Abelard, Pierre
- Veritables Lettres d'Abeillard et d'Héloise, 358
Abridgment of the Publick Laws of Virginia, in Force and Use, June
10. 1720 (William Beverley)
- and TJ's collection of Va. laws, 589
Adams, Abigail, 57, 363, 619
Adams, John
- letters to, 57, 261-2, 363, 618-19
- letters from, 50-1, 71-2, 207-8, 258-9, 600
- and D'Ivernois, xxxviii, 124, 130, 133n, 144-5n, 164, 207-8, 258,
261-2, 275, 276, 307-8, 311, 313, 363, 600
- envies TJ's retirement, 50, 71, 72
- casts vote in Senate, 69
- on Jay Treaty, 71-2, 449
- opposes aristocratic government, 71
- on written laws and political revolutions, 71
- contrasts farming and politics, 208
- political opinions of, 208
- laments changes in Cabinet, 258
- and Vall-Travers, 363-4
- appoints B. Washington to Supreme Court,
480n
- accounts with U.S., 486, 524, 619
- on French Revolution, 600
Adams, John Quincy, 495
Adams, Richard
- letter to, 219-20
- letter from, 224
- identified, 219-20n
- letter from cited, 224n
- and Short's financial affairs, 241, 355
Adams, Samuel
- opposes Jay Treaty, 601
- address of quoted, 602n
- mentioned, 133n
Adams, Samuel G., 116n
Adams, Thomas
- edits Independent Chronicle, 509
Adet, Pierre Auguste
- letter to, 503-4
- letter from, 458-9
- identified, 459n
- as diplomat to Geneva, 192, 194, 239
- recruits Genevan scholars, 194
- minister of France to U.S., 314
- and Jay Treaty, 400n
- regard for TJ as philosopher, 458, 503-4
- assesses TJ's views, 459n
- supports TJ for president, 459n
- and Pictet, 503, 504, 505
- and Volney, 525
- presents French flag to Washington, 578-9
Aeneid (Virgil)
Aeschylus
Aesop
- fable of wolves and sheep, 219
- mentioned, 185, 229
Agamemnon (Aeschylus)
agriculture
- O. Bertrand sends information, prospectus on, 16-19, 74-5
- in Belgium,
17
- plan for state society of, 36
- Coxe's thoughts on, 89-90
- and shortage of labor in U.S., 94, 294
- importance of, in U.S., 277
- cultivation of vetch in Europe,
291
- and restoration of land, 299-301
- TJ on small farms as sources of income, 341
- Strickland's observations on, 372n
- British Board of Agriculture, 409
- Volney's interest in, 526, 551
- honesty of Americans engaged in, 618
Aij, France. See Ay (Aij), France
Albemarle Co., Va.
- crops and weather in, 56, 457-8
- hiring of slaves in, 242
- land prices, 305, 309, 327-8, 333, 354, 356n, 379, 381, 580
- building costs in, 361
- TJ praises, 368
- plans address to President on Jay Treaty, 435
- lack of
gristmills in, 473n
Albemarle County Court
- rumor of Genet's recall at, 21
- TJ plans to attend, 331, 340
- TJ sues in, 406n
- approval for mills, 471-4, 477, 480-1
- damage to records during War for Independence, 570-1
Alcock, Weston, 625
Alexander, Eli
- letter from, 342
- identified, 235n
- engaged as overseer at Shadwell, 22
- computes consumption of corn, 235
- memorandums from, 235, 236, 243
- buckwheat recipe, 236
- compiles list of stock, 243
- farm equipment, 342
- TJ's account with, 552n
Alexander, William (Augusta Co.)
- letter to, 487
- orders nails, 487
- letter from cited, 487n
- letter to cited, 487n
Alexandria, Va.
- newspapers, 428
- and Jay Treaty, 433, 449, 460, 540
Algiers
- and British diplomacy, truce with Portugal, 25, 28n, 102
- corsairs attack U.S. shipping, 27-8
- relations with Denmark, 188
- U.S. relations with, 546, 548n
- U.S. treaty with, 601, 606, 613-14, 624
Algiers, American captives in
Algiers, Dey of. See Ali Hassan, Dey of Algiers
alien law
Ali Hassan, Dey of Algiers, 102, 188
Allegheny Co., Pa.
- and Whiskey Insurrection, 183n
- state assembly expels legislators from, 222n
Allegheny mountains
- height of measured, 597-8
Allen, Ebenezer, 578n
Almodóvar del Río, Pedro Jiménez de Góngora y
Luján, Duque de
Alsace
- and War of First Coalition, 23
American Husbandry, 372-3n
American Minerva (New York)
- read by Ebeling, 424
- TJ on, 506, 509
American Philosophical Society
- D. Stewart's membership in, 285
- and Vall-Travers, collections for, 363-5, 469-70
- TJ presents books to, 365n
- and Strickland's paper on use of thermometer in navigation, 372n
- and Williams's barometric observations, 594-9
American Revolution
- J. Carey's publication of letters from, 324
- pensions for French officers who fought in, 343-4, 463-4, 498, 613-4
- Ebeling seeks information about, 425-6
- medals for officers who served in, 486
- and republicanism, 506-7
- destruction of court records during, 570-1
- departure of British army following, 625n
American Universal Geography (Jedidiah Morse), 424, 428n
Ames, Fisher
- burned in effigy, 44-5
- as candidate for Congress, 202, 221
Amherst Co., Va.
