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CONTENTS{ 1784 } continuedMarch [To Francis Eppes, 2 March] 3 [To John Key, 2 March] 3 [To Thomas Mann Randolph, 2 March] 3 [From Francis Eppes, 3 March 3 To Benjamin Harrison, 3 March 4 From George Washington, 3 March 7 [To the Speaker of the Senate, 4 March] 8 To George Rogers Clark, 4 March 8 Report of Committee on Instructions to Indian Commissioners [4 March] 9 Samuel Hardy to Benjamin Harrison, 5 March 11 [To Edmund Randolph, 5 March] 12 Report of Committee on Reductions in the Civil List, 5 March 12 To George Washington, 6 March 15 [From John Key, 7 March] 16 [To D'Anmours, 9 March] 16 [To Richard Curson, 9 March] 16 From David Ross, 9 March 17 [To William Short, 9 March] 17 From William Short [ca. 10] March 17 [To D'Anmours, 12 March] 18 Samuel Hardy to Benjamin Harrison, 12 March 18 From Francis Hopkinson, 12 March 19 [To Ralph Izard, 12 March] 21 From John Sullivan, with John McDuffee's Answers to Queries concerning the Moose, 12 March 21 [From Francis Hopkinson, 14 March] 24 [To Jacquelin Ambler, 15 March] 24 [To Benjamin Harrison, Jr., 15 March] 24 [To David Ross, 15 March] 25 To George Washington, 15 March 25 From George Washington, 15 March 28 From William Whipple, with Answers to Queries concerning the Moose, 15 March 28 To James Madison, 16 March 30 From James Madison, 16 March 32 [To the Speaker of the Senate, 17 March] 40 [To James McClurg, 17 March] 40 [To Eliza House Trist, 17 March] 40 To Isaac Zane, 17 March 41 To Benjamin Harrison, with Extract from Franklin's Letter, 18 March 42 [To William Short, 18 March] 43 [To the Speaker of the House of Delegates, 18 March] 43 To Martha Jefferson, 19 March 43 [From Edmund Pendleton, 19 March] 44 [To James Currie, 22 March] 44 Virginia Delegates in Congress to Benjamin Harrison, 22 March 44 From Benjamin Harrison, 23 March 45 [To Benjamin Harrison, 24 March] 46 [From John Key, 24 March] 46 [To Abner Nash, 24 March] 46 [From William Short, 24 March] 46 From George Washington, 24 March 46 James Monroe to Benjamin Harrison, 26 March 47 From George Washington, 29 March 49 To Robert Morris, with Draft of a Circular Letter to the States, 30 March 53 [From Martha Jefferson, 30 March] 56 [From James Maury, 30 and 31 March] 56 From Francis Hopkinson, 31 March 57 To George Washington, 31 March 58 April [From Elizabeth Wayles Eppes, 1 April] 58 [To Francis Hopkinson, 1 April] 58 From Mary Jefferson, 1 April 58 [From Walker Maury, 1 April] 59 [To John Banister, 2 April] 59 [From Francis Eppes, 2 April] 59 To Benjamin Harrison, 2 April 59 To Edmund Pendleton, 2 April 60 Benjamin Harrison to Samuel Hardy, 2 April 61 [To Richard Curson, 3 April] 62 [From John Sullivan, 3 April] 62 To Martha Jefferson, 4 April 62 From Philip Mazzei, 4 April 62 Report on Arrears of Interest on the National Debt [5 April] 65 From G. K. van Hogendorp [ca. 6 April] 80 To George Washington, 6 April 83 From Robert Morris, 8 April 85 From Eliza House Trist, 8 April 86 From George Washington, 8 April 88 To Benjamin Harrison, 9 April 90 [From Benjamin Harrison, 9 April] 91 To Robert Morris, 9 April 91 To Timothy Pickering, 9 April 92 [From William Short, 9 April] 92 Samuel Hardy to Benjamin Harrison, 10 April 93 [From Martha Jefferson, 10 April] 93 [To Walker Maury, 10 April] 94 John Francis Mercer to Executive Council of Virginia, 10 April 94 [From Martha Jefferson, 12 April] 95 [From James McClurg, 12 April] 95 [To Carter Braxton, 13 April] 95 From Richard Curson, 13 April 95 [From Francis Hopkinson, 13 April] 96 [To David Jameson, 13 April] 96 From Eliza House Trist, 13 April 96 From John Banister, 15 