laburnum, 483
Lacombe, Jacques
Abrégé chronologique de l'histoire ancienne des empires et des républiques, 232
Abrégé chronologique de l'histoire du Nord, 232
Lacrosse, Jean Baptiste Raymond, 93n, 239-40n
Ladvocat, Jean Baptiste
Dictionnaire historique, 113, 114n, 232
Lady Arabella (packet), 179
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de
financial affairs, 170-1
and French Revolution, 366, 367n, 453-4, 456
and Lequinio de Kerblay, 632, 633
and Madame de Tessé, 481n
proposed compensation for, 93-4, 165-6, 170-1, 320-1, 322, 366, 453-4, 456
La Forest, Antoine René Charles Mathurin de, 79-80
La Grange, N. de, 156, 197, 198n, 233, 234
La Harpe, Jean François de
Lycée, 305, 306n
Laird, John, 181
Lalande, Joseph Jérôme Le Français de
Astronomie, 446, 447n
Lambert, David, 510, 511, 705
Lambert, John
identified, 491n
letter from, 491
recommends aspirants for office, 491
Lancaster Journal, 318n
land speculation, 67n, 448
Lane, Presley Carr, 85n
Lane, Richard, 384, 385n
Langdon, Henry S.
nominated, appointed commissioner of bankruptcy, 462, 463n, 577, 621, 689, 698, 703, 707
Langdon, John
advises on appointments, 326n, 420-1, 462-3, 621, 688-9, 701, 702, 703
candidate for governor, xii, 420-1, 462
and impeachment of J. Pickering, 462
letters from, 462-3, 621-2
letters to, 420-1, 688-9
and New Hampshire Union Bank, 621-2
Langdon, Woodbury, 23n
Langeneker, David, 126
Lanham, Elisha, 654, 655n
Lansing, Abraham G., 515n, 577, 698, 704, 709
Laplace, Pierre Simon, Marquis de
Exposition du systême du monde, 197, 198n, 233, 234
La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, François Alexandre Frédéric, Duc de, 177, 290, 632, 633
La Sarraz du Franquesnay, Jean de
Ministre public dans les cours etrangeres, 229
Lathrop, Joshua, 406, 407n
Latimer, George, 250-1n, 565
Latin
books published in, 113, 197
instruction in, 246, 408, 423-4, 585n, 664
TJ's opinion of, 423-4
Latin and English Dictionary Abridged (Robert Ainsworth), 232
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 471n, 543n, 621n, 683n
Latude, Jean Henri Masers de
Histoire d'une détention, 68, 69n, 86
Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, 564n
law
articles of war, 54-7
capias ad satisfaciendum, 141, 143n
capital punishment, ix-x, 54-7, 207-9, 212-14, 214-17, 283-4
common, 208, 214, 216
copyright, 63n
corporal punishment, 151
court costs and fees, 522n
fieri facias, 141, 143n
imprisonment for debt, 138-40, 141-3, 145-6
insolvency, 139n, 141-3, 145
lawsuits, 654-5
libel, 119, 188-9
naturalization, 6n, 297n
nolle prosequi, 21-2, 451n
privateering, 7, 8-9n
probate, 243
slave trade, 200n
warrant executions, 138-40, 141-3
See also attorneys; Courts, U.S.; courts-martial
Law, Elizabeth Parke Custis, 489n
Law, Thomas
letter from, 488-9
letter to, 519
reports death of M. Washington, xlviii, 488-9, 519
Law of Nature and Nations (Baron Samuel von Pufendorf), 229
Lawson, John Pierce, 520
Lawson, Robert
letter from, 520
seeks charity from TJ, 520
Lawton, George R.
