Mably, Gabriel Bonnot de
· cited by Adams, 59
· Des Droits et des Devoirs du Citoyen, 59
McCaul, Alexander
· and TJ's debt to Henderson, McCaul & Co., 203
McClung's (inn, western Va.), 151
McCulloch v. Maryland, 359n, 454n
McGuffey readers
· include Logan oration, TJ commentary, 410n
McHenry, James
· appointment to cabinet, 5
· as advisor to Adams, 380-1
Machir, James
· as Federalist congressman from Va., 372, 374n, 422
· votes on U.S. policy with France, 412, 414
Mackay (McKay, McCay), Eneas, 153
McKean, Sarah, 314
McKean, Thomas
· and election of 1796, 211
· as likely candidate for governor, 594
Mckorkle. See Snowdon & McCorkle (Mckorkle)
Maclay, Samuel
· Mr. Maclay's Motion. 14th April 1796, 71n
Macon, Nathaniel, 513
McQueen, John
· letter from, 543
· sends oranges, recalls old favor, 543
Madison, Dolley Payne Todd
· TJ sends respects to, 7, 52, 67, 434, 461
· visits Monticello, 129n, 525n
· Volney visits, 220
· invited to Monticello, 483, 490, 506, 517
· sends regards to TJ's daughters, 488
· sends congratulations on Mary Jefferson's marriage, 564
· Monroe sends regards, 576
Madison, Frances Taylor
· invited to Monticello, 483
Madison, James
· letters to, 6-8, 41, 51-2, 67, 88-9, 223-4, 247-51, 255 266, 270-2, 280-1, 371-4, 411-13, 421-4, 433-5, 450, 461 483-4, 489-91
· letters from, 9-11, 25-6, 41, 55-7, 62-3, 70-1, 72-3, 93-5 95-6, 108-10, 119, 214-15, 218, 226-7, 227-8, 255-7, 263-5 272-3, 280, 285-6, 304-5, 488, 505-6, 516-17, 562, 564 591-2
· letter to cited, 8n
· letter from Monroe cited, 125n
· Congress
o supports federal aid for postal roads, 7-8, 55
o describes treaties, bills, and political maneuvers in 9-10, 25, 55-6, 62-3, 70-1, 72-3, 93-6, 108, 228, 265 272-3, 285-6
o and Jay Treaty papers, 48, 54n
o and House response to president's message, 218, 227n
o views on taxes, 265
o and TJ's notification as vice president, 282
o resolutions on TJ's Report on Commerce, 405n
· Opinions
o on Washington's refusal to send Jay Treaty papers to House, 55-6, 62
o on Adams, 226-7, 263-4, 285, 304-5
o on land tax, 285
o on Hamilton's Observations, 562
o fears usurpation of power by the executive, 592
· Personal Affairs
o and Mazzei's business affairs, 81, 90
o and Liancourt, 137
o relationship with Monroe, 164, 165n, 488, 516, 517n 576, 595
o friendship with Volney, 320, 482-3, 507, 523
o financial dealings with TJ and Monroe, 591, 592n
o records, disseminates Logan's speech, 603-4n
· Politics
o shows TJ's letter of 17 Dec. 1796 to B. Rush, 224n
o assists Monroe, 230-1, 269
o and stand on treaty-making powers, 322-3, 346-7, 380
o as tarnish on Va.'s reputation, 383
o Federalists oppose appointment as envoy to France, 411 552
o and Tucker's abolition proposal, 489
o and appointments, 564
o confers with Monroe, 565-6
o and Monroe-Hamilton conflict, 578, 593, 595n
· President
o appointments, 578n
· Public Service
o rumors of appointment as envoy to France, 272, 273n 340, 367
o declines mission to France, 551-2
· Relations with Jefferson
o TJ sends reports on Congress, viii, 371-3, 411-12 421-2, 433-4, 450, 461
o and TJ's grand jury petition, viii, 491-2, 505-6, 566
o gathers information on iron merchants, 7, 88-9
o urges TJ not to abandon historical task, 7
o forwards books, pamphlets, newspapers to TJ, 8n, 72 109, 248, 250, 256, 272, 305, 488
o transmits letters, papers, 9, 130, 224, 280, 281, 361
o gathers information on kitchen stoves, 25
o forwards letters, 41, 55, 56n, 89, 266, 361, 516
o sends introduction, 41
o conveys news from Monroe, 56, 108-9
o and TJ's letter to Mazzei, 77, 80, 478, 489-90, 491n 505
o executes commissions for TJ, 95
o sends news from London newspapers, 119
o TJ's trust and confidence in, 127, 129n
o invited to, visits Monticello, 129n, 198n, 483, 489-91 506, 525n
