As to
so much of it as respects France, I have cited under every article the
law on which it depends; which laws, from 1784 downwards, are in my
possession.
Port-charges are so different, according to the size of the vessel and
the dexterity of the captain, that an examination of a greater number of
port-bills might, perhaps, produce a different result. I can only say,
that that expressed in the table is fairly drawn from such bills as I
could readily get access to, and that I have no reason to suppose it
varies much from the truth, nor on which side the variation would
lie. Still, I cannot make myself responsible for this article. The
authorities cited will vouch the rest.
I have the honor to be, with the most perfect respect and attachment,
Sir, your most obedient and most humble servant,
Th: Jefferson.
_Footing of the Commerce of the United States with France and England,
and with the French and English American Colonies._
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LETTER XC.--TO THE PRESIDENT, January 4, 1792
TO THE PRESIDENT.
Philadelphia, January 4, 1792,
Sir,
Having been in conversation to-day with Monsieur Payan, one of the St.
Domingo deputies, I took occasion to inquire of him the footing on
which our commerce there stands at present, and particularly whether
the colonial _Arret_ of 1789, permitting a free importation of our
flour till 1793, was still in force.
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