letter from cited, 715
Lawton, Robert, 715
Leacock, Joseph
letter from cited, 194n, 716
method for proving gunpowder, 193, 194n
Lear, Tobias
appointed general commercial agent, 235n
expelled by Leclerc, 427-8, 453, 455
invited to dine with TJ, 599
letter to, 599
as Washington's private secretary, 46n
Leaycraft, John R., 416
Le Brun, Charles
commercial house of, 48-9n
identified, 49n
letter from, 47-50
publications by, 49n
seeks letters of recommendation, 47-50
Leclerc, Victoire Emmanuel
arrests Rodgers and W. Davidson, 427-8, 463-4, 521, 574-7
criticism of, 574, 576n
expels Lear, 427-8, 453, 455
hostility toward U.S., 453, 455-6
and surrender, arrest of Toussaint, 600, 659
TJ's opinion of, 366
Leçons d'anatomie comparée (Georges Cuvier), 114, 115n
Lee, Arthur (Norfolk), 668
Lee, Richard
Treatise of Captures in War, 229
Lee, Richard Bland, 478n
Lee, Richard Evers, 533, 668, 690, 705, 710
Lee, Richard Henry, 710
Lee, Thomas Sim, 181
Lee, William, Jr., 711
Lefèvre de La Boderie, Antoine
Ambassades de monsieur de la Boderie, 229
Legaux, Peter
letter from cited, 159n
letter to, 159
sends vine cuttings to TJ, 159
Leghorn (Livorno), Italy, 202, 203, 252-3
Le Havre, France, 82
Leib, John L., 85n, 316
Leib, Michael
advises on appointments, 353, 704
letter from, 353
as reference, 282
Leinan, Andrew, 478n
Leiper, Thomas
letters from, 657, 657-9
reported appointment of, as commissioner of bankruptcy, 657-9, 704
snuff mills of, 658
and TJ's tobacco crops, 657
Lemaire, Étienne
identified, 441-2n
inventories items needed for President's House, 508-9
letters from, 441-2, 492
letters to, 463, 475
prepares for TJ's return, 476
and President's House accounts, 719-21
reports on President's House staff, 441-2, 463, 475, 492, 536
and Süvermans, 331-2
L'Enfant, Pierre Charles
dispute with D.C. commissioners, 62-4, 72
letter from, 62-4
letter to, 72
and plan of Federal District, 63-4
Lenox, Peter, 719, 721
Leonard, John West, 199, 200n
Lequinio de Kerblay, Joseph Marie
forwards letters to TJ, 632-4
identified, 633-4n
letter from, 632-4
Lescallier, David, 432, 434n
Leslie, Robert
and clocks for TJ, 347-8, 394
letter from, 347-8
letter to, 394
Létombe, Philippe André Joseph de
and the Berceau, 238n
and Lemaire, 442n
letter from, 180-1
returns to France, 180-1
Letters from His Excellency George Washington, President of the United States of America (Sir John Sinclair), 536-7
Letters to the Inhabitants of Northumberland and its Neighborhood (Joseph Priestley), 595n
Letter to a Friend, Giving Some Account of the Proceedings in the Case of the Ailesbury Electors, 231
Lettres, memoires et negociations de monsieur le comte d'estrades (Godefroy d'Estrades), 229
Lettres et negociations de Jean de Witt (Jan de Witt), 229
Lévesque, Pierre Charles
Collectien des moralistes anciens, 113, 114n
Levy, Moses, 85n
Levy, Samson, 353, 704
Lewis, Lucy Meriwether, 129n
Lewis, Meriwether
advises on Georgia lands, 127, 129n, 196
and American Board of Agriculture, 340n
assists with travel arrangements, 128
commission as captain, xlix, 318 (illus.)