- and N. Davies's will, 109-10
- plans address to President on Jay Treaty, 435
Amsterdam
- and War of First Coalition, 316, 422
- occupied by France, 328
- and U.S. payments, 443, 488
Anderson, Mr. (son of Nathaniel), 342-3
Anderson, Francis, 605
Anderson, Nathaniel
- TJ recommends son of, 342-3
- letters from cited, 343n
- letters to cited, 343n
- and Mazzei's finances, 369, 500, 599, 603
Anderson, Richard
- in TJ's accounts, 416, 536
Anderson, William (London merchant)
- and Mazzei's finances, 369, 500, 599, 603
Andrews, George
- Report of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's
Bench, 351
Andrews, Mary Blair, 370
Andrews, Robert
- and Mazzei's finances,
384-5
- opposes Jay Treaty, 433
Andrews, Rev. Robert, 370
Antiquités romaines de Denys d'Halicarnasse
(Dionysius of Halicarnassus)
Anville, Madame d'. See Enville, Louise
Elisabeth de La Rochefoucauld, Du-
chesse d'
Appomattox river
- mills on destroyed by
storm, 439
arbitration
- proposed by TJ for settlement
of boundary dispute, 337-8
architecture
- of D'Ivernois's "New Geneva," 171.
- See also Monticello
Argus, or Greenleaf's New Daily Advertiser
(New York)
- publishes "Camillus" essays,
431n
- publishes "Cato" essays,
433n
Arnold, Benedict, 44-5
Arnoux, Abb‚, 361, 453
Art de bien faire les glaces d'office (M.
Emy)
Arthur's distillery
artichokes
artisans
- for proposed Genevan settlement,
153, 175
- clock repairer in Staunton,
351
- blacksmiths, 579
- carpenters, 579
Artois, Charles Philippe, Comte d', 532
Askin, John, 576-8
asparagus
- grown at Monticello, 50, 225
asses
association, freedom of
- threatened by attack
on democratic societies, 359
Ast, William Frederick
- letter from, 257-8
- sends fire insurance plan, 257-8
- letters
from cited, 258n
- letter to cited, 258n
Athenaeus
- Quinz livres des Deipnosophistes,
358
Atkyns, John Tracy
- Reports of Cases Argued
and Determined in the High Court of
Chancery, 351, 399
attorneys
- and public opinion, 76
- taxes on
fees of, 480n
Auckland. See Eden, William, Baron
Auckland
Aurora (Philadelphia)
- TJ seeks bound
copies of, 377, 467, 560
- publishes
Monroe's reports from France, 397-8n,
533n
- and Jay Treaty, 400n, 559
- politics
of, 509
- TJ subscribes to, 560, 592
Australia
- visited by Malaspina, 383n
Austria
- interferes in French internal politics,
90
- and War of First Coalition, 310,
395, 426, 533
- convention with Great
Britain, 411, 412n
- holding French prisoners,
412n
- and battle near Mannheim,
533
Authentic History of the Origin and Progress
of the Late Revolution in Geneva
(François D'Ivernois), 144-5n
Autun, Bishop of. See Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de
Ay (Aij), France
Bacchus, Mr.
Bache, Benjamin Franklin
- letters to, 168-9,
377, 560-1
- and Franklin's gong, 168,
377, 561
- as publisher of Aurora, 377,
467, 509, 560-2, 592
- and publication of
Jay Treaty, 400n
- letter from cited,
561n
- publishes letters by T. Paine,
578n
Bailey, Robert
- identified, 257n
- memorandum
from, 256-7
- prepares inventory
of seeds at Monticello, 256-7
Baker, Jerman
- and debt to Farell & Jones,
115-16n
- and R. Randolph's estate,
289n
Balbastre, Claude Bénigne
- music tutor for
TJ's daughters, 361
Ball, Mr.
- and TJ's nail machine, 527
balloons
- barometric readings from, 595,
596n
Baltimore, Md.
- cost of travel to Fredericksburg
from, 20-1
- insurance rates in,
258
- as market for wheat, 407
Banister, John, Jr.
- debt owed TJ by estate
of, 205, 214, 218-19, 240-1, 329,
336-7
Bank of North America
- price of stock,
386
- Short evaluates as investment, 493,
497n
Bank of Pennsylvania
Bank of the United States
- Department of
State funds in, 6
- draws money from Europe,
44
- price of stock, 386
- Short
evaluates as investment, 493
- power of
attorney deposited in, 612
banks
- and tax on transfer of stocks, 73
- J. Taylor's pamphlets on, 76
- and politics,
508
- and paper money, metals, 560
Banks, Henry
- letter to, 245-6
- identified,
246n
- account with TJ for purchase of
Elk Hill, 245-6, 272-3, 324
- mortgages
Greenbrier lands to TJ, 245-6
- letter
from cited, 246n
- and suit of Hunter,
Banks & Co., 352-3, 447-8, 497-8,
518-19
Bankson, Benjamin
- letter to, 48-9
- certificate
for quoted, 48-9n
Barclay, Mrs.
Barclay, George & Co.
