Short, Carmichael and Pinckney to Jefferson: the last groups of the legation codes Nos. 10, 13 and 16

short_17920726.txt

# William Short to Jefferson, The Hague, 26 Jul 1792 (Code No. 10): code groups as transcribed, one line per manuscript line
1184.1093.574.539.1005.
224.834.1343.1409.1700.890.
1480.490.680.
1480.796.
1184.890.224.68.224.834.
224.68.
118?.
?24.68.319.224.344.691.
891.6?7.198.194.
4?2.838.294.162.1?29.1165.319.1065.
294.1534.383.426.478.1093.216.1216.294.741.1070.1093.562.1165.1184.
1460.218.1377.939.7.527.1184.108.327.1236.395.1388.684.
618.287.218.1377.939.633.426.218.831.330.153.1000.1168.
567.1149.306.1283.546.426.421.633.1182.
1101.119.844.893.890.218.1349.376.1464.379.338.
8.1648.109.224.716.1460.190.1149.
294.1282.250.426.1101.660.890.95?.1600.
218.66?.319.426.216.542.9?0.126.977.1259.
1361.1369.294.212.1465.324.441.426.1416.218.1269.534.31.
426.496.1700.1228.239.1369.1361.1093.1450.689.957.158.162.728.1299.294.
819.496.1700.1658.426.218.1407.758.218.
426.306.1283.546.426.1416.
1184.188.1648.218.668.1269.534.31.1570.805.
152.1361.1093.564.
177.1416.?683.1088.169?.383.162.153.218.1173.1302.
1302.890.294.496.1004.1450.958.5?2.426.634.168.1161.531.
791.467.1388.326.1228.
239.1369.1369.218.?093.1621.1149.426.306.1283.
546.426.421.218.1087.885.117.
294.1192.1101.660.154.1332.1291.1165.
1598.1356.294.378.1099.4?2.803.426.1412.1369.
294.819.224.1598.1184.1169.224.53?.1649.1887.
294.482.1396.1259.844.1165.1674.1674.73.1260.
224.121?.341.381.1695.515.426.625.1042.298.565.1109.
985.927.1093.1017.89?.35?.
985.1093.1039.
294.496.1626.871.426.1377.1025.218.1619.1287.1674.1106.12.218.757.
427.
1146.534.218.668.890.421.852.153.371.1093.
1109.1416.1192.1336.117.287.426.1336.113?.1298.1361.319.1101.1341.1460.224.
562.1460.22.1523.294.1282.426.496.224.1619.1287.1460.1?5?.628.1005.
294.819.793.224.1619.1287.12.294.819.
482.1396.1109.1216.1192.1336.1085.1332.153.1192.1336.426.1336.576.1361.198.
494.712.1674.1388.326.1594.1598.1623.241.1369.891.607.198.
494.1076.26?.1450.71?.890.1564.799.9?8.1460.?053.1369.
1093.224.508.300.829.1149.294.819.1099.1336.
14?3.?252.439.133?.899.
1017.1683.351.890.224.1598.1674.1070.985.294.496.
172.689.927.523.294.496.218.716.
426.1134.1648.586.1163.487.1149.793.1075.
634.668.581.426.1618.106.224.509.1416.1460.1146.294.
224.763.7?3.160.
693.606.1257.1562.426.634.
218.1336.1165.196.576.326.1460.246.693.467.
1075.1336.1165.1295.1409.1099.
33?.1486.307.932.1165.360.586.426.
306.1298.8.218.689.1628.1450.?79.1283.
202.426.496.1695.518.218.668.426.793.
294.190.1149.426.496.401.132.
1083.496.401.977.1460.1416.793.218.689.1628.1106.
1460.1184.1330.9?8.566.426.1093.562.1184.1460.218.633.426.218.
668.31.890.294.7?5.1450.
527.712.218.1039.1460.1450.
1349.805.549.1413.379.224.83.1416.730.7.426.202.951.
819.496.1413.1317.890.351.224.1619.1287.1460.443.587.890.73.12.890.
1520.1299.224.1619.1287.1460.73.12.224.757.
1312.687.7.224.826.426.224.543.1000.1149.
68.300.1032.1278.224.757.1312.687.7.1523.
757.427.819.1099.359.199.34.724.153.422.1165.224.68.426.
?94.1671.224.1523.1299.951.1302.
421.633.218.231.527.1184.
1593.1159.1460.1552.786.1165.
1593.1020.1460.38.882.1140.
1593.1020.730.426.
294.1603.689.1018.1330.218.
576.326.1683.1124.188.
1410.188.319.972.766.338.1486.776.1063.

