The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 3 (of 9) / Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private

by Thomas Jefferson

INDEX TO VOL. III.

• Adams, John—His alienation from Mr. Jefferson, [257].
  • His anonymous contributions to newspapers, [267].
  • Letter from Jefferson explaining the difference between them, [270].
  • Friendly relations with Jefferson restored, [292].
• Algiers—War with our best policy, [164]. (See [Barbary States]).
  • Provision for our prisoners, [269], [436], [533].
• America—Origin of the aborigines of, [109].
• Apportionment—Bill apportioning representation, [348].
• Aubaine, Droit d'—Law of in France in relation to our citizens, [189].
  • Its abolition in France, [259].
• Baily, M.—Made mayor of Paris, [78].
• Bank of United States—Shares taken immediately, [268].
• Bankrupt Bill—[495].
• Barclay, Thomas—His second mission to Morocco, [261].
• Barbary States—Barclay's mission to, [261].
  • Letter to Emperor of Morocco, [264].
  • Provision for Algerine prisoners, [209], [436], [533].
• Billon—Report of National Assembly of France on, [207].
• Bill of Rights—Constitution should be so amended as to insert one, [3], [13].
  • Arguments for and against Bill of Rights, [4], [13], [201].
  • Amendments proposed by Jefferson, [100], [101].
• Boundary—Difficulties on our Eastern Boundary, [230].
• Canals—The Potomac and Ohio Canal, [29].
  • The Big Beaver and Cayahoga Canal, [30].
• Capitol—Plans for Capitol at Washington, [507], [508].
  • Dr. Thornton's plan approved, [508].
• Carolina, North—(See [lands public]).
• Census—Of United States, [205].
• Chargé des Affaires—Proper form for their credentials, [142].
• Charters—Whether Legislature can revoke them, [103], [108].
• Cherokees—Their rights under treaty of Hopewell, [192].
• Clark, Gen.—His character and talents, [217].
• Commerce—Our commercial relations with England and France, [99], [100], [320].
  • Whether, in our commercial regulations, we should discriminate in favor of France, [99], [100].
  • Our commerce with French West Indies, [113], [114], [191], [319].
  • Statement of our commerce with England and France, [315], [316], [317], [318].
  • Our commercial relations with France, [509], [516].
  • Our commercial relations with the Netherlands, [510].
  • Our commercial relations with Great Britain, [511], [514].
  • Our commercial relations with Spain, [512].
  • Our commercial relations with Portugal, [533].
  • Foreign built vessels, purchased by our citizens, stand on the same footing as to neutral rights with home-built vessels, [550].
• Coinage—Employment of Mr. Drost at the mint, [139], [140], [446].
  • Relative to copper coinage, [279].
  • Hamilton's report on the mint, [330]. (See [Mint].)
• Confiscation—Relative to confiscation of refugees' property at breaking out of Revolutionary war, [372], [377], [378], [380], [381], [382], [383], [384].
  • Question of restitution after the war, [372], [385], [386].
  • Restitution recommended by Congress, [376].
  • Confiscation of debts due here to the English, [387].
  • Debts not confiscated during war survive it, [406], [407].
  • But if confiscated, the debtor released, [407], [408].
• Congress—Current business before, [208].
  • Corrupting influences brought to bear on, [360], [361], [362].
• Constitutions—No such thing as a perpetual Constitution, [106], [108].
• Constitution, Federal—Mr. Jefferson's opinion of, [12].
  • Its adoption, [13].
  • Its unpopularity in New York and Virginia, [24].
  • The elections under, [24].
  • Organization of Government under, [88].
  • Amendments to, [89].
  • Vote of States on, [207].
  • General acquiescence in, [132].
  • The successful operation of new government, [199], [200].
• Consuls—Native consuls always preferred, where they can be had, [155], [195].
  • Consular fees, [160].
  • Consular authentication of instruments, [160].
  • J. Johnson sent consul to London, [176].
  • Instructions to consuls, [187].
  • How far exempt from duties, taxes, &c., [193].
  • The footing on which law of nations places consuls, [295].
  • Circular to consuls, [429].
  • What security required of them, [429].
  • Our right to send Consuls to French colonies, [252].
  • Consular arrangements with Prussia, [457].
• Currency—Great scarcity of metals after Revolution, [398]. (See [coinage]).
• Deane, Silas—His wretched condition, [101].
• Debt.—Imprisonment for, wrong, [396], [397].
• Debts, British—Remedy to recover suspended, [387], [391], [392], [393], [394], [395].
  • Justification of the suspension, [395].
