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[Document, 1785 April 22]

41. [Document, 1785 April 22]

  • Name: Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: April 22, 1785
  • Summary: General Washington has a long list of the Negroes taken by the British and does not have time to make a copy of it. It should be sent to Adams in London and Charles Thomson wants Jay to send a clerk down to make a copy of it. (Letter from Washington t...
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1785 August 08]

42. [Document, 1785 August 08]

  • Name: Sitgreaves, John (Author) Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 (Addressee)
  • Date: August 08, 1785
  • Summary: Accepts post offered him as member of Court to decide Massachusetts-New York boundary dispute
  • Number of Images: 3
[Document, 1785 August 23]

43. [Document, 1785 August 23]

  • Name: Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: August 23, 1785
  • Summary: W. S. Smith the Secretary of the Legation in London thinks that the Spanish preparations to attack the Algerines may in reality be for the protection of the Floridas and the navigation of the Mississippi against the avidity of the western settlers.
  • Number of Images: 1
[Document, 1785 December 01]

44. [Document, 1785 December 01]

  • Name: Gordon, William (Author) Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 (Addressee)
  • Date: December 01, 1785
  • Summary: Printed circular requesting subscriptions for Gordon's proposed "History of the American Revolution" with handwritten note asking Thomson's patronage for project.
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1785 December 13]

45. [Document, 1785 December 13]

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46. [Document, 1785 December n.d.]

[Document, 1785 February 02]

47. [Document, 1785 February 02]

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 (Addressee)
  • Date: February 02, 1785
  • Summary: Asks for a record of the secret acts of Congress with respect to his department which have not yet been entered in a record book of the office
  • Number of Images: 1
[Document, 1785 July 05]

48. [Document, 1785 July 05]

  • Name: Sherman, Roger (Author) Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 (Addressee)
  • Date: July 05, 1785
  • Summary: Asks for copies of Journals of Congress for this session and last and also 1 vol. of new edition for 1779.
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1785 July 21]

49. [Document, 1785 July 21]

[Document, 1785 July 21]

50. [Document, 1785 July 21]

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 (Addressee)
  • Date: July 21, 1785
  • Summary: Francois, Marquis de Barbe-Marbois has given the letter he intended to send to the President and it is now enclosed.
  • Number of Images: 1
[Document, 1785 July 21]

51. [Document, 1785 July 21]

[Document, 1785 July 22]

52. [Document, 1785 July 22]

  • Name: Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: July 22, 1785
  • Summary: Sends Jay his commission and instructions for treating with Gardoqui on boundaries and promotion of the general harmony.
  • Number of Images: 3
[Document, 1785 July 30]

53. [Document, 1785 July 30]

  • Name: Tate, William (Author) Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 (Addressee)
  • Date: July 30, 1785
  • Summary: He is happy to accept appointment as Surveyor, and looks forward to hearing from the Geographer of the United States at what time the Surveyors will rendezvous.
  • Number of Images: 3
[Document, 1785 July 30]

54. [Document, 1785 July 30]

  • Name: Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792 (Author) Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 (Addressee)
  • Date: July 30, 1785
  • Summary: Accepts appointment as a member of the Treasury Board. As he did not plan an extended stay in New York, it will be necessary for him to return to Virginia to settle his personal affairs.
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1785 June 11]

55. [Document, 1785 June 11]

  • Name: Simpson, James (Author) Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 (Addressee)
  • Date: June 11, 1785
  • Summary: Asks Thompson to inform Congress that he (Simpson) will accept post in Surveyor's Office in the Western Territory.
  • Number of Images: 4
[Document, 1785 June 14]

56. [Document, 1785 June 14]

  • Name: Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: June 14, 1785
  • Summary: Jay's letter to French court on birth of a new prince approved by Congress. It is to be signed by President and Jay and have seal of U.S. on it.
  • Number of Images: 1
[Document, 1785 June 16]

57. [Document, 1785 June 16]

  • Name: Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: June 16, 1785
  • Summary: Congress has decided not to print Shaw's letter on his China voyage. Instead they want Jay to inform him that they are pleased at the successful issue of the first attempt at trade with that land.
  • Number of Images: 1
[Document, 1785 March 01]

58. [Document, 1785 March 01]

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 (Addressee)
  • Date: March 01, 1785
  • Summary: Wishes to know whether necessary to inform Congress if foreign consuls come in that guise to any state. If so, wishes to be informed if Mr. Richard Soderstrom is known to Congress as Consul of Sweden in Massachusetts.
  • Number of Images: 2
[Document, 1785 March 01]

59. [Document, 1785 March 01]

  • Name: Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Author) Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 (Addressee)
  • Date: March 01, 1785
  • Summary: Is it necessary for foreign consuls to make known their appointments and obtain the approbation of Congress before assuming the office in any of the states. Is Richard Soderstrom known to Congress as Consul of Sweden for Massachusetts?
  • Number of Images: 1
[Document, 1785 March 02]

60. [Document, 1785 March 02]

  • Name: Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 (Author) Jay, John, 1745-1829 (Addressee)
  • Date: March 02, 1785
  • Summary: Always thought necessary for foreign consuls to make known their appointments to Congress so an act of recognition can be sent to the states who in turn furnish the consul with a notification of their quality. Richard Soderstrom is not known to Congre...
  • Number of Images: 2