"Pacificus"

pseudonym used by Hamilton, 17-18, 63n, 412

Pagan, Thomas

dispute with Stephen Hooper, 38, 106, 827

Page, Carter

and Wayles estate, 337

Page, John

letter to, 702
and meeting of Congress, 496
possible letter to, 665
TJ's dedication to, 674
elected to Va. Committee of Safety, 678
sent badge, 702

Page, John, Jr.

receives vote for Va. Committee of Safety, 678

Page, Mann

letter to, 496
and Culpeper Co. resolutions on neutrality, 237
TJ visits, 496, 638
receives votes for Va. Committee of Safety, 679

Page, Mary Tayloe (Mrs. Mann Page)

TJ's affection for, 496

Pain, Thomas. See Pen (Pain), Thomas

Paine, Thomas

letters from, 226-7, 258-9
peace commission proposal by, 226-7, 258-9, 471
A Citizen of America to the Citizens of Europe, 227n

Panic of 1792

and Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, 825

Panton, Leslie & Co.

and Spanish relations with Southern Indians, 585n

Panton, William

and Spanish relations with Southern Indians, 462n, 585n

paper

offered by TJ to Washington, 306
for Department of State, 402.
See also
- cartridge paper
- sheathing paper
- stationery

Paradise, John

intemperance of, 358, 359n
power of attorney for, 765-6

Paradise, Lucy Ludwell (Mrs. John Paradise)

provision for support of, 766

pardons

requested for C. Freeman, 306n, 355, 392, 439-43, 495
affixing of great seal to, 816

Parent, M.

guide to vineyards, 761

Paris

exchange rate, 5
rumored capture of, 125
notoriety of G. Morris in, 213-14
TJ lacks acquaintances in, 305
Short's literary pursuits in, 325

Paris, Treaty of. See Peace Treaty, Definitive (1783)

Parish, John

letter from, 138
letter from quoted, 138-9n
letter from submitted to Washington, 138n
letters from cited, 848

Parker, Amasa

and pardon for C. Freeman, 440-2, 495n

Parker, Josiah

and defense of Va. munitions, 707

Parker, Thomas

letters to, 338-9, 456
instructions to, 340
and maritime jurisdiction of U.S., 338-40
letter to submitted to Washington, 340n, 391
and alleged threats to French consuls, 456

parliamentary procedure

TJ's report on, 666-8

paroles

punishment for violating, 710
and prisoner of war exchanges, 717

Parr, John

proclamation on trade, 578n

Parr, Samuel

Free Translation of the Preface to Bellendenus, 812

Partridge, George

letter from, 737n
and dinner invitation to TJ, 737

Pasche, Capt. (master of City of Altona), 234n

passports (for individuals)

for Peale, 524, 858
requests for, 790, 853
under TJ's purview, 855
and State Department seal, 856

passports (sea letters)

for U.S. ships, 39, 95, 117, 136, 301, 402, 858
for French ships, 148
under TJ's purview, 855
certifications of, 856
and U.S. seal, 856

Patent Board, U.S.

W. Pollard's petition to, 783
N. Read's petition to cited, 791n
Ezekiel Hall's petition to, 792
J. Stevens's letter to, 797
and Fitch-Rumsey dispute, 797n, 837-8
Voigt's petition to, 798
Fitch's petitions to cited, 837-8n
petition of Jonathan Williams, Jr., 839
law establishing, 853

Patent Office, U.S.

fire at, xlix, 240-1n
and patent for Whitney's cotton gin, 248

patents

for Whitney, xlix, 240-51, 392-3, 434
in England, 154
sought by Jonathan Lucas, 236, 309
laws governing, 240n, 853-4, 856
required documentation for, 240n
for Kinsley, 419-20, 485
for Brower, 420n
for W. Pollard, 783n
sought by Ezekiel Hall, 792
for N. Read, 792n, 803
for J. Stevens, 797n, 803-4
for Voigt, 798n
for Cruse, 803
for Rumsey, 803
for Biddis and Bedwell, 804
for Fitch, 804, 838n
Macomb's improvements to, 804
for Jonathan Williams, Jr., 839n, 859
and U.S. seal, 856
for Francis Bailey, 858
for Samuel Hopkins, 858-9

Paterson, N.J.

and Pearce's machine for cleaning cotton, 393, 434

Paterson, William

letter to, 815
judicial commission of, 857

Patriot (boat)

loss of, 717

Patsy (ship)

supplies Convention troops, 689

Patton, James

right to western land, 721-3

Patty and Julia (ship)

and Portuguese-Algerine truce, 264n

Paulus (Powles) Hook, N.J.

and N.Y. yellow fever quarantine, 174
H. Lee's capture of, 651n

Paymaster General, U.S.

papers for, 803

Peace Treaty, Definitive (1783)

infractions of, l, li, 50, 353, 392, 423, 426, 454-5, 475-9, 808, 826-8
and free ships and free goods, 601n
and U.S. right to navigate Mississippi, 631n
execution law for, 789
and recovery of debts, 829-30, 833

peaches

planted by Hawkins, 279

Peachy, Thomas Griffin

letter to, 109-10
letter from, 28
and Petersburg neutrality resolutions, 28-9, 109-10, 122
identified, 29n
letter from submitted to Washington, 122

Peale, Charles Willson

museum of, 524

Peale, Raphaelle

certificate for, 524
recommended by TJ, 524
identified, 524n
passport for, 524, 858

Peale, Rembrandt, 524n

Pearce, William

machine for cleaning cotton, 393, 434

pearl ash

captured by British, 52
export to Spain, 536, 554, 568
U.S. exports of, 536, 553, 567
export to France, 537, 555, 569
export to Portugal, 537, 555, 569
export to Great Britain, 538, 547n, 556, 570
export from U.S. to Sweden forbidden, 539, 558, 572
Hopkins's improvements in making, 858-9

pecans

TJ's gift of trees, 723
Madison sends to TJ, 757

Peck, William

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

Peery, William

territorial judge, 787n

Peggy (ship)

and alleged French refugee plots in U.S., 629n

Peirce, Benjamin

and trade with Denmark, 801-2
recommends Saab˜e as consul at Copenhagen, 802

Pen (Pain), Thomas (Lachua chief)

and Creek hostilities with Ga., 463n

Pendleton, Edmund

and Caroline Co. neutrality resolutions, 16, 18n, 145n
as Va. legislator, 667n
elected to Va. Committee of Safety, 678

pendulum

in calculation of weights and measures, 154, 219n, 508, 819-20

Penet, d'Acosta Frères & Cie.