  • Obstacles in way of recovery of in the States, [407], [408], [409], [410], [411], [412], [413], [414].
  • No interest on allowed during war, [415], [416], [417], [418], [419], [420].
  • Justification thereof, [416], [417], [418].
• Debt, Foreign—Distinction between foreign and domestic debt, [156].
  • Payment of foreign debt pressed, [33].
  • Arrangement to pay officers, [37].
  • Amount due, [91], [92].
  • Mode of paying debt to France, [546], [575].
• Debt, Public—The funding of, [152], [153], [165], [169].
  • Funded debt above par, [283].
  • Debt to France will not be paid in depreciated assignats, [294].
  • Condition of public debt, [361].
• Debts, State—The question of their assumption by general government, [145], [148], [159], [166], [169], [185].
  • Arguments for and against assumption, [166].
  • Opposition to in Virginia and North Carolina, [198].
• Democracy—The participation of the people in government, [81].
• Distillation—Of pure from salt water, [228].
• Dumas, M.—Statement of his case and claim, [331].
• Education—The schools of Europe, [313].
• England—Bad health of the King of, [6], [7], [25], [34], [49], [87].
  • Bad feeling in, towards U. States, [32].
  • Our diplomatic relations with, [182], [203].
  • Political relations with, [182].
  • Infractions by United States of her treaty with, [183].
  • Admission of our wheat by, [249].
  • Negotiations with, through Hammond, [365], [439].
  • Review of matters in controversy with, [365], [423], [424], [425], [426], [427].
  • Her seizure of our slaves at end of war, [387], [391].
  • Refuses to withdraw troops from our posts, [388].
  • On whom the blame of not executing the treaty should fall, [400].
• Europe—Political condition of, [5], [9], [25], [34], [49], [154], [163].
  • War between Russia and Turkey, [56].
  • War between Russia and Sweden, [92].
  • War between England &France, [537].
  • Relations between Spain and England, [537].
• Excise—Distinction between excise and import, [17].
• Federalists—The views and aims of the party, [450], [503].
  • Strength of the party, [503].
  • The condition of, [548].
• Fisheries—Report on whale and cod fisheries, [185], [214].
• Fly, Hessian—An account of, [32], [38].
• France—Election to States General, [8].
  • Question whether States should vote by persons or orders, [8], [11], [23], [27], [34], [36], [40], [41], [43].
  • Concessions by the King, [11], [78].
  • Riots, [22], [26].
  • Opening of States General, [22], [26], [43].
  • Condition of finances, [26].
  • Large numbers of inferior Clergy returned to Assembly, [27].
  • State of parties in National Assembly, [27], [34], [35].
  • Majority of Clergy unite with Tiers Etat, [40], [41], [43], [44].
  • Proposition to distribute bread among poor, [48].
  • Tiers Etat declare themselves National Assembly, [50], [53], [57].
  • Character of Tiers Etat, [58].
  • Character of the Noblesse, [58].
  • Clergy go over to Tiers Etat, [58].
  • A Royal session proclaimed, [60].
  • Duke of Orleans joins Tiers Etat, [62].
  • Proceedings of Court party, [60], [61].
  • Disaffection of soldiery, [64].
  • King urges Nobles and Clergy to go over to Tiers Etat, [64], [65], [83].
  • Supplies of provisions from U. S., [65], [67], [68], [69], [73].
  • Constitutional reforms by National Assembly, [69], [70], [71], [75], [94], [97], [115].
  • Scarcity of provisions in Paris, [73], [86], [94], [111], [117].
  • Military intervention by the Government, [74], [75].
  • Fall of Neckar and appointment of new minister, [85].
  • Character of new ministry, [75].
  • Insurrections, [76], [77], [78], [79], [84].
  • Bastile taken and destroyed, [77], [79], [84].
  • Fall of court ministry and recall of Neckar, [78], [79], [84].
  • Noblesse begin to emigrate, [79], [84], [87].
  • Massacres begin, [84], [85], [87].
  • The Constitutional reforms contemplated by liberal party, [89], [94], [97].
  • Internal condition of, [93], [94].
  • Financial embarrassments of France, [97], [115], [121].
  • Friendly disposition of National Assembly towards U. S., [99].
  • Division of parties in National Assembly, [116].
  • Danger of civil war, [117].
  • The King's flight from Paris, [284], [285], [293].
  • Plan of a French colony in America, [179].
  • How far our people exempt from Droit d'Aubaine in France, [189].
  • Commercial relations of, with U. S., [225], [274], [275], [356], [448].