consults with Rapin, 469-71
delivers messages to Congress, 24n, 52n, 53n, 121n, 137-8n, 149n, 156n, 181n, 187n, 240n, 246n, 349n, 350n, 406n
gathers information on nominees, 465
notes for TJ, on Bank of Columbia, 439, 440n
servant of, 442n
TJ's private secretary, xlix, 5n, 144n, 155n, 170n, 239n, 250n, 267, 269, 273n, 276n, 350n, 382n
visits Philadelphia, 471-2n, 536, 551, 552n, 658
western expedition of, 598-9n
Lewis, Nicholas, 472
Lewis, Philip, 679n
Lewis, Seth, 4n
Lewis, Stephen, 679n
Lewis, William, 85n
Lexicon Graeco-Latinum Novum (Johann Scapula), 232
Lexicon Ivridicvm Ivris Cæsarei simvl, et canonici, fevdalis item, civilis, criminalis, theoretici, ac practici (Johannes Calvinus), 230
Lex Mercatoria Rediviva: or, The Merchant's Directory (Wyndham Beawes), 230
Lex Parliamentaria (George Petyt), 231
L'Hommedieu, Ezra
identified, 173n
letter from, 172-3
proposal for convention of agricultural societies, 172-3, 217, 227, 339
Liberty
depicted on medals, l
libraries. See Jefferson, Thomas: Library; Library of Congress
Library Company of Philadelphia, 64n
Library of Congress
books for, xi, 227-33, 433, 435n
catalog of, 228n
librarian of, 228n
TJ sells personal library to, 332n
Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy (Laurence Sterne), 114n
Life of George Washington (John Marshall), xii, 401
lighthouses
appointment of keepers, superintendents, 716
appropriations for, 667n
improvements to, 561, 563n
neglect of, 502-3, 518, 519n, 549
Lillie, John Sweetser
identified, 189n
letter from, 188-9
seeks appointment, 188-9
TJ orders newspapers from, 312n
Lillie, Thomas Jefferson, 188, 189n
Lilly, Gabriel
letter from cited, 715
letter to cited, 716
overseer at Monticello, 172, 176, 289, 507, 587
supervises digging, 86
and W. Short's tenants, 472
lime, 695
Lincoln, Abraham, 708
Lincoln, Benjamin
letter from cited, 307n, 716
and plan for marine hospital, 649n
recommends aspirants for office, 307n, 716
Lincoln, Levi
acting secretary of state, 135, 183, 238n, 673-4n
advises on appointments, 676, 701, 702
and the Berceau, 183, 184n, 185n, 238n, 239n
and the Cabo de Hornos, 450n
and "Farmer" letters, 410n
and federal clerks, 409-10
and Jay Treaty commissioners, 191
and land claims, 251-2, 343-4, 382-3
letter from cited, 344n, 714
letters from, 212-14, 568, 676
letters to, 207-9, 251-2, 355, 382-3, 409-10
and McGurk's case, ix-x, 207-9, 212-14, 284n
reports on New England politics, 676
and St. Clair, 355, 568-72
TJ forwards libelous papers to, 119-20
Lindley's Mill, battle of, 152, 153n
Lindsay, Reuben, 719-20
Linet, Eugene, 486-7
Lingan, James M., 548n
Linguet, Simon Nicolas Henri
Esprit de l'histoire générale de l'Europe, 232
Linn, James, 331n, 670n, 692n, 704
Linnard, William, 194-5, 325, 349
Lisbon, 674n
L'Isle, Guillaume de, 232
Liston, Robert, 457n
Lithgow, John, 318
Little, Thomas
letter from, 491
recommends aspirants for office, 491
Littlepage, Lewis
asks TJ to hold letter, 610, 617
death of, 617n
letter from, 610
letter to, 617
Little Turtle (Miami Indian), 31, 627, 628n
Lively, Charles, 472, 474
Livermore, Edward St. Loe, 53
Livingston, Brockholst, 326n, 403n, 704
Livingston, Edward
appointed U.S. attorney, 331n
forwards proceedings of House of Commons, 168-9
letter from, 168-9
as mayor of New York City, 412n
Livingston, Edward Philip, 415n
Livingston, Elizabeth Livingston, 410, 415n
Livingston, Henry W., 461n, 517
Livingston, John (cadet), 553
Livingston, Margaret Maria Livingston, 410, 415n
Livingston, Mary Stevens (Mrs. Robert R. Livingston), 410, 415n
Livingston, Robert L., 411, 415n
Livingston, Robert R.
