abolition
· Va. laws on, 96n, 120n
· Tucker's proposals for, 488-9, 519
Abolition Society, Virginia, 120n
Abram (Abraham, TJ's slave)
· TJ mortgages, 98
Abrégé de l'Histoire générale des voyages, contenant ce qu'il y a de plus remarquable, de plus utile & de mieux avéré dans les pays où les voyageurs ont pénétré (Jean François de La Harpe)
· cited by TJ, 155, 156n, 296
Acer pseudoplatanus (sycamore)
· seeds of, sent to TJ, 105
Adams, Abigail
· correspondence with husband, 224n, 252n
Adams, John
· letter to, 235-7
· letter from, 58-9
· letter to cited, 23n
· address from Senate, 392-5
· address to Senate, 396
·
Diplomatic Career
o expenditures, accounts, 17-18, 58
o and Franklin, 17-18
o minister to Britain, 23n
o in Amsterdam, 467
o and forged letter on treatment of Tories, 506n
o and boundary with British possessions, 626-7
·
Election of 1796
o election results, viii, 211, 218, 226-7, 228n, 234-7 255, 261
o characterized as friend of monarchy, 193-6
o support for, 193-9, 232, 253, 326
o and Hamilton's intrigues, 214, 223, 226, 251, 265, 326
o as opponent of banks and funding system, 214-15, 226
o supported by TJ as president elect, 223-4, 234-7 247-8, 250, 270
o comments on support for Clinton, 592-3
·
Opinions
o on D'Ivernois, Mably, 58-9
o on France, 59, 593
o on republicanism, democracies, 59, 593
o on banks, 214-15
o on elective government, 592-3
·
Personal Affairs
o correspondence with A. Adams, 224n, 252n
o and Wirt, 359n
·
Portraits
o mezzotint by Graham, xl, 318 (illus.)
·
President
o convenes Congress, viii, 76-7, 325, 350, 392, 416 418n, 435n
o and TJ's letter to Mazzei, 76
o TJ urges to avoid war, 235, 237
o and relations with France, 316, 340, 342-3, 367, 370-1 371n, 373-4n, 380, 382, 394-5, 396, 416, 418-19n, 425 442-3, 551-3, 557, 560
o sends correspondence, papers to Congress, 325, 472 563-4
o relations with Gerry, 326-7, 402, 415
o Paine criticizes, 340, 342-3, 367
o public regard for, 368-9
o and sons of Duchesse d'Orléans, 369
o May 1797 address to Congress, 370-1, 372, 373n, 379 382, 385, 392, 395n, 401, 405, 407, 411, 416, 425 431, 438, 442-3, 455, 459
o and French influence in Netherlands, 372
o recommends naval defense, 377n, 594
o appointments, 387n, 486-7
o and unity of sentiment with Senate, 396
o and appointment of envoys to France, 420n, 443
o signs legislation, 423n
o and legislation, 434-5n
o and authority to lay embargoes, 461, 462
o Genet praises, 471
o petitioned by Vincennes claimants, 508n
o relations with Cabinet, 552
o and U.S. ministers abroad, 565
o Nov. 1797 address to Congress, 587-9, 592
o on convening Congress during epidemics, 592
o removes Coxe, 595
·
President Elect
o attitude toward France, Britain, 272, 273
o desires Madison on mission to France, 273n
o Madison's views on, 280, 285
o and notification of election to office, 282
o relinquishes Senate duties, 283n
o seeks advice on transition to new administration 304-5
o succeeds Washington, 317
·
Relations with Jefferson
o defeats TJ for presidency, 226-7
o political differences, 234, 362-3
o TJ's conciliatory letter to, 234-7
o distorted by press, 235
o TJ expresses esteem, respect for, 235, 237, 259, 270 311, 362
o cordiality after election, 251, 252n, 263-4, 271, 273 280-1
o Gerry on, 326-7, 475
o and TJ's letter to P. Fitzhugh, 418n, 560
o consults with TJ on mission to France, 551-2
·
Vice President
o and TJ's notification of election, 282n, 304, 305-6
o counts electoral votes, 305n, 306n
o resides at Francis's hotel, 469n
o response to publication of forged letter, 505
·
Writings
o Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, 194, 342, 345n
o Collection of State-Papers, 342, 344-5n
Adams, John Quincy
· reports on French influence at the Hague, 372, 374n
· appointed minister to Prussia, 411, 412-13n, 414
Adams, Richard (brickmason)
· witnesses mortgage, 210
Adams, Samuel
· TJ praises, 290
Adams administration
· and France's refusal to receive C. C. Pinckney, 371
· and appointments, 564
Addison, Joseph
· Cato, 52n
Adet, Pierre Auguste
· letter from, 355
· and French opposition to Jay Treaty, 214-15
· addresses French complaints against U.S., 273n, 280
· returns to France, 316, 355
· wishes good relations with TJ, U.S., 355
· letter to cited, 355n
· and U.S. policy, 384, 419n
Aeneid (Virgil)
· quoted, 519
· mentioned, 386
Aesop
· fable of floating sticks, 237, 238n
Africa
· languages, 201n
Aggey (Aggy, TJ's slave)
· TJ mortgages, 98
Agrarian Justice, Opposed to Agrarian Law, and to Agrarian Monopoly (Thomas Paine)
· TJ sends to Madison, 434, 435n
agriculture
· La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt's innovations, 149n
· research in France, 333
· S.C. Agricultural Society, 367, 487
· grasses, clovers, and legumes grown in the U.S. and Britain 510-12
· See also Great Britain: Agriculture
Akin, James
· megalonyx engravings, xxxix, 318 (illus.)
· caricature of TJ, xl
Albany, N.Y.
· Volney to visit, 174
Albemarle Co., Va.
