Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3
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1. Front matter2. Edited by Thomas Jefferson Randolph.3. LETTER I.—TO JOHN JAY, July 19, 17894. LETTER II.—TO M. L’ABBE ARNOND, July 19, 17895. LETTER III.—TO JOHN JAY, July 23, 17896. LETTER IV.—TO JOHN JAY, July 29, 17897. LETTER V.—TO JOHN JAY, August 5, 17898. LETTER VI.—TO MR. CARMICHAEL, August 9, 17899. LETTER VII.—TO JOHN JAY, August 12, 178910. LETTER VIII.—TO COLONEL GOUVION, August 15,178911. LETTER IX.—TO JOHN JAY, August 27, 178912. LETTER X.—TO JAMES MADISON, August 28,178913. LETTER XI.—TO JAMES MADISON, September 6, 178914. LETTER XII.—TO DR. GEM15. LETTER XIII.—TO GENERAL KNOX, September 12,178916. LETTER XIV.—TO E. RUTLEDGE, September 18, 178917. LETTER XV.—TO JOHN JAY, September 19, 178918. LETTER XVI.—TO MR. NECKER, September 26,178919. LETTER XVII.—TO JOHN JAY, September 30, 178920. LETTER XVIII.—TO THE PRESIDENT, December 15,178921. LETTER XIX.—TO HENRY LAURENS, ESQUIRE, March 31, 179022. LETTER XX.—TO MR. VANDERKEMP, March 31, 179923. LETTER XXI.—TO GEORGE JOY, March 31, 179024. LETTER XXII.—TO THE COUNT DE MONTMORIN, April 6, 179025. LETTER XXIII.—TO THE COUNT DE MONTMORIN, April 6,179026. LETTER XXIV.—TO WILLIAM SHORT, April 6, 179027. LETTER XXV.—TO THE COUNT DE FLORIDA BLANCA, April 11, 179028. LETTER XXVI.—TO WILLIAM CARMICHAEL, April 11, 178929. LETTER XXVII.—TO MR. GRAND, April 23, 179030. LETTER XXVIII.—TO THE MARQUIS DE LA LUZERNE, April 30,179031. LETTER XXIX.—TO WILLIAM SHORT, April 30, 179032. LETTER XXX.—TO MR. DUMAS, June 23, 179033. LETTER XXXI.—TO MR. DUMAS, July 13,179034. LETTER XXXII—TO WILLIAM SHORT, July 26, 179035. LETTER XXXIII.—TO WILLIAM CARMICHAEL, August 2, 179036. LETTER XXXIV.—TO M. DE PINTO, August 7, 179037. LETTER XXXV.—TO JOSHUA JOHNSON, August 7,179038. LETTER XXXVI.—TO WILLIAM SHORT, August 10,179039. LETTER XXXVII.—TO COLONEL DAVID HUMPHREYS, August 11, 179040. LETTER XXXVIII.—TO GOUVERNEUR MORRIS, August 12, 179041. LETTER XXXIX.—TO GOVERNOR HANCOCK, August 24, 179042. LETTER XL.—TO SYLVANUS BOURNE, August 25, 179043. LETTER XLI.—CIRCULAR TO THE CONSULS, August 26, 179044. LETTER XLII.—TO WILLIAM SHORT, August 26, 179045. LETTER XLIII.—TO M. LA FOREST, August 30, 179046. LETTER XLIV.—TO WILLIAM SHORT, August 31,179047. LETTER XLV.—TO GOUVERNEUR MORRIS, December 17, 179048. LETTER XLVI.—TO JOSHUA JOHNSON, December 17, 179049. LETTER XLVII.—TO JOSHUA JOHNSON, December 23, 179050. LETTER XLVIII.—TO CHARLES HELLSTEDT, February 14,179151. LETTER XLIX.—TO M. DE PINTO, February 21,179152. LETTER L.—TO WILLIAM SHORT, March 8,179153. LETTER LI.—TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, March 8, 179154. LETTER LII.—TO WILLIAM CARMICHAEL, March 12, 179155. LETTER LIII.