short_17920726_decryption.txt

# William Short to Jefferson, The Hague, 26 Jul 1792 (Code No. 10): group = reading [grade]; T TJ interlinear, H attested elsewhere, E editors, C conjecture, O open
1184=-[E] 1093=les[T] 574=intriguants[T] 539=(intriguants)[T] 1005=(intriguants)[T]
224=the[T] 834=Mar[T] 1343=fai[T] 1409=had[T] 1700=been[T] 890=and[T]
1480=mor-[T] 490=-ti-[T] 680=-fied[T]
1480=Mor-[T] 796=-ris[T]
1184=you[T] 890=and[T] 224=the[T] 68=Presidt[T] 224=the[T] 834=mar.[T]
224=the[T] 68=Presidt[T]
118?=you[T]
?24=the[T] 68=Presidt[T] 319=on[T] 224=the[T] 344=subject[T] 691=(subject)[T]
891=-[E] 6?7=-[E] 198=-[E] 194=-[E]
4?2=Precarious[T] 838=(Precarious)[T] 294=-[E] 162=-[E] 1?29=footing[T] 1165=-[E] 319=on[T] 1065=which[T]
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618=namely[T] 287=(namely)[T] 218=my[T] 1377=wishes[T] 939=(wishes)[T] 633=as[T] 426=to[T] 218=my[T] 831=own[T] 330=personal[T] 153=(personal)[T] 1000=advan-[T] 1168=(advan-)[T]
567=-cement[T] 1149=(-cement)[T] 306=-[E] 1283=return[T] 546=-[E] 426=to[T] 421=america[T] 633=as[T] 1182=soon[T]
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8=-ser[T] 1648=(-ser)[T] 109=my[T] 224=the[T] 716=power[T] 1460=of[T] 190=government[T] 1149=(government)[T]
294=I[T] 1282=am[T] 250=obliged[T] 426=to[T] 1101=accept[T] 660=(accept)[T] 890=and[T] 95?=obey[T] 1600=(obey)[T]
218=my[T] 66?=self[T] 319=on[T] 426=to[T] 216=this[T] 542=situation[T] 9?0=(situation)[T] 126=(situation)[T] 977=no[T] 1259=re-[T]
1361=-medy[T] 1369=(-medy)[T] 294=I[T] 212=must[T] 1465=(must)[T] 324=submit[T] 441=(submit)[T] 426=to[T] 1416=it[T] 218=my[T] 1269=favorable[T] 534=circumstan-[T] 31=(circumstan-)[T]
426=to[T] 496=have[T] 1700=been[T] 1228=employed[T] 239=(employed)[T] 1369=-[E] 1361=-[E] 1093=in[T] 1450=a[T] 689=conspicuous[T] 957=(conspicuous)[T] 158=(conspicuous)[T] 162=station[T] 728=(station)[T] 1299=there[T] 294=I[T]
819=should[T] 496=have[T] 1700=been[T] 1658=known,[T] 426=to[T] 218=my[T] 1407=country[T] 758=by[T] 218=the[T]
426=-[E] 306=return[T] 1283=(return)[T] 546=-[E] 426=to[T] 1416=it[T]
1184=you-[T] 188=-nger[T] 1648=-[E] 218=my[T] 668=self[T] 1269=favorable[T] 534=circumstances,[T] 31=(circumstances)[T] 1570=employed[T] 805=(employed)[T]
152=-[E] 1361=-[E] 1093=in[T] 564=com-[T]
177=-petitors[T] 1416=(-petitors)[T] ?683=-[E] 1088=fallacious,[T] 169?=(fallacious)[T] 383=-[E] 162=-[E] 153=all[T] 218=my[T] 1173=hopes[T] 1302=were[T]
