Abadie (Dabbadie), M. d'

TJ evaluates wine of, 763, 843

Acadia. See Nova Scotia

Acosta, M. d'. See Penet, d'Acosta Frères & Cie.

Adair, James B. M.

letter to, 3-4
letter from, 66-7
and model of threshing machine for TJ, 3-4, 66, 102-3, 173
and case of Jay, 4
and Sinclair's queries on agriculture, 66-7
plans to visit TJ, 67
letter from cited, 67n

Adams, Abigail

letter from, 749-52
opinion of Great Britain, 749, 750
and household finances, 750-1
commissions TJ to make purchases, 751

Adams, John

letter to, 580
and "Camillus" essays, 6-8
nominates Prebble as consul at Cádiz, 60n
and ransom of American captives in Algiers, 142n
writings of admired in England, 276
and TJ's report on commerce, 534, 580-1
and Barbary States, 750
expenses as diplomat, 750-1
wine for, 750
and seeds for TJ, 757
friendship for TJ, 769
mentioned, 67n

Adams, John Quincy

letter to, 744-5
TJ recommends, 744-5

Adams, Samuel

and case of Duplaine, 273-4n, 416n

Adran, Bishop of. See Pigneau de Béhaine, Pierre Joseph Georges

Aerial (ship)

captured by British privateer, 54

Africa

Ledyard's expedition to, 764

Agicourt, M. d'

vineyard, 762

agriculture

value of threshing machine to southern states, 3-4
Sinclair's queries on, 66-7, 637
Harriott's views on, 193
Short's views on, 201, 204-6
and sharecropping by slaves, 204-5
crop rotation in British, 277
Edwards's views on British, 277
and maple sugar manufacture, 546n

Aij, France. See Ay (Aij), France

Aimée (Amée) Marguerite (Amiable Margaretta; Providence) (French privateer and British sloop)

captures San Josef, 268-9, 343-4, 346
renamed from Providence, 343-4
and restoration of French prizes, 422, 625-8

Albany, N.Y.

military stores removed to, 47
and yellow fever, 174

Albemarle barracks

accounts respecting, 689
Convention troops held at, 689-90, 701n

Albemarle Co., Va.

resolutions on neutrality, 19n, 27
Short desires to reside near, 205
estate of T. M. Randolph, Jr., 294-5
fertility of soil in, 615
suitability of cultivating grain in, 766
suitability of cultivating grass in, 766

Albert de Rions, François Hector, Comte d'

naval command, 770

Alder, Charles, & Co.

and Pintard's arrest, 239n

Alexander, Eli

overseer for Shadwell and Lego, 483, 497, 524, 582
TJ's instructions for, 509
departs for Richmond, 617

Alexandria, Va.

Short considers purchasing lots in, 202-3
French vice-consul at, 282

Algiers

Humphreys's mission to, 23-5, 106-7, 139-40, 152-3, 283, 636, 654, 845
relations with U.S., 60, 198n, 469-70, 513-18, 521, 522, 596-7, 637
Yznardi's proposed mission to, 60, 498-9
navy, 107, 222, 283-4n, 823
piracy, 107, 135, 139-40, 187, 196-8, 199, 222-3, 224, 230-5, 252-3, 607-8, 609, 789
relations with Netherlands, 107
plague in, 126, 284n
Portuguese naval protection against, 196-8, 199, 222-3, 230-5, 252-3, 264-7
truce with Portugal, 196-8, 199, 222-3, 224, 230-5, 252-3, 262-7, 282-4, 469, 498-9, 503, 507, 508-9, 516-18, 607-8, 617, 619
truce with Netherlands, 284n
Skjöldebrand's proposed mission to, 466
Leacock's thoughts on, 596-7
relations with Gibraltar, 596-7
relations with Great Britain, 596-7, 637
Cutting's mission to, 659-60
relations with Portugal, 752-3
relations with Spain, 752-3
Danish naval blockade, 823
relations with Venice, 823
vessel taken by Portugal, 823

Algiers, American captives in

ransom of, 142n, 513-18, 521, 822-4
numbers increase, 197n, 253, 284n, 469, 752-3
additional captures, 232
plea for ransom by, 466
subsistence of, 823

Algiers, Dey of. See Ali Hassan, Dey of Algiers; Muhammad Ibn Uthman, Dey of Algiers

Alicante, Spain

Humphreys visits, 153, 187, 200
and colonial trade, 579-80
consul at, 845

Alice (ship), 266n

aliens

and peace treaty, 826-7

Ali Hassan, Dey of Algiers

piracy of, 139
and ransom of American captives, 142n
and Portuguese-Algerine truce, 197n, 230-2
relations with U.S., 823

Allegheny Co., Pa.

and conflict with Western Indians, 34n

Allen, Capt. (master of Minerva), 283n

Allen, Jacob

and Creek hostilities with Ga., 463n

Allen, John

and patent for Whitney's cotton gin, 246, 250

Allibone, William

and case of Hope, 634n

Ambitieux (French privateer)

captures Andrew, 159n

Ambler, Jacquelin

member Va. Board of Trade, 687n

Ambuscade. See Embuscade

American Museum

cited, 783

American Philosophical Society

elections to, 656
and sugar refining, 839n

American Remembrancer (John Carey)

subscription to publish, 836

Ames, Fisher

and "Camillus" essays, 8n

Amiable Margaretta. See Aimée (Amée) Marguerite

Amory, Rufus Greene

and case of Greyhound, 81-2n

Amory, Thomas, Jr.

and case of Greyhound, 81-2n

Ampuis (Ampuys), France

TJ evaluates wine of, 762

Amsterdam

and bills of exchange for Department of State, 115, 612-13, 652
trade with U.S., 264n

Amsterdam Packet (ship), 10

"Anas"

entries in, xlix-l, 32-3, 384, 394 (illus.), 399-401, 411-12, 428, 453-5, 467

anchors

duties on, 841

Anderson, Adam

Anderson's Historical and Chronological Deduction of the Origin of Commerce, 565n

Anderson, James (Eng.)

elected to American Philosophical Society, 656

Anderson, James (Nantes)

letters from cited, 847, 849

Anderson, James (public armorer)

employs artisans, 714-15

Anderson, William (London merchant)

aids John Paradise, 766

Anderson's Historical and Chronological Deduction of the Origin of Commerce (Adam Anderson), 565n

Andrew (ship)

captured by Ambitieux, 159-60n, 224-5

Anmours (Dannemours), Charles François, Chevalier d'

and address of French consular commissions, 500-1

Ann (ship)

carries letter to TJ, 155

Annapolis, Md.

appointment of customs collector for, 94, 123, 424
possible meeting site of Congress, 228
expenses of delegates at, 737-8n

Anthony, Joseph, & Son

and TJ's account with Fenwick, Mason & Co., 484

Anti-George (French privateer)

officers prosecuted, 73-4

Aop, Mr.

and prize money, 756

Apollo

figurine, 751

apples

planted by Hawkins, 279

Appleton, Nathaniel

letter from cited, 781n
recommends son for consular appointment, 781n

Appleton, Thomas

recommended for consular appointment at Lisbon, 781n

Ardouin, Capt. (master of Marianne)

and relief of Saint-Domingue refugees, 65, 89

Argilliers, M.

vineyard, 762

Arguments and Reports (Sir Henry Pollexfen)

valuation by TJ, 670

Arkwright, Sir Richard

cotton spinning machine, 783

Armistead, William

and military supplies for Va., 699

arms

and U.S. defense preparations, 46, 610n
for French West Indies, 131, 134n
sale to belligerent nations, 458-9
shortage of, 706, 708
issuance to Va. militia, 719
Dutch imports to U.S., 805-6

Armstrong, John (N.C.)

and land grants within Southwest Territory, 796

Army, U.S. See United States: Army

Arnal, Abbé Etienne d'

American grist mills described to, 768

Arnold, Benedict

invades Va., 711, 713

Arnold, Thomas

letter from quoted, 194n
recommends Howell for district attorney, 194n, 376

Arnold, Welcome

letter from quoted, 194n
recommends Howell for district attorney, 194n, 376

arrêts du conseil

by France on foreign manufactures, 749-50

Art, James

master of Delaware, 436, 486-7n

Arthur, James

letter from, 499
proposes to build spinning machines, 499

Artois, Charles Philippe, Comte d'

plots overthrow of French revolutionary regime, 289n

Aruba, W.I.