April 98 [From Martha Jefferson Carr, 15 April] 100 Resolution on Steuben's Memorial [15 April] 100 [To Benjamin Harrison, 16 April] 102 From Benjamin Harrison, 16 April 102 Benjamin Harrison to the Virginia Delegates in Congress, 16 April 103 [From Francis Hopkinson, 16 April] 104 [To William Short, 16 April] 105 [From William Short, 16 April] 105 To George Washington, 16 April 105 [To Richard Curson, 17 April] 110 To Martha Jefferson, 17 April 110 [From John Tyler, 18 April] 111 [From James Maury, 19 April] 111 [From Edmund Pendleton, 19 April] 111 [To Francis Hopkinson, 20 April] 111 [To Mary Johnson Hopkinson, 20 April] 111 [To Samuel House, 20 April] 111 From Walker Maury [ca. 20 April] 112 [To St. John de Crevecoeur, 22 April] 113 [To Elizabeth Wayles Eppes, 22 April] 113 [To Francis Eppes, 22 April] 113 [To Mary Jefferson, 22 April] 113 [To Henry Skipwith, 22 April] 114 [To John Banister, 23 April] 114 [To James Buchanan, 23 April] 114 From Benjamin Harrison, 23 April 114 [From Benjamin Harrison, Jr., 23 April] 115 [To Thomas Mann Randolph, 23 April] 115 [To John Christian Senf, 23 April] 115 [From William Short, 23 April] 115 [From Francis Eppes, 24 April] 115 [To James McClurg, 24 April] 115 From Edmund Randolph, 24 April 116 [To Richard Curson, 25 April] 117 [To Joseph Jones, 25 April] 118 To James Madison, 25 April 118 From James Madison, 25 April 121 [To Boinod & Gaillard, 26 April] 124 To Robert Morris, 26 April 124 From Timothy Pickering, 26 April 125 [To Benjamin Harrison, 27 April] 129 From Ralph Izard, 27 April 129 Report of a Committee concerning Hugh Mercer [27 April] 132 [To John Sullivan, 27 April] 132 [To William Whipple, 27 April] 132 [To James Currie, 28 April] 133 From the Rev. James Madison, 28 April 133 [To Philip Mazzei, 28 April] 134 [To Edmund Pendleton, 28 April] 134 [To Edmund Randolph, 28 April] 134 To Philip Turpin, 28 April 134 From Robert Morris, 29 April 137 To Benjamin Harrison, 30 April 138 Samuel Hardy to Benjamin Harrison, 30 April 140 Report of a Committee to Establish a Land Office [30 April] 140 To William Short (Extract) [30 April] 148 Samuel Hardy and John F. Mercer to Jefferson and James Monroe [April?] 150 Jefferson's Notes on Coinage 150 I. Robert Morris to the President of Congress, 15 Jan. 1782 160 II. Gouverneur Morris to William Hemsley, 30 Apr. 1783 169 III. Some Thoughts on a Coinage [ca. Mch. 1784] 173 IV. Notes on Coinage [Mch.-May 1784] 175 V. Robert Morris to Jefferson, 1 May 1784 189 VI. Notes for Reply to Robert Morris [7-9 May 1784] 193 VII. Propositions Respecting the Coinage of Gold, Silver, and Copper [13 May 1785] 194 Resolution on Treaties of Amity and Commerce [April?] 203 May [From Marbois, 2 May] 205 To Francis Hopkinson, 3 May 205 Resolution of Secrecy concerning Letters of Ministers [3 May] 207 To G. K. van Hogendorp, with Papers [4 May] 207 I. On Tobacco Culture 209 II. On Finance 212 III. On the Port of Norfolk 215 IV. On Slavery 216 V. On Western Territory 218 VI. On Weights and Measures 221 Report concerning Continental Bills of Credit [7 May] 221 [To D'Anmours, 7 May] 224 [To Martha Jefferson Carr, 7 May] 224 [To [Benjamin] Dudley, 7 May] 224 [To Elizabeth Wayles Eppes, 7 May] 224 To Horatio Gates, 7 May 225 To Benjamin Harrison, 7 May 225 To Benjamin Harrison, 7 May 227 [To Francis Hopkinson, 7 May] 227 [From David Jameson, 7 May] 227 [To Mary Jefferson, 7 May] 228 [To John Key, 7 May] 228 To James Madison, 7 May 228 [To William Short, 7 May] 229 To William Short, 7 May 229 [To Anne Wayles Skipwith, 7 May] 229 [To Henry Skipwith, 7 May] 230 [To the Speaker of the House of Delegates, 7 May] 230 [To