· suits in county court, 26, 63-4n, 158
· elects delegates to Va. General Assembly, 27, 52, 322-3 327-8, 349, 350n
· price of corn in, 37, 51-2, 67
· crops and weather in, 43
· land prices, 124
· wheat grown in, 146, 147, 350
· physicians in, 153
· prospects for mill seat on Moore's Creek, 350-1
· TJ plans to attend court, 436
· and TJ's grand jury petition, 490, 491-504, 524
· roads in, 586
Alcock, Elizabeth Gregory Thornton Walker, 5, 169
Alcock, Weston, 5
alcohol
· brewed v. distilled, 104-5
· supply of, for harvest, 414
· tax proposed on, 461, 462
Alexander (the Great), 318
Alexander, William
· letter to, 158
· orders nails from TJ, 158, 525
· letter from cited, 525n
Alexandria, Va.
· wheat prices at, 322
· climate at, compared to Monticello, 351
Algiers
· U.S. treaty with, 9, 62, 70-1, 95n, 369n
· ransom of U.S. captives in, 68-9, 369
· U.S. relations with, 135, 256
· and construction of U.S. frigates, 377n
· potential British intercession with, 628-9
alien acts
· passage of, 537n
Allegheny Mountains
· plants at foot of, 319
Allison, Burgess, 378
Allison, Patrick
· recounts attack on Logan's kin, 556
Ambler, Jacquelin, 191, 240
American Minerva (New York)
· and TJ's letter to Mazzei, vii, 75-6, 80, 86-7, 385n
· publishes letter from Paris, 109-10
· See also Webster, Noah
American Philosophical Society
· letter to, 276-7
· letter from, 254
· elects TJ president, viii, 252, 254, 276-7
· elects members, 65n, 101n, 154n, 206, 322, 323n, 415 509-10, 525
· books presented to, 102n
· papers by members, 130, 133n, 140, 322n
· TJ announces megalonyx discovery to, 138-9
· publishes TJ's megalonyx report, 165, 182-3, 200-2, 205-6 275, 284, 391, 510
· seeks, receives specimens, 201, 202n, 398, 403
· officers, 254
· and TJ's plan to record, study winds, 259
· publishes TJ's letter, 277n
· TJ's report on the megalonyx, 291-304
· TJ presides over, 300-1n
· See also Rittenhouse, David
American Revolution
· France's participation in, 76
· lands confiscated during, 157n
· J. Carey's publication of letters from, 180-2, 205
· T. Pickering's role in, 381
· principles of jeopardized, 447-8
American Universal Geography (Jedidiah Morse)
· prints Logan's speech, 455n
“Americanus” (pseudonym)
· publishes articles in Va. Gazette criticizing Jefferson 76
Ames, Fisher
· and Jay Treaty, 36
· as member of House committee, 218
· views on relations with France, 228n
· retires from Congress, 381, 411, 413n, 417
Amherst Co., Va.
· price of corn in, 36, 37
· and TJ's grand jury petition, 490, 491-504, 524
Amis, Iles de. See Tonga
Amsterdam
· and American financial transactions, 89, 95, 165n
· C. C. Pinckney goes to, 231n
· Adams in, 467
“Anas”
· described, 486-7n
Anderson, Nathaniel
· and Mazzei's finances, 65n
· TJ's account with, 65n
Anderson, William (London merchant)
· and Mazzei's finances, 65, 81, 90, 200
Andes Mountains
· Volney alludes to, 175
Anglicans
· and Jay Treaty, 95
Angola (Eppes estate, Cumberland Co., Va.)
· and marriage settlement of J. W. Eppes, 532-3, 549-50
· Peyroux publishes essay in, 133n
Annual Register . . . For the Year 1787 (London)
· prints Logan's speech, 454, 455n
anteaters
· associated with megatherium, 299, 510
Anville, Madame d'. See Enville, Louise Elisabeth de La Rochefoucauld, Duchesse d'
· publication of, 410n
· as revision of Notes on Virginia, 455n, 600
· prints documents, 603n
· See also Logan (Mingo Indian)
Appomattox River
· and proposed road from Georgetown to Ga., 529
· lands on, 533n, 549
apricots
· possible introduction of French variety, 5
Apthorpe, Charles Ward, 398, 403
Arcola
· French victory in battle of, 305n
Argus (New York)
· publishes TJ's letter to Mazzei, 76
· reports comments by Harper, 593n
Aristotle
· History of Animals, 295
Arnold, Benedict, 194
artisans
· cabinetmaker, 379
· in Philadelphia, 523
· See also Monticello: brickmasons, stonemasons
Asia
· and comparative study of languages, 201-2, 446-7
asparagus
· grown at Monticello, 322
asses
· and farm implements, 318
Ast, William Frederick
· letter from, 190-1
· fire insurance program, 190-1, 239-44
auditor. See
· Harrison, Richard
· Pendleton, John
Augusta, Ga.
· as terminus of proposed road from Georgetown, 529
Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Ga.)