A. Lee doubts honesty of, 686
drafts drawn on, 687-8, 694

Penet, Peter

Va. agent, 694

Penman, James & Edward, & Co.

and case of Trial, 337n, 638

Pennevert, M.

exequatur for, 282, 302, 352, 415, 426, 479, 603, 618

Pennsylvania

and conflict with Western Indians, 34n
U.S. marshal for, 163-4n
as meeting site of Congress, 254
agriculture in, 277
Germantown Academy offers to house legislature of, 315n
and U.S. right to navigate Mississippi, 630-1
and Madison's revenue plan, 730
purchases Lake Erie tract, 809
executive acts sent to TJ, 852

Pennsylvania, Governor of. See Mifflin, Thomas

Pennsylvania Journal; and the Weekly Advertiser

delivery problems, 680

Penobscot, Me.

expedition to, 729

Penrose, Thomas

shipyard of, 102, 118

Pensacola, Treaty of

sent to Carmichael and Short, 163

Pensacola, W. Fla.

made free port, 579-80, 641
and Spanish relations with Southern Indians, 584n

Perdrix (French warship)

joins abortive naval campaign in Canada, 386-7n

Perot, Elliston & John

and Short's business affairs, 408

Perpignan, France

Spanish defeat at, 5, 126, 142, 149
French garrison at, 155
Spanish victory near, 199-200

Peru

and Spanish relations with U.S., 212

Peter (slave)

bequeathed by Ann Eppes Harris, 682

Peters, Richard

and case of William, 384
and detention of French sailors, 607
and case of Hope, 634n
certificate of, 803

Petersburg, Va.

neutrality resolutions of, 19n, 28-9, 109-10, 122
Ast, Bingham & Co. at, 307
British raid on, 705-6

Petit, Adrien

witnesses agreement with James Hemings, 120
to buy Mrs. Adams shoes, 751
journey to U.S., 786n

Petite Démocrate. See Little Sarah

Peyrouse, Mme

vineyard, 762

Pfeiffer, George

absent from Philadelphia, 260
copies documents for President's message to Congress, 403

phaeton

wheels for TJ's, 267

Phenix (ship)

and Portuguese-Algerine truce, 264n

Philadelphia

and yellow fever, xlix, 7, 19n, 21, 62, 63, 84, 85, 88, 89-90, 91, 92, 93, 95, 102-3, 111, 119, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 135, 146, 164n, 174-5, 182n, 183, 192n, 193, 200, 228-9, 238, 240, 251, 256, 259-60, 279, 297, 299, 301, 315n, 318, 333, 334, 335-6, 345, 347, 351, 354, 361, 388, 390, 394, 395, 408, 409, 432, 450-5, 464, 467, 485, 491-2, 493, 510, 522
prices at, 7-8, 137-8
alleged French refugee plots in, 41, 286, 404-6, 486-7n
surplus arms at, 47
trade with Jamaica, 73n
and legal delays, 119
juries support Genet, 127
supports French Revolution, 131
Genet's arrival at, 134n
and Leslie's test of pendulum, 154
and case of Andrew, 159n
real estate investment in, 202-3
Church charters ship for, 235n, 263n
Blanchard's misfortunes in, 251
and location of executive offices, 254
yellow fever threatens relocation of Congress, 254-5, 297
Swedish consul at, 389-90n
French refugees insult Saint-Domingue delegation at, 404-6, 429-30
inspector for port of, 421
naval officer, 424-5
surveyor, 424-5
French refugee press at, 436-9
French sailors detained in, 511-12, 597, 605, 607
and case of Hope, 611, 621
and public securities, 615-16
and withdrawal from U.S. ports of French privateers commissioned by Genet in U.S., 634
earthquake at, 734
removal of U.S. government to, 785-6
trade with India, 833, 835

Philadelphia Convention (1780)

calling of, 686-7

Phill, Old (TJ's slave)

travels to Richmond, 776

Phillips, Benjamin H.

letter to, 95-6
letter from, 136
and removal of slaves from U.S. ship, 96n
and Dutch capture of U.S. ship, 136
letters from cited, 136n, 848

Phillips, William

joins Arnold, 713
junction with Cornwallis, 719

Pichard, M.

vineyard, 762, 763

Pickens, Andrew

and Creek hostilities with Ga., 32

Pickering, Timothy

letter to, 703
letter from, 628
and Genet's recall, 53n
requests copy of census, 628
and deputy quartermaster in Va., 703

pickled beef

export from U.S. to Netherlands forbidden, 538, 557, 571.
See also beef

pickled fish

export to Portugal, 221

pickled pork

export from U.S. to Netherlands forbidden, 538, 557, 571.
See also pork

Pictet, Catherine, 794n

Piedmont, Italy

sends troops to Toulon, 163

Piespot (Bispot), Germany

TJ evaluates wine of, 763

Pigneau de Béhaine, Pierre Joseph Georges

and rice for TJ, 760, 761n

Pigou (ship)

carries copper for Mint, 150, 311, 450-5
carries letters, 508, 509

Pilgrim (ship)