o identified as TJ's friend, 199n
o conveys news on relations with France, 214, 272, 280 285
o sends news on election of 1796, 214, 226, 227, 255
o urges TJ to accept vice presidency, 218, 226-7
o requested to forward TJ's letter to Adams, 234, 248 250, 263-4, 280
o and TJ's posture toward Adams, 252, 270n
o urges TJ to take oath in Philadelphia, 255-6
o urged to run for Va. assembly, 272
o news on arrangements for change of administrations 304-5
o TJ defends against political attacks, 346-7, 380
o TJ plans to visit, 422, 433, 450, 461, 569
o TJ sends newspapers and pamphlets to, 433-5
o TJ forwards correspondence with Monroe, 488, 562
o sends news of Blount investigation, 516-17
o consulted on mission to France, 551-2
o returns pamphlet, 562
o recommends Knapp, 564
o sends congratulations on Mary Jefferson's marriage 564
o orders nails, 591
· Writings
o notes on debates at the Federal Convention, 56-7, 67-8 93, 324, 346-7
o address on Jay Treaty papers, 70-1
o petition against Jay Treaty, 127, 129n
Madison family
· TJ sends respects to, 484
Magaw, Samuel
· secretary of APS, 254, 276-7
Maine
· post road between Ga. and, 8n
Malesherbes, Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoigner de
· execution of, 122, 123n
Malmesbury, Lord. See Harris, James, first Earl of Malmesbury
Malon, Pierre
· letter from, 435-6
· medical remedies, 435-6
Malta, Knights of, 333
mammoth
· called “big buffalo,” 113-14
· size compared to elephant, 113-14, 138, 294
· Turpin sends bone to TJ, 155, 481
· TJ believes it not extinct, 206
· probable habitat of, 295
· Buffon on, 297-8
· TJ ships tooth and bone to Philadelphia, 360
· tooth sent to Louis of Parma, 391, 481, 484
· bones of found in Tenn., 398, 403
Manigault family
· as reference for van Hasselt, 467
Manual of Parliamentary Practice (Thomas Jefferson)
· TJ begins work on, 633
manure
· and TJ's crop rotation plan, 245-6
· Board of Agriculture's report on, 319
Map of the British Colonies in North America (John Mitchell), 626
maps
· of South America, 105-6, 115
Marat, Jean Paul, 137
Marc (TJ's valet de chambre)
· and TJ's French accounts, 15
María Luisa, Infanta of Spain, 121
maritime academies, 376
Markland, John
· TJ praises newspaper of, 434
Marks, Hastings (TJ's brother-in-law), 189
Marlborough, John Churchill, Duke of, 318
Marquis's road (Albemarle Co., Va.)
· site on proposed road from Georgetown to Ga., 529
Marseilles, France
· consulship at, 369
· French prize court at, 369
Marshall, Humphrey
· takes seat in Senate, 411, 412n
· and foreign coinage, 584n
Marshall, John
· letter to, 278-9
· Life of George Washington, 79-80n, 487n
· and TJ's letter to Mazzei, 79
· and publication of Va. laws, 158-9, 283
· as brother of William Marshall, 196n
· and election of 1796, 197n
· as attorney for Va. debtors, 218n
· and Va.-Md. boundary, 263n, 271-2, 278-9
· letters from cited, 279n
· letters to cited, 279n
· as envoy to France, 411, 414, 420n, 427, 448, 580, 586, 587 589, 591, 594, 598
· Adams consults, 506n
· commands militia, 630n
Marshall, William
· identified, 196-7n
· certificate of, 196-7
· and suits against TJ, 196-7
Martin, Anna Gordon, 157n
Martin, James
· letter from, 156-7
· identified, 157n
· Independence Day oration by, 156-7, 521
· TJ confuses with B. Vaughan, 521, 529-30
Martin, Luther
· letters from, 452-5, 581-2
· identified, 454n
· challenges TJ's account of Logan speech, vii-viii, 408-10 416, 418n, 443-4, 452-5, 556, 581-2, 590-1, 599-604
· description, characterization of, 443-4, 454n
· and Burr, 454n
· letter from cited, 455n
· letter to Cobbett quoted, 455n
Martin, Maria Cresap (Mrs. Luther Martin)
· relationship to T. and M. Cresap, 409n, 444, 453-4, 455n 556
· mentioned, 581
Martin, Thomas C.