· and TJ's letter to Mazzei, 79n
Auldjo, Thomas
· letter from quoted, 583-4
· letter from cited, 584n
“Aurelius” (John Gardner), 199n
Aurora (Philadelphia)
· criticized, xxxvii
· and TJ's letter to Mazzei, 76, 79
· and election of 1796, 228n
· publishes political correspondence, 309, 440n, 517n, 593n
· TJ subscribes to, 442, 544
· prints forged Washington letters, 506n
· See also Bache, Benjamin Franklin
Austin (TJ's slave)
· TJ mortgages, 98
· in marriage settlement of Mary Jefferson, 550
Austria
· truce with France, 56
· War of First Coalition, 117, 169, 341, 422, 423n
· opposes France along Rhine and in Italy, 135-6, 161
· Archduke Charles defeated by Bonaparte, 341, 344n
· and peace of Leoben, 367n, 431, 433, 434n, 436, 438, 450 451, 459, 558
Avignon, France
· Volney compares Kanawha River region to, 151
Azevedo, António de Araújo
· and Portuguese-French diplomacy, xxxvii
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Bache, Benjamin Franklin
· prints speeches, papers, 51, 215n, 435n
· publishes debates on Jay Treaty, 62-3
· as publisher of Aurora, 76, 79, 309, 442
· publishes Washington's questions to Cabinet on neutrality 127, 129n, 141-2
· as Cobbett's adversary, 140n
· advertises “Jonathan Pindar” odes, 192
· forwards items from Saint-Domingue, 348, 387
· and financial transactions, 401, 544
· publishes country edition of Aurora, 416, 434
· and Callender, 537n
· publishes Monroe's View, 544-5n, 562-3, 576, 586
· and TJ's correspondence with P. Fitzhugh, 561
· on situation in France, 576
· prints TJ's extract of letter, 583-4
· prints TJ's letter to J. Henry, 603n
· See also Aurora (Philadelphia)
· country edition of the Aurora, 416, 434
bacon
· in diet during harvest, 414
Bagwell (TJ's slave)
· TJ mortgages, 98
Bahama islands, W.I.
· within range of U.S. coastal gunboats, 377
Bailey, Theodorus
· buys land from Madison, 591, 592n
Baldwin, Abraham
· at Constitutional Convention, 57n
· as member of House committee, 218
· resides at Francis's hotel, 469n
· investigates charges against Blount, 473n
Ballantine, Hugh, 150-1
Baltimore, Md.
· response to Jay Treaty, 70
· transportation at, 308-9
· price of wheat and tobacco at, 309, 322
Banister, John, 102
Banister, John, Jr.
· TJ's account with, 45n
· debt owed TJ by estate of, 102
Bank of England
· ceases specie payments, 340-1, 344n, 370-1, 373, 379, 427 431, 433, 438, 459
Bank of the United States
· role in U.S. public finance, 124, 125n
· Cathalan invests in, 368
· influence of war on, 427
· and TJ's transactions, 482n, 545
bankruptcies
· in Philadelphia, 261
banks
· favor Jay Treaty, 73, 94
· Adams's views on, 214-15
· public opinion of, 228
· blamed for economic distress, 255
· and financial speculation, 329
· and British influence in U.S., 363
· and paper money, metals, 401, 594
Banks, Henry
· letter to, 213
· mortgages Greenbrier lands to TJ, 213, 219-20
· letters from cited, 213n
· letter to cited, 213n
· purchases Elk Hill, 274
Barbary States
· relations with U.S., 376, 377n
Barclay, George, & Co.
· and Mazzei's finances, 81, 90
Barclay, Robert
· order in favor of, 107, 108n
Barclay, Thomas
· and TJ's French accounts, 14-15, 18
· makes purchases for Va., 37-8n
barley
· used for feed in Spain, 28
· for breweries, 104-5
· varieties compared, 104-5
· Short sends variety from France, 332-3, 464, 597-8
Barnes, John
· letters to, 50, 107-8, 125, 167-8, 183, 186, 206-7, 212 219, 277-8, 324-5, 481-2, 484-5, 523, 531, 534, 544-5
· letters from, 484, 509, 530-1, 542-3, 561-2
· letters to cited, 50n, 278n, 325n, 482n
· handles TJ's financial transactions, 125, 186, 219, 231 324-5, 455, 481-2, 484-5, 509, 523, 530-1, 534, 542, 577 598-9
· letters from cited, 125n, 278n, 482n, 485n, 544n
· fills orders for TJ, 184, 187, 212-13, 324
· draft on cited, 187n
· powers of attorney, 219, 277-8, 465n, 544-5, 561
· and Short's affairs, 219, 277-8, 318n, 464, 481, 523, 530 544-5, 597
· and TJ's tobacco, 316, 413, 426-7
· and mammoth tooth, 360, 481, 484
· promissory note to, 482n
· and A. Hamilton, 534, 542-3
· and payments to Callender, 537n, 544, 561
· and funds for Monroe, 544-5, 576, 595
· pays for newspapers, pamphlets, 544
Barney, Capt. Joshua
· commands French squadron, 347
· and possible appointment to W.I., 586, 587n
Barras, Paul François Jean Nicolas, Vicomte de, 371n
Barraud, Philip, 488-9
Barrett (b. 1795, TJ's slave)
· in marriage settlement of Mary Jefferson, 550
Barthélemy, François, 485
Barton, Benjamin Smith
· letters to, 192, 367-8
· letters from, 165-6, 182-3, 200-2
· reads TJ's letter to APS, 139n
· debt to TJ, 165-6, 182, 192, 201
· essay on snakes, 165, 166n, 182, 192
· and natural history, 165-6
· to send pamphlets, 192, 201
· describes Ohio artifacts, 201, 202n
· studies American Indians, languages, 201-2, 367-8, 445-7
· dedicates book to TJ, 367-8, 445-7
· ideas of progress, civilization, 446-7
Barton, William
· secretary of APS, 254, 276-7
Bartram, John, 391n
Bartram, John, Jr., 391n
Bartram, William
· and French apricots, 5
· converses with Strickland, 117
· collection of botanical specimens, 136, 390, 391n
· and oil shrub, 319
Bartram's Garden (Philadelphia), 390, 391n
Batavian Republic
· Adams assesses, 59
· and British restrictions on Dutch firms, 89, 90
· political turmoil in, 215
· appointment of U.S. minister to Amsterdam, 327, 486-7
· U.S. representation in, 327
· British policy toward, 342
· relations with U.S and France, 372, 374n
· naval strength, 376
· potential investment in U.S. funds, 464
· British defeat Dutch fleet, 585-6
Bates, Thomas, 477
Bauman, Sebastian
· letter from, 403-4
· identified, 403-4n
· dispute over militia rank, 403-4
Bayard, James A., 473n
Beall, Mr., 559
Beaujolais, Louis Charles d'Orléans, Comte de
· travels in U.S., 312-13, 369
Beckley, John
· defeated as clerk of House of Representatives, 372, 374n
· and Callender, 479n, 537n
· and charges against A. Hamilton, 558, 560n
· and TJ's letter to J. Henry, 604
bedding
· TJ supplies Derieux with, 141
Bedford. See Poplar Forest (TJ's estate)
Bedford Co., Va.
