James Madison to Henry Wheaton, 10 August 1826 +

Locating the Federal District

Locating the Federal District [Editorial Note]I. James Madison’s Advice on Executing the Residence Act, [before 29 August 1790]II. The President to the Secretary of State, 2 January 1791 III. The President to the Secretary of State, [4 January 1791]IV. Daniel Carroll to the Secretary of State, 22 January 1791 V. The Secretary of State to Daniel Carroll, 24 January 1791 VI. The President to the Senate and the House of Representatives, [24 January 1791]VII. The Proclamation by the President, 24 January 1791 VIII. Daniel Carroll to the Secretary of State, 27 January 1791 IX. The Secretary of State to the Commissioners of the Federal District, 29 January 1791 X. The President to the Secretary of State, [1 February 1791]XI. The Secretary of State to Andrew Ellicott, 2 February 1791 XII. Andrew Ellicott to the Secretary of State, [14 February 1791]XIII. The Proclamation by the President, 30 March 1791

Thomas Jefferson to Stephen Cathalan, Jr., 25 January 1791 John Harvie, Jr., to Thomas Jefferson, 25 January 1791 Thomas Jefferson to Adrien Petit, 25 January 1791 Death of Franklin: The Politics of Mourning in France and the United States

Death of Franklin: The Politics of Mourning in France and the United States [Editorial Note]I. The Secretary of State to the President, 9 December 1790 Enclosure: President of the Commune of Paris to the President and Members of Congress, 29 July 1790 II. Tobias Lear to the Secretary of State, 26 January 1791 Enclosure I: Louis XVI to George Washington, 11 September 1790 Enclosure II: The President of the National Assembly of France to “The President of Congress”, [20 June 1790]Enclosure III: The President to the President of the National Assembly of France, 27 January 1791 III. Thomas Jefferson to the Rev. William Smith, 19 February 1791 IV. Thomas Jefferson to John Vaughan, 22 February 1791 V. The Secretary of State to the President of the National Assembly, 8 March 1791

Childs & Swaine to Thomas Jefferson, 27 January 1791 Tench Coxe to Thomas Jefferson, 27 January 1791 William Short to Thomas Jefferson, 28 January 1791 Tench Coxe to Thomas Jefferson, [30 January? 1791]Madame de Rausan to Thomas Jefferson, 30 [January] 1791 Noah Webster, Jr., to Thomas Jefferson, 31 January 1791 Memoranda and Statistics on American Commerce

Memoranda and Statistics on American Commerce [Editorial Note]I. Jefferson’s Notes on Sheffield’s Observations on the Commerce of the American States, [1783–1784?]II. Jefferson’s Notes on Coxe’s Commercial System for the United States, [ca. 1787]III. Extracts from Speech of William Pitt, April 1790 IV. Notes on American Trade with Ireland, [1790?]V. Estimate of American Imports, [1785–1786?]VI. Estimate of American Exports, [1785–1786?]VII. Exports from Eight Northern States before 1776, [ca. 1784]

Report on the Fisheries

Report on the Fisheries [Editorial Note]I. The Governor of Massachusetts to the Secretary of State, 25 October 1790 Enclosure: Peleg Coffin, Jr., and Others to John Hancock, 13 October 1790 II. Tench Coxe’s Notes on the Dutch and Prussian Fisheries, [ca. 23 November 1790]III. Tench Coxe’s Notes on the American Fisheries, [ca. 23 November 1790]IV. Tench Coxe to the Secretary of State, 29 November 1790 Enclosure I: Joseph Anthony to Tench Coxe, 27 November 1790 Enclosure II: Answers to Queries on the Fisheries by Joseph Anthony, [ca. 27 November 1790]Enclosure III: Joseph Anthony’s Table of Prices V. Memoranda by James Madison, [January 1791]VI. Christopher Gore to Tobias Lear, 10 December 1790 VII. Jefferson’s Notes and Outline for the Report, [January 1791]VIII. The Secretary of State to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, [1 February 1791]IX. Report on the American Fisheries by the Secretary of State, 1 February 1791 No. 1: An Historical View of the Cod-fisheries of France, England, and the United States No. 2: State of Code fishery of Massachusetts from 1765 to 1775. From 1786 to 1790, Inclusive No. 3: Abstract of the Produce of the Fisheries exported from the United States, from about August 20th. 1789, to September 30th. 1790 No. 4: Abstract of articles imported into the United States from British colonies for one year, commencing the 15th. August 1789 and ending on the 14th. of August 1790, 23 November 1790 No. 5: 1 February 1790 No. 6: An estimate of the Duties paid by the Proprietors and Navigators of a fishing Vessel of 65 tons and 11 hands No. 7: 1 February 1791 No. 8: 22 October 1786 No. 9: 29 December 1787 No. 10: 28 September 1788 No. 11: 7 December 1788 No. 12: State of the Whale Fishery in Massachusetts from 1771 to 1775 No. 13: 10 January–31 December 1775 No. 14: Abstract of Live stock exported from the United States from about August 20th. 1789 to September 30th. 1790 No. 15: Grain and Flour imported from the United States of America into the Ports of France, in the Year 1789 No. 16: Statement of the Vessels entered in the Ports of France from the U. S. of America in the Year 1789 No. 17: Abstract of the Tonnage of foreign Vessels entered in the Ports of the United States from October 1st. 1789 to September 30th. 1790 No. 18: on “the encouragement of our carrying Business,” 1 February 1791 X. Thomas Jefferson to John Hancock, 20 February 1791