· threshing machine and drill by, xli, 318, 545, 553-4, 573 588
Martin, William, 157n
Martin (b. 1777, TJ's slave)
· in marriage settlement of Mary Jefferson, 550
Martinique, W.I., 185n
Martin's swamp (Chesterfield Co., Va.)
· in marriage settlement of J. W. Eppes, 547-8
Marx, Joseph
· letter to, 121
· letter from, 119
· identified, 119n
· and Ceracchi bust of TJ, 119, 121
Mary (b. 1788, TJ's slave)
· TJ mortgages, 98
Mary (b. 1792, TJ's slave)
· TJ mortgages, 98
Mary (TJ's slave)
· daughter of, in marriage settlement of Mary Jefferson, 550
Maryland
· and disposition of journals of Constitutional Convention 68
· and election of 1796, 194-5
· boundary with Va., 262-3, 271-2, 278-9
· General Assembly, 262-3
· political views in, 322
· subsidizes L. Martin, 454n
· crops in, 559
· senators from, 594, 595n
Mason, George
· at Constitutional Convention, 57n
· papers relating to Va.-Md. boundary, 279
Mason, John, 194-5
Mason, John Thomson
· and election of 1796, 197n
· and P. Fitzhugh, 323, 346, 380
· TJ recommends to Volney, 353
Mason, Stevens Thomson
· and election of 1796, 196, 197n
· committee appointment, 282n
· assists Callender, 537n
Mason & Fenwick. See Fenwick, Mason & Co.
Massac, Fort (Illinois)
· Volney to visit, 151
Massachusetts
· vote at Constitutional Convention, 68
· and Jay Treaty, 108
· and election of congressmen, 411, 413n
Mathers, James, 473n
Mathews, Sampson, 150
Maury, Matthew, 322
Maury (Murray), James, 143-4
Mayo, John, 197n
Mayo, Philip, 66
Mayo River
· bridge rebuilt on, 5
Mazzei, Marie Hautefeuille “Petronilla” Martin (Mrs. Philip Mazzei)
· buried at Monticello, 82, 83n
Mazzei, Philip
· letter to, 81-3
· and TJ's criticism of U.S. politics, vii-viii, 82, 489-90 491n
· TJ's letter of 24 Apr. 1796, xxxvii, 73-88, 382-5, 505
· letter enclosed for, 27
· claim against Dohrman, 55, 199-200
· TJ's correspondence with, 55-6
· finances of, 65, 67, 70, 73, 81-3, 83n, 89, 90, 95, 100
· Madison and TJ's 24 Apr. 1796 letter, 77, 80, 478, 489-90 491n, 505
· Monroe advises TJ about letter to, 77, 478
· letters from cited, 80n, 83n, 101n
· and TJ's interest in agriculture, 82
· letters to cited, 83n
· Recherches historiques et politiques sur les États-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale, 85n, 87n
· TJ mortgages slaves to, 96n, 209
· Genet criticizes, 471
Meade, George
· and bill for Ceracchi bust of TJ, 119, 121
medals
· engraved in France, 14, 25n
medicine
· TJ's views on use of, 169
· unidentified remedies, 435-6
Mediterranean
· and arming of U.S. private vessels for trade in, 421-2 423n
Medley or New Bedford Marine Journal (Mass.)
· publishes TJ's letter to Mazzei, 76
megalonyx
· TJ announces discovery to APS, viii, 138-9, 140, 275
· diagrams of specimens, xxxix, 318 (illus.)