- and Mazzei's finances,
329, 369, 500, 603
Barclay, Thomas
- mission to Morocco,
461-2
Barère de Vieuzac, Bertrand, 146, 393
barley
- and restoration of land, 298
Barlow, Joel
- in Hamburg, 189
- encourages
Ebeling, 423
- TJ characterizes,
506
- mentioned, 216
Barlow, Ruth Baldwin, 189
Barnardiston, Thomas
- Reports of Cases
Determined in the Court of King's Bench,
351
Barnes, John
- letters to, 179-80, 204, 279-80,
328-9, 334-5, 378, 379, 383, 390,
410, 436, 466-7, 552, 591-2, 593, 609,
611, 620
- letters from, 385-6, 420
- identified,
180n
- handles TJ's financial
transactions, 65n, 349n, 379, 381n,
383, 410, 437, 459, 467n, 468, 552n,
591-2, 593, 611
- fills orders for TJ,
179-80, 436, 560, 609
- letters from
cited, 204n, 280n, 329n, 378n, 410n,
420n, 467n, 552n, 593n, 611n
- and
Short's affairs, 279-80, 283, 306, 334-5,
378, 385, 420-1, 430n, 437, 442, 492-3,
497n, 611-12, 620
- letters to cited,
280n, 386n, 467n, 552n, 593n
- and payment
for nail machine, 388
- and James
River. Co., 389, 418, 431, 438
- TJ
overdraws account with, 611
Barnwell, John, 203
barometers
- to measure heights of mountains,
594-9
Barras, Paul François Jean Nicolas, Vicomte
de, 532-3
Barrere. See Barère, Bertrand
Barrington, Daines
- Observations on the
More Ancient Statutes, 351
Barthélemy, François, 426
Barton, Benjamin Smith
- and Ebeling,
423
- TJ characterizes, 506
Bartram, John, 372n
Bartram, William
Basle, Switzerland
- Spain and France negotiate
at, 426, 548
- and 13
Vendémiaire, 532
Batavian Republic
- formation of, 244, 310,
330, 337, 395
- naval strength, 395
- and
British restrictions on Dutch firms,
501n
Baylor v. Lewis
- B. Washington represents
TJ in, 345
beans
- English horse, in U.S. agriculture,
95, 232
- TJ uses drill for, 233
- in inventory
of seeds at Monticello, 256-7
- white, and restoration of land, 298
- in
Strickland's notes, 373n
Beaumez. See Briois de Beaumez
(Beaumetz), Bon Albert
Beaune, France
- TJ recommends wines of,
361
Beckley, John
- and J. Carey's publication
of letters, 324
- and Mazzei claim against
Dohrman, 387
- and Monroe's "sketch,"
397n
- places Madison item in papers,
397n
- sends pamphlets to TJ, 475
- suspected
as author of essays against Jay
Treaty, 475-6
Bedford. See Poplar Forest (TJ's estate)
Bedford Co., Va.
- TJ collects debts in, 218
Bee
- TJ receives from Coxe, 67
beef
Belknap, Jeremy, 423
Bell, Thomas
- transmits, stores various
goods for TJ, 184, 242, 616, 625
- forwards
money, 214, 439
- and TJ's nailery,
225, 487, 527
- health of, 264, 401
- forwards books to Staunton, 350, 384,
399
- and Derieux's affairs, 448
- suit
against Henderson heirs, 471-3, 484n,
520n
- and Cobbs suit, 575
- attests to
document, 612n
- mentioned, 34
Belle Grove (Frederick Co., Va.)
Bellini, Carlo (Charles), 370
Bellini, Gaspara Farolfi (Mrs. Charles Bellini),
370
Bendixen, Siegfried
- lithograph of Ebeling,
xxxviii
Bentley, William, 427n, 510n
Berkeley, William, 288
Berlin
- Academy of Sciences, 124, 130
Bermuda Hundred (Randolph estate)
- conveyance challenged, 287-91
Bern, Switzerland
- and Pays de Vaud, 57,
71, 72n
- and political oppression, 71,
72n
- and Genevan Revolution, 143-4,
163-4n, 177, 191
Bernier, Laurent, 199
Berthollet, Claude Louis
- Eléments de l'Art
de la Teinture, 359
Bertrand, Louis
- and relocation of Academy
of Geneva to U.S., 124, 269, 276
Bertrand, O. A.
- letter from, 16-17
- agricultural
propositions, 17-18, 19-20,
74-5
- TJ forwards proposals to E. Randolph,
74
Beverley, Maria. See Randolph, Maria
Beverley
Beverley, Robert (d. 1722)
- History and
Present State of Virginia, 424
Beverley, Robert (d. 1800)
- and R. Randolph
property, 287, 291n
Beverley, William
- Abridgment of the Publick
Laws of Virginia, 589
Bible
- Abraham, 68, 93
- Dives, 68, 93, 95
- Lazarus, 68
- parable of prodigal son,
110
- Nineveh, 141
Bibliotheca Legum: or, A Compleat List of
all the Common and Statute Law Books of
this Realm (John Worrall)
- TJ consults
for book prices, 331-2
Biby, Mr., 527
Biddle, Clement, 4, 421
Biddle, Samuel
- and sheep for TJ, 11
- characterized by TJ, 22
- and TJ's tobacco,
345
Biddle, Thomas, 4
Bideleux, Antoine, 199
Billaud-Varenne, Jacques Nicolas, 393
Billy (T. M. Randolph's slave)
- brings
chariot to T. M. Randolph, 225-6
- goes
to Richmond for nailrod, 225-6
- delivers
wine to TJ, 581, 608, 616
- TJ questions
character of, 581
Bingham, William, 32, 221, 245
birds
- whippoorwills and martins at Monticello,
50
- introduction of new species
to America, 362
- specimens of, in
Leverian museum, 364-5.
- See also turkeys
biscuits, water
- on TJ's grocery lists, 336,
431
Bivins, James
- R. Randolph bond to, 98-100,
286, 289-91n
- as captain of Prince
of Wales, 98n
Bivins, James, Jr.
