymie, 5-6, 94, 113, 183n

Charbuy, François Nicolas

Abrégé chronologique de l'histoire des Juifs, 232

Charleston, S.C.

and American Revolution, 152-3

attorneys, 512, 574n, 706

collector at, 153n

commissioners of bankruptcy, 438-9, 450n, 477, 478n, 512, 513n, 699, 706, 711

French consul at, 223n

French prisoners in, 238n

marine hospital, 662-3

merchants, 512, 646n, 706

Republicans in, 574n

Charlotte Court House, Va., 96

Charlottesville, Va., 65, 96, 697, 699, 710

Chase, Salmon, 703, 707

Chase, Samuel, 219, 521

Chastellux, Marie Joséphine Charlotte Brigitte Plunkett, Marquise de, 290

Chattahoochee River, 344n

Chaudon, Louis Mayeul

Nouveau dictionnaire historique, 232

Chaudron, Simon

"Apotheosis of Washington," 13-14, 156

letter from, 13-14

letter to, 156

cheese. See "Mammoth Cheese"

Cheetham, James

letter to, 308

TJ orders newspapers from, 308, 312

See also American Citizen and General Advertiser (New York); Denniston & Cheetham

chemistry, 5-6, 504n

Cheney, Benjamin

recommended, appointed customs surveyor, 10-11, 323, 324n, 325, 349

Cherokee Indians. See Indians: Cherokees

Cherry, William, Jr., 710

Chesapeake (U.S. frigate), 16, 24n, 121n, 150n, 160-1n

Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company, 543n

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, 650n

Chester, Elizabeth

asks TJ for money, 76

letter from, 76

Chester, Samuel, 76

children

apprenticeships, 76

black, 506-7

childbirth, 619n

deaths of, in infancy, 61-2, 390n

education of, 49n, 246-7, 285, 506-7, 566-7

illegitimate, 392

illnesses, 390n

named after TJ, 188, 189n

nursing, 647

orphans, 147-8

slave, 619n

teething, 61, 299, 448, 647

theft by, 477-8

See also Eppes, Francis Wayles (TJ's grandson); Randolph, Anne Cary (TJ's granddaughter); Randolph, Cornelia Jefferson (TJ's granddaughter); Randolph, Ellen Wayles, II (TJ's granddaughter); Randolph, Thomas Jefferson (TJ's grandson); Randolph, Virginia Jefferson (TJ's granddaughter)

Chile, 118n

China, 25-6, 597

Chipman, Darius, 708

Chisholm, Hugh, 153, 154n

Chribbs, William, 634, 635n

Christianity

and Indians, 30, 584-5

TJ's opinion of, 507n

Chronologist of the Present War, 232

Chronology and History of the World, from the Creation to the Year of Christ, 1753 (John Blair), 232

Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended (Isaac Newton), 232

Church, Angelica Schuyler

friendship with TJ, 309, 310n

letter from, 346-7

and son's lawsuit, 346-7

Church, Catherine. See Cruger, Catherine Church

Church, John B., 347n

Church, John B., Jr., 346-7, 354

Churchman, John

letter from, 424-6

seeks appointment, 425-6

works, 424-6

Cicero, 641, 645

cider

ordered by TJ, xiii, 79, 87, 96, 167, 172

Cilley, Bradbury, 324, 348

Cincinnati, 636n

Cincinnati, Society of the, 474

ciphers

nomenclator codes, 271

R. Patterson's system of, x, xlix, 107, 220, 254, 263-4, 267-81, 327-9, 332-3

TJ's description of a wheel cipher, 102-7

used by C. Pinckney, 494-500

used by R. R. Livingston, 263-4, 267-77, 498

Citoyen Genet (French privateer), 8-9n

City Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Charleston, S.C.), 574n

City Point, Va., 389, 448

Claiborne, Thomas, 467n

Claiborne, William C. C.