Consular Problems [Editorial Note]I. Jefferson’s Draft Memorandum on Consular Vacancies, 21 February 1791 II. Report of Secretary of State on the Case of Thomas Auldjo, 22 February 1791 III. Report of Secretary of State on Consular Vacancies, 23 February 1791 IV. Secretary of State to Thomas Auldjo, 24 February 1791 V. Secretary of State to James Yard, 24 February 1791

The Admission of Kentucky and Vermont to the Union [Editorial Note]I. Report on the Power of the President in Nominating Officers for Vermont, 19 February 1791 II. Jeremiah Wadsworth to the Secretary of State, 22 February 1791 III. Report on Candidates for Office in Vermont, [23 February 1791]IV. Secretary of State to the Governor of Vermont, 28 February 1791 V. Secretary of State to the President of the Kentucky Convention (George Muter), 28 February 1791 VI. Draft of a Message from the President to the Senate, [4 March 1791]

The Judicial Appointment of Joseph Anderson

The Judicial Appointment of Joseph Anderson [Editorial Note]I. Joseph Anderson to the President, 23 February 1791 II. Tobias Lear to the Secretary of State, 27 February 1791 III. John Vining to Joseph Anderson, 1 March 1791 IV. Joseph Anderson to the President, 1 March 1791 V. Joseph Anderson to the President, 2 March 1791 VI. Opinion of the Secretary of State, 4 March 1791 VII. Tobias Lear to the Secretary of State, 4 March 1791

Robert Coram to Thomas Jefferson, 5 March 1791 Tench Coxe to Thomas Jefferson, 5 March 1791 Enclosure: Thoughts on the Navigation of the United States, and concerning further means of encouraging it, 5 March 1791 Philip Freneau to Thomas Jefferson, 5 March 1791 Lewis Littlepage to Thomas Jefferson, 5 March 1791 Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., to Thomas Jefferson, 5 March 1791 David Humphreys to Thomas Jefferson, 6 March 1791 Mary Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 6 March 1791 George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, 6 March 1791 Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Randolph, [6? March 1791]Thomas Jefferson to William Short, 8 March 1791 Nathaniel Colley to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1791 Thomas Jefferson to Mary Jefferson, 9 March 1791 Richard Potts to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1791 Threat of Disunion in the West: Confrontation with Spain on the Mississippi Question

Threat of Disunion in the West: Confrontation with Spain on the Mississippi Question [Editorial Note]I. Secretary of State to Juan Nepomuceno de Quesada, 10 March 1791 II. Secretary of State to Edward Telfair, 26 March 1791 III. The President to James Seagrove, 20 May 1791 IV. Thomas Jefferson to Harry Innes, 7 March 1791 V. The President to the Secretary of State, [10 March 1791]VI. Secretary of State to William Carmichael, 12 March 1791 Enclosure: Memorial of Joseph St. Marie, 22 July 1790 VII. Secretary of State to William Short, 12 March 1791 VIII. Secretary of State to the President, 18 March 1791 IX. The President to the Secretary of State, 19 March 1791 X. Secretary of State to William Short, 19 March 1791

C. W. F. Dumas to Thomas Jefferson, 11 March 1791 William Short to Thomas Jefferson, 11 March 1791 Thomas Barclay to Thomas Jefferson, 12 March 1791 Thomas Jefferson to William Blount, 12 March 1791 Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Hamilton, 12 March 1791 Daniel L. Hylton to Thomas Jefferson, 12 March 1791 William Short to Thomas Jefferson, 12 March 1791 Thomas Jefferson to James Brown, 13 March 1791 Thomas Jefferson to Andrew Donald, 13 March 1791 Thomas Jefferson to James Innes, 13 March 1791 The Great Collaborators, [13 March 1791]

The Great Collaborators [Editorial Note]I. Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 13 March 1791 II. James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, [13 March 1791]

Robert Montgomery to Thomas Jefferson, 13 March 1791 Tench Coxe to Thomas Jefferson, [14 March 1791]James Currie to Thomas Jefferson, 14 March 1791 Thomas Jefferson to Francis Eppes, 14 March 1791 Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., to Thomas Jefferson, 14 March 1791 Thomas Jefferson to George Wythe, 14 March 1791 Search for a European Concert on Navigation Law: The Appeal to France, Spain, and Portugal

Search for a European Concert on Navigation Law: The Appeal to France, Spain, and Portugal [Editorial Note]I. The Secretary of State to William Short, 15 March 1791 II. The Secretary of State to David Humphreys, 15 March 1791 III. The Secretary of State to William Carmichael, 17 March 1791

Experiments in Desalination of Sea Water to Test the Claims of Jacob Isaacks [Editorial Note]I. Secretary of State to James Hutchinson, 12 March 1791 II. Caspar Wistar, Jr., to the Secretary of State, [19 March 1791]III. Secretary of State to Caspar Wistar, Jr., 20 March 1791 IV. Caspar Wistar, Jr., to the Secretary of State, [20 March 1791]V. Secretary of State to James Hutchinson, 25 March 1791 VI. Affidavit of the Secretary of State on the Result of the Experiments, 26 March 1791 VII. Secretary of State to Isaac Senter, 26 March 1791 VIII. Isaac Senter to the Secretary of State, 13 April 1791 IX. Secretary of State to Isaac Senter, 10 May 1791 X. Jacob Isaacks to the Secretary of State, 1 November 1791 XI. Secretary of State to Jacob Isaacks, 23 November 1791 XII. Jacob Isaacks to the Secretary of State, 19 March 1792