· TJ's transactions in, 93, 202-4, 307
· search for P. Jefferson's land records at, 185
· and marriage settlements of TJ's daughters, 424, 532
Bedinger, Daniel
· and E. Rutledge's shipment to TJ, 357, 386, 387n
Bee, Thomas
· letters from, 367, 487
· thanks TJ for gifts to Agricultural Society, 367, 487
· letter to cited, 487n
beef
· in payment of protested bill, 65n
· beefsteak with ketchup, 221
· price of, in France, 341
· Federal District as potential market for, 529
· TJ takes portion of from Davenport, 587
beer
· morality improved by use of brewed rather than distilled liquor, 104-5
· bottled for TJ, 360
Begouën, Desmeaux & Cie.
· in TJ's French accounts, 16, 31, 39
Belgium
· and War of First Coalition, 71
· brought under French control, 161-2, 165n
Bell, Thomas
· letter to, 370-1
· letter from, 427
· and Cobbs suit, 63
· and TJ's slave mortgages, 97n
· and Derieux's affairs, 141
· attests to documents, 219n, 331n, 545n
· TJ sends political and financial news to, 371, 401
· letters from cited, 371n
· letters to cited, 371n
· dines at Monticello, 427
· urges TJ to keep out of war with France, 427
· and Madison's order for nails, 591
Belle Grove (Frederick Co., Va.)
· Hite's residence at, 137n
Ben (Shawnee Indian)
· murder of, 441
Bentley, William, 476-7
Benton (Benson), Lemuel, 411, 413n
Berkenhead (Berkheanhead), John L.
· publishes Adams portrait, xl
Berlin
· U.S. diplomats in, 23n
Bermuda
· British prize court, 162
· and French shipping violation, 611-12
Bermuda Hundred (Eppes estate, Chesterfield Co., Va.)
· in marriage settlement of J. W. Eppes, 532-3, 547-8, 549 550
Bermuda Hundred (Randolph estate)
· vetch grows at, 319
Bern, Switzerland
· and private claims on funds in U.S., 207-9
· Tronchin's residence, 207
Bernoux. See Galvan de Bernoux, Francis
Bess (TJ's slave)
· TJ mortgages, 98
Bet (Island Betty, TJ's slave)
· TJ mortgages, 98
Betsey (TJ's slave)
· in marriage settlement of Mary Jefferson, 550
Betty (TJ's slave)
· TJ mortgages, 98
Beverley, Robert (d. 1800), 279
Beverley, William (ca. 1698-1756), 279
Bible
· Volney quotes Old Testament, 175
“big buffalo.” See mammoth
Bingham, William
· chosen president pro tempore of Senate, 283n
· hosts Federalist Party caucuses, 283n
· administers oath of office to TJ, 311n
· opposes arming of merchant vessels, 421, 423n
birds
· unusual bird described, 156
· hawks, 192
· bluebirds at Monticello, 260
Bivins, James
· R. Randolph bond to, 97n, 268
blacks
· education of, 120, 177-8, 287-8
· in Notes on Virginia, 176-7n
· Rush associates blackness with leprosy, 284
· rights of, in Va., 489n
· TJ on future prospects of, 519
· and legislative representation, 538
Blacons, Henri François Lucrecius d'Armand de Forest, Marquis de, 468-9
Blair, Archibald, 194
Blair, John (1732-1800)
· and Mazzei's finances, 81
· given power of attorney for Mazzei, 83n
· and grand jury presentment, 418n, 445, 498-9n
Blake, James, 360
Bleakley, John
· secretary of APS, 254, 276-7
Bloodworth, Samuel
· and TJ's official notification of election, 305, 306, 307-8
Bloodworth, Timothy
· in Senate, 305, 306, 583n, 592n
· and TJ's official notification of election, 307-8
Blount, Thomas
· and Jay Treaty, 54n
· and TJ's letter to J. Henry, 604
Blount, William
· letter to, 34
· TJ recommends R. H., J. Rose to, 34
· letter from cited, 34n
· letter to cited, 34n
· conveys letters for APS, 398, 403
· expelled by Senate, 472-3n
· and plans to invade Spanish territory, 472-4, 535
· Senate resolution on, 472-4
· correspondence with TJ and Senate quoted, 473n
· impeachment of, 473n, 516-17, 589, 591
Blue Ridge Mountains
· vetch observed in, 103
· and ice caves, 116-17, 119n
Bohlen, Bohl, 119
Bolling, John, 579
Bolling, Mary Jefferson (Mrs. John Bolling, TJ's sister)
· regards sent to, 156
· relationship with husband, 579
Bonaparte, Napoleon
· Italian campaign, 117, 135-6, 146, 148, 161, 169, 222, 265 273, 305, 341, 422, 423n, 431, 433, 434n, 436, 438, 456 459
· and Lafayette, 126n
· and La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, 149n
· and artworks of subjugated territories, 161, 164-5n
· estate at Rambouillet, 333n
· forces Emperor Francis to terms, 367n
· influence on U.S. negotiations with France, 443
· P. Fitzhugh's assessment of, 559
Bond, Phineas, 228n