appointed governor, 331n

and Chribbs, 635n

forwards address from TJ, 19-20, 174n, 319, 522-3

letters from, 3-5, 319-20, 522-3

letter to, 19-20

letter to cited, 174n, 713

requests arms for Miss. Terr., 128, 129-30n

and Sargent, 19-20, 319

seeks removal of John Steele, 3-5

sends political news to TJ, 319-20

Clark, Charles

letter from, 491

recommends aspirants for office, 491

Clark, Daniel, 620n

Clark (Clarke), Elijah (d. 1799), 329, 405

Clark (Clarke), Elijah, Jr., 329, 398, 405

Clark, James West, 395n

"Claudius" (Oliver Wolcott, Jr.), 409-10

claviols, 224n, 613-14, 615

Claxton, Thomas

and furnishings for President's House, 156, 509n, 596, 597, 610, 615-16, 617

handles orders, makes payments for TJ, 596, 598

letter from, 597

letters to, 596, 615-16

Clay, Joseph (Pa.)

advises on appointments, 382, 659n, 705

appointed commissioner of bankruptcy, 577, 698, 705, 709

consideration of, for appointment, 390

letter from, 382

and M. Carey, 316

Claypoole, David C., 64n

Cleirac, Estienne

Us, et coustumes de la mer, 230

clerks

bank, 390n

copying, 107, 269, 328

custom house, 286

dominated by Federalists, xi, 409-10

Navy Department, 410n, 440n

pension, 189n

salaries, 405n, 604n

State Department, 408, 410n, 477-8, 493

state legislatures, 530n, 555, 556n

Supreme Court, 389n

Treasury Department, 404-5, 410n, 478n, 540, 541n, 579n, 635n

Cleveland, William, 707

climate

impact of, on slaves, 15

Clinton, DeWitt

advises on appointments, 148, 402-3, 514, 515n, 516, 701

as committee member, 228n

and Ebenezer Stevens's claim, 133

forwards pamphlet, 573-4

invited to dine with TJ, 170

letters from, 133, 402-3, 514-15, 573-4

letter to, 170

and Library of Congress, 228n

and Manhattan Company, 187

political allies of, 461n

reports on N.Y. elections, 514-15, 516-17, 573

and Twelfth Amendment, 355n

Clinton, George

and Indian affairs, viii, 9, 23

and L'Hommedieu, 173n

and Mass., 430

as reference, 527

clocks

balance clock, 347-8

clockmakers, 490n

great clock at Monticello, 347-8, 394

regulation of, 107, 108n

by Rittenhouse, offered to TJ, 193-4

skeleton clock, 347-8, 394

cloth

canvas, 597

fustian, 340

linen, 340, 404, 508

nankeen, 340

osnaburg, 479

prices, 597, 615

queen's cord, 340, 341n

See also cotton; silk

clothing

buttons, 340

coats, 340, 533

drawers, 340

given by TJ in charity, 100

jackets, 340

military, 151

mourning, 147n

overalls, 340, 341n

pantaloons, 340

prices, 340-1

for servants, 340-1

shirts, 41, 42n

for slaves, 340, 341n, 479

theft of, 151

waistcoats, 340

See also shoes

clover, 473, 474

coal, 27, 696, 720, 721

Coalter, John, 128, 129n

Cobb, John, 669, 670n, 692, 709

Cobbett, William, 119n, 435n, 595n

Cobenzl, Ludwig (Louis), 415n

Cobenzl, Philipp (Jean Philippe), 411, 412-15n

Cocke, William

and federal lands in Tenn., 251-2n

letter from cited, 713

Cockey, John, 388n

Cockey, Mordecai, 388n

Code de l'humanité (Fortunatio Bartolomeo de Felice), 229

Codman, John, 307n

coffee, 25-6, 130n, 508, 509

Cohen, Jacob I., 510

coins, 49n

Coit & Phillips (New York), 552n

Coke, Sir Edward

Institutes of the Laws of England, 230

Colbert, Critta (1783-1819, Randolph slave), 443

Colbert, Robert (b. 1799, TJ's slave), 443

Cole, Thomas, 376

Coleman, William, 308

Colesville, Va., 448

Colhoun, John Ewing, 438, 439n, 450n

Collectien des moralistes anciens (Pierre Charles Lévesque), 113, 114n

Collection in English, of the Statutes now in force, continued from the beginning of Magna Charta (William Rastell), 230

Collection of All the Treaties of Peace, Alliance, and Commerce, between Great-Britain and other Powers (Charles Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool), 229

Collection of Debates, Reports, Orders and Resolutions of the House of Commons (William Bohun), 231

Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, Esq., Secretary, First to the Council of State, and afterwards to the Two Protectors, Oliver and Richard Cromwell, 231

Collection of Treaties between Great Britain and Other Powers (George Chalmers), 229