- and suit against
Wayles's executors, 98-100, 286, 615,
616n
Blackden, Samuel
- letter to, 216
- letter
from, 187-9
- letter transmitted to, 246
Blackden, Mrs. Samuel, 189, 216
blacking
- on TJ's grocery list, 432
blacklead. See graphite
blacks
- and congressional elections in
Mass., 221
- in Ebeling's study of America,
425
Blair, Jean, 370
Blair, John (1732-1800)
- letter from, 384-5
- and Mazzei's finances, 204, 329, 369,
384-5, 456-7, 603
- characterized by TJ,
338
- makes judiciary tour to northern
states, 369
- death of wife and son, 370
- letters to cited, 371n, 385n
- letters from
cited, 385n
- leaves Supreme Court, 607
Blake, James
- letter to, 622
- letters from,
381-3, 513, 545
- as courier, 50, 62, 76,
78, 84, 93
- to bring books to TJ, 185,
187, 255, 377, 381-3, 495, 513, 545,
622
- commended by Short, 185-6
- as
Carmichael's secretary, 382n
Bland, Richard
- and TJ's collection of Va.
laws, 586
Blenheim (Carter estate)
- adjoins Short's
property, 305-6, 309, 333, 354, 355,
361, 379, 380
blinds, venetian
- repair of, 467-8, 561, 622
Blodget, Thomas, 289n
Bloodworth, Timothy, 265
Blue Ridge mountains
Bob (Wood slave)
Bolling, John
- TJ's order on, 51
- TJ visits,
98
Bolling, Mary (Polly, TJ's niece)
- suffers
from fever at Monticello, 419, 429
Bolling, Mary Jefferson (Mrs. John Bolling,
TJ's sister)
- health of, 419, 429
- visits
Monticello, 419, 429
Bolling, Powhatan, 110
Bolling v. Bolling
- Wythe's and TJ's arguments
in, 53
Bonaparte, Napoleon, 246n, 518n, 533-4n
Bond, Robert, 178-9
bonds
- collection of, 108-9, 218
- terms for
payment of, 108
Bone to Gnaw, for the Democrats; or, Observations
on a Pamphlet, Entitled, "The Political Progress of Britain" (William
Cobbett), 578-9
books. See Jefferson, Thomas: Library
Boon (ship), 77
Bordeaux
- TJ orders wine of, 448, 449
Bordley (Boardly), John Beale
- urges creation
of state agricultural society, 36n
- Purport of a Letter on Sheep, 259-60,
315-16
- Sketches on Rotations of Crops,
259-60, 315
Boston
- public meeting on Madison's resolutions
at, 26-8, 32
- T. M. Randolph
travels to, 104n
- and defense of democratic-republican
societies, 221-2
- experiments
with mill at, 374
- and Jay
Treaty, 432-3, 450, 476-7
- Washington
replies to address from, 564, 565n
botany
- Clayton's work on, 425
- state of
knowledge of American, 505.
- See also natural history
Botetourt Co, Va.
- barometric measurements
in, 594-5, 597
Boudinot, Elias, 251
Bourbon, Louise Marie Adelaide de,
Duchesse d'Orléans, 463-4
Bourdillon-Diedey, Isaac, 199
Bousquet, Etienne Alexandre
- and Genevan
Revolution, 139-40, 161, 199
Bracton, Henry de
- de Legibus et Consuetudinibus
Angliæ, 315-16
Bradford, William
- appointed Attorney
General, 24, 25n
- death, 450, 545n
Bradley, Stephen R.
- in Senate, 30, 31n,
69, 203
Branch, James
brandy, French
- on TJ's grocery lists, 336,
432
breadstuffs
- in British and French measures
against neutral trade, 392n, 395-6,
411-12, 421-2
- exportation of causes
scarcity in U.S., 606-7
Breckinridge, John
- letter from, 417-18
- on growth of Ky., 417-18
Brend, Thomas
- binds TJ's collection of
Va. laws, 581-2
Brent, William, 21
Brevarium Historiae Romanae, cum Metaphrasi
Graeca Paeanii (Eutropius)
Brewer, Nanny (brickmaker), 98
bricks
Bringhurst, James, Jr.
- draft in favor of,
378, 421, 437
- letter from cited, 378n
- letter to cited, 378n
Bringhurst, John
- fails to respond to TJ's
inquiries, 259-60, 284
- letters to cited,
260n, 613n
- letters from cited, 284n,
607n
- TJ's account with, 600, 607, 612
- writes Madison, 602n
- provides information
on Sharpless, 613, 624
- mentioned,
436, 467
Briois de Beaumez (Beaumetz), Bon Albert
- in U.S., 71, 320
- described, 72n
Brissot de Warville, Jean Pierre, 28
Brissotines. See Girondins
Bristol, England
Brittany, France
- British expeditionary
force sent to, 25, 25n
Brittle, Capt.
- and TJ's clover seed, 242
Britton. See Le Breton (Britton), John
Britton, Mr.
- and TJ's nail cutting machine,
608
broccoli
- in inventory of seeds at Monticello,
257
Brooke, Robert
- letter to, 352-3
- letter
from, 447-8
- identified, 352-3n
- and establishment
of a university in Va., 307
- and suit of Hunter, Banks & Co., 352-3,
447-8, 497-8
Brown, Andrew
- and E. Randolph's Vindication,
511-12n
- TJ orders newspaper
from, 592
- supports employment of stenographer
in House, 602n
- mentioned,
561n.
- See also Philadelphia Gazette
Brown, Benjamin, 520n
Brown, James
- letters to, 97, 169, 330-1,
345, 365-6, 409-10, 513
- and TJ's account
with Donald & Burton, 97, 98,
205, 367, 368n
- letters from cited, 97n,
205n, 331n, 345n, 513n
- letter to summarized,
98
- TJ's account with, 169,
330-1, 345, 365, 409-10
- and TJ's wine
order, 169, 581
- and exchange rates,
182
- letters to cited, 331n, 366n
- and
price of tobacco, 345, 407
- and Short's
business affairs, 355, 492
- and telescope
and orrery for TJ, 367
- Snelson's order
on, 521, 534
Brown, John (clerk of General Court of
Va.)
