Presidential Series (24 September 1788–3 March 1797) | Volume 5 (16 January 1790–30 June 1790) | Documents | Wakelin Welch & Son to George Washington, 14 February 1790
Thomas Jefferson to James Brown, 4 November 1790Thomas Auldjo to Thomas Jefferson, 4 November 1790David Humphreys to Thomas Jefferson, 4 November 1790Thomas Jefferson to Daniel L. Hylton, 4 November 1790George Read, Jr., to Thomas Jefferson, 4 November 1790Benjamin Vaughan to Thomas Jefferson, 4 November 1790John E. Howard to George Washington, 5 November 1790Joshua Johnson to Thomas Jefferson, 5 November 1790Joseph Fenwick to Thomas Jefferson, 6 November 1790Jefferson’s Deed of Gift of Certain Slaves, [6 November 1790]Moustier to Thomas Jefferson, 6 November 1790William Short to Thomas Jefferson, 6 November 1790Thomas Auldjo to Thomas Jefferson, 7 November 1790Thomas Jefferson to Martha Jefferson Carr, 7 November 1790Thomas Jefferson to Andrew Donald, 7 November 1790George Gilmer to Thomas Jefferson, 7 November 1790Thomas Jefferson to George Gilmer, 7 November 1790Thomas Jefferson to Richard Hanson, 7 November 1790Memorandum for Nicholas Lewis, [ca. 7 November 1790]Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 7 November 1790William Short to Thomas Jefferson, 7 November 1790Subscription for Extending the Navigation of the Rivanna, [before 8 November 1790]Thomas MacDonogh to Thomas Jefferson, 8 November 1790Thomas Jefferson to Nicholas Lewis, 9 November 1790George C. Fox & Sons to Thomas Jefferson, 10 November 1790Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., to Thomas Jefferson, 11 November 1790John Garland Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 12 November 1790Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 12 November 1790J. P. P. Derieux to Thomas Jefferson, 15 November 1790Joshua Johnson to Thomas Jefferson, 15 November 1790David Humphreys to Thomas Jefferson, 19 November 1790La Motte to Thomas Jefferson, 9 [November] 1790James Maury to Thomas Jefferson, 20 November 1790John Rutledge, Jr., to Thomas Jefferson, 20 November 1790Schweighauser & Dobrée to Thomas Jefferson, 20 November 1790La Motte to Thomas Jefferson, 21 November 1790William Nelson, Jr., to Thomas Jefferson, 22 November 1790William Nelson, Jr., to Thomas Jefferson, 22 November 1790Thomas Auldjo to Thomas Jefferson, 23 November 1790John Churchman to Thomas Jefferson, 23 November 1790Tench Coxe to Thomas Jefferson, [23 November 1790]C. W. F. Dumas to Thomas Jefferson, 23 November 1790Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 23 November 1790Henry Remsen, Jr., to Benjamin Russell and Others, 23 November 1790William Channing to Thomas Jefferson, 24 November 1790Thomas Jefferson to John Churchman, [24 November 1790]Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Hamilton, 24 November 1790Thomas Jefferson to Henry Knox, 24 November 1790James Brown to Thomas Jefferson, 25 November 1790Henrietta Maria Colden to Thomas Jefferson, 25 November 1790Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Donald, 25 November 1790William Lewis to Thomas Jefferson, 25 November 1790Thomas Jefferson to Paul R. Randall, 25 November 1790Remsen’s Account of Moving Expenses, [25 November 1790]Thomas Jefferson to William Short, 25 November 1790William Short to Thomas Jefferson, 25 November 1790Thomas Jefferson to Mercy Warren, 25 November 1790Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 26 November 1790Andrew Brown to Thomas Jefferson, 26 November 1790Thomas Jefferson to Nathaniel Cutting, 26 November 1790Thomas Jefferson to Francis Kinloch, 26 November 1790William Knox to Thomas Jefferson, 26 November 1790James Monroe to Thomas Jefferson, 26 November 1790Thomas Jefferson to Gouverneur Morris, 26 November 1790John Marsden Pintard to Thomas Jefferson, 26 November 1790William Short to Thomas Jefferson, 26 November 1790Thomas Jefferson to William Temple Franklin, 27 November 1790Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Vaughan, Jr., 27 November 1790Jefferson’s Memoranda for Washington, [29 November 1790]Jefferson’s Draft of Items for the President’s Message to Congress, [29 November 1790] [document redated and moved to 3 December 1790]Sylvanus Bourne to Thomas Jefferson, 30 