Bone to Gnaw, for the Democrats; Containing . . . Observations on a Patriotic Pamphlet (William Cobbett), 140n
Booker, William
· letter to, 187-8
· letters from, 188-9, 207
· identified, 188n
· threshing machines of, 187-8, 189n, 207, 231, 545, 553
Boon (ship), 257
Bordeaux, France
· Monroe embarks from, 332, 340
· accusations against consul at, 563n, 565
Boston
· response to Jay Treaty, 70, 95-6
· Volney expects to visit, 174, 225, 237
· Volney seeks meteorological information from, 238
Bowyer, John
· letter to, 44
· business dealings with TJ, 44
· letter from cited, 44n
· letters to cited, 44n
Bowyer's (inn, western Va.), 150
Boyce, Joseph
· cares for TJ's shipment, 424
· draft on, 598
· G. Jefferson's assessment of, 599
Boydell, Josiah
· engraver, xli
Brackenridge, Hugh Henry
· Incidents of the Insurrection, 248-50
Bradford, Thomas
· TJ praises newspaper of, 416, 434
Bradford, William
· letter to, 568
· identified, 568n
· as Senate president pro tempore, 432n, 568, 575-6
· presides over Blount proceedings, 473n
Bradford, William (Philadelphia printer)
· publishes Logan's speech, 603-4n
breadfruit
· TJ receives, distributes seeds of, 347-8, 387-8, 487, 513
Breckinridge, John
· letter to, 131
· introduced to Volney, 131
Brend, Thomas
· binds TJ's collection of Va. laws, 158, 283, 569
Brent, Daniel Carroll
· as candidate for elector in 1796, 193-5, 197n
Brent, Richard, 62n
bricklayers. See Monticello: brickmasons, stonemasons
bricks
· and renovation of Monticello, 63
Bridge Company (Georgetown)
· and proposed road, 529
Bringhurst, John
· corresponds with TJ, 9, 56n, 88
· provides information on Sharpless, 55
· letters from cited, 62, 491n
· TJ purchases paint from, 324
· visits TJ, 488, 516
· carries letter, 489, 506
· letters to cited, 491n
Brooke, Humphrey, 263n
Brooke, Mary Ritchie (Mrs. Robert Brooke), 147
Brooke, Robert
· letter to, 37-8
· and TJ's French accounts, 17, 32, 37-8, 40
· death of wife, 147
· and Va. boundaries, 172, 263n, 271-2, 278-9
· Burr visits, 198n
Brown, Andrew
· publishes documents on Jay Treaty, 9-10
· prints Madison's address, 70-1
· and Callender, 537n
· See also Philadelphia Gazette
Brown, Betty (TJ's slave)
· daughter of, in marriage settlement of Mary Jefferson, 550
Brown, Catherine Percy, 322n
Brown, James
· letters to, 50-1, 112
· TJ's account with, 26, 27n, 112, 203
· and TJ's wine order, 36, 322
· asked to deliver letter for TJ, 50-1, 112
· letter to cited, 112n
· Snelson's order on, 204
· forwards Volney's valise, 225
· drafts on, 358
Brown, James (1766-1835), 321-2n
Brown, John (clerk of General Court of Va.)
· and publication of Va. laws, 158-9
Brown, John (Ky.)
· letter to, 345-6
· in U.S. Senate, 321n
· TJ offers architectural advice, 345-6
· “Liberty Hall” residence, 346n
· stays at Francis's hotel, 469n
Brown, Margaret Preston, 321n
Brown, Nathaniel William, 257
Brown, Samuel
· letter from, 321-2
· identified, 321-2n
· describes ice caves, 321
Bruce, James, 513
Bruni. See Salimberi, Madame de
Brutus
· characterized by historians, 249n
“Brutus” (pseudonym)
· criticizes TJ's letter to Mazzei, 79
Bryan, Nathan, 95n
Bryden, James (Baltimore tavern keeper), 323
Buchanan, Dunlop & Co.
· delivers TJ's letter, 102
Buchanan, James
· and TJ's prison designs, 336n
Buck, John H.
· builds threshing machine for TJ, 187-9, 207
Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de
· TJ criticizes, 113-14
· TJ cites works of, 292, 293, 295, 296, 297-8
· theories of, 295, 297-8, 409-10n, 452, 601
· TJ uses Logan speech to refute, 601
Bugniet, Pierre Gabriel, 335, 336n
Bulkeley, John, & Son
· as TJ's wine supplier in Lisbon, 36
Bullock, Stephen, 413n
Bullock, William
· TJ cites Virginia, 294-5
Burges, Dempsey, 411
Burr, Aaron
· letter to, 437-40
· letters from, 72, 447-8
· introduces Guillemard to TJ, 72
· and election of 1796, 169, 193, 195-6, 198-9, 439
· visits Monticello, 195-6, 198-9
· tried for treason, 218n
· and units of measure sent from France, 229
· defended by Wirt, 359n
· discusses Jay Treaty, U.S.-British relations, 437-9, 447-8
· and L. Martin, 454n
· and Monroe-Hamilton conflict, 479n, 578-9, 593, 595n
Burwell, William A.
· as TJ's private secretary, 193
Butler, Pierce, 69, 93
butter
· shipment of, 260-1
Byrd, Otway, 387n
Byrd's warehouse
· and Cobbs suit, 63
Cabell, Nicholas
· letter from cited, 30n
Cabell, Samuel J.