advises on appointments, 527
agricultural interests, 173n, 217, 688
appointment of French minister to U.S., 79-80
and ciphers, xlix, 263-4, 267, 271, 332-3, 498
and Ellicott-Delambre correspondence, 45, 46n
forwards letters, 177, 178
and Fulton, 482-3
imports merino sheep, 674n
and Létombe, 180
letters forwarded to, 446
letters from, 410-16, 481-5
letters to, 79-80, 263-7, 421-2
and Louisiana, viii-ix, 264-6, 333, 372, 375, 419, 482, 495, 498, 500
and P. S. Du Pont, 320, 322, 332-4, 421-2
and Paine, 82, 83, 484
and Saint-Domingue, 427-8, 464, 576-7n
sends news from France, 481-5
and T. Sumter, Jr., 362, 410-16, 512-13
and Treaty of Aranjuez, 501n
Logan (Mingo Indian), 631, 632n, 660
Logan, George
and American Board of Agriculture, 340n
carries books for TJ, 389, 648n
as committee member, 228n, 350n
forwards watch to TJ, 13
and Library of Congress, 228n
M. Lewis visits, 471n
mission to France, 222, 223
and settlement of British debt claims, 326n
Lois civiles dans leur ordre naturel (Jean Domat), 230
London, 107, 108-9n, 233, 446-7n
Long, Frederick, 151-2
Long, Mrs. Frederick, 151
longitude, 46, 431, 434n, 487n
Lord Hollis his Remains: Being a Second Letter to a Friend, Concerning the Judicature of the Bishops in Parliament (Denzil Holles), 231
L'Orient (Lorient), France, 527n
Loring, David, 429-30
lotteries, 678, 679n
Loudoun Co., Va., 650n
Louisiana
ceded to France by Spain, viii, 65, 264-6, 333, 365, 368, 372-3, 418-19, 437, 482, 494-8, 501n, 620n
French expeditionary force expected at, viii, 482, 484n, 497, 500, 501n, 600, 620n, 651, 661
P. S. Du Pont advises on, 367-75
purchase of, by U.S., 371, 375
threat of slave insurrection in, 93
trade of, 265
See also New Orleans
Louvre, 347
Love and Madness (Sir Herbert Croft), 631, 632n, 660, 678
Lovering, William
identified, 611n
letter from, 610-11
letter to, 617
offers mangle to TJ, 610-11, 617
"Lover of his Country" (pseudonym)
criticizes TJ, Republicans, 27-8, 436-7
letters from, 27-8, 435-7
Lowitz, Johann Tobias, 433, 435n
Lowndes, James, 511
Lucas, Thomas, 719
Lucretius Carus, Titus
De Rerum Natura, xi, 197, 198n, 233, 234, 252, 253
Ludlow, Charles (midshipman), 248-9
Ludlow, Charles (N.Y.), 308, 439, 476, 572, 708
Ludlow, Daniel, 248n
Ludlow, Daniel, & Co., 48n
Lufborough, Nathan
identified, 635n
memorandum on delinquent collectors, 634
Lull, Jesse, 120-1n, 182
Lutherans, 305n
Lycée, ou cours de littérature ancienne et moderne (Jean François de La Harpe), 305, 306n
Lydia (schooner), 576n
Lyle, Andrew
appointed surveyor, 23, 53, 324n, 325
sheriff of Middlesex Co., 23n, 465, 474
Lyman, Cornelius, 120-1n, 176-7
Lynch, Mr., 111n
Lynch, Simon, 526-7, 538, 539
Lynchburg, Va., 460n, 494
Lyne, James, 711
Lyon, James, 312
Lyons, Peter, 289