Collier, Jeremy

Great Historical, Geographical, Genealogical and Poetical Dictionary, 232

Collier, Thomas, 711

Collins, Charles, Jr., 376

Columbia, Bank of (Georgetown)

cashier, 409n

D.C. commissioners' note on, 586, 604n

TJ's notes on, 439, 440n, 459, 475-6

Columbia College, 164n

Columbiad (Joel Barlow), 401-2n

Columbian Centinel (Boston), 556n, 649n, 679-80n

Commentaries on the Laws of England (William Blackstone), 208, 214, 217n, 230

commerce. See United States: Economy

compasses, 108

Compleat Collection of State-Tryals (Thomas Salmon and Sollom Emlyn), 230

Comyns, Sir John

Digest of the Laws of England, 230

Condit, John

advises on appointments, 23n, 363, 377, 378n, 382n, 669-70, 691, 692n, 701, 704

identified, 670n

letter from, 669-70

Condy, Jonathan W., 85n

Congregationalists, 613n

Congress, U.S.

Continental

address "To the People of Great-Britain," 267, 269, 271, 278-81

members, 173n

House of Representatives

appointment of bankruptcy commissioners, 210n

appropriations and expenditures, 43n, 149, 158-9n

and the Berceau, 183-5, 237-40

bounty and pension claims, 152-3, 178-9

and British debt claims, 349-50

committees, 43n, 62, 125, 133n, 149n, 158n, 240n, 242n

and Convention of 1800, 293n

and Delaware River piers, 43

discharge of public debt, 157-9

and District of Columbia, 73n, 225n, 586

and Ebenezer Stevens's claim, 133n

and Ga. land claims, 343-5

impeachment of J. Pickering, 463n

and Indian affairs, viii, 12

investigation of Sargent, 359-60

journals of, 466, 601

and Lake Superior copper mines, 135-6, 150

and L'Enfant's petition, 62-4

messages to, 138-40, 149, 150, 237-40, 292-3, 343-5, 349-50

message to cited, 250n, 713

military affairs, expenditures, 149, 420

and the Mint, 249-50

naturalization, 168n

and Northwest Terr., 360n

and P. Wilson's claim, 242n

and ports of entry, 43

repeal of internal taxes, 99, 128

Republican majority in, xi, 399-400

and Sayre's claims, 110, 111n

and second auditor for the Treasury, 390n

and Spanish spoliations, 292-4

and Twelfth Amendment, 355

and von Heer's claim, 282

and Washington canal, 127n

and Washington jail, x, 138-40

Legislation

and bankruptcy, 701

and British debt claims, 350n

capital punishment, 207-8, 215, 217n

claims on Congress, 76n, 109-11, 125-6, 227n, 242n

compensation for revenue officers, 189-90, 429

Convention of 1800, 419n

Delaware River piers, 667n

discharge of public debt, 158-9n

and District of Columbia, 72-3, 207-8, 216, 256, 523, 530-1, 546, 547-8, 556, 604n, 659

establishment of revenue districts, 391n

and Ga. land claims, 301n, 343-5

incorporations, 127n

increase of government salaries, 467-8

Indian affairs, viii, 7, 12, 35-6, 304

and judiciary, 212, 214n, 215-17

land grant for Lafayette, 166n, 171n, 366, 453-4, 456

Library of Congress, 228n, 233n

lighthouses, 667n

marine hospitals, 377, 649, 663n

militia laws, 399

naturalization, 296, 297n

and Northwest Terr., 606

Ohio statehood, 380, 381n, 505n

privateering, 8n

publication of laws, 437, 477

reapportionment, 467

and state debts, 467

tax on auctions, 71n

and Vincennes survey, 377

and Washington canal, 127n

See also Judiciary Act (1801); Judiciary Act (1802); Military Peace Establishment Act (1802); taxes: repeal of