1302=-[E] 890=&[T] 294=I[T] 496=have[T] 1004=had[T] 1450=a[T] 958=dieu[T] 5?2=-[E] 426=to[T] 634=them[T] 168=for[T] 1161=ever.[T] 531=same[T]
791=chance[T] 467=(chance)[T] 1388=without[T] 326=(without)[T] 1228=emp.[T]
239=-l[?]y[T] 1369=-[E] 1369=-[E] 218=my[T] ?093=inducements[T] 1621=(inducements)[T] 1149=(inducements)[T] 426=to[T] 306=return[T] 1283=(return)[T]
546=-[E] 426=to[T] 421=america[T] 218=my[T] 1087=whole[T] 885=heart[T] 117=(heart)[T]
294=I[T] 1192=would[T] 1101=accept[T] 660=(accept)[T] 154=rather[T] 1332=than[T] 1291=nothing[T] 1165=(nothing)[T]
1598=place[T] 1356=[struck][T] 294=but I[T] 378=do[T] 1099=not[T] 4?2=pretend[T] 803=(pretend)[T] 426=to[T] 1412=say[T] 1369=(say)[T]
294=I[T] 819=should[T] 224=the[T] 1598=place[T] 1184=you[T] 1169=Spain[T] 224=the[T] 53?=same[T] 1649=-[E] 1887=grade[T]
294=I[T] 482=prefer[T] 1396=(prefer)[T] 1259=remaining[T] 844=(remaining)[T] 1165=-[E] 1674=here[T] 1674=[?]minister[T] 73=(minister)[T] 1260=of[T]
224=the[T] 121?=third[T] 341=order[T] 381=(order)[T] 1695=are[T] 515=exposed[T] 426=to[T] 625=many[T] 1042=humiliations[T] 298=(humiliations)[T] 565=(humiliations)[T] 1109=Spain[T]
985=less[T] 927=so[T] 1093=in[T] 1017=Paris[T] 89?=and[T] 35?=London[T]
985=less[T] 1093=in[T] 1039=view[T]
294=I[T] 496=have[T] 1626=often[T] 871=reason[T] 426=to[T] 1377=wish[T] 1025=(wish)[T] 218=my[T] 1619=grade[T] 1287=(grade)[T] 1674=here[T] 1106=was[T] 12=plenipotentiary[T] 218=my[T] 757=sal-[T]
427=-ar[?][T]
1146=honourable[T] 534=(honourable)[T] 218=my-[T] 668=-self[T] 890=&[T] 421=america[T] 852=several[T] 153=(several)[T] 371=reasons,[T] 1093=in[T]
1109=Spain[T] 1416=it[T] 1192=would[T] 1336=be[T] 117=particularly[T] 287=(particularly)[T] 426=to[T] 1336=be[T] 113?=desired[T] 1298=(desired)[T] 1361=-[E] 319=on[T] 1101=account[T] 1341=(account)[T] 1460=of[T] 224=the[T]
562=forms[T] 1460=of[T] 22=principal[T] 1523=court[T] 294=I[T] 1282=am[T] 426=to[T] 496=have[T] 224=the[T] 1619=grade[T] 1287=(grade)[T] 1460=of[T] 1?5?=resident[T] 628=(resident)[T] 1005=-[E]
294=I[T] 819=should[T] 793=if[T] 224=the[T] 1619=grade[T] 1287=(grade)[T] 12=Plenipotentiary[T] 294=I[T] 819=should[T]
482=prefer[T] 1396=(prefer)[T] 1109=Spain[T] 1216=that[T] 1192=would[T] 1336=be[T] 1085=worse[T] 1332=than[T] 153=all[T] 1192=would[T] 1336=be[T] 426=to[T] 1336=be[T] 576=turned[T] 1361=(turned)[T] 198=away[T]
494=from[T] 712=(from)[T] 1674=here[T] 1388=without[T] 326=(without)[T] 1594=any[T] 1598=place[T] 1623=laquay[T] 241=(laquay)[T] 1369=-[E] 891=turned[T] 607=(turned)[T] 198=away[T]