  • Duty on our oil, [250].
  • Duty on our tobacco, [250], [274], [288], [289].
  • War between France and Spain, [357].
  • Payment of our debt, [252], [546].
  • Suspended by French revolution, [476].
  • Declaration of war by, against Hungary and Bohemia, [458].
  • Our shipments to Marseilles, [486].
  • Revolutionary government of France recognized by U. S., [489], [500], [522].
  • Military successes of France, [494], [495], [549], [570].
  • Effects of in United States, [502].
  • Mr. Jefferson's views of Jacobins, [501].
  • Reply to notification of establishment of French Republic, [518].
  • Plan of Allies to exclude neutral commerce with, [519].
  • Execution of King, [520].
  • Progress of the war, [549], [570].
  • Dumourier's desertion, [570].
• Franklin, Benjamin—His declining health, [134].
  • His death, [139].
  • His philosophical attainments, [212].
  • His popularity in France, [213].
  • National Assembly of France expresses grief at his death, [218].
• Freneau, Philip—Appointed clerk in State Department, [215].
  • Circumstances under which he was appointed, [464].
• Fugitives—Surrender of depends on convention, [299].
  • Convention proposed by France, [299].
  • Difficulties in arranging a convention with Spain, [346].
  • Project of convention with Spanish provinces, [350].
  • General views on conventions for delivery of fugitives, [352].
  • Forcible seizure in Florida by Americans of slaves escaped there, [454].
• Generations—Whether one generation can bind another, [103].
• Genet, M.—His arrival in U. States as minister of France, [563].
• Government—The best treatises on, [145].
  • The establishment of seat of, [145], [146], [148], [152], [160].
  • Removal of, to Philadelphia for ten years, and established permanently at Georgetown afterwards, [162], [163], [169].
• Hamilton, A.—His split with Jefferson, [460], [470].
  • His report on manufactures, [461].
  • His strong English bias, [548].
  • His political system, [548].
• Hammond, Mr.—His negotiation with Jefferson, [365].
• Hazzard, Mr.—His collection of State papers, [20].
• Henry, Patrick—His views in respect to amendments to Virginia constitution, [469].
• Hessian Fly—An account of, [32], [38].
• Humphreys, Col. David—Sent on special mission to Europe, [180].
  • Appointed resident minister to Portugal, [215].
  • Sent on special mission to Algiers, [529].
• Import—Distinction between import and excise, [17].
• Impressment—Of American sailors by England, [204], [206].
  • Case of Hugh Purdie, [204].
  • Provision for impressed seamen, [335].
  • Jefferson's views on impressment, [448].
  • Negotiations in relation to, [525].
• Indians—Treaty with Creek Indians concluded, [184].
  • What right States have over Indians within their limits, [142], [281].
  • Their progress in civilization, [217].
  • Expedition against, fails, [117].
  • Our policy towards, [246], [247].
  • Hostility of the six nations, [248].
  • Intrigues of the English with, [248].
  • Disclaimed by their government, [331].
  • Scott's expedition against, [273], [279].
  • What right a State has over Indian territory within its limits, [192], [281].
  • Gen. Wilkinson's expedition against, [306].
  • Our intervention with, in favor of Spain, [358].
  • Intrigues of Spanish agents among, [455], [459], [474], [479], [480], [566].
  • Our conduct towards Creek Indians, [478], [479], [480].
  • Spain incites Indians to hostility against us, [478], [479], [480].
  • Our relations with the Indians, [478], [479], [480], [487], [581], [584].
  • Spanish officers furnish them with arms, &c., [566].
• Indies, West—View of U. S. in regard to French West Indies, [275].
  • Commerce with, [275], [276].
  • Insurrection of negroes in St. Domingo, [303], [306], [320], [450].
  • Relief furnished by U. States, [492].
• Insurrection—Of negroes in St. Domingo, [303], [306], [320], [450].
• Jefferson, Thomas—Made Doctor of Laws by Harvard University, [14].
  • Asks leave of absence from France, [31], [102], [121].
  • Draws Constitutional charter to be signed by King of France, [45], [46], [47].
  • Declines any office in U. States, [102].
  • Declines Secretaryship of State, [124].
  • Accepts the same, [126].
  • Reason for this change, [131].
  • The appointment of his Assistant, [127].
  • Arrives in New York to enter on duties of his office, [128], [129].
  • Elected member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, [130].
  • Letters of farewell to Parisian friends, [133], [134], [135], [136].
  • His observations on the weather, [144].
  • His illness, [155].
  • Depredations on his property during the war, [197].