· associated with lions, cats, 64, 113, 155, 171, 172, 275 284, 296, 299, 301n, 391, 415, 510, 525-6
· J. Stuart sends fossils, information, 64-5, 113-14, 152-3 171, 177, 205-6
· petroglyphs associated with, 64, 172, 295
· TJ's interest in, alluded to in Federalist press, 79
· A. Stuart sends information about, 100
· named by TJ, 139, 292
· hunters' accounts associated with, 152-3, 171-2, 295-7
· APS publishes TJ's report on, 165, 182-3, 200-2, 205-6, 284 299n, 391, 510
· skeleton incomplete, 171, 192, 205-6, 266, 510, 525
· estimation of size of, 192, 206, 275, 293-4, 298, 299, 415
· question of extinction or survival of, 206, 294-8, 303n
· bones described, 291-3
· TJ's report to APS, 291-304
· size compared to lion, 292-4
· probable numbers of, 297
· compared to megatherium, sloths, 298-9, 301n, 510
· TJ deposits specimens, information with APS, 298
· as Pleistocene sloth, 299n
· Megalonyx jeffersonii, 301n
· scientific classification, 301n
· and Native American oral traditions, 415, 510
megatherium
· and classification of megalonyx, 298-9, 301n, 510
· Cuvier, Roume describe, 298-9, 300n, 301n
· information sent by Carmichael, 301n
Melinda (b. 1787, TJ's slave)
· in marriage settlement of Mary Jefferson, 550
Memoir Concerning the Fascinating Faculty which has been Ascribed to the Rattle-Snake, and other American Serpents (Benjamin Smith Barton), 165, 166n, 182, 192
Mercer, Gen. Hugh, 353
Mercer, Hugh (son of Gen. Mercer), 353
Mercer, John, 279
Mercer, John Francis
· letter to, 524
· letter from, 508-9
· and Va.-Md. boundary, 279
· sends wheat to TJ, 508-9, 524
Mercer, Sophia Sprigg (Mrs. John F. Mercer), 524
merchants, U.S.
· and Jay Treaty, 70, 72-3, 94
· and speculative frenzy, 329-30
· Paine denounces, 342
· as agents of British influence, 363
· TJ sends political and commercial news to Va. merchants 370-1, 379, 386, 428-9, 583-4
· and arming of vessels, 371, 421, 423n
· and specie, currency, 401
· and tax on wine and liquor, 461, 462
· memorials from Charleston merchants, 567, 570
Merchants' Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia)
· TJ praises, 416, 434
Meriwether, Thomas, 66
Message from the President of the United States, Assigning the Reasons which Forbid his Compliance with the Resolution of the Twenty-Fourth Instant (George Washington)
· sent to TJ, 55-6
Metamorphoses (Ovid)
· TJ quotes from, 218n
metric system
· French standards, 229-30
Mexico
· lions of, 295
Mey, Florian Charles (Charleston merchant), 468
Miami Indians, 400n
mice
· Barton describes variety of, 183
Michaux, André, 133n
middle states
· future of republicanism in, 439
Middleton, Thomas, 467
Mifflin, Thomas
· letter to, 468-9
· and election of 1796, 261
· welcomes TJ, 281
· receives Blacons, 468-9
Milan
· Bonaparte captures, 136n
· incorporated in Cisalpine Republic, 367n
Miles, Samuel, 211
militia
· reorganization of, 371n, 393, 416
· dispute over rank in N.Y., 403-4
· Congress passes act for, 456, 457n
· See also Virginia: Militia
Millar, Felty
· and possible work for TJ, 57, 99, 172
Miller (Millar), Philip
· cultivates vetches, 103
· description of wheat, 509
Miller, Valentine. See Millar, Felty
Miller's ordinary
· as stop between Monticello and Eppington, 573
Milliner (Milner), William
· debt to TJ, 203
mills
· mortgage on Goochland Co. millseat, 476-8
Minerva (TJ's slave)
· TJ mortgages, 98
Minerva. See American Minerva (New York)
Ming, William, 325n
Mingo Indians
· identified, 409n
· and Dunmore's War, 452
· leadership positions among, 455n
Mint, U.S.
· seeks new director, 564
· and foreign coinage, 583-4n, 589
Mirievo, Fedor Ivanovich de, 202n
Mississippi River
· and Jay and Pinckney treaties, 48-9, 372
· dispute over flood stages of, 174, 176n
· within range of U.S. coastal gunboats, 377
· in Jay Treaty negotiations, 613, 615, 617, 619-20, 621-2 626
Missouri River
· and Mississippi River flood stages, 174
· speculative connection to Pacific Ocean, 174-5, 176n
Mitchell, John, 626
Mohawk River
· Volney crosses, 221
molasses
· duties on, 265n
· in Jay Treaty, 616, 619
Molly (TJ's slave)
· children of, in marriage settlement of Mary Jefferson, 550
monarchy
· and U.S. Constitution, 289
· Harper on, 593
Moniteur. See Gazette Nationale ou Le Moniteur Universel (Paris)
“Monitor” (pseudonym)
· letter from, 359-60
· accuses TJ of pro-French sentiments, 359-60
Monongahela River, 171, 295
monopoly
· as malady of all governments, 555
Monroe, Eliza
· TJ sends regards to, 124, 148
· as young woman in France, 147
· attends St. Germain school, 164
Monroe, Elizabeth Kortright (Mrs. James Monroe)