—TO WILLIAM SHORT, March 12,179156. LETTER LIV.—TO WILLIAM SHORT, March 15, 179157. LETTER LV.—TO WILLIAM CARMICHAEL, March 17,179158. LETTER LVI.—TO WILLIAM SHORT, March 19, 179159. LETTER LVII.—TO MR. OTTO, March 29, 179160. LETTER—FROM THE PRESIDENT, April 4, 179161. LETTER LVIII.—TO COLONEL HUMPHREYS, April 11, 179162. LETTER LIX.—TO WILLIAM CARMICHAEL, April 11,179163. LETTER LX.—TO WILLIAM SHORT, April 25, 179164. LETTER LXI.—TO MR. OTTO, May 7, 179165. LETTER LXII.—TO THE ATTORNEY OF THE DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY, May 7,179166. LETTER LXIII.—TO THOMAS BARCLAY, May 13,179167. LETTER LXIV.—TO FULWAR SKIPWITH, May 13,179168. LETTER LXV.—TO WILLIAM CARMICHAEL, May 16, 179169. LETTER LXVI.—TO COLONEL HUMPHREYS, July 13,179170. LETTER LXVII.—TO M. VAN BERKEL, July 14,179171. LETTER LXVIII.—TO GOUVERNEUR MORRIS, July 26,179172. LETTER LXIX.—TO WILLIAM SHORT, July 28,179173. LETTER LXX.—TO THE PRESIDENT, July 30,179174. LETTER LXXI.—TO GENERAL KNOX, August 10, 179175. LETTER LXXII.—TO THE MINISTER OF FRANCE, August 12, 179176. LETTER LXXIII.—TO SYLVANUS BOURNE, August 14,179177. LETTER LXXIV.—TO WILLIAM SHORT, August 29, 179178. LETTER LXXV.—TO M. LA MOTTE, August 30, 179179. LETTER LXXVI.—TO GOUVERNEUR MORRIS, August 30, 179180. LETTER LXXVII.—TO MONSIEUR DE TERNANT, September 1, 179181. LETTER LXXVIII.—TO T. NEWTON, September 8, 179182. LETTER LXXIX.—TO MR. HAMMOND, October 26,179183. LETTER LXXX.—TO WILLIAM CARMICHAEL, November 6, 179184. LETTER LXXXI.—TO THE PRESIDENT, November 6, 179185. LETTER LXXXII.—TO MAJOR THOMAS PINCKNEY, November 6, 179186. LETTER LXXXIII.—TO THE PRESIDENT, November 7, 179187. LETTER LXXXIV.—TO WILLIAM SHORT, November 24, 179188. LETTER LXXXV.—TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, December 5,179189. LETTER LXXXVI.—TO MR. HAMMOND, December 5, 179190. LETTER LXXXVII.—TO MR. HAMMOND, December 12, 179191. LETTER LXXXVIII.—TO MR. HAMMOND, December 13, 179192. LETTER LXXXIX.—TO THE PRESIDENT, December 23, 179193. LETTER XC.—TO THE PRESIDENT, January 4, 179294. LETTER XCI.—TO THOMAS PINCKNEY, January 17, 179295. LETTER XCII.—TO WILLINKS, VAN STAPHORSTS, AND HUBARD, Jan. 23,179296. LETTER XCIII.—TO WILLIAM SHORT, January 23, 179297. LETTER XCIV.—TO GOUVERNEUR MORRIS, January 23, 179298. LETTER XCV.—TO MR. HAMMOND, February 2, 179299. LETTER XCVI.—TO MR. HAMMOND, February 25, 1792100. LETTER XCVII.—TO MESSRS. JOHNSON, CARROL, AND STEWART, March 6, 1792101. LETTER XCVIII.—TO GOUVERNEUR MORRIS,102. LETTER XCIX.—TO MESSRS. CARMICHAEL AND SHORT, March 18, 1792103. LETTER C.—TO COLONEL PICKERING, March 28, 1792104. LETTER CI.—TO MR. HAMMOND, March 31, 1792105. LETTER CII.—TO GOVERNOR PINCKNEY, April 1, 1792106. LETTER CIII.—TO COLONEL HUMPHREYS, April 9, 1792107. LETTER CIV.