U.S. prize captured by Dutch at, 136

Dutch unit of weight, 809-10

ash

for phaeton wheels, 267

askos, bronze, at Nîmes

TJ asks Short to obtain copy, 767-8

Ast, Bingham & Co.

establishment of, 307

Ast, William Frederick

letter to, 359-60
letters from, 306-8, 591-2
fire insurance plan of, 306-9, 359-60, 591-2
moves to Richmond, 306-7

Ast, Mrs. William Frederick

and husband's fire insurance plan, 308

Astrée (French warship)

Genet's plans for, 386-7n

Atkins, Joshua

master of Betsey, 222, 235n

Audibert, M.

vineyard, 762

auditor, U.S.

and Department of State accounts, 612-13

Augusta (ship)

carries letter to TJ, 155
mentioned, 135

Augusta Co., Va.

letter to county lieutenant of, 691-3
and defense of western frontier, 691-3
militia, 691-3, 708
Patton land grant, 721-3

Auldjo, Thomas

letter to, 95-6
letter forwarded to, 97n
and case of Hamilton, 526

Aurora (ship)

capture of, 52

Austin, William

account with M. J. Carr, 257n

Austria

war with France, 276, 289n

automaton

displayed by Blanchard, 252

Auvillaij. See Hautvillers (Auvillaij), France

Auvorna grape

vine sent to TJ, 278

Avery, John

and case of Duplaine, 80

Avignon, France

TJ orders wine of, 767

axes

for Va. troops, 706

Ay (Aij), France

TJ evaluates wine of, 761, 842-3

Azores

duties on U.S. exports to, 537, 555, 569, 800

Babson, Capt. (master of Violet), 222, 235n

bacalao

exports to Portugal, 221.
See also
- cod
- fish
- salted fish

bacon

duties on in Great Britain, 538, 547n, 556, 570

Bagge af Söderby, Carl Fredrik

proclamation on trade, 578n

Bahama islands, W.I.

U.S. consular authority over, 35
U.S. ships carried into New Providence, 118, 201, 489
and British captures of U.S. ships, 184
and British privateering, 386

Bailey, Francis

invention of type punch, 858

Baker, Benjamin

and case of Industry, 318n, 321, 373n, 419

Baker, Evan

Va. commissary, 692

Ballard, Michael

and case of Industry, 319n

Ballard, Robert

commissions of, 347

balloons

Blanchard's performances with, 251-2

Baltimore

and circular letter to merchants, 5
and relief of Saint-Domingue refugees, 10, 64-5, 89
and restoration of French prizes, 26n
and alleged French refugee plots in U.S., 41, 286, 404-6, 436-8, 487n
and case of Industry, 44, 316-19, 321, 368-73, 419, 618
yellow fever severs communication with Philadelphia, 146
and tonnage duties from Saint-Domingue refugees, 173, 191, 281, 435
possible meeting site of Congress, 175
and case of Roehampton, 183, 368-73
Short considers purchasing lots in, 202-3
Church charters ship for, 263n
TJ joins Washington at, 297
trade with Cap-Français, 318n
and case of Pilgrim, 320
resumes stage service to Philadelphia, 334
and case of Conyngham, 342-3n
and alleged British plots against U.S., 380-1
French consul at threatened, 437
and arming of French ships in U.S., 593
and military supplies for Va., 699
surveyorship of port, 794n

Bancroft, Edward

aids J. Paradise, 766

Banister, John, Sr.

receives votes for Va. Committee of Safety, 678

Bank of England

Md. stock in, 827

Bank of North America

account with TJ, 116, 198

Bank of the United States

reportedly lends to Marshall, 18
and "Franklin" pamphlet, 62
and note endorsed by TJ for G. Taylor, Jr., 94
and TJ's salary, 110, 389n, 390
and bills of exchange for Department of State, 114, 115, 116, 651, 652, 655n
and salaries for State Department clerks, 198
and TJ's account with J. Ross, 406
and Department of State accounts, 612-13, 657, 660
possible stock purchase by Short, 806

Banks, Henry

purchase of Elk Hill, 255

Bankson, Benjamin

letters to, 87, 181, 182, 183
letters from, 145-6, 163, 198, 259-60
memorandums to, 116-17
and Genet's recall, 87, 163-4
letter to cited, 87n
and note endorsed by TJ for G. Taylor, Jr., 94
and TJ's salary, 110, 116, 124, 198
and Kerr's account with TJ, 120n
remains at post during yellow fever epidemic, 121, 123, 183, 254, 259-60
and sea letters, 136
and appointment of U.S. marshal, 137, 145-6, 163-4, 191
and exequaturs for foreign consuls, 181, 188-89, 228
and case of Duplaine, 182, 189-90
and macaroni for TJ, 198
forwards dispatches for TJ, 200
letter from cited, 260n
fails to answer letters of G. Taylor, Jr., 333
copies documents for President's message to Congress, 402, 403
mentioned, 109, 117, 189

Barbados, W.I.

and yellow fever, 174
trade with Maryland, 319

Barbary States

relations with U.S., 139-40, 476n
Simpson reports on, 156
U.S. treaty with, 750
U.S. consul at, 781n

Barbé de Marbois, François

and address of French consular commissions, 500-1
and TJ's Notes on the State of Virginia, 745-6

Barbour, James

letter from, 715
and militia, 715

Barcelona, Spain

Portuguese troops sent to, 155
Saint-Julien imprisoned at, 155
U.S. trade with, 253

Barclay, Miss

health of, 756

Barclay, John

bout with yellow fever, 121

Barclay, Mary (Mrs. Thomas Barclay)

letter to, 756-7
affection for TJ, 592
funds for, 756

Barclay, Thomas

mission to Morocco, 152, 513-16, 518n
effects of, 155
account with U.S., 658-60; and prize money for American seamen, 756

Baring, John & Francis, & Co.

and bills of exchange, 95n

bar iron

export to Great Britain, 547n, 556, 570

bark

as remedy for seasonal ague, 279
as headache remedy, 824

Barker, Robert

mill of, 803

Barker, William

commission for, 424

Barkley Co. See Berkeley (Barkley) Co., Va.

Barksdale, William

recommends Gregorie as consul at Dunkirk, 9

Bärlling, Capt. See Bertling (Bärlling), Capt.

Barlow, Joel

letter from, 469-71
carries letter to TJ, 258
and Portuguese-Algerine truce, 469-70
proposes increase in duties on British manufactures, 469-70

Barnes, David Leonard

seeks appointment as district attorney, 194

Barnet, George

and Creek hostilities with Ga., 463n

Barney, Joshua

letter from cited, 850

Barret, John

letter from, 40
and circular letter to merchants, 40
identified, 40n

Barrett, Margaret Hunt (Mrs. Nathaniel Barrett)

dines with TJ, 756-7

Barry, Capt. (master of Nancy), 73n

Barry, James

letter from, 171
forwards letters to TJ, 171
identified, 171n
correspondence with Short, 845

Barsac, France

TJ evaluates wine of, 763, 843-4

Bartlett, Josiah

letter to, 815

Barton, William

and Currie v. Griffin, 398, 493
application for appointment as treasurer of Mint, 826n
letter from cited, 826n

Bastille

storming of celebrated in Birmingham, 277n

Batavia, Dutch East Indies

trade to restricted, 801

Bateman v. Roach

TJ cites precedent, 726

Baton Rouge, La.

captured by Spanish, 698-9

Bayard, William

TJ's affection for, 395

Bay of Biscay

French control of, 157

Bayonne, France

Portuguese trade with, 140

bean, Windsor

and threshing machine, 7, 21

Beaune, France

TJ evaluates wine of, 761

Beausace, M. de

vineyard, 762

Beaver creek, Va.

land transactions at, 669

Beckley, John

and rumored Federalist desire for hereditary Senate and President for life, 467

bedsteads

for TJ's overseers, 411, 497

Bedwell, Thomas

improvements in tanning, 804

beef

captured by British, 52
price of, 277
shortage of in west, 710.
See also
- pickled beef
- salted beef

beer

for TJ, 723

Belcher, Andrew

owner of Greyhound, 80n, 82n

Belinda (Belin Jack, slave)

deeded to TJ by mother, 676
daughter of, 779n

Bell, Thomas

on TJ's passions for architecture and farming, 275n
TJ's account with, 299
and wine for TJ, 410

Bell, William

and case of Andrew, 159-60n

Bellanger, Mme. See Plumard de Bellanger, Mme

Bellenden, William, 812n

Belvidere (Belvedere) (Va. estate)

TJ's furniture moved to, 271, 377, 607

Benson, George

letter from quoted, 194n
recommends Howell for district attorney, 194n, 376

Bérard, Jean Jacques, & Cie.

and Rutledge's funds, 764

Berger, M.

vineyard, 762

Berkeley (Barkley) Co., Va.

letter to county lieutenant of, 691-3
and defense of western frontier, 691-3
militia, 691-3, 708

Bermuda

proposed U.S. consul at, 35
and British privateering, 386

Bermuda Hundred, Va.