· TJ sends regards to, 5, 124, 148, 595
· and Mme Plumard de Bellanger, 164
· visits Monticello, 525n
· mentioned, 312
Monroe, James
· letters to, 4-6, 41-2, 123-5, 147-8, 526-7, 564-5, 593-5
· letters from, 160-5, 478-9, 524-5, 562-4, 565-6, 576, 578-9
· and TJ's grand jury petition, viii, 492, 524-5, 526-7 565-6
· publishes View, xxxvii, 562-5, 576, 583, 586, 592, 593-4 595
· Albemarle Co. property, 5, 123-4, 163-4, 350, 576
· orchard, 5, 41-2
· 1802 endorsement on document, 37n
· forwards correspondence, 41, 122, 123, 312, 565
· TJ's correspondence with, 41, 55-6, 230, 595n
· corresponds with Madison, 56-7, 108-9, 125n
· and TJ's letter to Mazzei, 77, 478, 489-90, 491n, 505
· TJ gives Mazzei news of, 82-3
· and French reaction to Jay Treaty, 108-10
· and U.S. deposits in France, 122
· Coxe forwards letters to, 134
· sends, receives news from France, 147-8, 160-5, 593-5
· orders Encyclopédie, 161
· on situation in France, 161, 576
· accused of financial improprieties, 164, 165n
· defends Jay Treaty to French, 230, 231n, 269, 405
· entrusts E. Edwards with discretion to publish papers 230-1, 269, 313
· absence of news from, 256, 272, 286, 305, 422, 450
· Federalists' motives toward, 269
· returns to U.S., 332, 340, 343, 366, 373, 426, 461, 462 478, 488
· relations with French government, 340, 342, 371n
· and Congress, 343, 366
· correspondence with secretary of state, 343, 345n, 516 517n, 518, 563-4, 565
· forwards Swedish proposal of alliance, 345n
· relations with Corsange & Cie., 354
· relations with Gerry, 355-6, 361, 387, 398-9, 402
· TJ forwards letters to, 355-6, 361, 562n
· and consulships in France, 366
· as tarnish on Va.'s reputation, 383
· patronage appointments as president, 429n
· and La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, 462-3
· attends N.Y. Republican dinner, 478, 479n
· dispute with Hamilton, 478-9, 490-1, 542, 558, 560n, 562 566, 578-9, 593, 595n
· and Volney, 482, 507
· visits Montpelier, 483, 517n
· relationship with Madison, 488, 565-6, 576, 595
· and Tucker's abolition proposal, 489
· visits Monticello, 489-90, 524, 525n
· defends conduct, asks explanation of recall, 518n, 524
· assists B. Vaughan, 521n
· and Short, 544-5, 561
· and subsidy for View, 544-5, 561, 576, 595
· as conduit for political intelligence, 551
· View described, 563n
· financial affairs with TJ and Madison, 591, 592n
· correspondence with Dawson, 595n
· Jay reports on, 612
Monroe, Joseph Jones
· identified, 198n
· elected to Va. General Assembly, 27, 52
· practices law, 158, 525
· certificate of, 198-9
· offers to buy Short's land, 332
· mentioned, 5, 147, 164, 172
Montenotte
· French victory at, 136n
Monthly Magazine (London)
· describes megatherium, 298, 301n
Monticello
· renovation and expansion of, vii-viii, xxxviii-xxxix, 36 43, 61, 100-1, 170, 211, 223, 351, 352, 428, 484, 491, 533 605n
· various visitors to, vii, 27, 49, 129n, 153, 168, 184, 320 428, 524, 525n
· La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt visits, xxxviii, 38, 49, 148-9 154
· Volney visits, xxxviii, 111, 126, 148, 151-2n, 154, 175-6n
· insurance plat, xxxix, 242
· slaves at (See Jefferson, Thomas: Slaveholder; slaves)
· corn for, 26, 52
· dogs at, 26-7
· invitations to visit, 36, 60, 131, 210, 483, 489-91, 506 517, 533, 546
· spring at, 36, 322, 328, 334, 351
· peach trees bloom at, 37, 52, 322, 351
· trees at, 37, 52, 105
· weather at, 37, 43, 258, 281
· gardener assists with Monroe's orchard, 42
· cold weather at, 51, 52, 63, 67, 91, 255, 260
· brickmasons, stonemasons, 57, 65n, 99-100, 172, 210n, 414 585
· drought at, 63, 67, 89, 91, 224, 428
· progress of construction, 63, 90, 213, 259, 352
· Mazzei's wife buried at, 82
· crops at, 91, 128-9, 513
· Strickland sends seeds to, 102-5
· clover sown at, 103-4
· sashes for, 167, 184, 186, 206, 212, 324, 484, 523
· clocks repaired at, 168
· rain at, 170, 575, 576-8
· glass for renovation, expansion of, 184, 187, 212-13
· Burr visits, 198-9
· importance to TJ, 229
· insurance declaration, description of buildings, 239-44
· slave dwellings, 243
· and TJ's farming operations, 244-6
· snow at, 255, 260, 575, 576-8
· beef and butter for, 260-1
· healthy climate of, 328, 507
· TJ enjoys grandchildren at, 328
· smallpox vaccinations, 401n
· preparations for harvest at, 414
· dinner guests at, 427
· garden at, 428
· roofing of, 464, 507
· roads to, 483
· construction costs, 531
· fireplaces and chimneys, 605
Montpelier
· weather at, 488, 591
Montpensier, Antoine Philippe d'Orléans, Duc de
· travels in U.S., 312-13, 369
Montserrat, W.I.