—TO MR. HAMMOND, April 12, 1792108. LETTER CV.—TO MR. HAMMOND, April 13,1792109. LETTER CVI.—TO THE PRESIDENT, April 13, 1792110. LETTER CVII.—TO MESSRS. CARMICHAEL AND SHORT, April 24, 1792111. LETTER CVIII.—TO GOUVERNEUR MORRIS, April 28,1792112. LETTER CIX.—CIRCULAR TO THE AMERICAN CONSULS, May 31, 1792113. LETTER CX.—TO JOHN PAUL JONES, June 1, 1792114. LETTER CXI.—TO MR. PINCKNEY, June 11, 1792115. LETTER CXII.—TO THOMAS PINCKNEY, June 11, 1792116. LETTER CXIII.—TO MR. PINCKNEY, June 14, 1792117. LETTER CXIV.—TO GOUVERNEUR MORRIS, June 16, 1792118. LETTER CXV.—TO MR. VAN BERCKEL, July 2,1792119. LETTER CXVI.—TO MR. PALESKE, August 19,1792120. LETTER CXVII.—TO THE PRESIDENT, August 19, 1792121. LETTER CXVIII.—TO M. DE TERNANT, September 27,1792122. LETTER CXIX.—TO MR. PINCKNEY, October 12,1792123. LETTER CXX.—TO MESSRS. CARMICHAEL AND SHORT, October 14,1792124. LETTER CXXI.—TO GOUVERNEUR MORRIS, October 15, 1792125. LETTER CXXII.—TO M. DE TERNANT, October 16,1792126. LETTER CXXIII.—TO MESSRS. VIAR AND JAUDENES, November 1, 1792127. LETTER CXXIV.—TO THE PRESIDENT, November 2,1792128. LETTER CXXV.—TO MESSRS. CARMICHAEL AND SHORT, November 3, 1792129. LETTER CXXVI.—TO GOUVERNEUR MORRIS, November 7, 1792130. LETTER CXXVII.—TO M. DE TERNANT, November 20, 1792131. LETTER CXXVIII.—TO MR. RUTHERFORD, December 25, 1792132. LETTER CXXIX.—TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, January 2, 1793133. LETTER CXXX.—CIRCULAR TO THE MINISTERS, February 13, 1793134. LETTER CXXXI.—TO MR. HAMMOND, February 16, 1793135. LETTER CXXXII.—TO M. DE TERNANT, February 17, 1793136. LETTER CXXXIII.—TO M. DE TERNANT, February 20, 1793137. LETTER CXXXIV.—TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, February 20, 1793138. LETTER CXXXV.—TO GOUVERNEUR MORRIS, March 12,1793139. LETTER CXXXVI.—TO GOUVERNEUR MORRIS, March 15, 1793140. LETTER CXXXVII.—TO MR. PINCKNEY, March 16, 1793141. LETTER CXXXVIII.—TO COLONEL HUMPHREYS, March 21, 1793142. LETTER CXXXIX.—TO COLONEL HUMPHREYS, March 22, 1793143. LETTER CXL.*—TO MESSRS. CARMICHAEL AND SHORT, March 23, 1793144. LETTER CXLI.—TO MR. HAMMOND, April 18, 1793145. LETTER CXLII.—TO MR. PINCKNEY, April 20, 1793146. LETTER CXLIII.—CIRCULAR TO MORRIS, PINCKNEY, AND SHORT, April 26,1793147. LETTER CXLIV.—TO M. DE TERNANT, April 27,1793148. LETTER CXLV.—TO M. DE TERNANT, May 3,1793149. LETTER CXLVI.—TO MR. PINCKNEY, May 7, 1793150. LETTER CXLVII.—TO MR. HAMMOND, May 15, 1793151. LETTER CXLVIII.*—TO M. DE TERNANT, May 15, 1793152. LETTER CXLIX.—TO THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA, May 21,1793153. LETTER CL.—TO MR. VAN BERCKEL, May 29,1793154. LETTER CLI.—TO MESSRS. CARMICHAEL AND SHORT, May 31, 1793155. LETTER CLII.—TO MR. GENET, June 5,1793156. LETTER CLIII.—TO MR. HAMMOND, June 5, 1793157. LETTER CLIV.