Charles Bellini, 8 May] 230 [To Benjamin Harrison, 8 May] 230 From Benjamin Harrison, 8 May 230 [To the Rev. James Madison, 8 May] 231 To James Madison, 8 May 231 [From James Madison, 8 May] 235 [To Philip Mazzei, 8 May] 235 [To James McClurg, 8 May] 235 From William Short, 8 May 235 [To George Gilmer, 9 May] 237 From G. K. van Hogendorp, 9 May 238 [To Anna Scott Jefferson, 9 May] 238 [To John Key, 9 May] 238 [To Nicholas Lewis, 9 May] 239 Power of Attorney to Francis Eppes and Nicholas Lewis [9 May] 239 [To John Walker, 9 May] 239 List of Books Sold to James Monroe [10 May] 240 Statement of Account with James Monroe [10 May] 241 [To Thomas Mann Randolph, 10 May] 241 [To James Buchanan, 11 May] 242 [To James Currie, 11 May] 242 [To Richard Curson, 11 May] 242 From Richard Curson, 11 May 242 Jefferson's Account of Expenses, with order on Treasurer, 11 May 243 [To David Ross, 11 May] 244 To the Speaker of the House of Delegates [11 May] 244 [To the Speaker of the Senate, 11 May] 245 From Francis Hopkinson, 12 May 245 [From John Key, 12 May] 247 Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 13 May 248 From Benjamin Harrison, 14 May 251 [From James Madison, 14 May] 251 From James Monroe, 14 May 251 From William Short, 14 May 253 From William Short, 14 [15] May 256 From James Madison, 15 May 258 From Henry Martin, 15 May 259 From Edmund Randolph, 15 May 259 From Charles Thomson, with Instructions and Commissions, 16 May 261 [From Edmund Pendleton, 17 May] 271 [From Elbridge Gerry, 19 May] 272 From Charles Thomson, 19 May 272 From Philip Mazzei, 20 May 273 From Thomas Mifflin, 20 May 275 From James Monroe, 20 May 275 From John Tyler, 20 May 277 [From Elizabeth Wayles Eppes, 21 May] 278 From Samuel Hardy, 21 May 278 To James Monroe, 21 May 279 To Charles Thomson, 21 May 281 [To Ralph Izard, 22 May] 283 [To John Rutledge, 22 May] 283 From G. K. van Hogendorp, 22 May 283 From William Short, 22 May 284 [To Samuel Hardy, 25 May] 285 From Francis Hopkinson, with Enclosure, 25 May 285 To James Madison, 25 May 288 [To James Monroe, 25 May] 290 From James Monroe, 25 [May] 290 To Edmund Pendleton, 25 May 292 [To Edmund Randolph, 25 May] 293 Benjamin Harrison to the Virginia Delegates, 28 May 293 [To James Monroe, 28 May] 294 [To Eliza House Trist, 28 May] 294 Resolution of Congress for the Arrest of Longchamps, 29 May 294 From Francis Hopkinson, 30 May 295 From G. K. van Hogendorp, with Questions concerning America, 30 May 296 June [To James Madison, ca. 1 June] 299 From James Monroe, 1 June 299 From George Washington, 2 June 300 From Wilson Miles Cary, 4 June 301 Extract from the Diary of Ezra Stiles [8 June] 302 From William Livingston, 10 June 304 To Ezra Stiles, 10 June 304 From Charles Thomson, 18 June 305 Charles Thomson to the American Commissioners, 18 June 308 To John Adams, 19 June 309 To Benjamin Franklin, 19 June 310 To David Humphreys, 21 June 311 From Ezra Stiles, 21 June 312 From John Trumbull, 21 June 317 From John Sullivan, with Memoranda on the Moose, 22 June 317 To David Humphreys, 27 June 321 From William Short, 28 June 321 July Notes on Commerce of the Northern States [May-July] 323 I. Queries concerning Government, Labor, Commerce, &c. 324 II. Replies to Queries: New York (1) and (2) 327 III. Replies to Queries: Connecticut 331 IV. Replies to Queries: Rhode Island 337 V. Replies to Queries: Massachusetts 339 VI. Replies to Queries: New Hampshire 343 VII. Miscellaneous Notes on Commerce 347 VIII. Summary of Replies to Queries 349 IX. Jefferson's Abstracts of Gouverneur Morris' Letters on Commerce 350 [To St. John de Crevecoeur, 1 July] 355 [To Francis Eppes, 1 