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• Itinerary and Chronology of Thomas Jefferson 1789–1792
• Correspondence and Miscellaneous Writings 1789
• To James Madison
• To William Carmichael
• To Ralph Izard
• To the Secretary For Foreign Affairs (john Jay)
• To James Rumsey
• To William Short
• To the Secretary For Foreign Affairs (john Jay)
• To William Short
• To the President of the United States
• 1790 - to the Rev. Charles Clay
• To the President of the United States
• To John Jay
• To Nicholas and Jacob Van Staphorst and Hubbard
• To the Mayor of Alexandria 1 (william Hunter)
• To William Short 1
• To Thomas Mann Randolph 1
• Opinion On Communications to Congress
• To the Marquis De Lafayette
• To Madame La Duchesse D’auville
• To the U. S. ChargÉ D’affaires In Spain (william Carmichael)
• To Francis Willis
• To Thomas Mann Randolph
• Opinion On the Powers of the Senate
• To Colonel Henry Lee
• To William Short 1
• Opinion On Georgian Land Grants 1
• To William Short
• To Thomas Mann Randolph
• Opinion On Soldiers’ Accounts
• To William Short
• To John Garland Jefferson 1
• To George Mason
• To Thomas Mann Randolph
• To James Monroe
• To C. W. F. Dumas
• To Dr. David Ramsay
• To Dr. George Gilmer
• To Francis Eppes
• To Edward Rutledge
• To James Monroe
• Opinion On War Between Great Britain and Spain 1
• To C. W. F. Dumas
• To the President of the United States
• Opinion On Residence Bill
• To William Temple Franklin
• To Francis Eppes
• To Colonel John Harvie
• Opinion On Indian Trade
• To the U. S. ChargÉ D’affaires In Spain (william Carmichael)
• To the President
• To the U. S. ChargÉ D’affaires In France (william Short)
• To the U. S. Secret Agent (colonel David Humphreys)
• To Benjamin Smith Barton
• To the U. S. Informal Agent In Great Britain (gouverneur Morris)
• Heads of Consideration On the Navigation of the Mississippi, For M R . Carmichael 1
• Opinion On Foreign Debt
• To the U. S. ChargÉ D’affaires In France (william Short)
• To the Secretary of War (henry Knox)
• Opinion On Course of United States Towards Great Britain and Spain 1
• Opinion On St. Clair Expedition
• To Alexander Donald
• To William Short
• To William Short
• To Zachariah Johnson
• To Francis Kinloch
• To the U. S. Informal Agent In Great Britain (gouverneur Morris)
• To William Temple Franklin
• Opinion On Capital
• To Noah Webster
• Draft of Paragraphs For President’s Message 1
• To the President of the United States
• Report On Western Lands
• Opinion On Territorial Authority
• Report On British Negotiations
• To the U. S. Consul At London (joshua Johnson)
• To the U. S. Consul At London (joshua Johnson)
• 1791 - to James Monroe
• Report On Tonnage Law 1
• Draft of Senate Resolution 1
• To George Mason
• To Robert R. Livingston
• Draft of a Bill to Promote the Progress of the Useful Arts 1
• To Nicholas Lewis
• Draft For President’s Message Concerning Negotiations With Great Britain 1
• Opinion On the Constitutionality of a National Bank
• Report On Admission of Vermont
• To the Rev. William Smith 1
• Draft of President’s Message Transmitting Vermont Appointments 1
• To Harry Innes
• To the U. S. ChargÉ D’affaires In France 1 (william Short)
• To the Governor of Florida (quesada)
• To the U. S. ChargÉ D’affaires In Spain (william Carmichael)
• To the U. S. ChargÉ D’affaires In France (william Short)
• To Harry Innes
• To the U. S. Minister to Portugal (david Humphreys)
• To the U. S. ChargÉ D’affaires In Spain. (william Carmichael.)
• To the U. S. ChargÉ D’affaires In France (william Short)
• To the Attorney of the District of Kentucky (george Nicholas)
• To Martha Jefferson Randolph 1
• To the Governor of Georgia 1 (william Telfair)
• To the French ChargÉ D’affaires 1 (l. W. Otto)
• To Mary Jefferson 1
• To the President of the United States
• To the U. S. Minister to Portugal (david Humphreys)
• To James Monroe
• To the President of the United States
• To the President of the United States
• To Thomas Mann Randolph
• To the President of the United States
• To Mary Jefferson 1
• To the President of the United States
• To James Madison
• To Benjamin Vaughan
• To the President of the United States
• To Thomas Mann Randolph
• To Martha Jefferson Randolph 1
• To the President of the United States
• To Thomas Mann Randolph
• To the President of the United States
• To James Madison
• To the U. S. Minister to Portugal (david Humphreys)
• To James Madison
• To Richard Peters 1
• To James Madison
• To James Madison
• To James Monroe
• To John Adams
• To James Madison
• To Edmund Pendleton
• To James Madison
• To William Short
• To the U. S. ChargÉ D’affaires In France (william Short)
• To Thomas Paine
• To the President of the United States
• To James Sullivan
• To the Secretary of War (henry Knox)
• To the French Minister (jean Baptiste Ternant)