—TO GOUVERNEUR MORRIS, June 13, 1793158. LETTERS—RE THE LOST MILLION, June 10, 1793159. LETTER CLV.—TO GOUVERNEUR MORRIS, June 13, 1793160. LETTER CLVI.—TO MR. PINCKNEY, June 14, 1793161. LETTER CLVII.—TO MR. GENET, June 17, X162. LETTER CLVIII.—TO MR. HAMMOND, June 19, 1793163. LETTER CLIX.—TO MESSRS. CARMICHAEL AND SHORT, June 30, 1793164. LETTER CLX.—TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, July 18,1793165. LETTER CLXI.—TO MR. GENET, July 24,1793166. LETTER CLXII.—TO MR. GENET, August 7, 1793167. LETTER CLXIII.—TO GOUVERNEUR MORRIS, August 16,1793168. LETTER CLXIV.—CIRCULAR TO THE MERCHANTS OF THE U.S., August 23, 1793169. LETTER CLXV.—TO MR. GORE, September 2, 1793170. LETTER CLXVI.—TO MR. HAMMOND, September 5, 1793171. LETTER CLXVII.—TO MR. PINCKNEY, September 7,1793172. LETTER CLXVIII.—TO MR. HAMMOND, September 9, 1793173. LETTER CLXIX.—TO MR. GENET, September 9, 1793174. LETTER CLXX.—TO COLONEL HUMPHREYS, September 11, 1793175. LETTER CLXXI.—TO MR. GENET, October 3, 1793176. LETTER CLXXII.—TO MR. GENET, November 8,1793177. LETTER CLXXIII.—TO MR. GENET, November 22, 1793178. LETTER CLXXIV.—TO MR. GENET, December 9, 1793179. LETTER CLXXV.—TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE U.S., December 18, 1793180. LETTER CLXXVI.—TO E. RANDOLPH, February 3, 1794181. LETTER CLXXVII.—TO JAMES MADISON, April 3, 1794182. LETTER CLXXVIII.—TO TENCH COXE, May 1,1794183. LETTER CLXXIX.—TO THE PRESIDENT, May 14, 1794184. LETTER CLXXX.—TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE, September 7, 1794185. LETTER CLXXXI.—TO JAMES MADISON, December 28, 1794186. LETTER CLXXXII.—TO M. D’IVERNOIS, February 6,1795187. LETTER CLXXXIII.—TO JAMES MADISON, April 27, 1795188. LETTER CLXXXIV.—TO WILLIAM B. GILES, April 27, 1795189. LETTER CLXXXV.—TO MANN PAGE, August 30, 1795190. LETTER CLXXXVI.—TO JAMES MADISON191. LETTER CLXXXVII.—TO EDWARD RUTLEDGE, November 30, 1795192. LETTER CLXXXVIII.—TO WILLIAM B. GILES, December 31, 1795193. LETTER CLXXXIX.—TO JAMES MADISON, March 6, 1796194. LETTER CXC.—TO WILLIAM B. GILES, March 19,1796.195. LETTER CXCI.—TO COLONEL MONROE, March 21, 1796196. LETTER CXCII.—TO JAMES MADISON, March 27,1796197. LETTER CXCIII.—TO JAMES MADISON, April 19, 1796198. LETTER CXCIV.*—TO P. MAZZEI, April 24, 1796199. LETTER CXCV.—TO COLONEL MONROE, June 12, 1796200. LETTER CXCVI.—TO THE PRESIDENT, June 19, 1796201. LETTER CXCVII.—TO M. DE LA FAYETTE, June 19, 1796202. LETTER CXCVIII.—TO JONATHAN WILLIAMS, July 3,1796203. LETTER CXCIX.—TO COLONEL MONROE, July 10, 1796204. LETTER CC.—TO JAMES MADISON205. LETTER CCI.—TO EDWARD RUTLEDGE, December 27, 1796206. LETTER CCII.—TO JOHN ADAMS, December 28,1796207. LETTER CCIII.—to James Madison, January 1, 1797208. LETTER CCIV.—TO MR. VOLNEY, January 8, 1797209. LETTER CCV.