July] 355 [To Samuel Hardy, 1 July] 355 [To Samuel House, 1 July] 356 [To Nicholas Lewis, 1 July] 356 To James Madison, 1 July 356 [To Philip Mazzei, 1 July] 357 [To Charles Williamos, 1 July] 357 To Elbridge Gerry, 2 July 357 From Isaac Zane, 2 July 359 From James Madison, 3 July 359 [To Robert Morris, 3 July] 362 To David Humphreys, 4 July 363 From Ezra Stiles, 7 July 364 From Neil Jamieson, 12 July 365 From Neil Jamieson, 14 July 375 From St. John de Crevecoeur, 15 July 376 Charles Thomson to the American Commissioners, 16 July 377 From Benjamin Harrison, 20 July 378 From James Monroe, 20 July 379 To John Adams, 24 July 382 [To ____ Cabot, 24 July] 383 [To Archibald Cary, 24 July] 383 [To G. K. van Hogendorp, 24 July] 383 [To Alexander Moore, 24 July] 384 [To Wakelin Welch, 24 July] 384 [To Samuel Hardy, 26 July] 384 From William Short, 28 July 384 From Wakelin Welch, 28 July 386 Philip Mazzei's Memoranda Regarding Persons and Affairs in Paris [ca. July] 386 August From James Monroe, 9 August 391 From Samuel House, 10 August 392 Charles Thomson to the American Commissioners, 13 August 394 [To Nathaniel Tracy, 14 August] 395 From Beesly Edgar Joel, 15 August 395 [To William Carmichael, 16 August] 396 [To Francis Eppes, 16 August] 396 From Horatio Gates, 16 August 396 From Horatio Gates, 16 August 398 To Matthew Clarkson, 17 August 398 To William Temple Franklin, 18 August 400 To Benjamin Harrison, 20 August 400 From James Madison, 20 August 401 From Chastellux, 24 August 410 From Elbridge Gerry, 24 August 411 September From St. John de Crevecoeur, 1 September 413 [To John Stockdale, 1 September] 415 From John Bondfield, 4 September 415 From James Madison, 7 September 416 From Henry Martin, 7 September 418 American Commissioners to De Souza, 9 September 419 American Commissioners to De Thulemeier, 9 September 421 From James Madison, 15 September 421 [From Francis Eppes, 16 September] 422 Aide-Memoire from David Hartley, 16 September 422 From Wakelin Welch, 17 September 422 [To Henry Martin, 18 September] 423 American Commissioners to D'Aranda and Others, 22 September 423 De Pio to the American Commissioners, 26 September 424 Riviere to the American Commissioners [26 September] 424 De Scarnafis to the American Commissioners, 26 September 425 D'Aranda to the American Commissioners, 27 September 425 Delfino to the American Commissioners, 27 September 427 From John Christian Senf, 27 September 427 De Souza to the American Commissioners, 27 September 428 American Commissioners to Stael de Holstein, 28 September 428 From Alexander Moore, 28 September 429 [American Commissioners to Favi, 30 September] 430 To Benjamin Harrison [ca. September] 430 October From Charles Thomson, 1 October 431 From Robert Crew, 5 October 434 [From Joseph Mayo, 5 October] 434 Stael de Holstein to the American Commissioners, 5 October 434 From Uriah Forrest, 8 October 435 De Thulemeier to the American Commissioners, 8 October 436 Favi to the American Commissioners, 10 October 437 From Lafayette, 11 October 438 From James Madison, 11 October 439 From Elizabeth Wayles Eppes, 13 October 441 From Francis Eppes [14 October] 441 Lease of House in the Cul-de-sac Tatibout, 16 October 442 To John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, 17 October 444 From James Madison, 17 October 444 To Uriah Forrest, 20 October 452 From John Dickinson, 25 October 453 From Charles Thomson, 26 October 453 From Charles Thomson, with Letter from Joseph Wharton, 26 October 454 American Commissioners to D'Aranda, 28 October 455 American Commissioners to Dorset, 28 October 456 American Commissioners to Dorset, 28 October 457 