· returns Madison's letter, 305n
· criticizes government in letter to constituents, 419n
· and grand jury presentment, 419n, 490-1, 524
· and TJ's grand jury petition, 526-7
· effect of absence from House, 594
Cabell, William
· letter from, 30
· requests letters for R. H., J. Rose, 30
· letters from cited, 30n
· letters to cited, 30n
· and Volney, 482
Cacapon River
· ice caves on, 116-7, 118n, 321
Caesar (TJ's slave)
· TJ mortgages, 98
Caesar, Julius
· characterized by Callender, 249n
· Bonaparte compared to, 559
Caffery, John
· and recovery of mammoth fossils, 398, 403
Callahan's (inn, western Va.), 150
Callender, James Thomson
· letter from, 536-7
· identified, 537n
· Political Progress of Britain, 248-51
· sedition trial, 359n
· exposes Hamilton's affair, 479n, 630n
· History of the United States for 1796, 479n, 483-4, 534 536, 609, 630n
· charges against Adams, 505
· seeks, receives financial assistance from TJ, 536, 544, 561 630n
· Sketches of the History of America, 536, 593n
· pamphlets by, 537n
· publishes comments by Harper, 593n
“Camillus” (Alexander Hamilton)
· and Jay Treaty, 4, 55-7, 148
Campbell, Alexander, 10
Campbell, Arthur
· letter to, 522-3
· letters from, 469-70, 538, 580
· worries about American politics, liberty, 469-70, 522, 538 580
· forwards political items, 580
Campbell & Tenant (Belfast firm), 45n
Canada
· within range of U.S. coastal gunboats, 377
· See also Jay Treaty: boundary issue
candy
· duties on, 265n
Capellen tot den Poll, Joan Derk van der, 466
capital
· and financial speculation, 329-30, 458
Carey, James
· TJ praises newspaper of, 416, 434
· and Blount conspiracy, 472
· and Callender, 537n
Carey, John
· letter to, 205
· letter from, 180-2
· Official Letters to the Honorable American Congress,180-2, 205
Carmichael, Antonia Reynon
· letter to, 406
· letter from, 360-1
· sends Ulloa manuscript, 360-1, 406
Carmichael, William
· sends information about megatherium, 301n
· papers of, 360, 406
Caroline Co., Va.
· and U.S. relations with France, 381, 382n
Carr, Mr., 62
Carr, Eleanor (Nelly, Mrs. Samuel Carr), 346
Carr, John (b.1753), 66
Carr, John Overton, 346
Carr, Martha Jefferson (Mrs. Dabney Carr, TJ's sister)
· visits Monticello, 27
· regards sent to, 156
Carr, Peter (TJ's nephew)
· letter to, 210-11
· and TJ's letter to Mazzei, 78
· stays in Charlottesville, 170
· letters from cited, 210-11n
· marriage of, 210-11
· and TJ's grand jury petition, 490, 492, 505
Carr, Samuel (TJ's nephew), 346
Carr, Thomas, 540-1
carriages, 572
carriage tax
· Hamilton's argument in Hylton v. U.S., 4n
· argued before Supreme Court, 10
Carter, Edward (d. 1792)
· estate of, 5, 124
Carter, Edward (Ned), 5
Cary, Archibald
· debt to Wayles estate, 166-7
Cary, Moorey & Welch
· and TJ's debt to W. Welch, 174n
Cary, Robert & Co.
· and settlement of Wayles estate debt, 166-7, 419
· TJ's account with, 173-4
Case of the Commonwealth of England, Stated (Marchamont Nedham), 59
Cate (b. 1788, Bet's daughter, TJ's slave)
· TJ mortgages, 98
Cate (b. 1788, Suck's daughter, TJ's slave)
· TJ mortgages, 98
Catesby, Mark
· TJ cites Natural History, 298, 304n
Cathalan, Eulalie (Stephen Cathalan, Jr.'s daughter), 369
Cathalan, Stephen, Jr.
· letter from, 368-9
· in TJ's French accounts, 16, 31
· business affairs, family, 368-9
· as consul at Marseilles, 369
· letters from cited, 369n
· letter to cited, 369n
Cathalan, Stephen, Sr., 369
Catherine II (the Great), Empress of Russia
· sponsors comparative study of languages, 201-2
Catholic Church
· American students in Rome, 538-9
Catlett, Kemp, 83n
Cato (Joseph Addison)
· quoted, 52n
cattle
· feed for, 103, 179, 319
· and TJ's farming operations, 170, 244-6
· raised by TJ and T. M. Randolph, 260
· given to Mary Jefferson, 547, 550
· See also beef
Cavendish, William Hunter
· and megalonyx discovery, 100, 113, 172
· as member of Va. assembly, 239
Cazenove, Théophile, 330n
Centinel of Freedom (Newark, N.J.)
· publishes TJ's letter to Mazzei, 76n
Ceracchi, Giuseppe
· bust of TJ, 119, 121
Cérès (ship), 572n
charcoal
· used at Monticello, 177, 242, 540-2, 586
Charles, Archduke of Austria
· defeated by Bonaparte, 341, 344n
Charles IV, King of Spain
· and navigation of the Mississippi, 9
· mentioned, 121
Charleston, S.C.
· Volney seeks meteorological information on, 238
· and trade with France, 340
· response to Jay Treaty, 411-12
· merchants', wharfholders' memorials to Senate, 567, 570
Charlotte Court House (Va.)
· site on proposed road from Georgetown to Ga., 529
Charlotte Sophia, Queen of Great Britain
· and Jay's commission as envoy, 605, 610, 629n
Charlottesville, Va.