November 1790Thomas Jefferson to Tench Coxe, 30 November 1790David Humphreys to Thomas Jefferson, 30 November 1790Joshua Johnson to Thomas Jefferson, 30 November 1790Louis Pinto de Souza to Thomas Jefferson, 30 November 1790Estimate by Nicholas Lewis of Yield of Jefferson’s Estate, 1790, [November 1790]Thomas Jefferson to Thomas MacDonogh, 1 December 1790Thomas Jefferson to Martha Jefferson Randolph, 1 December 1790Thomas Jefferson to John Woodard, 1 December 1790Thomas Jefferson to James Anderson, 2 December 1790Augustine Davis to Thomas Jefferson, 2 December 1790William Hay to Thomas Jefferson, 2 December 1790William Short to Thomas Jefferson, 2 December 1790Benjamin Vaughan to Thomas Jefferson, 2 December 1790Enclosure: English Objections to a Universal Standard derived from Nature, [2 December 1790]Thomas Jefferson to Madame de Bréhan, 3 December 1790Thomas Jefferson to Moustier, 3 December 1790Jefferson’s Draft of Items for the President’s Message to Congress, [3 December 1790] [redated]Jefferson’s Opinion on Proposal for Manufacture of Woolen Textiles in Virginia, [3 December 1790]Richard Harison to Thomas Jefferson, 4 December 1790Meriwether Smith to Thomas Jefferson, 4 December 1790Thomas Jefferson to Noah Webster, Jr., 4 December 1790Benjamin Russell to Thomas Jefferson, 5 December 1790C. W. F. Dumas to Thomas Jefferson, 6 December 1790John Sitgreaves to Thomas Jefferson, 6 December 1790David Hartley to Thomas Jefferson, 7 December 1790Thomas Jefferson to Mary Jefferson, 7 December 1790Joseph Fenwick to Thomas Jefferson, 8 December 1790Thomas Thompson to Thomas Jefferson, 8 December 1790George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, [before 8 December 1790]Tobias Lear to Thomas Jefferson, 10 December 1790Robert R. Livingston to Thomas Jefferson, 10 December 1790Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Nourse, 11 December 1790Richard Stockton to Thomas Jefferson, 11 December 1790Thomas Appleton to Thomas Jefferson, 12 December 1790Thomas Jefferson to Richard Stockton, 12 December 1790Noah Webster, Jr., to Thomas Jefferson, 12 December 1790John Telles to Thomas Jefferson, 13 December 1790James McHenry to Thomas Jefferson, 14 December 1790John Swanwick to Thomas Jefferson, [14] December 1790The Northwest TerritoryThe Northwest Territory [Editorial Note]I. Tobias Lear to the Secretary of State, 8 December 1790Enclosure: Acting Governor of the Northwest Territory to the President, 31 July 1790II. Report of Secretary of State on Lands at Vincennes, 14 December 1790III. Report of Secretary of State on Executive Proceedings in Northwest Territory, 14 December 1790Enclosure: Executive Proceedings of the Northwest Territory, 25 April–29 June 1790IV. Secretary of State to the President, 14 December 1790V. Tobias Lear to the Secretary of State, 16 December 1790VI. The President to the Senate and the House of Representatives, 23 December 1790VII. Governor of the Northwest Territory to the Secretary of State, 2 February 1791VIII. Governor of the Northwest Territory to the Secretary of State, 11 February 1791Enclosure: Report of Governor of the Northwest Territory, 25 April–29 June 1790IX. Report of Secretary of State on Lands at Kaskaskia, &c., 17 February 1791Enclosure I: Extracts from the Report of the Governor of the Territory of the United States North-West of the Ohio, 17 February 1791Enclosure II: Memorial of James Piggot and others to Arthur St. Clair, 23 May 1790Enclosure III: Memorial of G. Aubuniere and others to Arthur St. Clair, 28 April 1790Enclosure IV: Memorial of Pierre Gibault to Arthur St. Clair, 1 May 1790Enclosure V: Arthur St. Clair to the Inhabitants of Prairie du Rocher, 5 June 1790Enclosure VI: Arthur St. Clair to John Francis Hamtramck, [23 January 1790]Enclosure VII: Memorial of Pierre Gibault and others to Arthur St. Clair, 9 June 1790Enclosure VIII: Map of the Reserved Tract including Fort ChartresX. Secretary of State to the President, 17 February 1791XI. The President to the Senate and the House of Representatives, 18 February 1791XII. Governor of the Northwest Territory to the Secretary of State, 11 March 1791XIII. Population of the Northwest Territory, 31 January 1791 Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 