captured by Sans Culottes, 319-20
and French captures of prizes in U.S. territorial waters, 319-20, 322, 342-3n, 417, 421, 426, 486
and case of Moissonnier, 375, 392

pimento

captured by French, 159n
export from British West Indies, 539, 559, 572

Pinckney, Charles

letter to, 815
and convention with Spain on fugitives, 816

Pinckney, Elizabeth Motte (Mrs. Thomas Pinckney)

travels with Edwards, 275

Pinckney, Thomas

letters to, 8-9, 55-9, 91-2, 115, 450, 508-9
letters from, 144, 149-50, 151, 158, 451
correspondence with TJ printed, li
and model of threshing machine for TJ, 3, 7, 21, 66, 336, 508
and British trade restrictions, 6-8, 50, 55-9, 149-50, 471, 475
and case of Jay, 8-9, 12
and case of Portland, 10, 52
dispatches from forwarded, 11
and Cutting's arrival in Lisbon, 23
and impressment, 29, 52, 92, 150
and additional instructions to British warships and privateers, 33-4, 143, 150, 475
and British infractions of peace treaty, 50
and bills of exchange for Department of State, 91, 92n, 95n, 114, 115, 116, 613, 652, 654, 659-60
and U.S. relations with Spain, 91-2
TJ letters forwarded to, 93, 173-5
and consular affairs, 97n, 150
letter to quoted, 97n
letter from submitted to Washington, 123
recommends Miller, 144
account with U.S., 150, 650
and Mint, 150, 158, 160, 311, 450-5, 645
and case of Lafayette, 151, 433, 643
assists Leslie, 154
and case of Lawrence, 158
and French trade restrictions, 158, 466, 468-9, 477n
and Paine's peace commission proposal, 227, 258-9
and Graham's offer to negotiate opening of Mississippi, 444
and British retention of Western posts, 451
and Portuguese-Algerine truce, 508-9
and J. P. Jones's mission to Algiers, 515
and U.S. guarantee of French possessions in America, 599-601
and case of P. Wilson, 650-1
letters from cited, 847, 848, 849

Pine, Mary (Mrs. Robert Edge Pine)

and portrait of Madison, 828

Pine, Robert Edge

portrait of Madison, 828

Pintard, John Marsden

letter to, 95-6
letters from, 223, 239, 282-3
assists French prisoners, 96n
and case of Commerçant, 141, 282-3
and case of Minerva, 141, 223-4, 282-3
compensation for, 149
under house arrest, 223-4, 239, 282-3
letters from cited, 224n, 283n, 781n
letters from submitted to Washington, 224n, 239n, 284n
and Portuguese-Algerine truce, 234n, 282-4
seeks consular appointment at Lisbon, 781n

Pintard, Mrs. John Marsden

Goddard's affection for, 239n

Pinto de Sousa Coutinho, Luís. See Coutinho, Luís Pinto de Sousa

Piomingo (Chickasaw Chief)

and Chickasaw-Creek war, 585n

pitch

French-Portuguese trade in, 140
export to Spain, 536, 554, 568
U.S. exports of, 536, 553, 567
duties on in France, 537, 555, 569
export to Portugal, 537, 555, 569
duties on in Great Britain, 538, 547n, 556, 570
export from U.S. to Sweden forbidden, 539, 558, 572
export to British West Indies, 539, 549n, 558, 572
export to French West Indies, 539, 549n, 558, 572
duties on in Danish West Indies, 549n, 559, 573

Pitt, William

and Graham's offer to negotiate opening of Mississippi, 444
and Portuguese-Algerine truce, 597

Pittsburgh

Indian depredations, 691

Pittsylvania Court House, Va.

arms stored at, 709

Pius VI, Pope

anecdote about, 221

plague

in Algiers, 126, 152, 284n
in Turkey, 193

Plan for establishing a Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvement (Sir John Sinclair)

sent to TJ, 66-7

plateau, glass

for Mrs. Adams, 751

plows

for Madison, 63
for Washington, 425n

Plumard de Bellanger, Mme

TJ forwards letter from, 4

Plymouth, England

and case of Jay, 8
impressment in, 29

Pocomoke river

and Va.-Md. boundary, 54n

Poivre, Pierre

Voyages d'un Philosophe, 760

Poland

tenancy in, 205

Political Sketches (William Vans Murray)

given to TJ, 812

Political State of Europe

owned by TJ, 322-3

Pollard, William

petition to Patent Board, 783
cotton spinning machine, 783

Pollexfen, Sir Henry

Arguments and Reports, 670

Pollock, Oliver

given drafts on France, 687
Va. commercial agent, 687-8, 698, 699
recommended by Miró, 723-4

Polly (ship)

carries letter to TJ, 138

Polly (sloop)

carries wine for TJ, 152

Polly (U.S. brig)

passport for, 858

Polly (U.S. sloop and French privateer)

renamed Republican, 422

Polverel, Etienne

and Talon's business affairs, 460-1n

Pommard, France

TJ evaluates wine of, 761

Pond, Peter

western discoveries, 793

Pontac

vineyard, 843

Ponte do Lima, Tomás Xavier de Lima Nogueira Vasconcelos Teles da Silva, Marqués de

and Portuguese-Algerine truce, 233

Pontevin, John

master of Ambitieux, 159n

Pope, Alexander

"Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady" quoted by TJ, 673, 675n

Pope, Nathaniel

as attorney for TJ, 805

porcelain

figurines for Mrs. Adams, 751

pork

captured by British, 52
price of, 277
captured by French, 337n
for TJ's overseers, 411
export from U.S. to French West Indies forbidden, 549n, 572.
See also
- pickled pork
- salted pork

Poropotank creek, Va.

depth of water at, 705

Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue

Trial detained at, 337n
Commerce detained at, 525

Portland (ship)

Admiralty decree on, 10-12
cargo sold to British government, 11-12, 52

Port Royal, Va.