494=without[T] 1076=(without)[T] 26?=even[T] 1450=a[T] 71?=certificate[T] 890=(certificate)[T] 1564=(certificate)[T] 799=-[E] 9?8=-[E] 1460=of[T] ?053=honesty[T] 1369=(honesty)[T]
1093=in[T] 224=the[T] 508=late[T] 300=(late)[T] 829=appointments[T] 1149=(appointments)[T] 294=I[T] 819=should[T] 1099=not[T] 1336=be[T]
14?3=at[T] ?252=amsterdam[T] 439=(amsterdam)[T] 133?=(amsterdam)[T] 899=-[E]
1017=Paris[T] 1683=or[T] 351=London[T] 890=&[T] 224=the[T] 1598=place[T] 1674=here[T] 1070=useless[T] 985=(useless)[T] 294=I[T] 496=have[T]
172=one[T] 689=consolation[T] 927=(consolation)[T] 523=(consolation)[T] 294=I[T] 496=have[T] 218=my[T] 716=power[T]
426=to[T] 1134=-[E] 1648=-[E] 586=-[E] 1163=-[E] 487=-[E] 1149=-[E] 793=-[E] 1075=-[E]
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224=the[T] 763=public[T] 7?3=(public)[T] 160=ser-[T]
693=-vices[T] 606=(-vices)[T] 1257=devoted[T] 1562=(devoted)[T] 426=to[T] 634=them[T]
218=-[E] 1336=-[E] 1165=-[E] 196=-[E] 576=-[E] 326=-[E] 1460=-[E] 246=-[E] 693=-[E] 467=-[E]
1075=-[E] 1336=-[E] 1165=-[E] 1295=-[E] 1409=-[E] 1099=-[E]
33?=-[E] 1486=-[E] 307=-[E] 932=-[E] 1165=-[E] 360=-[E] 586=-[E] 426=-[E]
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202=-[E] 426=-[E] 496=-[E] 1695=-[E] 518=-[E] 218=-[E] 668=-[E] 426=-[E] 793=-[E]
294=-[E] 190=-[E] 1149=-[E] 426=-[E] 496=-[E] 401=-[O] 132=-[E]
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668=self[T] 31=circumstances[T] 890=&[T] 294=I[T] 7?5=feel[T] 1450=a[T]
527=that[T] 712=from[T] 218=my[T] 1039=view[T] 1460=of[T] 1450=a[T]
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1520=elsewhere[T] 1299=(elsewhere)[T] 224=the[T] 1619=grade[T] 1287=(grade)[T] 1460=of[T] 73=minister[T] 12=Plenty[T] 224=the[T] 757=salary[T]
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68=-[E] 300=-[E] 1032=-[E] 1278=-[E] 224=-[E] 757=-[E] 1312=-[E] 687=-[E] 7=-[E] 1523=-[E]
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1593=your[T] 1159=design[T] 1460=of[T] 1552=retiring[T] 786=(retiring)[T] 1165=-[E]
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1593=your[T] 1020=letter[T] 730=seem[T] 426=to[T]
294=I[T] 1603=might[T] 689=con-[T] 1018=-sider[T] 1330=-[E] 218=my[T]
576=turned[T] 326=out[T] 1683=or[T] 1124=lingering[T] 188=(lingering)[T]
1410=-[E] 188=-[E] 319=on[T] 972=the[T] 766=poor[T] 338=Carmichael.[T] 1486=(Carmichael)[T] 776=(Carmichael)[T] 1063=(Carmichael)[T]