15 December 1790James Monroe to Thomas Jefferson, 15 December 1790Commercial and Diplomatic Relations with Great BritainCommercial and Diplomatic Relations with Great Britain [Editorial Note]I. The President to the Secretary of State, 11 December 1790Enclosure I: Gouverneur Morris to George Washington, 7 April 1790Enclosure II: Gouverneur Morris to George Washington, 29 May 1790Enclosure III: Gouverneur Morris to George Washington, 3 July 1790Enclosure IV: Gouverneur Morris to George Washington, 16 August 1790Enclosure V: Gouverneur Morris to George Washington, 18 September 1790II. Report of the Secretary of State, 15 December 1790III. The Secretary of State to Gouverneur Morris, 17 December 1790IV. The President to the Secretary of State, 9 February 1791V. The President to the Senate and the House of Representatives, 14 February 1791VI. The President to the Senate, [14 February 1791] Thomas Jefferson to James Brown, 16 December 1790Childs & Swaine to Thomas Jefferson, 16 December 1790Thomas Jefferson to James Maxwell, 16 December 1790Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 16 December 1790Robert Crew to Thomas Jefferson, 17 December 1790The Impressment of Hugh Purdie and OthersThe Impressment of Hugh Purdie and Others [Editorial Note]I. John Browne Cutting to the Secretary of State, [17? July 1790]II. Secretary of State to John Browne Cutting, 17 December 1790III. Secretary of State to Joshua Johnson, 17 December 1790Enclosure I: John Browne Cutting to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, 10 August 1790Enclosure II: William Short to John Browne Cutting, 11 August 1790Enclosure III: John Browne Cutting to J. Hunt, [18 August 1790]Enclosure IV: Philip Stephens to John Browne Cutting, [19 August 1790]Enclosure V: Hugh Purdie to John Browne Cutting, 15 September 1790Enclosure VI: Hugh Purdie to John Browne Cutting, 15 September 1790Enclosure VII: Hugh Purdie to John Browne Cutting, [16 September 1790]Enclosure VIII: John Browne Cutting to Hugh Purdie, [17 September 1790]Enclosure IX: John Browne Cutting to Philip Stephens, [22 September 1790]Enclosure X: William Young to Philip Stephens, [19 September 1790]Enclosure XI: Affidavit of Hugh Purdie, [1 October 1790]IV. Secretary of State to the President, 23 December 1790V. Secretary of State to Joshua Johnson, 23 December 1790VI. Secretary of State to James Maury, 23 December 1790 David Humphreys to Thomas Jefferson, 18 December 1790Robert Patterson to Thomas Jefferson, 18 December 1790John Parish to Thomas Jefferson, 21 December 1790Benjamin Hawkins to Thomas Jefferson, 22 December 1790Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 22 December 1790Thomas Jefferson to Thomas McKean, 23 December 1790Robert Powell and Charles Fierer to Thomas Jefferson, 23 December 1790Thomas Jefferson to Martha Jefferson Randolph, 23 December 1790William Short to Thomas Jefferson, 23 December 1790William Short to Thomas Jefferson, 23 December 1790Hugh Williamson to Thomas Jefferson, 23 December 1790Gaetano Drago to George Washington, 24 December 1790Mathew McAllister to Thomas Jefferson, 24 December 1790Gouverneur Morris to Thomas Jefferson, 24 December 1790Gouverneur Morris to Thomas Jefferson, 24 December 1790Henry Remsen, Jr., to Tobias Lear, 24 December 1790Sir John Sinclair to Thomas Jefferson, 25 December 1790José Ignacio de Viar to Thomas Jefferson, 25 December 1790Gouverneur Morris to Thomas Jefferson, 28 December 1790Reports on Mediterranean Trade and Algerine CaptivesReports on Mediterranean Trade and Algerine Captives [Editorial Note]I. A Proposal to Use Force against the Barbary States, 12 July 1790II. Secretary of State to the President, 28 December 1790III. Report on American Trade in the Mediterranean, 28 December 1790IV. Report on American Captives in Algiers, 28 December 1790V. Secretary of State to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 29 December 1790VI. Secretary of State to the President of the Senate, 20 January 1791Enclosure I: Richard O’Bryen to William Carmichael, [11 or 15] May 1790Enclosure II: Richard O’Bryen to William Carmichael, 17 May 1790VII. Senate Resolutions on the Algerine Captives, 1 February 1791VIII. The President to the