militia garrison, 708

Portsmouth, N.H.

and circular letter to merchants, 73

Portsmouth, Va.

and case of Républicaine, 195n
trade with Cádiz, 266n
proposed American expedition against, 713
marine hospital, 794n

Portugal

sends troops to Spain, 5, 125, 126, 140-1, 155, 425n
ambassador to Spain, 25
relations with Spain, 25
possibility of war with France, 107, 140
naval protection against Algiers, 139, 196-8, 199, 222-3, 224, 230-5, 252-3, 264-7, 608n
trade with France, 140-1
and case of Commerçant, 141, 283n
fleet movements, 153, 187, 199, 262
vice-consul in Maryland and Virginia, 171n
truce with Algiers, 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
trade with Brazil, 197n
relations with U.S., 221-2
trade with Spain, 221
U.S. trade with, 221-2, 263, 266n, 470
and case of Minerva, 223-4
and Pintard's arrest, 239
and Prussian war with France, 265
tonnage of U.S. shipping to, 536, 554, 568
U.S. exports to, 536, 546n, 553-4, 567-8
duties on U.S. exports to, 537, 540, 555, 559, 569, 573, 800
direct trade forbidden between U.S. and colonies of, 539, 540, 558, 559, 572, 573
U.S. imports from, 546n, 554, 568
and free ships and free goods, 598-600
and League of Armed Neutrality, 600n
relations with Algiers, 752-3
navy captures Algerine vessel, 823.
See also
- Church, Edward
- Humphreys, David

Portugal, Queen of. See Maria I, Queen of Portugal

postal service

complaints about, 590
between England and France, 771-2
act establishing, 815

Postillion (ship)

and Humphreys's mission to Algiers, 139

potash

inspector of, 510
production of, 510
export to Spain, 536, 554, 568
U.S. exports of, 536, 553, 567
export to France, 537, 555, 569
export to Portugal, 537, 555, 569
export to Great Britain, 538, 547n, 556, 570
export from U.S. to Sweden forbidden, 539, 558, 572
Hopkins's improvements in making, 858-9

potatoes

for TJ, 432

Potclay (Cherokee chief)

badge worn by, 702

Potomac river

and Va.-Md. boundary, 54n

Potomac River Company

and Short's business affairs, 203-4, 615

pound sterling

exchange rate with dollar, 810
exchange rate with sequin, 823

Powles Hook. See Paulus (Powles) Hook, N.J.

Prato, Giovannini da

character of, 21

Pratt, Henry

and case of Andrew, 159-60n, 224-5

Prebble, Henry

consul at Cádiz, 60n

Précieuse (French warship)

joins abortive naval campaign in Canada, 386-7n

Preignac (Prignac), France

TJ evaluates wine of, 763, 843-4

Prentis, Joseph, 710

President, U.S. See United States: President

Preston, William

and lead for militia, 693

Priestley, Joseph

home destroyed by mob, 277n

Priestley, Joseph, Jr.

and land investment plans, 22

Prignac. See Preignac (Prignac), France

Prince William (ship)

captured by Citoyen Genet, 69n

Prince William Co., Va.

militia, 706, 708

Prince William Henry (ship)

and restoration of French prizes, 22, 36, 55, 413-14, 422, 426-7, 457n

printing press

for Va., 711

prisoners of war

exchange of, 717

prisoners of war, American

Dohrman's aid to at Lisbon, 695

privateers, British

capture U.S. ships, 52, 54, 201, 264n, 377, 489, 491
abuses of neutral shipping by, 140
and seizure of French property on U.S. ships, 160

privateers, Dutch

and removal of slaves from U.S. ship, 96n
capture U.S. ship, 136

privateers, French

capture U.S. ships, 10-11, 12-13, 158, 159-60, 525
arming of in U.S., 37, 80-2n, 618
commissioned by Genet in U.S., 43-4, 49, 78, 79, 84, 85, 90, 99-100, 104, 351-2, 413-14, 451-2, 594-5n, 611, 620-2, 632-5
fitted out in U.S., 44, 195, 316-19, 321-2, 368-73, 418-19
captured by British navy, 49
right to use U.S. ports, 70-1
right to commission in U.S., 112-13, 148
and withdrawal from U.S. ports, 112-13, 124, 451-2, 632-5
abuses of neutral shipping by, 140
capture Portuguese ship, 140-1
capture British ships, 183-4, 189, 261, 310, 316-20, 321-2, 342-4, 368-73, 375, 382-3, 384-5, 417-19, 611, 618, 620-2, 625-8, 632-5
commissioned in U.S., 261, 268-9, 310-11, 313, 343-4, 346, 625-8
capture Spanish ship, 268-9, 310-11, 313, 343-4, 346, 445, 446-7, 625-8
capture Swedish ship, 351-2
plunder U.S. ship, 383n

prize money

claims to, 746-8, 756

prizes

compensation for French, 22, 33, 35-7, 43-4, 112-13, 310, 413n, 457, 474-5, 476n, 504, 583, 611, 620-2, 632-5
restoration of French, 22, 25-6, 33, 35-7, 43-6, 55, 72-3, 79, 84, 85, 90, 99-100, 104, 112-13, 190-1, 257, 268-9, 310-11, 313, 316-19, 321-2, 342-4, 346, 351-2, 368-73, 382-3, 384-5, 387n, 389, 413-14, 417-19, 422, 426, 445, 446-7, 457, 512, 583, 625-8, 632-5
sale of French in U.S., 31, 48, 219, 319-20, 375, 413n, 486
allies forbidden to bring into U.S. ports, 49
detention of French in U.S., 49, 67-9, 71, 77n, 80-2n, 104-5, 183-4, 189, 191, 279-80, 410
and maritime jurisdiction of U.S., 338-40, 340-1