TJ's orrery at, 64, 85, 373-4

Bernkastel (Berncastle), Germany

TJ evaluates wine of, 763

Bertling (Bärlling), Capt.

and baggage of Convention troops, 684

Betsey (Betsy) (U.S. brig)

sails from Lisbon to Boston, 222, 235n

Betsey (Betzy) (Swedish ship)

captured by Citoyen Genet, 25n, 79, 84, 85, 90, 351-2, 389, 422
restored to owners, 25n

Betsey (U.S. brigantine)

voyage to Calcutta, 833, 835

Betsy (Betsey) (U.S. brig)

wreck of, 96n

Betsy (U.S. brigantine)

captured by Sans Culottes, 9-10

Betsy Hannah (Betsey Hannah) (ship)

and alleged French refugee expedition against Môle Saint Nicolas, 436-7, 458, 482, 486-7n

Betsy of Portsmouth (U.S. brigantine)

and Portuguese-Algerine truce, 266n

Bett (slave)

bequeathed by Ann Eppes Harris, 683n

Biddis, John

improvements in tanning, 804

Biddle, Clement

resignation of, 109, 117, 137, 145

Biddle, Samuel

overseer for Monticello, 267, 275n, 299, 323, 411, 483
and sheep for TJ, 432, 590
and instructions for Alexander, 497

Bill of Rights

ratification of, li-lii, 394 (illus.), 789, 815

bills of exchange

for Department of State, 91, 92n, 95, 114-15, 116, 612-13, 651, 652-5, 657-9

Bingham, Mr.

Ast's business partner, 307

Bingham v. Cabot, 856

Bird, Savage & Bird

and case of Lawrence, 158n
and model of threshing machine for TJ, 508

Birmingham (ship)

captured by Oporto, 264n

Birmingham, England

riot against French Revolution in, 277n

Biron, Armand Louis de Gontaut, Duc de

removed from command, 5

Bispot, Germany. See Piespot (Bispot), Germany

blacks

detention of free sailors by British, 264n
and alleged French refugee plots in U.S., 285-6
and yellow fever, 299
and Saint-Domingue civil war, 404-5, 468

Blackstone, Sir William

Commentaries on the Laws of England, 609

Blackwell, Jacob

absent from Philadelphia, 260
on Long Island, 333
copies documents for President's message to Congress, 403

Blair, John

and case of Duplaine, 261
receives votes for Va. Committee of Safety, 678
clerk of Va. Council, 773

Blake, James

U.S. courier to Madrid, 161-2, 201, 208, 324, 358-9n, 520
and books for TJ, 324
account with U.S., 654, 659-60

Blanchard, Jean Pierre

letter to, 522
letters from, 251-2, 512
aeronautical experiments, 251
seeks loan, 251-2, 522
TJ declines to aid, 512

Bland, Richard

elected to Va. Committee of Safety, 678

Bland, Theodorick, Jr.

letters from, 704, 711
receives vote for Va. Committee of Safety, 679
and Convention troops, 689
introduces French officers to TJ, 704

Bland, Theodorick, Sr.

receives votes for Va. Committee of Safety, 679

Bleakley, John

trustee of University of the State of Pennsylvania, 804n

Blenheim (Va. estate)

home of E. Carter, 345

blockades

British policy toward, 100-2, 143

Blondin, M.

servant at Nîmes, 767

Blount, William

letters from, 785, 787
and Creek hostilities with Ga., 32
and report on Southwest Territory, 323
and Spanish relations with Southern Indians, 585n
governor of Southwest Territory, 785
recommends militia appointments, 787
journal of, 787n
and land grants, 796

Board of Admiralty, Continental

letter from, 696
and free ships and free goods, 600-1n
and transport of military supplies, 696

Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvements, British

queries on agriculture, 66-7

Board of Treasury, U.S. See Commissioners of the Treasury, U.S.

Board of War, Continental

and Convention horses, 690
letter from cited, 697, 698n

boats

building of, 710
horse-powered, 798

Bockius (Bockeus), William

Cabinet meets at tavern of, 329n
Madison and Monroe lodge with, 334

Bolling, John (TJ's brother-in-law)

aversion to writing, 758-9
and Jane Jefferson's estate, 777
mentioned, 670

Bolling, Mary Jefferson (Mrs. John Bolling, TJ's sister)

letter from, 758-9
relations with Mary Jefferson, 755-6, 758
affection for TJ, 758
deaths in family of, 758

Bolling, Thomas (TJ's nephew)

death of, 759n

Bompard (Bompart), Citizen

and sale of French prizes in U.S., 219
departure for France, 386-7

Bond, Phineas

and impressment of seamen, 92
and case of Industry, 321
and case of Conyngham, 417-18

Bonne, Corporal

and Galbaud's dispute with Genet, 42, 77n, 97

bookcases

of TJ, 771

books

shipment of TJ's, 152, 408, 586, 607, 608, 637
plans for arranging at Monticello, 771

Bordeaux, France

exchange rate, 5
U.S. consul at, 9
and case of Minerva, 141, 223
U.S. trade with, 149, 155
U.S. ships detained at, 192
and Lear's trip to Europe, 226n
trade with Madeira, 239n
trade with St. Thomas, 253
and case of Hamilton, 525
TJ evaluates wines of, 762, 843

Bordman, William

and case of Flora, 50
letter from cited, 50n

Boston

and case of Duplaine, 6, 13, 79-80, 82n, 260, 261
trade with Málaga, 139
and yellow fever, 174
trade with Lisbon, 222, 235n
trade with Cádiz, 252
and withdrawal from U.S. ports of French privateers commissioned by Genet in U.S., 634
and exports of fish, 788

Boston (H.M.S.)

captures Republican, 77n
battle with Embuscade, 386

Botetourt Co., Va.

and defense of western frontier, 691, 693n
militia, 691, 693n

Boudinot, Elias

letter from quoted, 772n
recommends friend for State Department clerkship, 772n

Boudinot, Elisha

and pardon for C. Freeman, 440, 495n

Bouquet, M.

vineyard, 762

Bourdieu, Peregrine

owner of William Tell, 46n

Bourne, Benjamin

letter from, 801
and TJ's report on commerce, 548n, 801-2

Bourne, Sylvanus

letter from, 781
seeks diplomatic appointment, 781
letter from cited, 782n
seeks consular appointment at Cádiz, 782n

Bournonville, Charles François

letter to, 183-4
and tonnage duties from Saint-Domingue refugees, 43n, 99, 173n
and relief of Saint-Domingue refugees, 93
and case of Citoyen Genet, 124
and case of Roehampton, 183, 189
identified, 184n
letter from cited, 184n
letter from submitted to Washington, 189
Washington approves letter to, 228
and case of Industry, 321-2
and U.S. debt to France, 382
and alleged threats to French consuls, 456n

Bouteille, M.

plan to capture Tortuga Island, 296, 356

Bowdoin, James

and improvements in distillation, 790

Bowen, Jabez

letter from quoted, 194n
recommends Howell for district attorney, 194n, 376

Bowen's Virginia Centinel & Gazette (Winchester)

extract from, 818n

Bowman, John

letter to, 309
letter from, 236
letter from cited, 236
and Lucas's steam engine design, 236, 309
identified, 236n

Bowman, Sabina Lynch Cattell (Mrs. John Bowman)

affection for TJ, 236
TJ's affection for, 309

Bowne, Mr.

warehouse of, 817

Bowyer, John

receives vote for Va. Committee of Safety, 679

Boyd, Archibald

family of, 300

Boyd, Ker & Co.

letter to, 764
and Rutledge's funds, 764

Boyd, Robert

governor of Gibraltar, 153

Boyd, Walter

letter to, 300
TJ recommends Lear to, 300

Boyds Hole, Va.

militia garrison, 708

Boylston, Thomas

letters from, 753-4, 768-9
commercial ventures, 753-4, 768-9

Bradford, Samuel

and case of Greyhound, 80-2n

Bradford, William

letter to, 680
newspaper delivery problems, 680
identified, 680n

Bradley, Philip B.

letter from cited, 39n
letter to cited, 39n
reappointment as marshal, 39n

Bradley, Stephen R.

and appointment of district judge, 30n
letter from cited, 30n

Brailsford v. Morris

and debts to British creditors, 827

Brandon, Va.