Public Opinion

party spirit undermines cooperation, 94

Senate

appropriations and expenditures, 149

and Barbary states, 675n

and British debt claims, 136-8, 218, 246n, 326, 349-50

and C. Lyman's nomination, 176-7

committees, 251n

and Ebenezer Stevens's claim, 133n

and federal lands in Tenn., 251-2

and Ga. land claims, 343-5

impeachment of J. Pickering, 463n

and Indian affairs, viii, 23-4, 51-2

and Jay Treaty, 136-8, 153-4, 191-3, 245-6

messages from cited, 176n, 192n, 713

messages to, 23-4, 51-2, 52-3, 120-1, 136-8, 138-40, 149, 155-6, 176-7, 181, 187, 191-3, 343-5, 348-9, 349-50, 406

messages to cited, 182n, 246n, 249n, 250n, 713, 714

military affairs, 149, 159-60

and the Mint, 249-50

naturalization, 168n

Republican majority in, xi, 399-400

sergeant at arms, 219

and Symmes purchase, 382-3

and TJ's nominations, 11n, 23-4, 44n, 52-3, 120-1, 144, 154-5, 155-6, 159-60, 176-7, 181, 182, 187, 195n, 249n, 348-9, 406, 465

and Twelfth Amendment, 355

and Washington jail, x, 138-40

See also Otis, Samuel A.

Connaissance des temps, 177

Connecticut

commissioners of bankruptcy, 210, 701, 704, 706n, 708

elections in, 400, 401n, 488

French prisoners in, 238n

Hartford, 704, 708

Middletown, 704

New London, 341-3, 704, 708

New London collectorship, 406-7

newspapers, 312, 341-3

Norwich, 407n, 417

physicians, 407n

See also Federalists; New Haven, Conn.; Republicans

Connecticut Courant (Hartford), 410n

Considerations on the Propriety of Adopting a General Ticket in South-Carolina ("Crito"), 573-4

Constantinople, 83, 91

Constellation (U.S. frigate), 140n, 160n

Constitution (U.S. frigate), 486n

Constitutional Telegraphe (Boston), 188, 189n, 312

Constitution and Laws of England Consider'd (William Pudsey), 231

Constitution de l'Angleterre (Jean Louis Delolme), 231

Constitution of Parliaments in England (Sir John Pettus), 231

Constitution of the United States

allegorical depictions of, l

and bill of rights, 626-7

and District of Columbia, 72

and executive powers, 212-14

and freedom of religion, 626

and freedom of the press, 626

and gifts, pensions, bounties, 366

and gifts for officeholders, 671-2, 675n

and habeas corpus, 626

and judiciary, 335

praise for, 593

and presidential pardons, 207

Republicans threaten, 28

and standing armies, 626

and states' rights, 626

TJ's contributions to, 593, 595n, 625-7

and trial by jury, 626

Twelfth Amendment, 355

Consuetudo, vel, Lex Mercatoria: or, the Ancient Law-Merchant (Gerard de Malynes), 230

Convention of 1800

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

French Council of Prizes, 238n, 240n, 419n, 527n

funds to implement, 293n

return of captured vessels, 238-40n

spoliation claims, 266n, 418-19, 452, 455, 482, 484n, 527n

Conway, Richard, 154, 170, 181

Cooke, Daniel, 118n, 543n

Cooper, Isaac, 134n

Cooper, Richard, 135-6, 150

Cooper, Thomas, 595n

Cooper, William, 136n

copper, 135-6, 150, 250-1n, 559

cork, 167, 172

corn

and cotton, 97

and crop rotation, 472-4, 503-4

distilled into whiskey, 638, 643

harvest of, 662

in Jamaica, 479

and pinelands, 127

purchased by TJ, 719

and self-sufficiency, 95, 97, 638, 643

yields, 95

Cornelius, William, 473

Cornplanter (Seneca Indian)

address by, 38

conference with TJ and Dearborn, vii, 29-42

identified, 38n

relationship with Handsome Lake, 30-1, 38n

Cornwallis, Charles, Lord, 84n

Corny, Marguerite Victoire de Palerne de

and A. Church, 347

letter to, 308-10

P. S. Du Pont carries letters to, 332, 334n

TJ sends news, advice to, 308-10

Corps universel diplomatique du droit des gens (Jean Dumont), 229

Corpus juris civilis Romani (Denys Godefroy), 230

Corsica, 26

Cosway, Maria Hadfield, xlvii, 347, 485n

Cottom & Stewart (Alexandria, Va.), 537n

cotton

benefit of, to slaves, xii, 15

as cash crop, 638, 643

and crop rotation, 472

cultivation of, encouraged, 15, 92, 93n

land values, 67, 95

manufacture of, 92, 93n, 650n

plantations, xii, 14-15, 65-7, 95-6, 97-8, 127-8, 133-4

price of, 92, 95

profits from, xii, 15, 65, 67, 133

trade in, 25-7

varieties of, 95-6

Coughtry, Jay, 200n

Courts, U.S.