Proclamation of Neutrality

and President's annual address to Congress, l, 399-401, 411-13, 423, 473
Genet's views on, 17-18, 131, 134n
authored by E. Randolph, 18
and Petersburg neutrality resolutions, 28-9, 109-10
and "Helvidius" essays, 61-2
delivered to Pinckney, 92
and case of Républicaine, 195n
and Culpeper Co. neutrality resolutions, 237n
and restoration of French prizes, 268-9
Va. legislative resolutions on, 333-4, 430-1
and free ships and free goods, 598-601

Provence, Louis Stanislas Xavier, Comte de

alleged letters to Washington, 134n
plots overthrow of French revolutionary regime, 289n

Providence. See Aimée (Amée) Marguerite

Providence, Bahamas. See New Providence, Bahamas

Providence, R.I.

and recommendation for district attorney, 194
shipbuilding at, 581

Provisional Executive Council. See France: Provisional Executive Council

provision law (Va.), commissioners of

appointment, 700-1
powers lapse, 707-8

provisions

and British trade restrictions, 150n, 157
and French trade restrictions, 365-7, 640-1
and policy on contraband, 458-9.
See also
- fresh provisions
- live provisions
- salted provisions
- wet provisions

Provoost, William

and case of Sisters, 54

Prunel, M. de

vineyard, 762

Prussia

war with France, 5, 265
and case of Lafayette, 129, 151, 502-3
and free ships and free goods, 598-600

Prussia, King of. See Frederick William II, King of Prussia

public debt

Genet's comments on holders of, 133
and sinking fund, 825

public securities

and Short's finances, 207-8, 225, 238, 354-5, 408, 427-8, 492, 614-17
counterfeiting of, 306n, 439-43, 495

Pufendorf, Samuel von

as legal authority, 272-3, 379

Puglia, James Philip

letter from, 334-5
seeks Department of State clerkship, 334-5
translates for Department of State, 334-5
identified, 335n

Puigcerdá (Puycerda), Spain

captured by French, 149

Pultey, Capt.

and rice for TJ, 787

quarantines

in Va. against yellow fever, 135
by Knox in N.J. and N.Y., 174-5, 219

quartermasters (U.S.)

and supplies for Southern army, 698
appointment of deputies, 703

Quesada, Juan Nepomuceno de

and Spanish relations with Southern Indians, 462-4

Quirouen

Bordeaux vineyard, 763, 843

rabbits

for TJ, 723

Rachel (ship), 831

Ramsay, Nathaniel

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

Randall, John

appointed Annapolis customs collector, 94n

Randolph, Mr.

and Creek hostilities with Ga., 463n

Randolph, Ann Cary

alleged incest and infanticide, 86n

Randolph, Anne Cary (TJ's granddaughter)

health, 465
TJ's affection for, 468, 524

Randolph, Beverley

expected in Philadelphia, 64

Randolph, David Meade

letters to, 9, 85
letter from, 259
recommends Gregorie as consul at Dunkirk, 9
visits Monticello, 15
forwards letter, 16-17, 26
and orrery for TJ, 85, 259, 373-4

Randolph, Mrs. David Meade, 85

Randolph, Edmund

letter to, 587
letters from, 38, 683, 809, 817
and British trade restrictions, li, 50, 59n, 454-5, 475-9n, 489
and case of Betsy brigantine, 10
and case of Jesse, 12
and Richmond address in support of Proclamation of Neutrality, 13
and Proclamation of Neutrality, 18, 399-401, 411-13
and compensation for French prizes, 22, 33, 622n
and restoration of French prizes, 22, 33, 426
and Galbaud's dispute with Genet, 33-4, 75-8
and Pagan v. Hooper, 38, 106
and coastal fortifications, 46-7, 428, 453-5
and Knox's report on defense, 46-7
and British right to bring prizes into U.S. ports, 49
and case of Riviere, 49
and case of William Tell, 49
and detention of French prizes in U.S. ports, 49
and French captures of prizes in U.S. territorial waters, 49, 342-3n, 374n, 383n, 385n, 426
and French consular admiralty jurisdiction in U.S., 49-50, 426
and French fleet in N.Y., 49-50
and French privateers commissioned by Genet in U.S., 49, 622n
and Genet's recall, 49, 399-401
and threatened revocation of French consular exequaturs, 49
and case of Flora, 50
and French right to fit out privateers in U.S., 50, 371-2n
and infractions of peace treaty, 50, 426, 454-5, 475-9n, 826-8
reviews TJ's correspondence, 74
and detention of French sailors, 75-8
and Genet's request for arms for French West Indies, 134n
summoned to Germantown, 219
yellow fever threatens relocation of Congress, 228-9
and President's authority to relocate Congress, 255, 297-8
and U.S. guarantee of French possessions in America, 289n, 400
and Southwest Territory, 328
and maritime jurisdiction of U.S., 329n, 341n, 426
and case of Conyngham, 342-3n, 374n, 426
and case of Pilgrim, 342-3n, 426
and Genet's threat to appeal from Washington to American people, 367-8, 399-401, 453-5, 527-8, 530n, 583, 587-8, 589
and case of Industry, 371-2n, 383
and case of Moissonnier, 375n
and case of Roehampton, 383, 426
and case of William, 383n, 385n, 426
and Hamilton's opinion of French Revolution, 384
plans to retire, 395-6
access to public archives, 396n
plans to write history of Washington administration, 396n
and President's annual address to Congress, 399-401, 411-13, 423-4n, 428, 453-5, 476-9n
TJ delivers letter to, 407
and address of French consular commissions, 426, 489
and case of Lovely Lass, 426-7
and case of Prince William Henry, 426-7
and exequaturs for foreign consuls, 426, 489
and case of Dannery, 427
and case of Duplaine, 427
and case of Jane of Dublin, 427
and proposal for military academy, 428, 453-5
and tonnage duties from Saint-Domingue refugees, 461-2, 489
remains in Germantown after yellow fever epidemic, 467
and French trade restrictions, 475-9n
and Mint, 488
and British captures of U.S. ships, 489
and case of Nancy, 489
and pardon for C. Freeman, 495n
and G. Morris's recall, 505
advises J. Randolph, 506-7
and Genet's attempt to sue Jay and King for libel, 527-8, 530n, 583, 587-8, 589
letter to submitted to Washington, 589
and free ships and free goods, 599
succeeds TJ as Secretary of State, 615-16, 638
and case of Hope, 622n
and Genet's right to appeal from Washington to Congress, 632, 649n
and publication of Genet's correspondence, 632, 649n
memorandum for, 649-51
as successor in TJ's law practice, 670n, 671-2n, 683, 817n
and Patent Board, 783n, 792n, 797n, 798n, 803-4, 837n, 839n, 853
and Pa. land purchase, 809
and punishment of U.S. citizens committing murder on high seas, 809
manuscripts for, 817