British at, 719

brandy

duties on in Netherlands, 545n
distillation from rum, 792

Brandywine, Pa.

battle of, 276-7

Brauneberg (Brownberg), Germany

TJ evaluates wine of, 763, 844

Brawn, James. See Brown (Brawn, Browne), James

Braxton, Carter

elected to Va. Committee of Safety, 678

Brazil

trade with Portugal, 140-1, 197n

Brazil, Prince of. See John Marie Joseph Louis, Prince of Brazil

bread

U.S. exports of, 536, 553, 567
export to Portugal, 537, 555, 569
export from U.S. to Great Britain forbidden, 538
export from U.S. to Netherlands forbidden, 538, 557, 571
export from U.S. to Sweden forbidden, 539, 558, 572
duties on in Great Britain, 547n, 556, 570
export from U.S. to French West Indies forbidden, 549n

breadstuff

U.S. exports of, 536, 553, 567
export from U.S. to French West Indies forbidden, 539, 540, 549n
export to British West Indies, 539, 549n, 558, 572
export from U.S. to Great Britain forbidden, 540
export from U.S. to Spain forbidden, 540
export to Spain, 547, 554, 568
export to France, 547n, 555, 569
duties on in Great Britain, 549n, 559, 573
duties on in Spain, 549n, 559, 573
export to French West Indies, 558, 559, 572, 573

Breckinridge (Breckenridge), John

letter to, 270-1
TJ recommends Toulmin to, 270-1
commission of, 271n
identified, 271n
letter to cited, 271n

Breidbach zu Brresheim, Franz Ludwig Freiherr von

vineyard, 763, 844

Brent, William

troops of, 697

Brest, France

and case of Andrew, 159n
French sailors swear not to abandon their ship, 511-12n

Brewer, James

care for arms, 709

Brice, James

and case of Industry, 371n

Brickell, John

and case of Riviere, 49, 73-4

brickmaking

Kinsley's improvements in, 419-20, 485
Brower's improvements in, 420

Briggs, Isaac

invention of steamboat, 838n

Bright, Richard

and case of Minerva, 282-3

Bringhurst, James, Jr.

and TJ's salary, 88

Bringhurst, John

letter from, 88
and TJ's salary, 88, 116-17
and Kerr's account with TJ, 120n
account with TJ, 198

Brissotines. See Girondins

Bristol, England

customs collector at, 10-11
effect of war with France on, 11
residents fear rupture with U.S., 29
U.S. consul at, 781n

British Duties of Customs Excise (John Nodin)

cited by TJ, 565n

Brittany, France

insurrection in, 21

Broadnax, Mrs. (sister of Fielding Lewis)

headache remedy cures, 824

Brodie, Alexander

and Department of State accounts, 659-60

Brooks, John

and case of Greyhound, 81-2n

Broome, Samuel

and case of William Green, 832, 833, 834

Brothers (ship)

captured by British, 138

Brothers Coster & Co.

and missing letter bag, 200

Brouard, Mr.

and case of San Josef, 268-9, 627n

Brower, Samuel

brickmaking machine, 420

Brown, Benson & Ives

letter from, 525-6
and case of Commerce, 525-6
and case of Hamilton, 525-6
letter from cited, 526n

Brown (Brawn, Browne), James

letters to, 492, 771-2, 795, 806
and Short's business affairs, 201-2, 208, 213, 225, 238, 324-5, 354, 428, 492, 615-16, 806
and wine for TJ, 260
and TJ's furniture, 465, 786
letter from cited, 492n
forwards TJ's letters, 771-2
and TJ's tobacco, 795

Brown, John (Ky.)

recovery of, 410

Brown, John (R.I.)

letter from quoted, 194n
recommends Howell for district attorney, 194n, 376

Brown, Samuel

landholdings of, 677

Brown & Francis

build ships in Providence, 581

Brownberg. See Brauneberg (Brownberg), Germany

Browne, Dominick

and Portuguese-Algerine truce, 263-4n

Brunswick, Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Duke of

and invasion of France, 232, 468

Bryan, Anderson

and Shadwell-Edgehill boundaries, 773

Brymer, Alexander

owner of Greyhound, 80n, 82n

Buchan, David Steuart Erskine, Earl of

elected to American Philosophical Society, 656

Buchanan (Buchannan), John (Va.)

right to western land, 722-3

Buchannan, John (Ostend)

and case of William Green, 829-36

Bulkeley, John

and Portuguese-Algerine truce, 234n

Buller, Sir Francis

Introduction to the Law relative to trials at Nisi Prius, 827

Bunker, Abel

mate of Two Sisters, 252

Burgain, André L.

assisted by Cathalan, 96n

Burgués, Santiago

and Creek hostilities with Ga., 463n

Burgundy, France

TJ evaluates wines of, 761, 842

Burgundy grape

vine sent to TJ, 278

Burke, Edmund

attack on French Revolution, 148n

Burke, Rev. Nicolaus

officiates at wedding of F. Crèvecoeur, 781

Burnley, Reubin

recommended by father for State Department clerkship, 772n

Burnley, Zachariah

letter from quoted, 772n
recommends son for State Department clerkship, 772n

Burresheim, Baron Breidbach. See Breidbach zu Brresheim, Franz Ludwig Freiherr von

Burwell, Nathaniel

power of attorney to, 765-6

Burwell's Ferry, Va.

depth of water near, 704

Bush Hill, Pa.

yellow fever hospital at, 259-60

Butler, Capt. (master of Nancy), 253

Butler, Pierce

letter from quoted, 781n
recommends Franks for federal appointment, 781n

butter

export to French West Indies, 639
duties on, 840

Cabell, William, Jr.

elected to Va. Committee of Safety, 678

Cabinet, U.S. See United States: Cabinet

Cabot, Mr.

letter to, 739-40

Cabot, Andrew

possible letter to, 740n

Cabot, George

alleged support for hereditary Senate and President for life, 467
possible letter to, 739-40
identified, 740n

Cabot, John

possible letter to, 740n

Cádiz

U.S. consul at, 60n, 89n, 636, 782n
marine list of, 107
U.S. trade with, 135, 138-9n, 232, 252, 266n, 283
U.S. ships carried to, 155, 252-3
warns American ships of Algerine truce, 252
trade with Cartagena, 269n, 310-11, 628n
cost of sherry at, 842

Caesar (slave)

deeded to TJ by mother, 676

Calcutta, India

U.S. trade with, 832-3, 835

Caldwell, Samuel

and case of Hope, 634n

Calman, M.

and denunciation of Mangourit, 295-7

calomel

as headache remedy, 824

Cambis, Joseph

commander of Jupiter, 386

Camden (Cambden), S.C.

British garrison at, 697
aftermath of battle of, 701n

camera obscura

borrowed by TJ, 47
purchased by TJ, 47n

"Camillus"

pseudonym possibly attributed by TJ to J. Adams, 6-8
pseudonym used by Fisher Ames, 8n

Campbell, Alexander

letter to, 338-9
instructions to, 340
and case of Républicaine, 195
and maritime jurisdiction of U.S., 338-40
letters to submitted to Washington, 340n, 391
letter from cited, 849

Campbell, David

letter from, 805
residence of, 785
asks advice on library, 805
names son after TJ, 805

Campbell, Jefferson

named after TJ, 805

camp kettles

for Va. troops, 706

Campo, Bernardo, Marquis del

recommends Miller to Pinckney, 144

Canada

Miller visits, 144
British send troops to, 158
Galbaud escapes to, 284
British raise troops in, 287
French plan to liberate, 290-3, 385-6, 594n
Genet's plan for governance of, 293
C. Freeman escapes to, 439-43
and British trade restrictions, 448n, 540, 559, 566n, 572

Canada, Lower

and Caughnawauga Indians, 610n

canals

and Short's investment strategy, 203-4, 207, 615, 617n

Canard, Juan (Chiaha chief)

and Creek hostilities with Ga., 463n

Canary Islands

duties on U.S. exports to, 547n, 565n, 569

candles

export to French West Indies, 639

cannon

and U.S. defense preparations, 46
for French West Indies, 131
threatened by British, 707