November From James Monroe, 1 November 459 [To William Carmichael, 2 November] 462 [To John Christian Senf, 5 November] 462 Jefferson's "General Form" of a Treaty [4 September to 10 November] 463 I. Summary Notes of Provisions in Treaties with France, the Netherlands, and Sweden 471 II. Classification of Treaty Provisions 476 III. Notes for Consideration of the Commissioners 478 IV. Draft of a Model Treaty 479 American Commissioners to De Thulemeier, with Observations on Treaty, 10 November 490 American Commissioners to the President of Congress, 11 November 493 [To Thomas Barclay, 11 November] 500 [To Martha Jefferson Carr, 11 November] 500 [To James Currie, 11 November] 500 [To Elizabeth Wayles Eppes, 11 November] 500 [To Francis Eppes, 11 November] 500 To Elbridge Gerry, 11 November 501 [To Francis Hopkinson, 11 November] 502 [To Nicholas Lewis, 11 November] 502 To James Madison, 11 November 503 [To the Rev. James Madison, 11 November] 508 To James Monroe, 11 November 508 To John Page, 11 November 514 To Jacob Read, 11 November 515 To David Rittenhouse, 11 November 516 To Charles Thomson, 11 November 518 From Benjamin Harrison, 12 November 519 From Jacques Le Maire, 15 November 520 From Henry Martin, with Enclosures, 15 November 521 Favi to the American Commissioners, 16 November 533 From Thomas Barclay, 17 November 533 From Francis Hopkinson, with Enclosure, 18 November 534 From James Currie, 20 November 538 [To C. W. F. Dumas, 20 November] 539 Jefferson's Reply to the Representations of Affairs in America by British Newspapers [Before 20 November] 540 To G. K. van Hogendorp, 20 November 545 From Benjamin Franklin, 23 November 546 Dorset to the American Commissioners, 24 November 547 From William Carmichael, 25 November 548 To Benjamin Franklin, 25 November 550 American Commissioners to De Souza, 30 November 551 December From C. W. F. Dumas, 1 December 552 To Benjamin Franklin, 1 December 553 From Andre Limozin, 3 December 554 From Philip Mazzei, 6 December 555 From Henry Martin, 7 December 556 To James Madison, 8 December 557 American Commissioners to Dorset, 9 December 560 American Commissioners to Favi, 9 December 561 To James Monroe, 10 December 562 De Thulemeier to the American Commissioners, 10 December 565 To George Washington, 10 December 566 From Wakelin Welch, 10 December 568 From Marbois, 11 December 568 From Hugh Williamson, 11 December 569 To Horatio Gates, 13 December 571 From James Monroe, 14 December 572 American Commissioners to the President of Congress, 15 December 573 [To Thomas Barclay, 15 December] 574 [To William Carmichael, 15 December] 575 [To Anthony Garvey, 15 December] 575 [To Jean Holker, 15 December] 575 The Papal Nuncio to the American Commissioners, 15 December 575 From Anthony Garvey, 18 December 576 To John Lowell, 18 December 576 [To John Bondfield, 19 December] 578 From Thomas Barclay, 19 December 579 From Jean Holker, 22 December 579 De Souza to the American Commissioners, 22 December 580 To Chastellux, 24 December 580 From Eliza House Trist, 25 December 583 From Chastellux, 27 December 584 [To Anthony Garvey, 29 December] 586 [To Jean Holker, 29 December] 586 From Jean Holker, 30 December 587January From David S. Franks, 1 January 587 [To Wakelin Welch, 5 January] 587 From James Madison, 9 January 588 To Benjamin Harrison, 12 January 599 [To James Buchanan, 13 January] 601 [To Francis Eppes, 13 January] 601 To Francis Hopkinson, 13 January 602 [To Neil Jamieson, 13 January] 603 From Thomas Shore, 13 January 603 [To St. John de Crevecoeur, 14 January] 604 To James Currie [14 January] 604 John Jay to the American Commissioners, 14 January 