· and privateers' operations, 229
Moody, John
· letter to, 428-9
· identified, 429n
· seeks news on commerce, 429
· letters from cited, 429n
Moody & Price
· letter to cited, 429n
Moorehead, John, 172
Moors
· and lions, 155
moose
· compared to European elk, 298
Moreau de St. Méry, Médéric Louis Elie, 463n
Morgan, Daniel
· as Federalist congressman from Va., 372, 374n, 422
· votes on U.S. policy with France, 412, 414
· and Logan's speech, 441
Morris, Gouverneur
· on pro-French sentiment in U.S., 110n
· as minister to France, 342
· and Short's salary, 574
Morris, Robert
· and Holland Land Company, 330n
· financial failure of, 528
Morris, Robert (innkeeper, western Va.), 151
Morris's (inn, western Va.), 150
Morse, Jedidiah
· and publication of Logan's speech, 441n, 454, 455n
· American Universal Geography, 455n
Moses (TJ's slave)
· TJ mortgages, 98
Moylan, Stephen, 591, 592n
Mr. Maclay's Motion. 14th April 1796 (Samuel Maclay)
· sent to TJ, 71n
Muhlenberg, Frederick Augustus Conrad, 94, 95n, 478-9
Muhlenburg, Peter, 137n
Mulay al Yazid (Emperor of Morocco), 68-9
mules
· in Spain, 28
Munro (Monroe) & Roe
· care for goods sent to TJ, 588
· letter from cited, 589n
· letters to cited, 589n
Murray, Charlotte Hughins, 327
Murray, William Vans
· letter to, 327
· and Jay Treaty, 55, 57n
· appointed U.S. minister to Netherlands, 327, 486-7
· carries letters for TJ, 327, 329, 331
Mussi, Joseph, 212
mutton
· in payment of protested bill, 65n
· price of, in France, 341
· Federal District as potential market for, 529
Mutual Assurance Society
· and TJ's insurance, 190-1, 239-44
· investment of premiums, 191
· form of declaration, 239-41
nailrod. See Jefferson, Thomas: Nailery
Naney (Nanny, TJ's slave)
· TJ mortgages, 98
Naples
· and French campaign in Italy, 135
· negotiates peace with France, 161, 164n
Nat (T. M. Randolph's slave)
· and supplies for TJ, 63
Natchez
· factional disputes at, 535-6
· latitude, longitude of, 535
National Institute of Arts and Sciences. See France: National Institute of Arts and Sciences
“Native American” (pseudonym)
· letter from, 382-5
· and TJ's letter to Mazzei, 382-4
Natural Bridge, Va.