· and possible location of school at, 58
· distance from Staunton, 150
· postal service, 266, 507
· price of lands near, 351
· dry weather at, 427
Chase, Samuel
· appointment to Supreme Court, 5, 42, 124
· L. Martin defends, 454n
· presides at Callender's trial, 537n
Chastellux, Alfred Louis Jean Philippe, Comte de
· education, support of, 7, 145, 312
Chastellux, François Jean de Beauvoir, Marquis de
· financial support for family of, 7, 144-5, 312
· TJ's regard for, 145
Chastellux, Marie Joséphine Charlotte Brigitte Plunkett, Marquise de
· letter to, 144-5
· letter from, 312-13
· seeks compensation for son, 7
· pension application, 144-5, 312-13
· and Duchesse d'Orléans, 312-13
Cheat River
· in early hunters' accounts, 152-3, 171, 295
Cherokees
· and plans to invade Spanish territory, 472-3n
Chesterfield Co., Va., 533n
Chew, Joseph
· TJ stops at ordinary run by, 425, 436
Chickasaw Bluffs
· Spanish fortifications at, 286
Chickasaw Indians
· U.S. agent to, 170n
children
· Eliza Monroe's maturation in France, 147, 164
· C. Gerry supervises siblings, household, 402
· illness of, 402
· See also
o Randolph, Anne Cary (TJ's granddaughter)
o Randolph, Ellen Wayles, II (TJ's granddaughter)
o Randolph, Thomas Jefferson (TJ's grandson)
Chiles, Micajah
· delivers vines for B. Hawkins, 42-3
Chipman, Nathaniel, 594, 595n
Chisholm, Hugh, 548, 550
Christie, Gabriel, 62n
Christmas
· Volney mentions, 238
Church, Angelica Schuyler (Mrs. John Barker Church)
· letter to, 396-7
· letter for sent care of T. Pinckney, 27
· sends regards to TJ, 70
· returns to U.S., 325-6
· arrives in N.Y., 396-7, 399
Church, Catherine (Kitty)
· returns to U.S., 325-6, 399
· TJ's affection for, 397
Church, John Barker
· sends regards to TJ, 70
· returns to U.S., 325-6, 399
· TJ sends regards to, 397
· and Monroe-Hamilton conflict, 479n
Cicero, Marcus Tullius
· oratory of, 452
cider
· price of, 309
Cincinnati
· Volney visits, 174, 220
ciphers, 610
Cisalpine Republic
· formed, 366, 367n
“Citizen” (pseudonym)
· query to Rights of Man 560-1
citizenship, U.S.
· and jury service, 497, 504, 505-6
civil liberties
· threats to, 35-6, 417, 444-5, 537n
· TJ's defense of, 491-504
· and freedom to discuss public measures, 558
Claiborne, Thomas, 62n, 95n
Claiborne, William
· information on colonial Va., 295
Claiborne, William C. C., 413n
Clarinda (TJ's slave)
· in marriage settlement of Mary Jefferson, 550
Clark, Bowling
· and TJ's crops, livestock, 52, 211, 260-1
· and TJ's Poplar Forest lands, 52
· letter from cited, 53n
· letter to cited, 53n
Clark, Christopher
· collects bonds for TJ, 202-4
Clark, George Rogers, 508n
Clarke, John, 156
Clarke, Samuel
· to forward powder, 44
· and TJ's financial transactions, 158, 239, 525
· and nailery statement, 540-1
Clay, Capt. (master of Dublin Packet), 366
Clay, Matthew
· abstains from vote, 412
· votes with Republicans, 422
· resides at Francis's hotel, 469n
Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia)
· prints Pinckney Treaty, 49n
· carries congressional debates, 434
Cleopatra (ship)
· and TJ's diploma, 514
Clérisseau, Charles Louis
· letter from, 389
· seeks position, patronage, 389
· Short forwards correspondence, 597
Clinton, DeWitt, 472n
Clinton, George, 592
clocks
· repaired at Monticello, 168
Clorinda (character in Tasso's Gerusalemme Liberata), 229, 230n, 258
cloth, clothing
· TJ purchases, 436
· price of, for slaves, 569
clover
· hurt by drought, 91
· grasses sown with, 103-4
· thrives for TJ, 128-9
· Washington reports on growing of, 143
· in TJ's crop rotation plan, 245-6
· red, grown in Albemarle Co., Va., 350
· described, 510-11, 512
clover seed
· for Strickland, 117, 319
· TJ purchases, 315, 322, 349
· dutch white, 380, 415, 559-60
· hop trefoil or hop clover sent to TJ, 510-12
Clow & Co. (Philadelphia), 225
Coalter, John
· writes TJ about stonemason, 100
· letter from cited, 100n
Cobbett, William
· publishes L. Martin's attacks on TJ, vii, 409n, 452, 454n
· publishes TJ's letter to Mazzei, 75
· mocks Franklin, 140
· as Bache's adversary, 140n
· Bone to Gnaw, 140n
· and Federalist politics, 558, 561
· See also Porcupine's Gazette
Cobbs, Thomas
· suit against TJ, 26-7, 63-4
cockades
· tricolored, worn by French citizens in U.S., 215n
Cocke, Mr., 170
Cocke, James Powell
· recommends F. Millar, 57
· letters from cited, 58n
· letters to cited, 58n
Cocke, William
· letter to, 199
· letter from, 169-70
· identified, 169-70n
· and election of 1796, 169, 199
cocoa
· and Article 12 of Jay Treaty, 619
coffee
· and Article 12 of Jay Treaty, 619
coinage
· legislation on foreign, 583-4, 589-90, 594
Coit, Joshua, 78-9
Coleman, Sam, 263n
Coles, John (Enniscorthy)
· Strickland sends respects to, 118
· and Booker's threshing machine, 187, 188
· letters from cited, 188n
· letters to cited, 188n
Cole's ferry, Roanoke (Staunton) River
· site on proposed road from Georgetown to Ga., 529
Colle (Mazzei's Va. estate)
· recovery of money for, 81
· purchased by Catlett, 83n, 124
Collection of State-Papers, relative to the first acknowledgment of the sovereignty of the United States of America (John Adams)
· Paine criticizes, 342, 344-5n
Collin, Nicholas, 136
Columbian Centinel (Boston)
· publishes TJ's letter to Mazzei, 75n