- TJ's payment to, 270
- letter from
cited, 270n
- letter to cited, 270n
- and
publication of Va. laws, 569, 585n
Brown, Nathaniel William, 77
Brunswick, Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand,
Duke of, 81-2, 90, 92n
Buchanan, James, & Co., 290n, 291n
Buck, Daniel, 578n
Buck Island (Lewis estate)
Buck Island creek (Albemarle Co.)
buckwheat
- in crop-rotation plans, 68, 75,
94, 231-3, 300
- for table use, 236
- Washington reports on growing of, 499
Bunbury, William
- Reports of Cases in the
Court of Exchequer, 373n
Burr, Aaron
- potential minister to France,
70, 85-7
- and Monroe's "sketch," 397-8n
- visits Monticello, 512
Burral, Mr.
- TJ orders nail machine from,
388
Burrow, Sir James
- Reports of Cases Adjudged
in the Court of King's Bench, 351,
399, 410
Butler, Charles, 332n
Butler, Pierce
Byrd, William, III
- and suit against
R. Randolph's heirs, 290n
- and TJ's collection
of Va. laws, 586
Cabarrus, Stephen, 64
cabbages
- TJ uses drill for, 233
- inventory
of seeds at Monticello, 256-7
- compared
with rutabaga, 384
Cabell, Samuel J.
- as candidate for Congress,
259-60, 292
- characterized by
TJ, 292
Cabot, Sebastian, 371-3
Calfpasture river, Va.
- W. Alexander resides
at, 487n
- barometric readings at,
595
Call, Daniel, 291n, 474n
Callender, James Thomson
- leaves pamphlet
for Coxe, 101-3
- political pamphlets
by, 102-3n
- Cobbett responds to,
579n
Callis, William Overton
- letter to, 346-7
- identified, 346n
- assists TJ in purchase
of slaves, 346-7
- letter from cited, 347n
Calvin, John, 134
Cambridge University
"Camillus"
- pseudonym used by R. King,
431n
- in defense of Jay Treaty, 535.
- See also Hamilton, Alexander
Campbell, Alexander, 614
Campbell, John, 494
Campbell, Neill
Campbell Co., Va.
- TJ seeks land patents
in, 537-8, 553, 608-9
canal companies.
- See
- James River Company
- Potomac Canal Company
Candid Examination of the Objections to the
Treaty (William L. Smith), 535-6n
candles
- in TJ's groceries, 248, 336, 432
capital
- specie, stocks as, 154
- British, and
American merchants, 508
- shortage of,
in U.S., 621
Carey, John
- letter from, 324-5
- Official
Letters to the Honorable American Congress,
324-5
Carey, Mathew, 423, 476n
Carmichael, Antonia Reynon
- letter from,
504
- identified, 504n
- and letters of
Cort‚s, 495, 504, 513, 545, 622
Carmichael, William
- letter to, 4-5
- informed
of TJ's resignation from Cabinet,
4-5
- TJ's correspondence with, 78
- as commissioner to Spain, 117, 119n,
122
- Spain refuses to negotiate with,
120, 148, 489-90
- attests to Blake's service,
185, 381, 382n
- obtains letters of
Cort‚s for TJ, 186, 255-6, 381-2, 495,
513, 622
- obtains Ulloa's manuscript,
382, 545, 622
- in poor health, 382
- obtains
manuscript for TJ, 383n
- and
books for TJ, 504
- death, accounts of,
504n
Carnot, Lazare Nicolas Marguerite, 532-3
Carr, Barbara Overton (Mrs. John Carr),
166, 226-7
Carr, Dabney (TJ's brother-in-law), 477n
Carr, Dabney (TJ's nephew)
- letter to,
166-7
- invited to study at Monticello,
166
- and TJ's law books, 166, 350, 399
- letters from cited, 167n
- letters to cited,
167n
- witnesses deed of manumission,
222
- inheritance of, 226
- transmits payment
for TJ, 227
- leaves Monticello,
242
- care of, 346n
Carr, Ellen Carr (Mrs. Samuel Carr), 362
Carr, John (1706-1778), 226-7
Carr, John (b. 1753)
- letter from, 477
- identified, 477n
- searches county records, 477, 481
- witnesses deed of manumission,
605
Carr, Martha Jefferson (Mrs. Dabney
Carr, TJ's sister)
- visits Monticello,
166, 242, 419
- and wheat for TJ, 167
- residence of, 362
Carr, Mary (Polly, TJ's niece)
- visits
Monticello, 166, 242
Carr, Overton, 362
Carr, Peter (TJ's nephew)
- inheritance of,
226
- visits Monticello, 242, 429, 430
- education of, 346n
- regards sent to, 392,
515
- and Cobbs suit, 575, 599, 608
- and
pamphlets for TJ, 578
- characterized by
TJ, 608
Carr, Samuel
Carr, Samuel (TJ's nephew)
- inheritance
of, 226
- marriage of, 362
carriage tax
- Madison describes, 52, 72-4,
92
- TJ pays, 168
- unpopular in Va.,
260
- Supreme Court upholds constitutionality
of, 614
Carrington, Edward
- prospective military
commission for, 41
- stand on Jay
Treaty, 430, 449
Carrington, Elizabeth Jaquelin Ambler
Brent (Mrs. Edward Carrington), 429
Carrington, Paul (1764-1816)
- invited to
Monticello, 468
Carrington, Paul I., 99n
Carroll, Daniel
- as Federal District Commissioner,
207, 306-8
carrots
- and crop-rotation plans, 95
- inventory
of seeds at Monticello, 257
Cart, Jean Jacques
- Lettres de Jean-Jacques Cart à Bernard Demuralt, 50-1, 57
- and claims of Pays de Vaud, 57, 71
Carter, Charles (of Blenheim)
- letter to,
66
- and TJ's debt to Carter & Trent, 66
- letters from cited, 66n
- letters to cited,
66n
- and Harding v. Carter, 514
- and recovery
of Mazzei's money for Colle, 603
Carter, Charles (of Shirley), 290n
Carter, Edward
- estate of, 66, 355, 361,
379, 380, 381
- death, 380n
- Harding's
suit against, 514
- Monroe interested in
lands of, 529
Carter, Maria Farley (Mrs. William
Champe Carter), 430
Carter, Sarah Champe (widow of Edward
Carter)
- letter to, 380
- letter from, 398
- identified, 380n
- TJ sends respects to,
306, 327-8
- business affairs, 333, 354,
379, 380, 398, 430
- recovering from
smallpox, 398
Carter, William Champe
- letters to, 305-6,
327-8, 379-80, 430
- letters from, 309,
326, 381
- identified, 306n
- land dealings,
187, 379-80
- sells land to Short,
305-6, 309, 326, 327-8, 332-4, 354,
379, 380, 398, 430
- business affairs,
334
- drafts in favor of, 335, 378, 379-80n,
381, 383, 421, 437
- letters to cited,
381n, 430n
- receives visitors, 429
Carter & Trent
Carter's mountain (Albemarle Co.)