—TO HENRY TAZEWELL, January 16, 1797210. LETTER CCVI.—TO JAMES MADISON, January 16, 1797211. LETTER CCVII.—TO JAMES MADISON, January 22, 1797212. LETTER CCVIII.—TO JAMES MADISON, January 30, 1797213. LETTER CCIX.—TO JAMES SULLIVAN, February 9, 1797214. LETTER CCX.—TO ELBRIDGE GERRY, May 13, 1797215. LETTER CCXI.—TO GENERAL GATES, May 30,1797216. LETTER CCXII.—TO JAMES MADISON, June 1, 1797217. LETTER CCXIII.—TO COLONEL BURR, June 17,1797218. LETTER CCXIV.—TO ELBRIDGE GERRY, June 21, 1797219. LETTER CCXV.—TO EDWARD RUTLEDGE, June 24, 1797220. LETTER, CCXVI.—TO JAMES MADISON, August 3, 1797221. LETTER CCXVII.—TO COLONEL ARTHUR CAMPBELL, September 1, 1797222. LETTER CCXVIII.—TO JAMES MONROE, September 7, 1797223. LETTER CCXIX.—TO JAMES MADISON, January 3, 1798224. LETTER CCXX.—TO JAMES MADISON, January 25, 1798225. LETTER CCXXI.—TO JAMES MADISON, February 8, 1798226. LETTER CCXXII.—TO JAMES MADISON, February 15, 1798227. LETTER CCXXIII.—TO GENERAL GATES, February 21, 1798228. LETTER CCXXIV.—TO JAMES MADISON, February 22, 1798229. LETTER CCXXV.—TO JAMES MADISON, March 2, 1798230. LETTER CCXXVI.—TO JAMES MADISON, March 15, 1798231. LETTER CCXXVII.—TO JAMES MADISON, March 21, 1798232. LETTER CCXXVIII.—TO JAMES MADISON, March 29, 1798233. LETTER CCXXIX.—TO JAMES MADISON, April 5, 1798234. LETTER CCXXX.—TO JAMES MADISON, April 6, 1798235. LETTER CCXXXI.—TO JAMES MADISON, April 12, 1798236. LETTER CCXXXII.—TO JAMES MADISON, April 26, 1798237. LETTER CCXXXIII.—TO JAMES MADISON, May 3, 1798238. LETTER CCXXXIV.—TO JAMES LEWIS, JUNIOR, May 9, 1798239. LETTER CCXXXV.—TO JAMES MADISON, May 31, 1798240. LETTER CCXXXVI.—TO JOHN TAYLOR, June 1, 1798241. LETTER CCXXXVII.—TO GENERAL KOSCIUSKO, June 1, 1798242. LETTER CCXXXVIII.—TO JAMES MADISON, June 21, 1798243. LETTER CCXXXIX.—TO SAMUEL SMITH, August 22, 1798244. LETTER CCXL.—TO A. H. ROWAN, September 26, 1798245. LETTER CCXLI.—TO STEPHENS THOMPSON MASON, October 11, 1798246. LETTER CCXLII.—TO JOHN TAYLOR, November 26, 1798247. LETTER CCXLIII.—TO JAMES MADISON, January 3, 1799248. LETTER CCXLIV.—TO JAMES MADISON, January 16, 1799249. LETTER CCXLV.—TO ELBRIDGE GERRY250. LETTER CCXLVI.—TO EDMUND PENDLETON, January 29, 1799251. LETTER CCXLVII.—TO JAMES MADISON, February 5, 1799252. LETTER CCXLVIII.—TO EDMUND PENDLETON, February 14, 1799253. LETTER CCXLIX.—TO JAMES MADISON, February 19, 1799254. LETTER CCL.—TO GENERAL KOSCIUSKO, February 21, 1799255. LETTER CCLI.—TO JAMES MADISON, February 26, 1799256. LETTER CCLII.—TO T. LOMAX, March 12, 1799257. LETTER CCLIII.—TO EDMUND RANDOLPH, August 18, 1799258. LETTER CCLIV.—TO WILSON C. NICHOLAS, September 5, 1799259. LETTER CCLV.—TO JAMES MADISON, November 22, 1799260. LETTER CCLVI.—TO COLONEL MONROE, January 12, 1800261. LETTER CCLVII.—TO SAMUEL ADAMS262. LETTER CCLVIII.