Canton (ship)

passport, 856

Cape Gata, Spain

Laurel captured off, 107

Cape Henry

recommendation for keeper of lighthouse at, 794n

Cape St. Vincent, Portugal

U.S. ships captured off, 469

Capet. See Louis XVI, King of France

Cape Verde Islands

duties on U.S. exports to, 537, 555, 569

Cap-Français (Cape Francois), Saint-Domingue

tonnage duties from refugees from, 191
and case of Républicaine, 195n
and case of Providence, 269n, 344n
and case of Industry, 318n, 321-2
trade with Baltimore, 318n
and Talon's business affairs, 460n
destruction of during slave revolt, 489n

Caracas (Carraccas)

duties on flour, 578n

Caramagnole. See Carmagnole

Carey, Mr.

travels to Richmond, 786

Carey, John

letter from, 836
American Remembrancer, 836

Carey, Mathew

describes yellow fever epidemic, xlix

caribou

TJ's interest in, 735-6, 739

Carmagnole (Caramagnole) (French privateer and advice boat)

and restoration of French prizes, 72-3, 99-100
and withdrawal from U.S. ports of French privateers commissioned by Genet in U.S., 77, 634
renamed Columbia, 452n
required to disarm, 452n.
See also Columbia

Carmichael, William

letter to, 88
letter from, 161-3
failure to keep superiors informed, 87
and joint commission to Spain, 87, 88, 326-7
correspondence with TJ forwarded to Pinckney, 91
letters forwarded to, 142, 498
and U.S. boundary with Spain, 142, 161-3, 519-20
and U.S. right to navigate Mississippi, 142, 161-3, 519-20
compensation for British seizures of U.S. ships, 155
and Spanish relations with Southern Indians, 161-3, 519-20
letter from submitted to Washington, 163n
and Spanish diplomatic protocol, 209-12
desires diplomatic promotion, 212
and case of Greenway, 253
and case of Rooksby, 253
and books for TJ, 324
and possibility of treaty of alliance with Spain, 357-9
Short hints at intemperance of, 358, 359n
letters to copied, 402-3
and U.S. trade with Spain, 519-20
account with U.S., 650, 653n
and Algerine piracy, 752-3
letter from cited, 848
mentioned, 208

Carnes, Burrell, 174

Carnes, Edward

death of, 174

Caroline Co., Va.

Republican resolutions on neutrality, 16, 18n, 144-5
militia, 706, 708, 710

Carondelet, Francisco Luis Hector, Baron de

and Creek hostilities with Ga., 463n
and Spanish relations with Southern Indians, 584-5, 604, 622-5
and Spanish relations with U.S., 622-5

Carr, Mr.

and Mayo v. Lewis, 671

Carr, Dabney (TJ's brother-in-law)

recalled by TJ, 338
TJ composes epitaph for, 673-5
estate of, 675n

Carr, Jane (Mrs. John Carr), 674

Carr, John, 674

Carr, Martha Jefferson (Mrs. Dabney Carr, TJ's sister)

letter to, 256
letter from, 755-6
and credit for Anna Marks, 256-7, 258
TJ's affection for, 256
TJ's debt to, 256-7, 270, 337-8, 431
letter from cited, 257n
relations with Mary Jefferson, 755-6
letter to cited, 756n
mentioned, 674, 758

Carr, Nancy

affection for TJ, 756

Carr, Peter (TJ's nephew)

letter to, 337-8
letter from, 270
and TJ's debt to M. J. Carr, 270, 337-8
debut as lawyer, 338
TJ borrows carriage of, 497, 638

carriages

displayed by Blanchard, 252
borrowed by TJ, 497, 638.
See also
- chariot
- phaeton

Carrington, Edward

carries letter from Washington to TJ, 253

Carrington, Paul

elected to Va. Committee of Safety, 678
in legal dispute, 683n

Carroll, Bishop John

recommends Cassanave to C. Carroll, 838

Carroll, Charles, of Carrollton

letter from, 838
introduces Cassanave to TJ, 838

Cartagena, Colombia

trade with Cádiz, 269n, 310-11, 628n

Carter, Charles (of Fredericksburg)

letters from, 435, 589-90
recommends son to TJ, 435, 589-90

Carter, Charles (of Lancaster Co.)

receives votes for Va. Committee of Safety, 678

Carter, Charles (of Shirley)

rabbits of, 723

Carter, Charles Landon

receives State Department clerkship, 435, 589-90

Carter, Edward

aridity of land of, 205

Carter, Lucy Wood (Mrs. Edward Carter)

health of, 345

Carter, Walker Randolph

and State Department clerkship for C. L. Carter, 589

Carter, William Champe

and Short's business affairs, 617n

cartridge paper

duties on, 841

carts.

See
- mule cart
- oxcart

Carven, Capt. See Carvin (Carven), Jean Baptiste

Carvin, M.

plan to capture Tortuga Island, 296, 356

Carvin (Carven), Jean Baptiste

master of Industry, 370-2, 419

Cary, Archibald

debt to Wayles estate, 337, 493
receives votes for Va. Committee of Safety, 678
given pecan trees by TJ, 723

Cary, Jane Barbara Carr (Mrs. Wilson Cary)

described, 345n

Cary, Wilson, 345n

Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery (Thomas Vernon)

cited by TJ, 726, 727n

Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, in the Time of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke (Francis Vesey)

cited by TJ, 726, 727n

Cases in Law and Equity (Robert Lucas)

cited by TJ, 726

Cassan, Jean Baptiste

exequatur for, 347, 352
and alleged threats to French consuls, 456n
and alleged French refugee plots in U.S., 629n

Cassanave, Etienne

introduced to TJ by C. Carroll, 838

Cassini de Thury, César François

Relation de deux Voyages Faits en Allemagne, 54

Cassinovi, Mr. See Cazenove (Cassinovi), Théophile

Castaing, M.

and rumored slave rebellion, 614

castings

seized by British, 448n

Castries, Charles Eugène de La Croix, Marquis de

and prize money for Jones's command, 746-8

Caswell, Richard

and southern campaign, 697

Catalonia

French advance in, 149

Cathalan, Stephen, Jr.

letters to, 95-6, 301-2
and case of Burgain, 96n
and case of Robins, 96n
letters forwarded to, 198-9, 200
TJ recommends Lear to, 226n, 301-2
book to be forwarded by, 767

Catharine (ship from Jamaica), 160

Catherine (ship from Halifax)

and detention of French prizes in U.S. ports, 280, 364

Catherine II (the Great), Empress of Russia

expels Genet, 128-9
pensions Kierrulf, 595-6n
and John Ledyard, 764

Cato (ship)

case of, 11

cattle

impressment of, 700-1
TJ purchases mother's, 778

Caudine Forks (fourches caudines), Italy, 288

Caughnawaga Indians

hostile to U.S., 610n

cavalry

horses for, 691, 710, 720

Caves Ware-Houses, Va.

militia garrison, 708

Cayenne, French Guiana

Raphaelle Peale collects scientific specimens at, 524n

Cazenove (Cassinovi), Théophile

rents house from Leiper, 799

census

copy for Coxe, 35, 76
Pickering requests copy, 628
receipt of returns of inhabitants, 795, 816

Ceracchi, Giuseppe

letter to, 360-1
bust of TJ, 360-1
statue of Washington, 360

Ceres (ship)

carries dispatches from Genet to France, 219

Cerf (French warship)

captures William Tell, 44-6, 49, 104, 171-2
cruises off N.Y., 100
joins abortive naval campaign in Canada, 386-7n

Cervantes, Miguel de

Don Quixote, 739-40

chairs

at TJ's Schuylkill house, 125
for TJ's overseers, 411, 497
shipment of TJ's, 586, 786
TJ's Windsor, 586

Chalamelle, M.

vineyard, 762

Chambertin, France

TJ evaluates wine of, 761, 842

Champagne, France

TJ evaluates wines of, 761, 842-3

Chancery, High Court of (Britain)

appeals to, 722-3

Chancery, High Court of (Va.)

appeals to, 722-3

Chandler, Thomas

and naval supplies, 693n
disobeys order, 717

Chandon, M.

and prize money for Jones's command, 748n

Channing, William

death of, 160, 194

Channing, Mrs. William

and death of husband, 160

Chanoine Monron, M.