Circuit

appointment powers of, 207, 208n

appointments to, 187, 325, 326n, 348, 614

and capital punishment, ix-x, 207-8, 215-16, 283-4

and case of the Aurora, 347n

District of Columbia, 195-6, 207-9, 212, 217n, 283-4, 522n

and suit against E. Randolph, 288-9

District

appointments to, 19n, 187, 325, 348, 505n, 614

removals from, 462-3

Public Opinion

compensation for jurors and witnesses, 7n

court costs and fees, 522n

dominated by Federalists, 53n, 438, 462, 701

impeachment, removal of judges, 462-3

slowness of courts criticized, 6-7

Supreme Court

and case of the Aurora, 347n

clerks, 389n

and Ga. land claims, 300n

meetings of, 335, 336-7n

courts-martial, ix, 54-7, 176-7

Coward, Thomas, 388n

Cowing, Joseph, 615

Cowper, John, 336n

cowpox. See smallpox

Coxe, John Redman

letter from, 310-11

letter to, 364-5

Practical Observations on Vaccination, 311n

and smallpox vaccination, 310-11, 364-5

Coxe, Tench

and A. Hamilton, 163, 165n

advocates trade with China, 25-7

advocates trade with Turkey, 25-7

"American Merchant," 164, 165n

appointed commissioner of bankruptcy, 262, 704

appointed supervisor, 164n

as commissioner of the revenue, 404-5

letters from, 25-7, 92-3, 161-5, 260-3

observations on Anglo-American commerce, 25

and privateering threat from Caribbean, 26-7

recommended for appointment, 578n

as reference, 405

Reflections on Cotton, 92-3

seeks appointment, 161-5, 260-3

sends information for reports, 163, 164-5n

suggests acquisition of Cape Breton, 27

and threat of slave insurrections, 92-3

Coxe, William, Jr., 211n

Coyer, Gabriel François, 232

Craik, James, 488-9

Cranch, William

letter from, 195-6

and McGinnis's case, 195-6

and McGurk's case, 216, 284n

Crane, Silas, 325, 346, 348

Craven, John H., 66, 67n, 196n

Creek Indians. See Indians: Creeks (Muskogees, Muscogees)

"Crito" (pseudonym)

Considerations on the Propriety of Adopting a General Ticket in South-Carolina, 573-4

Croft, Edward, 23, 53, 189

Croft, Sir Herbert

Love and Madness, 631, 632n, 660

Croke, Alexander

Remarks on Mr. Schlegel's Work, 230

Crooke, Robert, 325, 348

Crooke, William

letter from cited, 50n

Cross, Amos, 376

Cross, Ralph, 703, 707

Crowninshield, Jacob, 703, 707

Crozier, John, 711

Cruger, Bertram Peter, 309, 310n

Cruger, Catherine Church

and brother's lawsuit, 354

letter from, 354

marriage of, 309, 310n, 347

receives book from TJ, 114n

Cuba, 92-3

Cuchet, Monsieur, 433

Cudworth, Benjamin, 513n, 699, 706, 711

Cumberland, Richard

Treatise of the Laws of Nature, 229

Cumberland River, 369, 373

Cumpston, Thomas

opposition to, 658

recommended, appointed commissioner of bankruptcy, 382, 577, 578n, 698, 705, 709

Cunningham, Timothy

New and Complete Law-Dictionary, 230

Curaçao, W.I., 47, 48

Cursory Reflections on Government, Philosophy and Education (James Ogilvie), 209n

Curtis, Ethan

letter from cited, 717

Cushing, Isaac

seeks appointment, 306, 307-8

Cushing, Thomas H., 120n, 159

Cushing, William, 288, 307n

Cutler, Manasseh, 519n

Cutting, William

opposition to, 402, 403n, 516

recommended for appointment, 324, 326n, 704

Cutts, Charles, 462, 621, 703

Cutts, Edward, 703

Cutts, Richard, 676

Cuvier, Georges

Leçons d'anatomie comparée, 114, 115n

Cuyler, Stephen, 709

Czartoryski, Adam Jerzy, 202, 203, 204n

Czartoryski, Adam K., 204n