606 To James Monroe, 14 January 607 [To Commissioners of the Treasury, 15 January] 608 [To Robert Crew, 15 January] 609 [To David S. Franks, 15 January] 609 From G. K. van Hogendorp, 20 January 609 From Jacques Le Maire, 20 January 610 American Commissioners to De Thulemeier, 21 January 611 De Pio to the American Commissioners, 22 January 612 From James Madison, 22 January 614 De Thulemeier to the American Commissioners, with Translation of Treaty and Observations Thereon, 24 January 615 From ____ Clouet, 28 January 628 To Benjamin Franklin, 28 January 629 [To David Hartley, 29 January] 629 [To Ralph Izard, 29 January] 629 [TO Thomas Shore, 29 January] 629 [To William Carmichael, 30 January] 630 February 1-25 To Richard Price, 1 February 630 From De Walterstorff, 1 February 631 De Scarnafis to the American Commissioners, 2 February 632 To De Walterstorff, 3 February 633 From Henry Martin, 4 February 634 [To James Currie, 5 February] 635 To Francis Eppes, 5 February 635 [To Wilson Miles Cary, 6 February] 637 To James Monroe [6 February] 637 To Hugh Williamson, 6 February 641 To Richard Henry Lee, 7 February 643 [To Marbois, 7 February] 645 [From John Banister, 8 February] 645 [To Charles Thomson, 8 February] 645 Extract from Proceedings of the American Commissioners, 8 February 645 From John Banister, 9 February 646 American Commissioners to President of Congress, [9] February 646 To the Governor of Virginia, 9 February 647 [To John Jay, 9 February] 649 Favi to the American Commissioners, 10 February 649 De Thulemeier to the American Commissioners, 11 February 649 From Lafayette, 14 February 650 [To Henry Martin, 20 February] 651 From Elbridge Gerry, 25 February 651 PAGE BALLOON ASCENSION, 21 NOVEMBER 1783 132 Water color by an unknown French artist, showing the first flight by human beings, made by Pilatre de Rozier, and the Marquis d'Arlande, from the garden of the Chateau de La Muette, Paris, to the Butte aux Cailles, in a balloon constructed by Etienne and Joseph Montgolfier. See Jefferson to Turpin, 28 Apr. 1784, p. 134-7. (Courtesy of the Wildenstein Galleries.) "EXPLANATION OF THE AIR BALLOON" 132 Engraving in The Boston Magazine, February 1784, opposite p. 147; explanatory text on p. 147-8. This and similar articles in American periodicals probably did more to create the widespread interest in the construction of balloons in America than the French publication cited in note to Jefferson to Turpin, 28 Apr. 1784. GEORGE WASHINGTON, PORTRAIT BY JOSEPH WRIGHT, FINISHED BY JOHN TRUMBULL 133 Jefferson describes this portrait, in a list of his paintings, as follows: "A Washington half length of full size or larger, an original taken by Wright (son of Mrs. Wright, famous for her works in wax), when Genl. Washington attended the meeting of the Cincinnati in Philadelphia May 1784. Passing then through that city on my way from Annapolis to Boston to embark for Europe I could only allow Wright time to finish the head and face and sketch the outlines of the body. These and the drapery were afterwards finished in Paris by Trum- bull" (Fiske Kimball, "Joseph Wright and His Portraits of Washington," Antiques, xv [1929], 377-82). See Hopkinson to Jefferson, 30 May 1784, p. 295-6. (Courtesy of the Massa- chusetts Historical Society.) THE PROVIDENCE GAZETTE, AND COUNTRY JOURNAL, 24 JULY 1784 164 The first appearance in print of Jefferson's notes on the establishment of a coinage for the United States and the source of all subsequent official printings. See Notes on Coinage: Editorial Note (p. 157-8) and Document vII (p. 194-203). (Courtesy of Yale University.) SPECIMEN COINS STRUCK IN 1783 TO EXEMPLIFY ROBERT MORRIS' PROPOSED COINAGE FOR THE UNITED STATES. (See p. 189-93.) 