- and
Monroe's tree nursery, 35
Cary, Archibald
Cary, Jane Barbara Carr (Mrs. Wilson
Cary, TJ's niece), 166
Cary, Wilson
- and R. Randolph's estate,
289n
- estate of, 519n
Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High
Court of Chancery (Thomas Vernon)
- TJ sells to A. Stuart, 351, 399
Cases Argued and Determined in the High
Court of Chancery (Francis Vesey)
- TJ
sells to A. Stuart, 351
cassia chamæcrista
- in Strickland's notes,
373n
Catalogue of Mathematical and Philosophical
Instruments
- sent by Vall-Travers,
470-1
Catesby, Mark
Catherine II (the Great), Empress of
Russia, 412
Catlett, Kemp
- buys Colle, 355, 361
- business affairs, 463
"Cato"
- pseudonym used by Robert R.
Livingston, 433-4n
Caton, James, 99n
cattle
- as investment, 59
- inventory of, at
Poplar Forest, 65-6
- and TJ's crop-
rotation plan, 233
- corn consumption of
milk cows, 235
- at Shadwell, 243
- and
restoration of land, 298-300
- acquired
by Knox, 389
- for TJ, 553
cauliflower
- in inventory of seeds at Monticello,
257
Cavallo, Tiberius
- Treatise on Magnetism,
364, 469
Caylar. See Fuzier-Cayla, Guillaume
celery
- in inventory of seeds at Monticello,
257
Cellier, Charles E., 199
census
Central America
- Ulloa's commentary on
Panama, 382, 545, 622
- explored by
Malaspina, 383n
Cepede. See Lacépède, Bernard Germain
Étienne de LaVille-sur-Illon, Comte de
Ceracchi, Giuseppe
- letters from, 33-4,
200-1, 302-4, 347-9
- bust of TJ, xxxvii,
33, 336 (illus.), 200, 235n, 302, 317n,
348-9
- plan for national monument,
xxxvii, 33-4, 302-4, 347-9
- bust of Madison,
34
- arrives at Boston with family,
155
- letter from cited, 201n
- letters to
cited, 201n
Ceracchi, Therese Schlishan, 201
Cervantes, Miguel de
- Don Quixote, 185-6,
255, 356, 377
Chalmers, George
- Collection of Treaties,
211-13, 228
Champagne, France
Chapman, William, 471-3
Chaptal, Jean Antoine, 518n
chariot
- T. M. Randolph sends for, 225
- wheels for, 249
Charleroi, Belgium
Charles, Jacques Alexandre César
- Représentation du globe aérostatique,
595, 596n
Charles IV, King of Spain
- and negotiations
with U.S., 119-20, 489, 490
- father-in-law of Louis of Parma, 518n
Charles City Co., Va.
- and TJ's collection
of Va. laws, 586
Charleston, S.C.
- protests British spoliations
on U.S. commerce, 44-5
- sends
memorial to Congress, 44
Charlottesville, Va.
- market for wheat at,
35
- post from Richmond to, 58, 479
- postmastership, 101, 104-5
- and sales of
TJ's nails, 384, 487, 573, 580, 618n
- celebrates feast day, 435
- holds public
meeting on Jay Treaty, 435
- courts held
at, 468
- TJ characterizes as hot and
noisy, 468
- Volney considers settling in,
525, 551
Chase, Samuel, 607
Chastellux, Alfred Louis Jean Philippe,
Comte de
- seeks compensation from
U.S., 343-4, 613-14
- mentioned, 464,
498
Chastellux, François Jean de Beauvoir,
Marquis de
- financial support for family
of, 343-4, 463, 498, 613
- Travels in
North America, 372n
Chastellux, Marie Joséphine Charlotte
Brigitte Plunkett, Marquise de
- letter
from, 343-4
- identified, 344n
- applies for
pension from U.S., 343-4, 463-4, 498,
613-14
- transmits letter, 542
- letter from
cited, 542n
Chauvelin, François Bernard, 411
Chauvet, David
- fled Geneva, 131, 133n,
158
Cherokee river
- as site of Eldorado, 37-8
chicory
- recommended by A. Young, 95-6
- Washington grows, 499
children
- of slave families, 100, 223n, 247,
346-7, 435
- minor illnesses of, 111, 270,
293, 435
- speech development, 111,
182
- write, dictate letters, 112, 249
- disposition,
character of, 249, 251, 260,
599
- pastimes, 249, 270
- suffer from
homesickness, 249, 609
- death of TJ's
infant granddaughter, 419.