Randolph, Gabriella (Mrs. Thomas Mann Randolph, Sr.)

and husband's will, 465n

Randolph, Jane Cary

TJ's affection for, 345
described, 345n

Randolph, John, of Roanoke

legal studies of, 506-7, 609

Randolph, Martha Cocke (Mrs. Beverley Randolph)

visits Monticello, 64

Randolph, Martha Jefferson (Patsy, Mrs. Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., TJ's daughter)

letters to, 64, 345, 467-8, 608-9
TJ's affection for, 21, 299, 345, 397, 432, 497, 524, 609
TJ leaves papers with, 322
affection for TJ, 323
marriage of, 348-9, 449
health, 465, 467, 590
letters from cited, 523, 524n
art lessons, 734
inattention to dress, 734.
See also Jefferson, Martha (Patsy, TJ's daughter)

Randolph, Peyton (1721?-1775)

bookcases of, 771
mentioned, 817

Randolph, Richard

alleged incest and infanticide, 86n

Randolph, Richard (of Curles)

receives votes for Va. Committee of Safety, 679

Randolph, Ryland

weight of chain of, 674
receives vote for Va. Committee of Safety, 679

Randolph, Thomas Jefferson (TJ's grandson)

health, 465
TJ's affection for, 468, 524

Randolph, Thomas Mann, Jr. (TJ's son-in-law)

letters to, 20-1, 121-2, 274-5, 299, 396-7, 431-2, 496-7, 498, 637-8
letters from, 294-5, 322-3, 377-8, 464-5, 590, 800
memorandums to, 267
and orrery for TJ, 85, 374, 467
and instructions for Watson, 267
and TJ's furniture, 271-2, 377, 492
manages TJ's affairs, 274-5, 322-3
and mortgage on Varina, 294-5, 348-9, 394-5, 396-7, 496, 590
TJ's affection for, 345, 468, 609
and telescope for TJ, 376
and father's death, 377, 464-5, 497
and father's health, 377, 432
acquires Tarquin, 378, 432, 638
and sheep for TJ, 432, 590
praised by TJ, 449
executor of father's estate, 464-5
and instructions for Alexander, 483, 497
and model of threshing machine for TJ, 494, 498
and horses for TJ, 524, 608, 638
complains about postal service, 590
TJ forwards printed copy of foreign correspondence, 609
letter from cited, 638n
letter to cited, 638n
elected to American Philosophical Society, 656n
marriage settlement, 776-7
marriage to Martha Jefferson, 776-7
mentioned, 64, 345, 394, 807

Randolph, Thomas Mann, Sr.

letters from, 723, 776-7
health of, 294, 333, 348-9, 377
and mortgage on Varina, 294-5, 348-9, 396, 590, 776-7
death of, 464-5, 497
legal client of TJ, 668-70
surety of Carr estate, 675n
receives vote for Va. Committee of Safety, 679
given pecan trees by TJ, 723
offers TJ beer, 723
and Edgehill boundary dispute, 773-6
son's marriage settlement, 776-7
election to Va. Senate, 800

Randolph, William

executor of father's estate, 465

Randolph, William (of Tuckahoe)

land transactions of, 668-9

Rankin, George

and British retention of Western posts, 448, 610n

Rausan (Rohan, Rozan), Mme Briet de

vineyard, 762, 843

Rausan-Margaux (Rohan-Margau, Rozan)

TJ evaluates wine, 762, 843

Rawle, William

letters to, 338-9, 384-5, 456, 512
instructions to, 340
and President's authority to relocate Congress, 297-8
and maritime jurisdiction of U.S., 338-40, 384
letters to submitted to Washington, 340n, 385n, 391, 392
and case of William, 382, 384-5, 392, 417, 426, 512
letter from cited, 385n
and French captures of prizes in U.S. territorial waters, 410
and alleged threats to French consuls, 456

Rea, Isaac

master of the Phenix, 264n

Read (Reade), George, Jr.

letter to, 338-9
instructions to, 340
and maritime jurisdiction of U.S., 338-40, 384
letter to submitted to Washington, 340n, 391

Read, Nathan

letter from, 790-1
distillation improvements, 790-2, 803
steam engine improvements, 790-2, 803
identified, 791n
petition to Patent Board cited, 791n
invention of steamboat, 838n

Reade, Clement

estate of, 683n

Reade, Mary

in legal dispute, 683n

Reade, Thomas

in legal dispute, 683n

Reading, Pa.

possible meeting site of Congress, 228, 254
Washington visits, 334, 378, 399

Rebecca (brig)

carries dispatches, 200

Rebecca (ship)

French refugees mistreat Saint-Domingue deputation on, 430n

Reboulle, M.

vineyard, 762

Reddie, William

and case of San Josef, 627n

Reed, Walter

and yellow fever cure, xlix

Reed & Ford (Soder)

and alleged French refugee plots in U.S., 436, 486-7n

Reedy creek, Va.