165 These silver coins, struck by Benjamin Dudley under the direc- tion of Robert Morris, were acquired by the late John W. Gar- rett in 1923 and bequeathed to The Johns Hopkins University. All save one (No. 1: the 100-unit piece, or cent) appear to be unique. One 500-unit piece, or quint (No. 3), and the 1000- unit piece, or mark (No. 4), can be traced back to the estate of Charles Thomson. These two coins, therefore, may possibly be the identical specimens enclosed by Morris in his letter to Jefferson of 1 May 1784. One quint (No. 2) has a variant obverse and is lighter in weight than the other (No. 3); it is not known why this is so or indeed whether it was struck after 1783 from Dudley's dies, one of which may have been the obverse die for the 5-unit copper piece. It is almost certain that a copper 5-unit piece was struck under Morris' direction in 1783 (see p. 192-3), but no specimen is known to be extant. There is no known evidence that an 8-unit piece was struck, though it was included in Morris' scheme of coinage. The duplicate of the 100-unit piece is in private possession and is not illustrated, though photographs of it and of the one illus- trated here (No. 1) are in the American Numismatic Society and, on making a comparison of these photographs, Mr. Walter H. Breen concluded that both specimens were struck from the same pair of dies. The four silver Constellatio coins are here illustrated through the courtesy of the Trustees of The Johns Hopkins University and Dr. Sarah E. Freeman, Curator; they were photographed by Charles H. Weber. The editors are also indebted to Messrs. Louis C. West, R. H. Williamson, Walter H. Breen, and Sawyer McA. Mosser for their generous assistance and information respecting these coins, though they should not be held responsible for the editors' conclusions. THE PORT OF LE HAVRE IN 1779 420 Engraving by Martinet fils, after a drawing executed in 1779; from Laborde et al., Voyage pittoresque de la France, Nor- mandie, No. 1. (Courtesy of Cabinet des Estampes, Biblio- theque Nationale, through Howard C. Rice, Jr.) BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PAINTED BY JOHN TRUMBULL 421 Enlargement of Trumbull's likeness of Franklin in his paint- ing, "The Declaration of Independence." (Courtesy of Yale University.) CUL-DE-SAC TAITBOUT, JEFFERSON'S RESIDENCE OCTOBER 1784 TO OCTOBER 1785, NO. 5 ON THIS PLAN 452 Plate No. VII in Atlas des Plans de la Censive de l'Archeveche dans Paris, by Rittmann and Junie, completed in 1786. From a facsimile of the original in the Archives Nationales, Paris, edited by Armand Brette, Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1906. See lease of house, 16 Oct. 1784, p. 442-3. In 1799 the Cul- de-sac Taitbout was extended to the Boulevard and given its present name of the Rue du Helder. The house in which Jeffer- son lived is no longer standing. (Courtesy of Howard C. Rice, Jr.) MINISTRY OF NAVY AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS AT VERSAILLES 453 Engraving by Ingouf, ca. 1770, of the building erected 1759- 1762 by J. B. Berthier. The offices and archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs occupied the second floor, shown in this cross section, until the French Revolution. The building, situated close to the palace, in a street now called the Rue de l'Ind- pendance Americaine, is today occupied by the Bibliotheque Municipale de Versailles. (Courtesy of the Bibliotheque de Versailles, through Howard C. Rice, Jr.)
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