vineyard, 762

Chapin, Israel

and British retention of western posts, 448-9n, 651

Chapman, James

and case of William Green, 835

Chapman, John

hired as State Department clerk, 402, 403

chariot

shipment of TJ's, 586

Charles IV, King of Spain

and enlistment of U.S. citizens in French service, 177-9
Short fails to gain access to, 209
relations with U.S., 220, 288-9, 357, 623-5
and Portuguese-Algerine truce, 231
gives ship to Algiers, 233
and trade duties at New Orleans, 444
and Creek hostilities with Ga., 463n
and Spanish relations with Southern Indians, 623-5
makes New Orleans free port, 845

Charleston

need for British consul at, 61
and French privateers commissioned by Genet in U.S., 78, 131, 269n, 351
supports French Revolution, 131
Genet's arrival at, 134n
trade with London, 158n
and case of Andrew, 159n
and alleged French refugee plots in U.S., 286, 356, 404-6, 415, 614
and denunciation of Mangourit, 295-7
and French plan to capture E. and W. Fla., 295-7
and relief of Saint-Domingue refugees, 336-7
and case of Providence, 344n
appointment of collector for, 424
French consul at threatened, 437
rumored slave rebellion in, 614
and withdrawal from U.S. ports of French privateers commissioned by Genet in U.S., 634
British siege of, 694-5
occupied by British, 696-7
and exports of fish, 788

Charlestown, Mass.

French privateer fitted out at, 80n

Charlotte (Sharlott, slave)

deeded to TJ by mother, 676
bequeathed to TJ's sister, 779n

Charlottesville, Va.

Republican meeting at, 16, 19n
postmaster at, 590

Charnock, Robert

and case of William Green, 829-36

Château Durfort

TJ evaluates wine of, 763, 843

Chateaufort, Ignatius Romain, Chevalier D'Avistay de

and address of French consular commissions, 500-1

Château Grillet (Chateau-Grillé)

TJ evaluates wine of, 762

Chateau Laroze (La Rose)

vineyard, 763, 843

Château Léoville (Lionville)

vineyard, 763

Château Margaux (Chateau-Margeau)

TJ evaluates wine of, 762, 843

Chatham, Mr.

and TJ's retirement, 590

Chatham (Va. estate)

TJ visits, 496
mentioned, 18

Chattahoochee (Indian town)

and Creek hostilities with Ga., 584-5n

cheese

duties on, 840

chequin. See sequin

Cheraw Hill, S.C.

British garrison at, 697

Cherokee Indians

relations with Creeks, 584-5n
relations with Ga., 584-5n
relations with Spain, 584-5n
relations with U.S., 584-5n

Chervi, M.

exequatur for, 282, 302, 352, 415, 426, 479, 603, 618
French vice-consul for Va., 461-2

Chesapeake bay

and Va.-Md. boundary, 54n
and alleged British plots against U.S., 303-4
and alleged French refugee expedition against Jérémie, 436
defense of military supplies crossing, 696
French fleet in proposed, 704-5

Chesterfield Co., Va.

militia, 713

Chetwood, John

and pardon for C. Freeman, 440

Chiaha Indians

and Creek hostilities with Ga., 463n

Chiappe, Francisco

and Barclay's mission to Morocco, 513

Chiappe, Giuseppe

and Moroccan affairs, 817

Chickasaw (Chicasaw) Bluffs. See Ecores à Margot

Chickasaw Indians

relations with Spain, 585n
relations with U.S., 585n
war with Creeks, 585n

Childs, Micajah

carries letter to TJ, 278

Chillicothe, Ohio

battle near, 693n

Chipman, Nathaniel

judge for District Court for Vermont, 30

Chittenden, Thomas

letters to, 30, 815
recommends Knight, 30
letter from cited, 30n
and ratification of Bill of Rights, 815n

chocolate

exportation from French colonies, 169

Choler, Charles

master of William Tell, 45n

Chollet, Samuel

owner of William Tell, 46n

Christian VII, King of Denmark

and representation in U.S. by Swedish consuls, 389-90n, 409, 581

Church, Angelica Schuyler (Mrs. John B. Church)

letter to, 449-50
letter from, 301
affection for Mary Jefferson, 301
affection for TJ, 301
and case of Lafayette, 449
invited to Monticello, 449-50

Church, Catherine (Kitty)

invited to Monticello, 449-50
TJ's affection for, 765

Church, Edward

letter to, 95-6
letters from, 139-42, 149, 220-2, 230-4, 262-3, 264-5
arrives in Lisbon, 96n
letter forwarded to, 97n
introduced to Coutinho, 107
and Algerine piracy, 139-40, 222
consular expenses of, 141
chargé d'affaires in Portugal, 142, 283
meets Mello e Castro, 142
and death of Denney, 142n
letters from cited, 142n, 848, 849
letters from submitted to Washington, 142n, 149n, 222n, 235n, 264n, 266n
and Spanish-French war, 149
forwards letter from TJ, 162
and Portuguese-Algerine truce, 197, 230-5, 262-7, 284n, 498, 507, 517-18
and proposed alliance between Great Britain and Spain, 220-1
and Portuguese-Spanish trade, 221-2
and wine exports to U.S., 221-2
and case of Minerva, 223-4, 239n
and U.S. commercial treaty with Portugal, 263
and case of Commerçant, 282-3
and ransom of captives in Algiers, 521n

Church, John Barker

letter to, 502
and case of Lafayette, 425n, 502-3
identified, 503n
Pinckney forwards letter from TJ to, 509

Cincinnatus (ship)

and British captures of U.S. ships, 377

Circuit Court for Massachusetts, U.S.

and case of Duplaine, 79-80, 261, 273

Circuit Court for New Jersey, U.S.

and case of C. Freeman, 439-41, 495

Citizen of America to the Citizens of Europe, A (Thomas Paine)

published in London, 227n

citizenship

rights of naturalized citizens, 146
certification of, 853

Citoyen Genet (French privateer)

captures Lovely Lass, 69n
captures Prince William, 69n
detention of, 78, 124
and withdrawal from U.S. ports of French privateers commissioned by Genet in U.S., 78, 124, 632-5
captures Betsey, 79, 84, 85, 351
captures William, 104, 382-3, 384
and restoration of French prizes, 413-14
and French captures of prizes in U.S. territorial waters, 417
and compensation for French prizes, 611, 621-2

City of Altona (ship)

and Portuguese-Algerine truce, 234n

Clanachan. See McClanachan (Clanachan), Capt.

Clark, Lt.

and Chickasaw-Creek war, 585n

Clark, Mr.

recommends Saab�e as consul at Copenhagen, 802

Clark (Clarke), George Rogers

and French plan to liberate Louisiana, 112n, 631n
asked to support western expedition, 693n
attacks Shawnee, 693n
supplies for, 710-11

Clarke, Jonathan

and Convention troops, 690

Clarke, Samuel

letter from, 787
and rice for TJ, 787
identified, 787n

Clarkson, Manoah

overseer at Monticello, 267

Clarkson, Matthew

and mistreatment of deputation from Saint-Domingue, 429-30

Clayton, Joshua

letter to, 815
letter from cited, 87n
and Vining's election return, 87n

Clermont (ship), 795

Clermont, M. de

vineyards, 761, 842

Clinton, Cornelia Tappen

marries Genet, 298

Clinton, George

letters to, 75, 636, 815
and Galbaud's dispute with Genet, 32-4, 42, 75-6, 77n, 285
and case of Republican, 77n
and case of Carmagnole, 452n
and British retention of western posts, 610, 636
and relations with Western Indians, 610
and U.S. defense needs, 610

Clinton, Sir Henry

returns to N.Y., 696
rumored expedition against New Castle, Del., 716n

clock, great

at Monticello, lii, 394 (illus.)
and TJ's Philadelphia residence, 125-6
Spurck's repairs to, 508
TJ's directions for, 839-40

clocks

English manufacture of, 154
and calculation of weights and measures, 219n
for TJ, 508

Close, Henry Jackson

and plow for Washington, 425n

cloth

exports from France to U.S., 168

clothing

restrictions on exports from France, 365-7

clover

planted by Hawkins, 279

clover, red

TJ buys seed, 411, 483, 509, 582, 617

Cobb, William, 787n

Coblentz. See Koblenz (Coblentz), Germany

Cobourg (Coburg), Prince of. See Saxe-Coburg, Friedrich Josias, Prince of

Cochinchina

rice production, 760

Cochran, John

commissioner of loans at N.Y., 355

Cockler, Sir John

buys house in Williamsburg, 665

cocoa

export from British West Indies, 539, 558, 572

cod

U.S. exports to France, 166.
See also
- bacalao
- fish
- salted fish

coffee

captured by British, 52
export from French colonies, 164, 167, 362, 640
export from British West Indies, 539, 558, 572

Coffin (Coffyn), Laben

and whale fishery, 96n

Coffyn, Francis

as consul at Dunkirk, 9

coinage

of silver, 450, 645-8, 810-11, 813-14, 821-2
of copper, 645, 822
of gold, 645-8
need for American, 789
and TJ's uniform system of weights and measures, 811n, 813-14, 821-2.
See also
- copper
- Mint, U.S.