- See also
- Randolph, Ellen Wayles, I (Eleonor, TJ's granddaughter)
- Randolph, Anne Cary (TJ's granddaughter)
- Randolph, Thomas Jefferson (TJ's grandson)
chocolate
- on TJ's grocery lists, 336, 431
Christ Church (Philadelphia)
- site of barometric
measurements, 594
Christian VII, King of Denmark, 23, 188
Christie, Gabriel
- characterized by Madison,
267
- seeks letter of introduction,
267, 292, 315
- seeks vetch seed for TJ,
291
Church, Angelica Schuyler (Mrs. John
Barker Church)
- letter to, 454
- M. Cosway's
friendship for, 201, 210, 455, 543
- TJ's friendship for, 454
- letter for sent
care of T. Pinckney, 457
Church, Catherine (Kitty), 454
Church, Edward, 255
Church, John Barker, 454
Churchman, John
Cicero, Marcus Tullius
- mentioned by Ceracchi,
303
- works of, 404n
- Monroe alludes
to, 533
cichorium intybus
- sent to G. Washington, 232.
- See also succory
cigars
Cincinnati, Society of
- and command of
provisional army, 41
- contrasted with
democratic societies, 228-9
- TJ's opinion
of, 228-9
Cincinnatus
- mentioned by Ceracchi, 303
ciphers
- for Monroe, 96, 100
- TJ has none
for Short, 355-6
- TJ uses, 449, 451n,
510-11
- use of, 606
Claiborne, Richard
- letter to, 273-4
- promotes
useful and fine arts, 273-4
- letter
from cited, 273n
Claret, Charles Pierre, Compte de
Fleurieu, 383n
Clark, Abraham
- propositions concerning
trade with Great Britain, 52n, 67, 69,
73-4
- as candidate for Congress, 202
Clark, Bowling
- letter to, 553
- memorandum
from, 65-6
- prepares inventory of
livestock, 65-6
- letters from cited, 66n,
261n, 553n
- letters to cited, 66n, 261n,
553n
- delivers letter, 113
- reports on tobacco
crop, 260-1, 552
- and TJ's Poplar
Forest lands, 537-8, 553-4
Clark, Christopher
- letter to, 108-9
- identified,
109n
- collects bonds for TJ, 108-9,
218
- letters from cited, 109n
- and TJ's
account with Lyle, 321-2
- order on
Hart, 514
Clark, George Rogers, 9
Clarke, John, Jr.
Clarke, John, Sr.
Clarke, John (Va.)
- applies for patent,
374-5
Clayton, John, 425
Clergy-Man's Law (William Watson)
Clinton, George
- declines to run for office,
265
- and Monroe's "sketch," 397-8n
clock, great
- gong for, 168-9, 183, 249,
304, 351, 377, 552, 561
- cleaning, repair
of, 351
clocks
- at Monticello, need repair, 351
cloth, clothing
- for slaves, 76, 84, 93, 204
- waterproofing of, 106-7
- purchased by
TJ, 155
- wool, as cure for rheumatism,
184
- price of, at Philadelphia, 204.
- See also osnaburgs (osnabrigs)
clover
- TJ recommends cultivation of, 55
- in rotation of crops, 75, 94-5, 231-3,
354, 362, 464-5
- Siberian melilot, recommended
by A. Young, 95-6, 232
- and
restoration of land, 295-300
- white, and
restoration of land, 297
- TJ's experiments
with red, 339
- thrives for TJ,
354-5
- effect of bad winter on first cutting
of, 363
- buffalo, in Strickland's
notes, 372n
- yield of, 373
- Washington
reports on growing of, 499
Clover Forest (Randolph estate)
- conveyance
challenged, 287-8
clover seed
- TJ buys, 206, 242, 247, 249,
625
- price of, 242, 326
- sprouting of,
264, 270
- sowing of, 293, 326, 625
- Breckinridge sends TJ, 417
Clow, Andrew, & Co.
- and TJ's accounts,
97, 98, 169
Cobbett, William
- pamphlet mistakenly ascribed
to, 536n
- Bone to Gnaw, 578-9
- New-Year's Gift to the Democrats, 578-9
- "Peter Porcupine" pamphlets by, 579n
Cobbs, Thomas
- loses tobacco, 446
- suit
against TJ, 446n, 574-5, 608
- letter to
cited, 575n
Cobbs, Thomas (Buckingham Co., Va.)
