at their late Session. By a Friend to Truth and Justice . . .
Philadelphia: Printed for the Editor,
1806.
JX238 .F74 N5 1806a
8vo. 75 leaves; on page [107] begins the Postscript; on page [121] the List of the Renegadoes, Traders in neutral character,
and Harpies of the French Bureaux, (as denominated by John Randolph); and on page [137] the Appendix.
Rebound in half morocco. Numbered 10 in ink on the title-page. Probably Jefferson’s copy. “Ship New Jersey” was bound for Jefferson by Joseph Milligan on February 24, 1809, cost $1.00.
Much of the source material for the proceedings in regard to the ship the
New Jersey is in the Jefferson Papers in the Library of Congress.
On March 3, 1806, the United States Senate requested data from the President [i.e. Jefferson]:
Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested, to cause to be laid before the Senate, all documents and papers
in possession of the Executive, relative to the interference of the American minister at Paris, in the case of the Ship New
Jersey, and to the principles laid down by the minister, on that occasion . . .
The requested data was supplied by Jefferson on March 5: “
According to the request of the Senate expressed in their resolution of the 3
d. inst. I now transmit the extract of a letter from the Secretary of State to the Minister Plenipotentiary of the US. at Paris,
the answer to that letter, & two letters from Henry Waddell a citizen of the US. relative to the interference of the sd minister
in the case of the ship New Jersey, & to the principles alledged to have been laid down by him on that occasion.
There are in the office of the department of state several printed memorials in this case by the agent of those interested
in the ship, which are voluminous, & in French. if these be within the scope of the request of the Senate, the printed copies
can be sent in immediately; but if translations be necessary, some considerable time will be requisite for their execution.
on this subject any further desire which the Senate shall think proper to express, shall be complied with.
”
On March 6 the Senate requested Jefferson to submit the letters of John Armstrong:
Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to cause to be laid before the Senate the letter written by
the minister of the United States at Paris, to the French minister of the Treasury, relative to the case of the ship New Jersey;
and also the printed memorials relative to the same case mentioned in his message of the fifth instant.
On March 7, an unsigned note from the State Department [?by Jacob Wagner] reported to the President: “As these documents belong to a file, the Senate ought to return them. Dupont’s collection was not complete. Gen
l. Armstrong’s letter is included in these pamphlets:--see N
o. 3. C. page 9.”
The documents were submitted by the President on March 7: “
According to the request of the Senate of yesterday, I now transmit the five printed memorials of the Agent for the ship New
Jersey, in the one of which marked B. at the 9
th. page will be found the letter relative to it from the Minister Plenipotentiary of the US. at Paris to the French minister
of the treasury, supposed to be the one designated in the resolution. we have no information of this letter but through the
channel of the party interested in the ship, nor any proof of it, more authentic than that now communicated.
”
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J. 11. [CHEETHAM,
James.]
An Impartial Enquiry into certain parts of the Conduct of Governor Lewis, and of a Portion of the Legislature, particularly
in relation to the Merchants’ Bank. In a Letter to the Republicans of the State of New-York. With an Appendix, containing
Important Documents. By Politicus . . .
New-York: Printed by
James Cheetham,
January, 1806.
F123 .C51
First Edition. 8vo. 76 leaves, the last 18 for the Appendix, with separate signatures and pagination.
Not in Halkett and Laing.
Sabin 63828.
This copy has been separated from a volume of pamphlets and rebound in half morocco. It has the serial number 11 on the title-page in ink, and was probably