Coke, Sir Edward

Institutes of the Laws of England, 609

Coleman v. Seymour

TJ cites precedent, 726, 727n

Coles, John

rich lands of, 205, 615

Colin, Abbé. See Sévigny, Collin de

Colle (Mazzei's Va. plantation)

Short admires, 206

Collection Act of 1790

and tonnage duties from Saint-Domingue refugees, 461-2

Colley, Nathaniel

remittance to, 795

Collin, Nicholas

letter to, 118
and model of threshing machine for TJ, 118

Collins, John

and Short's business affairs, 616

Collot, Victor

seeks recall from West Indies, 405n

Columbia (French advice boat and privateer)

joins abortive naval campaign in Canada, 386-7n
renamed from Carmagnole, 452n.
See also Carmagnole

Columbian Centinel (Boston)

and "Camillus" essays, 6-8

Colvill, Charles

and captives in Algiers, 807

Colvill, John

bequest of, 719n

Commentaries on the Laws of England (William Blackstone)

J. Randolph reads, 609

Commerçant (Commerciant)(ship)

detained by Portugal, 141, 283n

commerce

power of Continental Congress to regulate, 742

Commerce, Report on

preparation of, li, 394 (illus.), 533-4, 800-2, 840-1
and Algerine piracy, 198n
editorial note and documents on, 532-81
Coxe's notes on, 533-4, 546n, 565-7n, 578, 840-1
Viar and Jaudenes supply data for, 533-4, 565n
draft sent to Van Berckel, 534
Hammond supplies data for, 534, 565n
reaction to, 534-5
Ternant supplies data for, 534, 565n
Washington comments on, 534, 566n
first state of, 535-52
Fenwick supplies data for, 545n
Madison supplies data for, 546
FitzSimons's notes on, 547n, 800-1
Bourne's notes on, 548n, 801
Sheffield's data cited in, 548n, 578n
second state of, 553-67
final state of, 567-79
Hawkesbury's data cited in, 578n
W. T. Franklin supplies data for, 578n
submission to House of Representatives, 579-80
submission to Senate, 580-1
supplementary report on, 620, 639-43

Commerce (U.S. brig.)

detained at Port au Prince, 525-6

Commerce (U.S. ship)

captured by Tyger, 10-11, 95

Commerciant. See Commerçant

commissary general, Continental

and provisioning of Convention troops, 689

Commissioners of Accounts

and final settlement of state accounts, 504

commissioners of customs, British

and American trade statistics, 11

Commissioners of the Federal District. See Federal District Commissioners

Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, U.S.

action to stem Panic of 1792, 825

Commissioners of the Treasury, U.S.

and prize money for Jones's command, 746
and establishment of mint, 810

Commissioners to Spain. See Carmichael, William; Short, William

Comptroller of the Treasury, U.S. See Wolcott, Oliver, Jr.

Concorde (French frigate)

and case of Greyhound, 6, 81n, 261
cruises off N.Y., 100
joins abortive naval campaign in Canada, 386-7n

Concorde (ship)

prize of, 171-2

Confederation, Articles of

Md. subscribes to, 711
proposed change in, 742n

Congress, Continental

and address of French consular commissions, 500-1
and free ships and free goods, 598, 600-1n
TJ meets Rutledge in, 638
and medals for army officers, 651-2n
acts sent to governors, 684, 688, 700, 718
urges states to raise troops, 684
A. Lee's diversion of funds to Va.'s credit, 686
and accounts for provisioning of Convention troops, 689
Va. resolutions enclosed to, 698
resolutions on public finance, 702
and depreciation of soldier's pay, 718
relations with France, 720
and TJ's appointment as peace commissioner, 728-9
revenue plan for, 729-31, 742n
TJ's list of resolutions, 734
requisitions to states, 738
validity of Loan Office certificates, 738
and new states from western territory, 739
power to regulate commerce, 742
and prize money for Jones's command, 746, 747
and establishment of mint, 810, 814n

Congress, U.S. See United States: Congress

Coningham. See Conyngham

Connecticut

and ratification of Bill of Rights, li-lii
Joret de Longchamps purchases land in, 146
agriculture in, 193
and Madison's revenue plan, 729-30
cedes land claims to U.S., 809n
legislative acts sent to TJ, 852

Connecticut, Governor of. See Huntington, Samuel

Conscience, Andrie

and Galbaud's dispute with Genet, 42, 77n, 97

Constitutional Convention

and control of foreign policy, 412

Constitution of the United States

ratification of Bill of Rights, li-lii, 815
and Republican resolutions on neutrality, 20
and treaties as laws, 105
Genet's misunderstanding of, 127, 130, 272-4, 379, 414, 457, 480
and Caroline Co. resolutions, 144
and address of consular commissions, 176, 363
Howell supports ratification of, 194
and appointment power, 213
Short's veneration of, 214
and President's power to relocate Congress, 228-9, 254
and power to declare war, 412, 421-2
and Proclamation of Neutrality, 412
and powers of Congress, 428
and proposal for military academy, 454
and U.S. right to navigate Mississippi, 631n

consular convention (1788)

and French consular admiralty jurisdiction in U.S., 13-14, 51, 170, 171-2
and arrest of French deserters, 42n, 75, 76-8, 98, 607
and address of French consular commissions, 500-2
enabling legislation, 789

consuls, British

and compensation for French prizes, 37, 44
in N.C., S.C., and Ga., 61
original commission necessary for exequatur, 61, 82-3
and French captures of prizes in U.S. territorial waters, 339-40, 341-2, 385, 417

consuls, French

letter to (circular), 51
admiralty jurisdiction in U.S., 6, 12-14, 33, 44-6, 48, 49-50, 51, 52-3, 55, 71, 170, 171-2, 182, 184-6, 188, 189-90, 272-4, 317-18, 319n, 320, 321-2, 375, 392, 393, 426
subject to U.S. law, 13-14
and restoration of French prizes, 25-6, 457
and Galbaud's dispute with Genet, 32
and detention of French prizes in U.S. ports, 46n, 49, 67-8, 132, 410
threatened revocation of exequaturs, 49, 51, 52-3, 83, 123, 170, 375, 378-9
and exercise of functions without exequaturs, 74
and arrest of French deserters, 75, 77-8n
authority of over French naval officers, 81n
Pintard as, 96n
TJ criticizes conduct of, 108
instructions from Genet, 112-13
and Genet's recall, 129-30
and French right to commission privateers in U.S., 148
and opening of French colonial ports to U.S. ships, 164-9, 362
address of commissions of, 176, 363, 414-15, 489, 500-2, 526-7
and revocation of Duplaine's exequatur, 182, 416, 427, 631
and sale of French prizes in U.S., 219, 364
original commissions necessary for exequaturs, 282, 302-3
and maritime jurisdiction of U.S., 339-40, 341-2, 364
exequaturs for, 347, 352, 363, 479, 603, 618
and French captures of prizes in U.S. territorial waters, 385, 410
Genet's rank as consul general questioned, 403
and alleged French refugee plots in U.S., 404-6
safety threatened, 437, 456, 458, 481-2, 523
and French plan to conquer E. and W. Fla., 619-20n

consuls, Swedish

and neutrality rules, 389-90, 409
represent Denmark in U.S., 389, 390n, 409, 581

consuls, U.S.

