From the original letter at the Library of Congress. Dear Sir I understand there is an Article in the Treaty to the following purport, that the duties payable upon Articles brought from America into france shall not go to the revenue, but shall be appropriated as a fund to pay such of the condemned Cargoes […]
To Thomas Jefferson October 4, 1800 Read Post »
From the original letter at the Library of Congress. In the present Crisis of Politics a question naturally suggests itself, which is, Whether in a treaty of Peace with Austria, any measures should be taken, on the part of France, towards a Peace with England? The answer to this question, in all its cases, is
To Thomas Jefferson October 1, 1800 No.1 Read Post »
From the original letter at the Library of Congress. Dear Sir I wrote to you from Havre by the ship Dublin Packet in the year 1797. It was then my intention to return to America, but there were so many British frigates cruising in sight of the port, and which after a few days knew
To Thomas Jefferson October 1, 1800 No. 2 Read Post »
From the original letter at the Library of Congress. Dear Sir As the wind at one time and the tides at another prevented the Commissioners sailing at the time they intended it gives me the opportunity of sending you an addition to the other pieces. — We have nothing new since the date of my
To Thomas Jefferson October 16, 1800 Read Post »
To Anonymous July 1800 Rue du Theatre frangais, 12 Thermidor, year 8 DEAR SIR: I send you a sketch of a Plan that I believe is new in this country. The idea originated with Franklin. This is sufficient to procure it attention. I have done no more than apply it to the circumstances France is
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To Citizen Skipwith Spring 1800 Prairial 13 8th year PARIS DEAR FRIEND: I received your favor with the information I had asked for which I am obliged to you. On my return to Paris I received letters from America with a postscript as late as the 23 March. They are on private affairs and contain
To Citizen Skipwith Spring 1800 Read Post »
To General Brune November, 1799 8 Brumaire, 8 year DIEPPE I congratulate you, my dear and brave general, on your happy and glorious success in Holland. It is a death blow to the coalition and to the politics of the English government. I see that general Knox is to remain a hostage till the articles
To General Brune November, 1799 Read Post »
To Citizen President Spring 1799 No. 4 Rue du theatre francais, 24 Germinal 6 year CITIZEN PRESIDENT: In a letter to the Director Revelliere le Peaux a few days past, I mentioned that I had reasons for believing that the orders of the Directory were made a trade of. I am now assured of the
To Citizen President Spring 1798 Read Post »
To Citizen Barras December 29, 1797 CITIZEN PRESIDENT: A very particular friend of mine, who had a passport to go to London upon some family affairs and to return in three months, and whom I had commissioned upon some affairs of my own (for I find that the English government has seized upon a thousand
To Citizen Barras December 29, 1797 Read Post »
To M. Tallyrand [1797] Rue theatre francais No. 4 CITIZEN MINISTER: I send you the letter to Washington. In two or three days I will give you some thoughts upon American affairs. I presume you do not mean to assure the commissioners of anything at the first interview. It will be best to receive them
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From the original letter at the Library of Congress. Harve May 14th – 97 Dear Sir I wrote to you by the ship Dublin Packet – Capt. Clay, mentioning my intention to have returned to America by that Vessel, and to have suggested to some Member of the house of representatives the propriety of calling
To Thomas Jefferson May 14, 1797 Read Post »
From the original letter at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Harve 6th Florial 5 year HAVRE My dear Friend As the Paris papers and some private letters from thence mention your arrival, I take it for granted, and congratulate you upon it; but at the same time I cannot flatter you with much hopes of
To James Madison April 27, 1797 Read Post »