short_17920726_reading.txt

# William Short to Thomas Jefferson, The Hague, 26 July 1792 (private), the coded passages (Code No. 10).
# Text of the coded stretches as decoded by Jefferson (interlinear) and the Papers of Thomas Jefferson editors, with
# Short's clear words between code runs (spelling and abbreviations lightly normalized: en extra = envoy extraordinary,
# bad adieu = bid adieu); open groups left as their numbers; [x?] = conjecture by context only.

(f. 016_0999) ... the class of people called les intriguants ...

(f. 016_1001) I mentioned to you in a former letter how much the Mar fai had been and mortified at this circumstance.

(ff. 016_1005-1009) You there are so good as to state to me the precarious footing on which I stand and to desire me to do in this what I chuse, informing you of my wishes that you may cooperate with them. Encouraged by this kind and friendly offer I resume a subject which I had so much repented having formerly importuned you about, namely my wishes as to my own personal advancement. My reasons for not desiring to return to America as yet, and with which you are acquainted, and my being thus launched in the diplomatic career, put me absolutely in the power of government, so that they may do what they please; for the present I am obliged to accept and obey. It has been my misfortune to lead myself on to this situation, but as there is now no remedy I must submit to it. I had hoped from my favorable circumstances to have been employed in a conspicuous station, where I should have been known to my country by my services rendered, and of course have had pleasure and inducements to return to it after so long an absence. I had seen others younger than myself, and under other less favorable circumstances, employed in equal or higher stations from countries where they had many more competitors. The event has shewn me how fallacious all my hopes were, and I have bid adieu to them for ever, being sure the same chance will never occur again. Yet as remaining in Europe without being employed would rather tend to diminish my inducements to return to America, I laid open to you from the beginning my whole heart and shewed you what I would accept rather than nothing. Towards the end I should have thought differently as to such a place, but I do not pretend to say I should refuse the place you talk of in Spain. With the same grade however I prefer infinitely remaining here, although even here ministers of the third order are exposed to many humiliations. It would be still worse in Spain, less so in Paris and London, because there every body and particularly such characters are less in view.

I have often reason to wish my grade here was plenipotentiary even with my salary. I was formerly of a contrary opinion, but experience has convinced me of my error. It would be much more honourable both for myself and America for several reasons. In Spain it would be particularly to be desired on account of the forms of the principal court. If then I am to have the grade of resident I should prefer infinitely remaining here. If the grade is to be plenipotentiary I should prefer Spain. What would be worse than all would be to be turned away from here without any place, as it would be like a laquay turned away without even a certificate of honesty; and yet after what has happened in the late appointments I should not be surprized at it. The machine being now properly mounted at Amsterdam, it may be conducted from Paris or London, and the place here may be thought useless. I have one consolation however, that I have done every thing in my power in this and every other case to deserve better treatment. If others after employing the same time in serving themselves are to reap the benefit of honour I cannot help it. I only wish that in future the public may feel that their services are in like manner solely devoted to them. After being employed in a business of such a nature, my being now turned out of service altogether, after others being called in who had not before been employed, is only saved perhaps by the accident of Carmichael's asking leave to retire. This would have been putting on my conduct a censure which no place would have induced me to have exposed myself to, if I had not counted enough on the justice of government to have 401 [been?] sure there 1083 [would?] have 401 [been?] no[ne?] of it if my conduct was satisfactory.

I have made use of your permission to inform you of my wishes as to myself, as well as I can in my ignorance of future circumstances, and I feel a pleasure in doing it as it reminds me of your friendship, which I prize above all things. If I were allowed to add any thing further, it would be that from my view of a diplomatic establishment for the U.S. it seems to me they should have at Paris and London the grade of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, and elsewhere the grade of minister plenipotentiary, even if they would not augment the salaries. They might after appropriating the sum to the foreign establishment let the president apportion the salaries according to the court, or if not, say that the salary should not 359 199 34 724, allowing the president to fix each at what rate he pleases according to the court where they were.