letter to (circular), 95-7
in France, 9
need for cooperation from ship captains, 11, 135
locations of, 35
for European colonies, 76
fees for, 96n
in West Indies, 118
salary for, 141
security requirements for, 141, 650, 856
accounts, 150, 651
and impressment, 150
and Portuguese-Algerine truce, 196-7
Bankson forwards circular letter to, 198-9
laws regulating, 789
in Copenhagen, 802
cost of obtaining recognition in Dublin, 814
letters from not received by TJ listed, 847-50
commissioning of, 855, 857.
See also
- Auldjo, Thomas
- Cathalan, Stephen, Jr.
- Church, Edward
- Cooper, Henry
- Cutting, Nathaniel
- Delamotte, F. C. A.
- Fenwick, Joseph
- Greenleaf, James
- Johnson, Joshua
- Maury, James
- Montgomery, Robert
- Morphy, Michael
- Parish, John
- Phillips, Benjamin H.
- Pintard, John Marsden
- Saabÿe, Hans Rodolph
- Skipwith, Fulwar
- Vanderhorst, Elias
- Yznardi, Joseph, Jr.L

consumption

Denney dies of, 142n

Continental Army

Lafayette's pay for service in, 618n
Va. troops in, 697, 703
provisioning of, 700-1, 703
arms for southern army, 709
reinforcements for southern army, 711
depreciation of monthly pay, 718
French subsidy for southern army, 720-1

Continental Congress. See Congress, Continental

contraband

British policy toward, 56-7, 100-2, 138, 143, 149-50, 448n
U.S. policy toward, 458-9

Convention troops

baggage of, 684
provisioning of, 689, 701n, 716
supplied by flag of truce, 689-90, 715
horses of, 690

Conway, Richard

and accounts of Federal District Commissioners, 75n

Conyngham (Coningham, Cunningham) (ship)

captured by Sans Culottes, 342-3
and French captures of prizes in U.S. territorial waters, 342-3, 374, 392, 417, 421, 426, 618

Cook, William

and case of San Josef, 343-4n, 627-8n

Cook v. Cook

TJ cites precedent, 726

Cooper, Justice

and case of Greyhound, 81n

Cooper, Henry

letter to, 95-6
letter from, 351
consular bond, 351

Copeland, Mr.

land transactions of, 669

Copenhagen

desirability of consul at, 802

copper

for Mint, 150, 158, 160, 311, 450, 589

copper coinage

at Mint, 645
consideration by Congress, 822

copying press, 306

copyrights

and TJ, 853

Corcubion, Spain

and colonial trade, 579-80

cordage

duties on, 841

Corinth grape

vine sent to TJ, 278

corn

and British trade restrictions, 33, 56, 123, 150n, 454-5, 475, 478n
and French trade restrictions, 33, 471
duties on in Denmark, 548n, 557, 565n, 571, 802
duties on in Danish West Indies, 549n, 559, 573
militia seeks relief to plant, 715

Cornelia (French warship)

joins abortive naval campaign in Canada, 386-7n

Cornell, David

and Creek hostilities with Ga., 463n

cornmeal

duties on in Danish West Indies, 549n, 559, 573

Cornwallis, Charles, Lord

invades N.C., 704n
opposed by Greene, 709, 711
invades Va., 719-20

Corny, Mme de. See Ethis de Corny, Anne Mangeot

Cortés (Cortez), Hernán

TJ seeks edition of letters of, 217-18, 324, 615

Cosway, Maria Hadfield (Mrs. Richard Cosway)

joins convent, 449

Côte Rôtie, France

TJ evaluates wines of, 762

cotton

export from French colonies, 169, 640
Pearce's machine for cleaning, 393, 434
Arthur's machine for spinning, 499
and import duties proposed by TJ, 546n, 550n, 551n
Pollard's machine for spinning, 783
TJ's notes on production of, 818

cotton, black-seed

and Whitney's cotton gin, 434

cotton, green-seed

and Whitney's cotton gin, 434

cotton gin

Whitney's model of, xlix, 394 (illus.)
Whitney's patent for, xlix, 240-51, 392-3
TJ's interest in, 392-3, 433-4
Whitney describes to TJ, 433-4
Arthur proposes to build, 499

cotton mill

erection of in New Haven, 66

counterfeiting

of public securities, 306n, 439-43, 495
of French paper money, 470

Coupland, David

surety of Carr estate, 675n

Court of Appeals, U.S.

papers of, 786

Coutinho, Diogo Pereira Forjaz

and case of Commerçant, 141
and case of Minerva, 149, 223-4, 282-3
places Pintard under house arrest, 223-4, 239, 282-3

Coutinho, Luís Pinto de Sousa

Church introduced to, 107
and case of Minerva, 149, 223-4
and Portuguese-Algerine truce, 230-3, 262, 264-7

Cox, Moses

letter to, 125-6
rents house to TJ, 125-6

Coxe, Albion

and coinage of silver, 450-5
assayer of Mint, 488, 645

Coxe, John D.

and U.S. ships carried into Bahamas, 118

Coxe, Tench

letters to, 76, 184, 782, 841
letters from, 35, 118, 136, 301, 346-7, 759, 760, 788, 808
memorandum from, 840-1
and location of consuls, 35
TJ sends census to, 76
and tonnage duties from Saint-Domingue refugees, 103
and U.S. ships carried into Bahamas, 118
and passports for U.S. ships, 136, 301
and British captures of U.S. ships, 184, 190
letter from submitted to Washington, 190
letter to submitted to Washington, 190
and commission for Delozier, 346-7
and TJ's report on commerce, 533, 546n, 565-7n, 578n, 840-1
forms partnership to import English machinery, 759-60
TJ invites to dinner, 782
and fisheries, 788
and exchange rates, 808

Cozens, Matthew

commission for, 424

Crach, Germany. See Graach (Crach), Germany

Creek Indians

hostilities with Ga., 32, 462-4, 584-5n
and President's annual address to Congress, 423
hostilities with Chickasaws, 584-5n
hostilities with U.S., 584-5n
relations with Cherokees, 584-5n
relations with Spain, 584-5n
treaty with, 785

Crèvecoeur, America Francès de

marries Otto, 781

Crèvecoeur, Michel Guillaume St. John

and address of French consular commissions, 500-1
daughter marries Otto, 781

Cropper, Sarah (Sally) Corbin

and camera obscura, 47
leaves trunk with TJ, 394
visits Trenton, 523-4

Crosby, Sampson

and model of threshing machine for TJ, 102
messenger in Department of State, 117
absent from Philadelphia, 146, 183, 260
and lodgings for TJ, 452

Crosby, Mrs. Sampson, 183

Cross, John

letters for Leacock delivered to, 510-11

crown, English

proportion of silver in, 821

crown, French

exchange rate in French West Indies, 808
proportion of silver in, 821

Crump, Abner

Powhatan Co. clerk, 683n

Crusca vocabulary (Italian)

TJ orders dictionary, 767

Cruse, Englehart (Englebert)

steam engine improvements, 803

Cuba

slave trade in, 800

Culpeper Co., Va.

resolutions on neutrality, 237
militia, 706, 708-9, 715

Culver, William

carries dispatches to G. Morris, 400-1

Cumberland, Va.

depth of water at, 705

Cumberland Co., Va.

TJ's lands in, 255

Cumberland river

and land grants within Southwest Territory, 796

Cunningham. See Conyngham

Cupid

figurine depicting, 751

Curaçao, W.I.

and Dutch capture of U.S. prize, 136

Curles (Curls) (Randolph estate)

Short admires, 206

Currie, Anne Inglis (Mrs. James Currie)

TJ's affection for, 493
mentioned, 119

Currie, James

letters to, 118-19, 493
letters from, 40-1, 260, 333, 397-8
financial affairs, 40-1, 118-19, 260, 333, 397-8, 493
TJ orders wine for, 260
and wine for TJ, 493

Custine (Guistine), Adam Philippe, Comte de

trial of, 5
introduced to TJ, 704

customs collectors, U.S.

and enforcement of neutrality, 36-7, 44, 473n
appointment of, 94
and Virginia's quarantine against yellow fever, 135
and passports for U.S. ships, 136
and tonnage duties from Saint-Domingue refugees, 173, 522-3
cash bank notes on demand, 431
and compensation for French prizes, 504, 583, 621-2
and restoration of French prizes, 583

Cutler, Manasseh

and Ohio Company land purchase, 826

Cutting, John Brown

Leslie meets, 154
account with U.S., 658-60
and case of William Green, 832, 833, 834

Cutting, Nathaniel

letter to, 845
letter from, 23-4
and Humphreys's mission to Algiers, 4, 23-4, 139, 141, 516, 845
letter from submitted to Washington, 24n
account with U.S., 654, 659-60
and rice for TJ, 787
wine merchant, 843
TJ invites to dinner, 845
letter to quoted, 845n

Cyrus (Sirus, slave)

deeded to TJ by mother, 676
bequeathed to TJ's brother, 779n