land transactions at, 669

reexports

from U.S., 536, 553, 567
from Spain to Spanish colonies, 537, 540, 547n, 549n, 554, 559, 568, 573, 641
from U.S. to Portugal, 537, 555, 569
none from France, 537-8, 556, 570
none from Portugal, 537, 555, 569
none from Spain, 537, 555, 569
from Great Britain, 538, 546n, 547n, 548n, 557, 571, 578n
from Netherlands, 538, 557, 571
of manufactures from U.S. to Sweden forbidden, 539, 558, 572
and duties proposed by TJ, 543, 551n, 562, 576
from Great Britain to Sweden, 548n, 557-8, 572
from Spain, 641

removal to Richmond, 690

Registry Court, British

and British captures of U.S. ships, 11

Reid, Mr.

land transactions of, 669

reindeer

TJ's interest in, 736.
See also renne

Relation de deux Voyages Faits en Allemagne (César François Cassini de Thury)

and Va.-Md. boundary, 54

Remsen, Henry

letters to, 93, 335-6, 807
letters from, 102-3, 173-5, 200-1, 238, 485
memorandums to, 785-6
and gong for great clock, lii, 840n
and model of threshing machine for TJ, 3, 66, 102, 173-4, 200, 336, 485, 494
and inkstand for TJ, 93, 175, 336
forwards letters, 97n, 173-5, 198-9, 200-1
letter to quoted, 97n
on yellow fever epidemic, 174-5, 238
and removal of offices to Philadelphia, 785-6
and TJ's furniture from Paris, 786n
and issuance of passports, 790
and patent applications, 790-1, 797n
and copies of reports for Washington, 807
and E. Randolph's papers, 817
mentioned, 198

renne

TJ's interest in, 739.
See also reindeer

Report of the Commissioners for the Settlement of the Accounts between the United States and the Individual States

and final settlement of state accounts, 504

Report of the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council on the American Trade (Charles Jenkinson, Lord Hawkesbury)

and TJ's report on commerce, 532, 578n

Reports and Arguments (Sir John Vaughan)

valuation by TJ, 670

Reports in English (Sir Edward Coke)

valuation by TJ, 670

Reports of Adjudged Cases in the Courts of Chancery, King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer (Sir John Strange)

valuation by TJ, 670

Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench (William Salkeld)

valuation by TJ, 670

Reports of Cases argued and determined in the High Court of Chancery (William Peere Williams)

cited by TJ, 727n

Républicaine (French privateer)

and French right to fit out privateers in U.S., 195

Republican (French privateer)

and French right to fit out privateers in U.S., 422

Republican (French privateer and British tender)

captured by Boston, 77n

Republicans

and TJ's report on commerce, li, 534-5
overturned by Genet, 7
resolutions on neutrality by, 16, 18-19n, 19-20, 28-9n, 144-5, 237
and TJ's retirement as secretary of state, 17
abandonment of Genet, 26-7
weakened by Hutchinson's death, 62
British attitude toward, 276
and U.S. right to navigate Mississippi, 444, 630-1
and prospects for monarchy in U.S., 631

Residence Act

and location of executive offices, 254

Revol, M.

innkeeper, 767

Rhenish grape

vine sent to TJ, 278

Rhode Island

district attorney for, 160
Duplaine as vice-consul for, 185
agriculture in, 193
and ratification of Constitution, 194
and Madison's revenue plan, 729
and export of fish, 788
and slave trade, 800

Rhode Island, College of

professor of law, 194n

Rhode Island, Governor of. See Fenner, Arthur

Ricard, Samuel

Traité Général du Commerce, 545n

Ricardos, Antonio

and Spanish war with France, 126

rice

Philadelphia prices, 7-8
captured by French, 158, 159n, 337n
and Lucas's inventions, 236
export to Spain, 536, 547n, 554-5, 568, 800
U.S. exports of, 536, 553, 567, 801-2
export to France, 537, 555, 569
duties on in Great Britain, 538, 540, 556, 559, 570, 573
duties on in Sweden, 539, 540, 545n, 557, 559, 571-2, 573
export to British West Indies, 539, 549n, 558, 572
export to French West Indies, 539, 549n, 558, 572
export from U.S. to Portugal forbidden, 540, 547n, 555, 559, 569, 573, 800
duties on in Denmark, 548n, 557, 565n, 571, 801-2
reexport from Great Britain, 548n, 557, 571, 578n, 800
duties on in Danish West Indies, 549n, 559, 573
export from U.S. to Spain forbidden, 579-80, 641
from Cochinchina, 760
seed imported for TJ, 760, 787

Richards, Benjamin

master of Augusta, 135, 155

Richardson, William John

master of Hope, 611, 634-5n

Richmond, Va.

and model of threshing machine for TJ, 4, 7, 21, 66, 336
address in support of Proclamation of Neutrality, 16, 18n, 27-8n, 145n
Genet visits, 27
TJ's stores sent to, 64
and wine for TJ, 152, 260
Short considers purchasing lots in, 202-3
mail service at, 225
and TJ's furniture, 272, 377, 586, 607, 608
Ast, Bingham & Co. at, 307
TJ's business dealings with, 360
and travel to Monticello, 483
and public securities, 615-16
seat of government removed to, 690
British raid on, 705-6
militia rendezvous at, 719

Riedesel, Frederika, Baroness von

affection for Mrs. Jefferson, 683-4

Riedesel, Friederich Adolphus, Baron von

letter from, 683-4
congratulates TJ on election as governor, 683-4
and baggage of Convention troops, 684

rifles

U.S. purchase of, 46

Rittenhouse, Benjamin

recommends Voigt as chief coiner of Mint, 826n

Rittenhouse, David

letters to, 47, 311-12
and camera obscura, 47
and engraver for Mint, 191, 229, 311-12
health, 238, 394
and copper for Mint, 311-12, 589
letters from cited, 312n, 646n
and sureties for officers of Mint, 645-7
and Mint clerkships, 826
letter from quoted, 826n
and treasurer for Mint, 826n