· Volney may visit, 482
natural history
· of Virginia, 29n
· birds, 156, 260
· snakes, 165, 166n, 182, 192
· meadow mice, 183
· hawks, 192
· man as most destructive species, 248, 250-1
· Rush on animal and human insurrections, 284
· preferred habitats of large animals, 294-5
· theories of extinction, 297-8, 303n
· sizes of Old World, American animals, 298
· classification of species, 301n
· See also
o Barton, Benjamin Smith
o Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de
o Jefferson, Thomas: Scientific Interests
o Louis of Parma
o mgalonyx
o Peale, Charles Willson
Natural History (Pliny)
· TJ cites, 295
Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands (Mark Catesby)
· cited by TJ, 298, 304n
Ned (1760-1818?, TJ's slave)
· TJ mortgages, 98
Ned (b. 1786, TJ's slave)
· TJ mortgages, 98
Nedham, Marchamont, 59
Nelly (b. 1796, TJ's slave)
· in marriage settlement of Mary Jefferson, 550
Nero
· referred to by Washington, 143
Netherlands
· Volney compares Ohio to, 221
· treaty of amity and commerce with U.S., 615, 628
· See also Batavian Republic
Netherlands, Austrian
· and War of First Coalition, 256-7n
neutrality
· French threaten seizure of U.S. vessels, 215n
· of Denmark and Sweden, 344, 345n
· and Jay Treaty, 344, 345n, 613, 617, 621, 622-3, 628
· League of Armed Neutrality, 344, 345n
· TJ on need for American, 363-4, 415
· U.S. consults with neutral nations, 371n
· Proclamation of Neutrality, 471
· U.S., and Unicorn affair, 612, 630n
New, Anthony
· misses vote on Jay Treaty, 62n
· instructions from constituents, 381, 382n
· and patent for threshing machine, 573
Newel, Capt., 514
New England
· and Jay Treaty, 95
· and U.S. relations with France, 226
· and election of 1796, 262
· Hamilton's influence in, 265
New Hampshire
· at Constitutional Convention, 68
· and election of 1796, 226, 227
New Jersey
· at Constitutional Convention, 68
· and Jay Treaty, 73
· penal system, 336n
New London, Va., 58, 172
newspapers
· and publication of TJ's letter to Mazzei, 73-88
· TJ warns to keep his correspondence out of, 80, 371, 417-18 429, 445, 527-8, 556-7
· TJ refuses to write for, 127, 416
· Washington refuses to respond to anonymous publications 142
· British influence over, 363
· TJ evaluates, 416
· attacks on TJ in, 427
· TJ's relations with, 429
· TJ's subscription to New York, 441-2
· anti-French bias of London, 559
New Star (Concord, N.H.)
· publishes TJ's letter to Mazzei, 75n
New Views of the Origin of the Tribes and Nations of America (Benjamin Smith Barton)
· dedicated to TJ, 367-8, 445-7
New York
· and Jay Treaty, 108
· Republicans in, 156-7, 594
· Hamilton's influence in, 265
· penal system, 336n
· English influence on election of 1796 in, 439
New York City
· response to Jay Treaty, 70, 73
· price of wheat at, 261
· election of 1796, 264, 439n
· and financial speculation, 329
· and trade with France, 340
· artillery regiment, 403-4
· TJ's subscription to newspapers in, 441-2
· Republican dinner for Monroe in, 478, 479n, 488
New York Missionary Society, 400n
New Zealand
· Cook finds breadfruit in, 348, 388
Niagara
· Volney visits, 174, 221
· described, 221
Nicholas, John (brother of W. C. Nicholas)
· and election of 1796, 194-5
· on U.S. relations with France, 373n
· and House reply to president's address, 411, 427
· and charges against Blount, 473n
· moves to postpone naval armament legislation, 588n
Nicholas, John, Jr. (clerk of Albemarle County Court)
· attestations by, 66, 219n, 330n, 545n
· and TJ's letter to Mazzei, 78
· and TJ's grand jury petition, 493
Nicholas, Wilson Cary
· letters to, 170, 215-17
· election to Va. General Assembly, 27, 52, 322, 350n
· TJ sends house design to, 170
· letters from cited, 170n
· letter to cited, 170n
· and Burr's visit to Monticello, 198n
· and TJ's grand jury petition, 490, 492-3, 505, 566
Nicholl, John, 611
Nicholson, John, 528
niter
· and ice caves, 117
Noe, Sephemiah
· TJ stops at ordinary run by, 425, 436
Noël, Jean François, 357
Nolan, Philip, 175
Nootka Sound
· and British foreign policy, 342
Norfolk, Va.
· TJ disembarks from France at (1789), 19, 40
· TJ imagines winters in, 153
· as developing commercial center, 215-16
· as potential residence for Van Staphorsts, 331, 457-8
· British harass vessels near, 515-16, 519-20
· Unicorn affair, 630n
Norfolk Canal Company, 5
Norman's ford (Rappahannock River)
· site on proposed road from Georgetown to Ga., 529, 530
North Carolina
· vote at Constitutional Convention, 68
· TJ sends breadfruit to, 388
· sites on proposed road from Georgetown to Ga., 529
northern states
· support for Adams in, 232
· in election of 1796, 235-6, 253
· growing Republican strength in, 289-90, 594, 595n
· lack of fine spring, fall seasons in, 352
· misrepresented, misunderstood in south, 364
· wish to avoid war with France, 371-2
Northwest Territory
· procedures for survey and sale of lands in, 10-11
· posts in, 48
· free movement of British traders in, 228n
· land claims in, 507-8
· See also
o Gallipolis, Northwest Terr.