(f. 016_1009) ... as well for the sake of America as my own, that you will be dissuaded from executing your design of retiring as mentioned in your letter of Jan. 28 ...

carmichael_17880414.txt

# William Carmichael to Jefferson, Madrid, 14 Apr 1788 (Code No. 13): code groups as transcribed, one line per manuscript line
108.
108.223.273.597.

carmichael_17880414_decryption.txt

# William Carmichael to Jefferson, Madrid, 14 Apr 1788 (Code No. 13): group = reading [grade]; T TJ interlinear, H attested elsewhere, E editors, C conjecture, O open
108=Maryland[C]
108=Maryland[C] 223=Massachusetts[C] 273=majority[C] 597=—[O]

carmichael_17880414_reading.txt

# William Carmichael to Thomas Jefferson, Madrid, 14 April 1788: the sentences holding his five code numbers (Code No. 13).
# Values by context only (the PTJ editors' conjectures, checked here against the dates of ratification):
# 108 = [Maryland] (twice), 223 = [Massachusetts], 273 = [majority]; 597 open.

Had I been in [Maryland] I should in all probability have been of the sentiment of Paca and the other you mention.
[Maryland] has not acceded to the Constitution, [Massachusetts] has. The [majority] seem pleased with it, what says 597?

pinckney_17930828.txt

# Thomas Pinckney to Jefferson, London, 28 Aug 1793 (Code No. 16): code groups as transcribed, one line per manuscript line
447.735.753.1846.923.1490.1098.628.
?10.1465.1513.305.1199.234.616.1513.501.292.1432.1097.923.1490.1517.1144.
?39.736.1527.1328.1374.672.1426.417.1258.709.323+.1565.1064.942.856.
?55.668.800.513.525.663.1486.1228.1010.1181.885.323.675.175.1490.1517.1226.
?3.81.

pinckney_17930828_decryption.txt

# Thomas Pinckney to Jefferson, London, 28 Aug 1793 (Code No. 16): group = reading [grade]; T TJ interlinear, H attested elsewhere, E editors, C conjecture, O open
447=—[O] 735=reg-[E] 753=-i-[H] 1846=-ments[E] 923=are[E] 1490=to[H] 1098=em-[E] 628=-bar-[E]
?10=-k[E] 1465=in[H] 1513=a[H] 305=sho-[E] 1199=-rt[E] 234=[time?][C] 616=on[H] 1513=a[H] 501=[secret?][C] 292=expedi-[E] 1432=-tion[H] 1097=they[H] 923=are[E] 1490=to[H] 1517=be[H] 1144=com-[H]
?39=-man-[E] 736=-ded[H] 1527=by[H] 1328=Sir[E] 1374=Char-[E] 672=-les[E] 1426=Gre-[E] 417=-?-[E] 1258=-y[H] 709=with[H] 323+=generals[H] 1565=St-[H] 1064=-ua-[E] 942=-rt[E] 856=and[H]
?55=[Dun-][C] 668=[-da-][C] 800=-s[H] 513=under[H] 525=him[H] 663=the-[H] 1486=-ir[E] 1228=des-[H] 1010=-tina-[E] 1181=-tion[H] 885=is[H] 323=general-[H] 675=-ly[E] 175=thought[H] 1490=to[H] 1517=be[H] 1226=for[H]
?3=the[E] 81=West Indies[E]

pinckney_17930828_reading.txt

# Thomas Pinckney to Thomas Jefferson, London, 28 August 1793, the coded passage (Code No. 16), NARA M30 roll 2 frame 0140.
# 447 = open (the editors printed 497); [x?] = the editors' conjecture, not attested elsewhere in the code.

447 regiments are to embark in a short [time?] on a [secret?] expedition. They are to be commanded by Sir Charles Grey with Generals Stuart and [Dunda]s under him. Their destination is generally thought to be for the West Indies.