  • His visit to eastern States, [265].
  • His purpose to retire from the Cabinet, [467], [490], [521], [577].
  • Delay therein, and reasons for it, [506], [531].
  • Letter to Gen. Washington, urging him to serve a second term, [360].
  • His negotiations with Mr. Hammond, [439].
  • His conversations with Hammond, [365], [439].
  • His controversy with Hamilton, [460].
  • Statement of, to Washington, [460].
  • Summary of his views on Constitution, [463].
  • Hamilton's attacks upon him, [460], [470].
  • Collection of his letters, [520].
  • Refuses to embark in any enterprise to improve his fortune while in public office, [527].
• Jones, Paul—Difficulties with Russian officers, [301].
  • Sent Commissioner to Algiers, [431].
  • His instructions, [431].
  • His death, [528].
• Juries—Remarks on, by Jefferson, [81].
• Jurisdiction—One Sovereign not amenable to jurisdiction of another, [277].
• Kaims, Lord—Jefferson's opinion of, [452].
• La Fayette, Marquis de—Jefferson advises him to join Tiers Etat, [20].
  • Embarrassment of his position, [32].
  • Made commander in chief of National Guards, [84].
  • Efforts to secure his release from imprisonment, [524].
• Lands, Public—What included in cession of North Carolina, [229].
• Laws—Collection of laws of different States, [184].
  • No such thing as a perpetual law, [106], [108].
• Law of Nations—One Sovereign not amenable to jurisdiction of another, [277].
  • Enemy's property in our territory may be seized at beginning of the war, [369].
  • Debts also may be confiscated, [387].
  • Right of one party where other violates a treaty, [391].
  • Before a foreigner can apply to executive for relief, he must exhaust his remedies in the courts, [538], [540], [541], [585].
  • We acknowledge always the government de facto, [489], [500], [522].
• Literature—Literary news of Europe, [14].
• Loans—Negotiation of Holland loan, [247].
  • Destination of Holland loan, [536].
• Louis XVI.—His execution, [520].
• Luzerne, Marquis de—Letter of regret to, on termination of his mission to U. S., [140], [141].
  • Gold medal for, [170].
• Measure—Standard of, [157], [161].
  • The Standard adopted by National Assembly of France, [276]. (See [weights and measures].)
• Mesmerism—Jefferson considers Mesmer a maniac, [212].
• Ministers, Foreign—Medals presented to on leaving, [142].
  • Breach of privilege, [453].
• Mint—Arrangements for its establishment, [139], [140], [446], [509], [542].
  • An assayer for, [542].
  • Hamilton's report on, [330]. (See [coinage].)
• Mississippi River—Question of the right of navigation with Spain, [172].
  • Necessity of some port on its banks, [173], [178], [228].
  • Negotiations in relation to, [178], [227], [233], [234], [328], [340], [341], [342], [344].
• Morocco—Death of Emperor of, [357]. (See [Barbary States].)
• Morris, Gouverneur—Appointed minister to France, [325].
  • His instructions, [325], [329], [448].
  • His salary, [325].
  • Opposition to his appointment, [329].
• Morris, R.—His purchases of lands in Massachusetts, [231].
• Moustier, Ct. de—Letter of respect to, on terminating his mission to United States, [216].
• Neckar, M.—His character, [52], [53].
  • His popularity in France, [61], [62].
  • His dismissal from office, [75].
  • His recall, [78], [79].
• Neutrality—Principles of, pursued by our government, [559], [561], [571], [573], [574], [582].
  • Our efforts to preserve neutrality, [533], [535], [542], [551], [557], [564], [569], [574], [580], [583].
  • Proclamation of, [543], [544].
  • Circumstances attending it, [591].
  • Invasions of our neutrality by France, [547], [558], [560], [571], [583].
  • Existing treaties with France, &c., and duties under, 651.
  • Hamilton's interference with this question, [552], [556].
  • It is a question belonging to State and not Treasury department, [556].
  • Government does not prohibit exportation of arms, ammunition, &c., but leaves them to be confiscated, if seized, [558], [560].
  • Punishment of our citizens for invasions of, [559], [574].
  • The equipment and arming of vessels in our waters, violation of our neutrality, [559], [561], [571], [573], [586], [587], [588], [589].
  • Right of France and Holland under pre-existing treaties, to arm and equip vessels in our ports, [564].
  • Circumstances under which French vessels were armed and equipped in our ports, [573].
  • Difficulties with French and English ministers, [585], [586].
• Office—Rotation in, [18].
• Olive—Introduction of, culture in South Carolina, [475].