o Kaskaskia
o Vincennes
Notes on the State of Virginia
· and Logan's speech, vii, 408-10, 416, 440-1, 443, 452-5 555, 581-2, 590-1, 600-4
· T. Pinckney encloses to Louis of Parma, 29n
· Strickland comments on, 116
· cited by J. Williams, 130
· Imlay disputes statements in, 174-7
· depiction of blacks in, 176-7n
· potential revision of, 222, 258, 408, 410n, 416, 600
· praises Rittenhouse, 251, 252n
· and TJ's weather records, 258, 260n
· on Native American tribes, 400
· See also
o Appendix to the Notes on Virginia Relative to the Murder of Logan's Family
o Logan (Mingo Indian)
Nouvelle Histoire de l'Afrique Françoise (Abbé Demanet)
· cited by TJ, 292
oats
· as crop, 91
· soil at Monticello unsuitable for, 524
· seeded with clover, 559-60
O'Brien, Richard
· memorandum on naval protection, 375-7
O'Bryen, Dennis
· Utrum Horum? The government; or, the country?, 433-4 435n
“Observations intended to favour a supposition that the Black Color (as it is called) of the Negroes is derived from the Leprosy” (Benjamin Rush), 284n
Observations on Agriculture, &c. Addressed to, or Made by the South-Carolina Society for Promoting and Improving Agriculture, and other Rural Concerns (S.C. Society for Promoting Agriculture)
· includes extract of TJ letter, 468n
Observations on Certain Documents Contained in No. V & VI of “The History of the United States for the Year 1796” (Alexander Hamilton)
· includes TJ's correspondence with Fraunces, 459, 460
· publication of, 483-4
· TJ obtains copy of, 534, 542-3
· views on, 536-7
· TJ's remarks on, 546
· comments on, 554-5, 557-8, 562
Official Letters to the Honorable American Congress (John Carey)
· criticized for omissions, 180-2, 205
· sent to TJ, 182
Oglethorpe, Gen. James Edward, 347, 348n, 387
Ohio
· artifacts from, 201, 202n
· Volney describes, 220-1
· potential of, compared to Ky., 221
Ohio Company, 152n
Ohio River
· and Mississippi River flood stages, 174
Ohio Valley
· climate and health, 175
oil shrub
· TJ attempts to grow, 319
Oliver, John
· letter to, 408
· letter from, 377-9
· son's inventions, 377-9, 408
Oliver, Robert (Bordentown, N.J.)
· claims invention of perpetual motion device, 377-9, 408
Oliver & Thompson, 45n
Ontario, Lake, 174
On the Prisons of Philadelphia (Duc de La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt), 463n
Orange Co., Va.
· winter weather interrupts postal service in, 266
oranges
· sent to TJ from East Florida, 543
orange trees
· TJ receives from Rutledge, vii, 357, 386, 455
Orléans, Antoine Philippe d'. See Montpensier, Antoine Philippe d'Orléans, Duc de
Orléans, Louis Charles d'. See Beaujolais, Louis Charles d'Orléans, Comte de
Orléans, Louise Marie Adélaide de Bourbon, Duchesse d', 312-13, 369
Orléans, Louis Philippe, Duc d'
· travels in U.S., 312-13, 369
Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph, Duc d'
· guillotined, 313n
Osgood, Samuel (N.Y.)
· and Gerry's correspondence, 356, 398, 402
osnaburgs (osnabrigs)
· retaliatory duties on British, 36
· price of, in Richmond, 569
Oswald, Eleazer, 434
Oswego, N.Y., 174
Otis, Harrison Gray
· takes seat in House of Representatives, 411, 413n
· as orator, 417
Otis, Samuel A.
· as father of congressman, 411, 413n
· as clerk of Senate, 633
Otter, Peaks of (Va.)
· altitude of, 139
Ottoman Empire
· and French campaign in Italy, 135
Ouabache. See Wabash River
Outlines of an Historical View of the Progress of the Human Mind (Marquis de Condorcet), 201
Outlines of the Fifteenth Chapter of the Proposed General Report from the Board of Agriculture, on the Subject of Manures (Robert Somerville)
· sent to TJ, 319
Ovid
· Metamorphoses, 218n
Owen & Mosby (tobacco inspectors), 26, 64n