Comparative View of the Constitutions of the Several States with each Other, and with that of the United States (William L. Smith)
· J. Taylor's remarks on, 555
compasses
· TJ purchases, 315, 316n
Concise and Impartial History of the American Revolution (John Lendrum)
· prints Logan's speech, 455n
Condorcet, Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de
· Esquisse d'un tableau, 201
Condy, Jonathan Williams, 372, 374n
Congress, Continental
· TJ's notes on the debates of, 43
· and leaves for military personnel, 195
Connecticut
· at Constitutional Convention, 68
Connecticut Courant (Hartford)
· prints disunionist letters, 363, 364n
Constant, Benjamin
· De la force du gouvernement, 123
Constellation (U.S. frigate), 422n
Constitution (U.S. frigate), 422n
Constitutional Convention
· journals of, 54n, 56-7, 67-8, 93
· and treaty-making powers, 55-7, 323-4, 346-7, 380
· Madison's notes on, 56-7, 67-8, 93, 324, 346-7
· debate on taxes, 443
Constitution of the United States
· Va. proposes amendments to, 5, 36n
· and taxation, finance, 10, 55
· and treaties, 25, 46, 51-2, 54n
· and separation of powers, 60, 285, 304-5, 492-3
· and electoral votes, 255, 261
· on oath of office for vice president, 255-6, 281
· and role of vice president, 271, 273-4
· aspects of monarchy and republicanism in, 289-90
· TJ's attachment to, 311
· preamble quoted, 359
· three-fifths clause and southern political power, 364n
· and rights of citizens to correspond freely, 492
· W. L. Smith's pamphlet on, 555
· South Carolina and, 570
· on legal tender, 589
· requires yearly meeting of Congress, 592
constitutions, state
· W. L. Smith's pamphlet on, 555
Cook, Capt. James
· finds breadfruit in New Zealand, 348, 388, 513
Cooke, William
· Md. boundary commissioner, 263n, 278-9
corn
· price of, 5, 36, 37, 51-2, 67, 123
· scarcity of, 5
· purchased by TJ, 26, 52, 485n
· proposed embargo on, 62-3
· as crop, 91, 128, 488
· TJ's supply of, 99
· planting of, related to peas, 179-80, 386
· in TJ's crop rotation plan, 245
· seed sent to TJ, 323-4, 346, 380, 415
· raised by P. Fitzhugh, 559
· and definitions of contraband, 623
Corsange, Pierre Claude Etienne, 354
Corsange & Cie.
· relations with Monroe, 354
Corsica
· and French campaign in Italy, 135, 161
· Volney likens Va. mountains to, 150
· taken by France, 273
Cortés (Cortez), Hernán
· engravings of, 360, 406
Cosway, Maria Hadfield (Mrs. Richard Cosway), 397
cotton, cotton goods
· duties on, 265n
· and Article 12 of Jay Treaty, 613, 619, 631n
cougars
· and megalonyx, 297, 299, 303n, 304n
Coup d'oeil sur l'état actuel des nos rapports politiques avec les États-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale (Joseph Fauchet)
· arrives in Philadelphia, 589-90
· printed in English by Bache, 590n
· TJ comments on, 594, 595
Coupery, Citizen (Paris notary), 246
Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, N.H.)
· publishes TJ's letter to Mazzei, 75n
Cowes, England
· and TJ's French accounts, 31
Coxe, Tench
· letter to, 146
· letters from, 71-2, 134-6, 420-1
· forwards letters for TJ, 71, 134-5, 146
· on Jay Treaty, 71-2
· and TJ's letter to Mazzei, 77
· Strictures upon the Letter, 77n
· letter to cited, 124-5n
· and election of 1796, 214-15n
· publishes letters signed “A Federalist,” 214-15n
· on commerce, economy of U.S., 420-1
· removal from commissionership, 595
· correspondence with Wolcott, 595n
· criticizes Adams, 595n
· on Hamilton's politics, 596
Crabb, Jeremiah, 60
Cranch's tavern
· T. M. Randolph stops at, 568
Creek Indians
· and plans to invade Spanish territory, 472-3n
Cresap, Michael
· and deaths of Logan's kin, vii, 408-10, 441, 444, 451 555-6, 581-2, 590-1, 599-600, 600-4
· L. Martin's father-in-law, vii, 409n, 444, 453-4, 455n, 556
· and attacks on Indians, 410n, 441, 452, 453, 604n
· TJ's depiction of, 410n
Cresap, Thomas
· and Logan's speech, 408-10, 416, 590-1, 599-600, 600-2
· uninvolved in murder of Logan's kin, 410n, 444, 453, 556
· defended by L. Martin, 453-4, 581-2
· relationship to L. Martin's children, 455n
Creswell's ferry (Saluda River)
· site on proposed road from Georgetown to Ga., 529
Crèvecoeur, Michel Guillaume St. John de
· on inhabitants of frontier, 225
Cromer. See Gromer, Frederick
Cropper, Sarah Corbin
· as Mary Jefferson's friend, 308, 428
Crosby, Sampson, 183
Cuffy (TJ's slave)
· TJ mortgages, 98
Culpeper Co., Va.
· TJ proposes road to, 431, 432
Culpeper Court House
· and road from Georgetown, 530
Cumberland Co., Va.
· lands in, 533n
Cumberland River
· and mammoth remains, 398n
Curles Neck (Pleasants estate), 120n
currency
· depreciation of, and prices, 124
· estimates of circulating, 124, 125n
· glut of paper, 329-30
· in Britain, 340-1, 344n, 370-1, 373
· supplanted by specie in France, 341
· bill to use foreign coins as, 583-4, 589-90, 594
Currie, Mr. (Richmond bookbinder), 569
Currie, James
· letter to, 200
· and election of 1796, 194
· letters from cited, 200n
· letters to cited, 200n
Cushing, Thomas, 506n
customs duties
· procedures for collection, at Charleston, 567, 570
Cutting, Nathaniel, 366
Cuvier, Georges
· describes megatherium, 298-9, 301n
· studies megalonyx, 300n
· classifies megalonyx, megatherium, 301n