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“ nefarious speculation. I thank you sincerely for the promissed copy of the pamphlet . . .”
To Tazewell Jefferson wrote: “ M r. Livingston’s suit having gone off on the plea to the jurisdiction, it’s foundation remains of course unexplained to the public. I therefore concluded to make it public thro’ the ordinary channel of the press. an earlier expectation of recieving the pamphlets, & the desire of sending you one, has delayed, from post to post, my sooner acknoleging the reciept of your letter informing me of the dismission, and the more essential acknolegement of your valuable aid in it, and praying your acceptance of the remuneration I now inclose. I have learnt, from all quarters that your argument was among the ablest ever delivered before that court. considering the infinite trouble which the question of right to the Batture, & the immense volume of evidence to be taken in New Orleans, would have given to my counsel and myself, I am well satisfied to be relieved from it, altho’ I had had a strong desire that the public should have been satisfied by a trial on the merits, & the abler discussion of them by my counsel . . .

" P. S. altho’ the pamphlets have been some weeks at Freds( ~b ) g, and expected by every stage, I am still disappointed in recieving them. I detain my letter therefore no longer, but will inclose one separately on it’s arrival.
 
On April 19 Jefferson started distributing the copies he had received from Sargeant. At a later date he made a list of the recipients and the dates on which he had forwarded their copies, as follows:
The Proceedings of the Gov( ~m ) t on the Intrusion of E. Livingston. sent to the following persons.
Apr. 19. George Hay
William Wirt
Littleton W. Tazewell
Governor Barbour
Judge Tyler
John Wickham
Edm. Randolph
Norborne Nicholas
Thomas Ritchie
the President
Secretary of State
of the Treasury
of War
of the Navy
the Atty General
Postmaster Gen l.
Caesar A. Rodney
20. Rob. Smith.
W m. Duane
Gen l. Dearborne
John Adams
John Langdon
Rob. R. Livingston
D r. Rush.
Judge Tucker
Gov r. Gerry
Gov r. Tomkins
Gen l. Armstrong
Judge Duvall.
Gov r. Claiborne
James Mather
Moreau de Lislet
Thiery
Derbigny
Bolling Robertson
Benjamin Morgan
D r. Samuel Brown
21. Joseph Cabell
Judge Cabell
Judge Stuart
Judge Johnston
Judge Homes
J. F. Mercer
J. T. Mason
Gov r. Homes
Howard
Harrison
John Brown--K y.
Apr. 23. A. J. Dallas.
Levi Lincoln
Charles Pinckney
D r. Walter Jones
W m. Rives
J. W. Eppes
25. James Maury
May 10. Mrs Trist
Charles Clay
21. Wilson C. Nicholas
June 6. Ingersol Charles J.
11. Jackson Gen l. John G.
23. Taylor J.
Th. J. Randolph
T. M. Randolph
C. L. Bankhead
Peter Carr
Dabney Carr
Sam l. Carr
The first three names are those of Jefferson’s three attorneys.
Tazewell acknowledged his copy on May 15: “. . . The manner in which this cause went off, coupled with the personal attack made upon you by M r. Livingston, created a duty upon you to explain to the public (before whose bar you had been arraigned) the reasons and motives of your conduct in this transaction. And the mode you have adopted to make this explanation is certainly a very proper one, especially as it is that which he himself selected-- Your publication will I think convince all who will read and attentively examine it of the propriety of your conduct, and ”

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