Senate, [22 February 1791] William Short to Thomas Jefferson, 29 December 1790William Short to Thomas Jefferson, 30 December 1790C. W. F. Dumas to Thomas Jefferson, 31 December 1790Coinage and the Unit of MoneyTench Coxe to Thomas Jefferson, [1790]William Lewis to Thomas Jefferson, 1 January 1791George Buchanan to Thomas Jefferson, 3 January 1791David Humphreys to Thomas Jefferson, 3 January 1791Tobias Lear to Thomas Jefferson, 3 January 1791David Rittenhouse to Thomas Jefferson, 4 January 1791Thomas Jefferson to Mary Jefferson, 5 January 179[1]Alexander Donald to Thomas Jefferson, 6 January 1791Benjamin Vaughan to Thomas Jefferson, 6 January 1791Thomas Jefferson to William Lindsay, 10 January 1791Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 10 January 1791Enclosure: The Prompter, No. III: A Pendulum without a Bob, 3 January 1791George Mason to Thomas Jefferson, 10 January 1791Henry Remsen, Jr., to the Printers of the Laws, 10 January 1791George Wythe to Thomas Jefferson, 10 January 1791Thomas Jefferson to William Brown, 11 January 1791Thomas Jefferson to James Currie, 11 January 1791Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 11 January 179[1]Thomas Jefferson to David Ross, 11 January 1791John Bradford to Thomas Jefferson, 12 January 1791Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 12 January 1791Edward Telfair to Thomas Jefferson, 12 January 1791John Churchman to Thomas Jefferson, 13 January 1791Thomas Jefferson to James Bringhurst, 15 January 1791Thomas Jefferson to Sharp Delany, 15 January 1791James Fanning to Thomas Jefferson, 15 January 1791Joseph Fenwick to Thomas Jefferson, 15 January 1791David Humphreys to Thomas Jefferson, 15 January 1791Henry Knox to Thomas Jefferson, 16 January 1791Martha Jefferson Randolph to Thomas Jefferson, 16 January 1791William Short to Thomas Jefferson, 16 January 1791Jean Baptiste Guide to Thomas Jefferson, 17 January 1791James Monroe to Thomas Jefferson, 17 January 1791John Sevier to Thomas Jefferson, 17 January 1791William Short to Thomas Jefferson, 17 January 1791Giuseppe Chiappe to the President to Thomas Jefferson, 18 January 1791Miroménil to Thomas Jefferson, 18 January 1791Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 18 January 1791Timothy Pickering to Thomas Jefferson, 18 January 1791Representation by France against the Tonnage ActsRepresentation by France against the Tonnage Acts [Editorial Note]I. Louis Guillaume Otto to the Secretary of State, 13 December 1790Enclosure: Louis Guillaume Otto to Thomas Jefferson, 13 December 1790II. Secretary of State to Louis Guillaume Otto, 29 December 1790III. Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, [1 January 1791]IV. Louis Guillaume Otto to the Secretary of State, [6 January 1791]V. Louis Guillaume Otto to the Secretary of State, 8 January 1791VI. Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, 11 January 1791VII. Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Hamilton, 13 January 1791VIII. Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, 13 January 1791IX. Report of the Secretary of State to the President, 18 January 1791X. The President to the Senate, [17 January 1791]XI. Secretary of State to Louis Guillaume Otto, 19 January 1791XII. Louis Guillaume Otto to the Secretary of State, [21 January 1791]XIII. Secretary of State to Louis Guillaume Otto, 29 March 1791 Thomas Jefferson to Jacob Hiltzheimer, 19 January 1791Thomas Jefferson to Henrietta Maria Colden, 20 January 1791Thomas Jefferson to Francis Eppes, 20 January 1791Thomas Jefferson to Martha Jefferson Randolph, 20 January 1791William Green to Thomas Jefferson, 21 January 1791Stephen Cathalan, Jr., to Thomas Jefferson, 22 January 1791Stephen Cathalan, Jr., to Thomas Jefferson, 22 January 1791Enclosure: Refflexions on a Treaty of Peace between United States of America and Algiers, 20 January 1791Nathaniel Colley to Thomas Jefferson, 22 January 1791C. W. F. Dumas to Thomas Jefferson, 23 January 1791Mary Walker Lewis to Thomas Jefferson, 23 January 1791Thomas Jefferson to William Short, 23 January 1791William Carmichael to Thomas Jefferson, 24 January 1791Thomas Jefferson to William Short, 24 January 1791William Short to Thomas Jefferson, 24 January 1791 