Vaines, François Jean de

Dictionnaire raisonné de diplomatique, 232

Valin, René Josué

Nouveau commentaire, 230

Vallance, William

letter from, 111-12

seeks appointment, 111-12

Vancleve, John W.

death of, 697, 698

recommended, appointed commissioner of bankruptcy, 353, 381-2, 577, 698, 704, 709

Van Cortlandt, Philip

advises on appointments, 398-9, 704

letter from, 398-9

reelection of, 460, 461n, 516

Van den Heuvel, I. C., 476n

Vandyke, Thomas J., 144, 155-6, 567

Van Eeghen, P. & C., 476n

van Hasselt, Willem H.

letter from, 636-47

reports on silk cultivation experiments, 636-47

Van Horne, Isaac

advises on appointments, 85n

letter from cited, 85n, 713

Van Ness, John P., 460, 461n, 704

Van Ness, William P., 399n, 403, 516

Van Rensselaer, Jeremiah

identified, 538n

letter from, 538

recommends aspirants for office, 527n, 538

as reference, 526

Van Rensselaer, Killian K., 461n, 517

Van Staphorst, N. & J. & R., 201, 203, 476n

Van Wyck, Pierre C., 398, 704

Varnum, George Washington

identified, 656n

letter from cited, 656n, 717

letter to, 656

seeks appointment, 656

Varnum, Joseph Bradley, 188, 312, 656

Vattel, Emmerich de

Droit des Gens, 229

Questions de droit naturel, 229

Vaucanson, Jacques de, 641, 645, 646-7n

Vaughan, John (Philadelphia)

forwards coins and medals to TJ, 49n

letters from, 431-5, 559-64

reports on recent scientific discoveries, 559-64

seeks, exchanges information on smallpox vaccine, 310, 311n, 431, 434n, 563

urges collection of scientific periodicals, 562

and water purification, 431-5, 559-61

wishes to publish TJ letter on smallpox, 364, 365n

Venus (planet), 446, 447n

Vermont

Brattleboro, 708

commissioners of bankruptcy, 702, 708

elections in, 400, 401n, 488

Hartland, 708

Rutland, 708

Westminster, 708

Windsor, 708

See also Federalists; Republicans

Vernon, Samuel, 376, 698, 703, 708

vetoes

TJ's opinion on, 358

View of the Soil and Climate of the United States of America (Constantin François Chasseboeuf Volney), 297n

Villaret de Joyeuse, Louis Thomas, 365-6

Vinal, John, 189n

Vincennes, 377

Viner, Charles

General Abridgment of the Law of Equity Alphabetically Digested, 230

Vinnius, Arnoldus

commentary on Jus Navale Rhodiorum, 230

violins, 224n

Virginia

Agriculture

Bedford Co., 15, 493-4

decline of, 14-15

drought, xiii, 77n, 196

hams from, 403

Henrico Co., 15

land values, 289-90

Ravensworth tract, 385n, 437

Smithfield, 403

See also Albemarle Co., Va.; tobacco

Courts

High Court of Chancery, 81

Economy

Board of Public Works, 650n

canals, 127n, 650n

ferries, 96

fisheries, 285

Jefferson, 22, 89-90

Jefferson Co., 90n

Jeffersonton, 90n

Jeffersonville, 90n

Petersburg, 66

Randolph Co., 22

roads, 134, 384-6, 437, 494, 534-5

slavery in, 14-15

stagecoaches, 132

taverns, inns, 384-6, 534-5

Thomas's crossroads, 384, 385

town development, 22, 89-90

See also James River Company; Norfolk, Va.; Petersburg, Va.; Richmond, Va.

Education and Science

Fredericksburg Academy, 209n

Stevensburg Academy, 209

General Assembly

and Gabriel's insurrection, 588n

and Houdon's sculpture, 73-4, 101-2, 335

members, 303n

names places after TJ, 89-90

removal of condemned slaves, 153, 468-9, 531, 533n, 588-9

resolutions to amend U.S. Constitution, 355n

Laws

adopted for Alexandria, D.C., 212, 215

capital punishment, 214-15, 217n

Military

and American Revolution, 313n, 520n

Politics

commissioners of bankruptcy, 438, 469, 510-11, 533, 549, 578, 618, 668, 690-1, 697, 699, 702, 705, 710

East River collection district, 390, 394, 395n

national influence of, 467, 689n

notaries public, 690

slave conspiracies, insurrections, 335, 336n, 426, 468

TJ avoids appointing Virginians to office, 98, 169, 285

Yorktown collectorship, 286n

See also Federalists; Norfolk, Va.; Petersburg, Va.; Republicans; Richmond, Va.

Relations with U.S.

federal arsenals in, 298, 304, 426

postal service, 66, 77-8, 115, 398, 463, 525, 534

western land claims, 520n

Society

attorneys, 51n, 129n

churches, religious groups, 511

drinking, 286

duels, 241n

gambling, 286

horse racing, 61, 62n

migration to Georgia, 66

Virginia (brig), 454, 457, 458n

Virginia Military Tract, 520n

Vision of Columbus (Joel Barlow), 401-2n

Vocabolario degli Accademici della Crusca (Reale Accademia della Crusca), 232

"Voice of A Sybil" (pseudonym), 459n

Voigt, Henry

letter from, 193-4

letter to, 13

offers Rittenhouse clock to TJ, 193-4

and Reich's medals, xlvii, l, 13, 134n

repairs TJ's watch, 13, 193-4

Volney, Constantin François Chasseboeuf

letter to, 295-7

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

portrait by Barralet, 14n

sends pyramid to TJ, 295, 297n

TJ sends political news to, ix, 295-7

works, 295, 297n

Voyages from Montreal, on the River St. Laurence, through the Continent of North America (Alexander Mackenzie), 433, 435n, 565-6

voyageurs, 566n