Rittenhouse, Hannah Jacobs (Mrs. David Rittenhouse)

TJ's affection for, 312
health, 394

Riviere, Joseph

detained in Ga., 49, 73-4

rix-dollar

value in comparison to dollar, 545n, 566n
value in comparison to florin, 545n

Roberteau, Capt. (master of Henry), 235n

Robertson, James (Jamaica)

master of Providence, 627-8n

Robertson, James (Southwest Terr.)

and Spanish relations with Southern Indians, 585n
recommended as militia general, 787

Robertson, John

reports on conditions in Algiers, 822-4

Robins (Robbins), Roger

arrives in Philadelphia, 60
assisted by Cathalan, 96n

Robinson, Moses

letter from cited, 30n
recommends Hitchcock, 30n

Robinson, Thomas (Eng.)

letter from, 755
sells TJ tools, 755
identified, 755n

Robinson, Thomas (master of Portland)

ship of captured by British, 11-12n, 52

Rochampton. See Roehampton

Rochegude, Daqueria

wine ordered from, 767

Rockbridge Co., Va.

letter to county lieutenant of, 691-3
and defense of western frontier, 691-3
militia, 691, 693n, 708

Rocketts landing (Richmond), Va.

and TJ's furniture, 465, 607

Rock landing

and Creek hostilities with Ga., 585n

Rodman, Capt. (master of Hamilton), 525-6

Rodney, George Brydges

expected to attack Chesapeake Bay, 686

Roebuck (ship), 11

Roehampton (Rochampton) (ship)

captured by Industry, 183, 316-19, 321-2, 368-73, 383, 392
and case of Moissonnier, 375, 426
and restoration of French prizes, 418-19, 426

Rogers, Byrd

overseer for Shadwell and Lego, 299, 497, 524

Rogers, David

killed by Indians, 688, 698, 699

Rohan, Mme de. See Rausan (Rohan, Rozan), Mme Briet de

Rohan-Margau. See Rausan-Margaux (Rohan-Margau, Rozan)

Roland (French privateer)

freed by Duplaine, 6, 13-14, 80-1n, 260, 261
captures Flora, 50

Romanée (Romanie)

vineyard, 761

Ronald, William

debt to TJ, 255

Roney, John

recommended by Lambert for Mint clerkship, 825-6

Rooksby (ship)

carried to Cádiz, 253

Rootes, George

receives votes for Va. Committee of Safety, 678

rope

for Va. naval vessels, 693-4.
See also cordage

Rose (slave)

bequeathed by Ann Eppes Harris, 682

Rose, Mr.

land transactions of, 669

Rose, Duncan

member Va. Board of Trade, 687n

Ross, Clementina Cruikshank (Mrs. John Ross)

TJ's affection for, 406

Ross, David

letter to, 795-6
and mortgage on Varina, 294, 397, 590, 776
land transactions of, 677
disputed account with TJ, 795-6

Ross, David (Md.)

and accounts of Federal District Commissioners, 74-5

Ross, John (Md.)

and accounts of Federal District Commissioners, 75n

Ross, John (Pa.)

letters to, 110, 406
letter from, 111
account with TJ, 110-11, 198, 406
and TJ's salary, 110-11, 116
health, 298, 406
letter from cited, 406n
and TJ's report on commerce, 549n

Ross, Robert

ship captured by Dutch privateer, 136

Roussillon, France

invaded by Spain, 5
Naples reinforces Spain in, 155
wines of, 844

Rouvray, Édouard de

attempted murder of, 220n

Rouvray, Laurent François Le Noir, Marquis de

attempted murder of, 220n

Royal Observatory, Greenwich, England

Leslie visits, 154

Rozan. See Rausan-Margaux (Rohan-Margau, Rozan)

Rozan, Mme de. See Rausan (Rohan, Rozan), Mme Briet de

Rozanna (ship)

and Portuguese-Algerine truce, 264n

Rdesheim, Germany

TJ evaluates wine of, 763

Ruines; ou Méditation sur les Révolutions des Empires, Les (Constantin François Chasseboeuf Volney)

translation prepared by TJ and Barlow, 391n

rum

export from French West Indies, 167, 539, 549n, 558, 572, 640
export from British West Indies, 539, 558, 572
and import duties proposed by TJ, 551n
captured by French, 634n
distillation into brandy, 792
export from Demerara and Surinam, 800
Danish import duties, 802.
See also tafia

Rumsey, James

improvements to steam engine, 791, 803
invention of steamboat, 797n, 803, 837-8n
improvements to mills, 803

Runnels, Abraham

letter to, 9-10
and case of Betsy brigantine, 9-10

Rush, Benjamin

bout with yellow fever, 123
letter from cited, 853
requests certification of citizenship for friend, 853

Russell, William

and Va. troop recruitment, 700

Russia

tenancy in, 205
neutrality of, 258
and free ships and free goods, 598-600
joins League of Armed Neutrality, 600n
Ledyard's attempted journey across Siberia, 764

Ruston, Thomas

memorandum from, 743-4
calculations on national debt, 743-4
identified, 744n

Rutherford, Griffith

and southern campaign, 697

Rutledge, Edward

letter to, 638-9
letter from, 336-7
possible successor to TJ as Secretary of State, 17, 298, 638-9
and case of Trial, 336-7
and relief of Saint-Domingue refugees, 336-7
pressed to perform public service, 638-9

Rutledge, John, Jr.

bills of exchange for, 764
permitted to visit Toulon dockyards, 770

Rutledge (Rutlidge), John, Sr.

and TJ's appointment as peace commissioner, 728