—TO JAMES MADISON, March 4, 1800263. LETTER CCLIX.—TO JAMES MADISON, May 12, 1800264. LETTER CCLX.—TO GIDEON GRANGER, August 13, 1800265. LETTER CCLXI.—TO URIAH M’GREGORY, August 13, 1800266. LETTER CCLXII.—TO DOCTOR RUSH, September 23, 1800267. LETTER, CCLXIII.—TO ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON, December 14, 1800268. LETTER CCLXIV.—TO COLONEL BURR, December 15,1800269. LETTER CCLXV.—TO JUDGE BRECKENRIDGE, December 18,1800270. LETTER CCLXVI.—TO JAMES MADISON, December 19,1800271. LETTER CCLXVII.—TO JAMES MADISON, December 26, 1800272. LETTER CCLXVIII.—TO COLONEL BURR, February 1, 1801273. LETTER CCLXIX.—TO GOVERNOR M’KEAN, February 2, 1801274. LETTER CCLXX.—TO TENCH COXE, February 11,1801275. LETTER CCLXXI.—TO JAMES MONROE, February 15, 1801276. LETTER CCLXXII.—TO JAMES MADISON, February 18,1801277. LETTER CCLXXIII.—TO JOHN DICKINSON, March 6, 1801278. LETTER CCLXXIV.—TO COLONEL MONROE, March 7, 1801279. LETTER CCLXXV.—TO GOVERNOR M’KEAN, March 9, 1801280. LETTER CCLXXVI.—TO JOEL BARLOW, March 14, 1801281. LETTER CCLXXVII.—TO THOMAS PAINE, March 18, 1801282. LETTER CCLXXVIII.—TO M. DE REYNEVAL, March 20, 1801283. LETTER CCLXXIX.—TO DOCTOR JOSEPH PRIESTLEY, March 21, 1801284. LETTER CCLXXX.—TO MOSES ROBINSON, March 23,1801285. LETTER CCLXXXI.—TO WILLIAM B. GILES, March 23, 1801286. LETTER CCLXXXII.—TO SAMUEL ADAMS, March 29, 1801287. LETTER CCLXXXIII.—TO ELBRIDGE GERRY, March 29, 1801288. LETTER CCLXXXIV.—TO GIDEON GRANGER, May 3, 1801289. LETTER CCLXXXV.—TO NATHANIEL MACON, May 14, 1801290. LETTER CCLXXXVI.—TO LEVI LINCOLN, July 11, 1801291. LETTER CCLXXXVII.—TO GOVERNOR MONROE, July 11, 1801292. LETTER CCLXXXVIII.—TO A COMMITTEE OF MERCHANTS, July 12, 1801293. LETTER CCLXXXIX.—TO LEVI LINCOLN, August 26, 1801294. LETTER CCXC.—TO ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON, September 9, 1801295. LETTER CCXCI.—TO WILLIAM SHORT, October 3, 1801296. LETTER CCXCII.—TO THE HEADS OF THE DEPARTMENTS, November 6, 1801297. LETTER CCXCIII.—TO JOHN DICKINSON, December 19, 1801298. LETTER CCXCIV.—TO ALBERT GALLATIN, April 1,1802299. LETTER CCXCV.—TO GENERAL KOSCIUSKO, April 2,1802300. LETTER CCXCVI.—TO ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON, April 18, 1802301. LETTER CCXCVII.—TO GOVERNOR MONROE, July 15, 1802302. LETTER CCXCVIII.—TO GOVERNOR MONROE, July 17, 1802303. LETTER CCXCIX.—TO ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON, October 10, 1802304. LETTER CCC.—TO ALBERT GALLATIN, October 13, 1802305. LETTER CCCI.—TO LEVI LINCOLN, October 25, 1802306. LETTER CCCII.—TO GOVERNOR MONROE, January 13,1803307. LETTER CCCIII.—TO M. DUPONT, February 1, 1803308. LETTER CCCIV.—TO DOCTOR BENJAMIN RUSH, April 21, 1803309. LETTER CCCV.—TO GENERAL GATES, July 11, 1803310. LETTER CCCVI.—TO MR. BRECKENRIDGE, August 12, 1803