Coburg. See Saxe-Coburg, Friedrich
Josias, Prince of
cocoa
- and Article 12 of Jay Treaty, 400n
cod
- on TJ's grocery lists, 336, 432
- tongues and sounds of, 432, 609
coffee
- price of, 22
- on TJ's grocery lists,
336, 431
- and Article 12 of Jay Treaty,
400n
Coke, Sir Edward
- First Part of the Institutes
of the Laws of England, 331-2, 351
Coleman, Lindsey (Linsey)
- transaction
with TJ, Wayles estate, 519, 522-3,
534, 536
Coleman, Robert, 47
Coleman, Samuel, 64
Coles, Isaac, 544
cole seed
Colle (Mazzei's Va. estate)
- proximity to
Short's land, 355
- purchased by Kemp
Catlett, 355, 361
- recovery of money for,
369, 603, 604n
- Monroe interested in
acquiring, 529
Collection des Moralistes Anciens
Collection of All Such Acts of the General
Assembly of Virginia, of a Public and
Permanent Nature as are Now in Force
- cited by TJ, 408
- TJ seeks copy of, 537,
581
- quoted by TJ, 538-9
Collection of All Such Public Acts of the
General Assembly, and Ordinances of the
Conventions of Virginia, Passed Since the
Year 1768
- quoted by TJ, 538-9
- TJ
binds copy of, 582
Collection of Modern Entries (John Lilly)
- TJ sells to A. Stuart, 351
Collection of Select and Modern Entries (Sir
Creswell Levinz)
- TJ sells to A. Stuart,
351
Collection of Treaties between Great Britain
and other powers (George Chalmers)
- sent to TJ by G. Joy, 211-13, 228
Collins, Minton
- TJ buys clover seed from,
625
- letters from cited, 625n
- letters to
cited, 625n
Collot d'Herbois, Jean Marie
- denounced
and tried, 146, 393
Columbian Centinel (Boston)
- charges
against Madison in, 26-8
- read by Ebeling,
424
- TJ on, 506, 509
Commentaries, or Reports of Edmund Plowden
- TJ sells to A. Stuart, 351
Committee of the States
Compendio della storia geografica, naturale,
e civile del regno del Chili (Juan Ignacio
Molina)
Complete Collection of all the Laws of Virginia
now in force (John Purvis)
- and
publication of Va. laws, 584
- in TJ's collection
of Va. laws, 586
Comyns, Sir John
Condé-sur-l'Escaut, France
- and War of
First Coalition, 146
Confederation, Articles of, 507
Congress, Continental
- and medals for military
officers, 486
Connaissance des temps
Connecticut
- price of mules from, 227-8
- studied by Ebeling, 428n
Connecticut Courant (Hartford)
Constantine VII
Constitution of the United States
- and tax
on carriages, 72-4, 92
- threat to principles
of, 211-13, 220-1, 228-9
- and excise
law, 229
- and Jay Treaty, 475-7, 534-5,
539, 555
- and political divisions in
America, 507
- TJ on adoption of, 507
- and expansion of executive powers, 540
- and limits to congressional jurisdiction,
576-7
- Va. proposes amendments to,
601-2
- and compensation for families of
Revolutionary War officers from France,
613
Continental Register, 428n
Cooper, Thomas
- plans to settle in U.S.,
24, 67
- opinions on Great Britain, 172
- work drawn on by Pictet de Rochemont,
280
corn
- grown on Monroe's land, 56
- in TJ's
crop-rotation plans, 68, 231-3, 435,
464-5
- in rotation of crops, 75, 354,
361-2, 377
- as crop at Monticello, 111
- drill for sowing, 112, 233, 328
- price of,
186, 203, 217, 418, 580, 606, 608, 617
- consumption of at Shadwell, 235
- corn
meal, 236
- T. M. Randolph's crop, 247,
429
- and restoration of land, 294-8
- as
feed for animals, 363
- damaged by
weather, 435, 438, 457
- increasing production
of, 473n
- destructive effects of,
499
- scarcity of, 604, 606, 608
- TJ
buys, 617
Cornelius, William, 354, 356n
Cornuaud, Isaac, 199
Corsange, Pierre Claude Etienne, 318-19
Corsica
- in War of First Coalition, 91-2
- British withdraw from, 96
Cortés (Cortez), Hernán
- TJ seeks edition
of letters of, 50, 62, 186, 187, 255-6,
356, 377, 381-2, 495, 504, 513, 545,
622
Cosway, Louisa Paolina Angelica, 210, 543
Cosway, Maria Hadfield (Mrs. Richard
Cosway)
- letter to, 455-6
- letters from,
201, 209-11, 543-4
- returns to London,
201, 209-10
- TJ's friendship with, 201,
209-11, 454, 455-6, 543-4
- mentioned,
207
Cosway, Richard, 210-11
cotton
- and restoration of land, 295-8
- and
Article 12 of Jay Treaty, 400n
Cougnard, Jean David, 199
Couthon, Georges, 146
Coxe, Tench
- letters to, 373-4, 460-1
- letters
from, 22-5, 25, 39-40, 66-7, 89-92,
101-3, 309-10, 421-3, 516-17
- forwards
news from Europe, 25, 39-40, 67
- View
of the United States, 25, 309, 373, 491,
495, 497n
- encloses Callender's pamphlet,
101-3
- may leave administration,
215
- as candidate for Senate, 245
- forwards
letters for TJ, 373, 460-1, 516
- and Jay Treaty, 475-6, 516
- "Examination of the pending Treaty with Great Britain," 516-17
- mentioned, 412n
Craig, Adam, 289n
Cramer, Gabriel, 143
Cramer, Jean Manassé, 143
cress, English
- in inventory of seeds at
Monticello, 257
Croke, Sir George
- Reports of Sir George Croke . . . of the Court of King's Bench,
351
Crosby, Sampson
- letters to, 467-8, 561-2,
622-3
- identified, 468n
- and Franklin's
gong, 168
- letters from cited, 169n,
468n, 562n
- letters to cited, 169n, 468n,
622n
- asked to arrange for newspapers,
repair of blinds, 377, 379, 386, 467-8,
561, 622
- payments to, 379, 386, 421,
437
- receives book for TJ, 545
- orders
Aurora for TJ, 560, 562
Crouch, Mr.
Crown Circuit Companion (William
Stubbs and George Talmash)
- loaned to
E. Randolph, 187
cucumber
- in inventory of seeds at Monticello,
257
Cullen, Robina. See Millar, Robina Cullen
(Mrs. John Craig Millar)
Cullen, William, 276, 285
Curles (Randolph estate)
- conveyance
challenged, 285-91
- deed to, 289n
currency
- exchange rate for sterling, 15
- depreciation of, and increase in exports,
309
Currie, James
- financial affairs, 8-9
- treats
T. M. Randolph's illness, 111
- and
R. Randolph's estate, 289n
- delivers letter,
429, 434-5
- mentioned, 487
Currie, William
"Curtius"
- Hamilton mistakenly identified
as, 475-6
- cites TJ documents to support
Jay Treaty, 476n
- pseudonym used
by Kent, Webster, 476n
Cushing, William
cymling (cymlin) seeds