• Orleans, Duke of—Goes over to the Tiers Etat, [62].
  • His character, [95].
  • His faction, [118].
• Pagan, Thomas—Memorial in his case, [308].
  • Answer thereto, [335].
  • Merits of his case, [538].
• Paine, Thomas—Extract of letter from, [32].
  • Sensation produced by his pamphlet "The Rights of Man," [267], [279].
• Passports—For sea vessels and mode of distributing them, [555].
  • To whom and on what conditions granted, [581].
• Pinckney, Thomas—Appointed minister to England, [298], [321].
  • His letters of credence, [441].
  • Instructions to, [442].
• Portugal—Establishment of mission to, [174], [175].
  • Health of Queen of, [359].
  • Her successor, [359].
  • Commercial relations with, [488].
• Post-Office—Plan to increase speed of posts, [344].
• President, The—Question of his re-eligibility, [13].
• Prisoners—Redemption of Algerine prisoners, [112], [531]. (See [Barbary States].)
• Privateering—Proposition to abandon it in time of war, [477].
• Proclamation—Against whiskey riots in Pennsylvania, [471].
• Randolph, Edward—His vacillation in Cabinet, [569].
• Republicans—Their ascendency in country, [491], [493].
• Rhode Island—Accedes to the Union, [146].
• Rice—The rice trade of France, [110].
• Science—Scientific news of Europe, [15], [16].
• Sea Letters—On what terms granted, and to whom, [130].
• Secretaries—Proposed to give them seats on floor of Congress, [491].
• Short, Wm.—Appointed resident minister at Hague, [322].
  • His salary and outfit, [322].
  • Joined in mission to Spain to negotiate for navigation of the Mississippi river, [328].
• Slavery—Slaves escaping to Florida restored to masters, [195], [219].
  • Difficulties in connection with fugitive slaves, [454].
  • Efforts to elevate negro race, [291].
  • Our slaves carried off by English at end of war, [387].
• Spain—Presentation of case of Don Blas to court of, [138].
  • Independence of her colonies, [534].
  • Invasions by, of jurisdiction of United States, [222].
• States General—(See [France]).
• State, Department of—Statement of accounts of, [482], [483], [484].
• St. Domingo—Sends deputies to States General of France, [52].
  • They are received, [64].
  • Insurrection of the negroes, [303], [306], [320], [450]. (See [West Indies].)
• Stocks, Public—Depreciation in their value, [343], [430].
• Sugar—The manufacture of from maple, [158].
• Ternant, M.—His alienation from Jefferson and affiliation with Hamilton, [549].
• Treaties—Paramount to State laws, [402], [403], [404], [405], [406].
• United States—Supply of corn from, for France, [66], [67], [68], [119], [122].
  • Credit of, in Holland, [114].
  • Division of parties in, [209], [363], [494], [495], [557].
  • Invasion of our jurisdiction by Spain, [222].
  • Prosperity of, [260].
  • Gambling, stock-jobbing and speculating mania abroad in, [285].
  • Condition of political parties, [361].
  • The federalists, their views, strength, and conduct, [450], [503], [548].
• Virginia—Whether her first constitution was repealable by an ordinary legislature, [202].
  • Destruction of her records in 1781, [258].
  • Jefferson's views of a new Constitution for, [314].
• War—What amounts to levying war, [256].
• Washington, George—Elected first President, [21].
  • Letter to, from Jefferson on the occasion, [30].
  • His health, [132], [166], [579].
  • His pure Republicanism, [224].
  • His visit to southern States, [245].
  • Equestrian statue of, proposed, [347].
  • Letter from Jefferson, urging him to serve a second term, [360].
  • Reasons urged in favor of it, [360], [361], [362], [364].
  • Dissensions in his Cabinet, [460].
  • His proclamation against Pennsylvania riots, [471].
  • Attacks upon him in newspapers, [579].
• Washington City—Survey and map of, [221].
  • Laying off the city, [236], [297], [301], [336].
  • Reservation of public grounds, [238].
  • Proposition to build a whole street, [300].
  • Sale of lots, [301].
  • Plan for Capitol and President's house, [337], [507].
  • Dr. Thornton's model of Capitol approved, [508].
• Waste—The law of, [452].
• Weights and Measures—A standard of, [149], [150], [157], [161], [171], [496].
• West Indies—(See [Indies, West]).
• Whale Fishery—Of England, [112].
• Wine—Mazzeis, experiment at making it in Virginia, [251], [284].
• Yazoo—The Yazoo claims, [251], [281].