Thomas Jefferson: “In all these cases the purity and patriotism of the motives should shield the agent from blame, and even secure a…”

$2,000 were deposited in the hands of the Attorney-General of the United States to pay expenses incident to the prosecution of Aaron Burr and his accomplices for treason and misdemeanors alleged to have been committed by them.

The letter of Mr. Canning, however, having lately appeared in print, unaccompanied by that of Mr. Pinkney in reply, and having a tendency to make impressions not warranted by the statements of Mr. Pinkney, it has become proper that the…

The balance of $17,010 remains in the Treasury unexpended.

I now lay before Congress a statement of the militia of the United States according to the latest returns received by the Department of War.