• To James Madison
• To the U. S. Minister to Portugal (david Humphreys)
• To Mr. Paradise
• To Edward Rutledge 1
• To Benjamin Banneker 1
• To the Marquis De Condorcet
• To the U. S. Consul At Bordeaux (joseph Fenwick)
• To John Adams
• To the French Minister (jean Baptiste Ternant)
• To the President of the United States
• To the U. S. ChargÉ D’affaires In Spain (william Carmichael)
• To the President of the United States
• To the President of the United States
• Report On Indian Lands
• To William Short 1
• Report On Mangnall
• To James Madison
• To Hugh Williamson
• Report On Howe
• To the ChargÉ D’affaires In France (william Short)
• Clauses For Treaty of Commerce With France 1
• Questions to Be Considered of 1
• To the British Minister (george Hammond)
• Resolutions Concerning Algiers 1
• To the British Minister (george Hammond)
• Note On Spanish Negotiations 1
• Notes On British Negotiations
• To the British Minister (george Hammond)
• To the British Minister (george Hammond)
• To the President of the United States
• Draft For President’s Message On Indian War 1
• Opinion Relative to Certain Lands On Lake Erie, Sold By the United States to Pennsylvania
• Report On Negotiation With Spain 1
• To Archibald Stuart
• To the President of the United States
• To the Secretary of the U. S. Territory South of the River Ohio (daniel Smith)
• Note On Spanish Negotiations
• 1792 - Draft of President’s Message On Diplomatic Nominations 2
• To Thomas Mann Randolph
• To William Short 1
• To the Chairman of Senate Committee On Nominations (caleb Strong)
• To the President of the United States
• To Plumard De Rieux
• To William Short 1
• Report On Commercial Restrictions of Denmark
• To Martha Jefferson Randolph 1
• To Thomas Pinckney
• Report On Russell
• To the U. S. Minister to the Hague (william Short)
• To the U. S. Minister to France (gouverneur Morris)
• Draft of a Letter From the President to the Secretary of War 1
• To the Spanish Commissioners (joseph Jaudenes, and Joseph Viar)
• To the Spanish Commissioners (joseph Jaudenes and Joseph Viar)
• To the President of the United States
• To William Short
• Plan of Posts
• To the British Minister (george Hammond)
• To the President of the United States
• To the President of the United States
• To the President of the United States
• Report On Matters of Negotiation With Spain 1
• To the Minister to France (gouverneur Morris)
• Notes On Commercial Policy Towards Great Britain
• To Archibald Stuart 1
• To Thomas Mann Randolph
• To James Madison
• To the Commissioners to Spain (carmichael and Short)
• To the U. S. Minister to the Hague (william Short)
• To William Short
• Report On Negotiation With Spain 1
• Report On Convention With Spain 1
• Project of a Convention With the Spanish Provinces 1
• To Martha Jefferson Randolph 1
• To David Campbell
• To the President of the United States
• To Jacob Blackwell
• To William Barton
• To Hugh Williamson
• To the Governor of South Carolina
• Opinion On the Bill Apportioning Representation 1
• Draft of President’s Message Vetoing Apportionment Bill
• To the U. S. Minister to Portugal (david Humphreys)
• Questions to Senate Committee 1
• To James Monroe
• To the British Minister (george Hammond)
• To Nicholas Lewis
• To the President of the United States
• To Francis Eppes
• To Thomas Mann Randolph
• To William Short
• To the U. S. Minister to France (gouverneur Morris)
• To the President of the United States
• To the President of the United States

TO JAMES SULLIVAN

j. mss.

Philadelphia, July 31. 1791.

Th. Jefferson presents his compliments to Mr. Sullivan & thanks him for the perusal of the pamphlet he was so kind as to send him.1 He sees with great pleasure every testimony to the principles of pure republicanism; and every effort to preserve untouched that partition of the sovereignty which our excellent constitution has made, between the general & particular governments. He is firmly persuaded that it is by giving due tone to the latter, that the former will be preserved in vigour also, the constitution having foreseen it’s incompetency to all the objects of government & therefore confined it to those specially described. When it shall become incompetent to these also, instead of flying to Monarchy or that semblance of tranquillity which it is the nature of slavery to hold forth, the true remedy would be a subdivision as Mr. Sullivan observes. But it is hoped that by a due poise & partition of powers between the general & particular governments we have found the secret of extending the benign blessings of republicanism over still greater tracts of country than we possess, and that a subdivision may be avoided by ages, if not for ever.

[1 ]Observations upon the Government of the United States . . . Boston: mdccxci.