TH:  JEFFERSON.

FEBRUARY 18, 1806.

To the House of Representatives of the United States: 

On the 13th instant I approved and signed the act entitled “An act making provision for defraying any extraordinary expenses attending the intercourse between the United States and foreign nations,” which originated in the House of Representatives, and I shall in due season deposit it among the rolls in the office of the Secretary of State.

TH:  JEFFERSON.

To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: 

I communicate to Congress a letter recently received from the minister plenipotentiary of the United States at London, stating some circumstances which bear relation to the subject of my messages of January 17.[36] This paper being original and to be communicated to both Houses, the return of it is requested.

TH:  JEFFERSON.

MARCH 24, 1806.

[Footnote 36:  See Vol.  I, pp. 395-396.]

DECEMBER 15, 1806.

To the Senate of the United States: 

I lay before Congress a report of the Surveyor of the Public Buildings, stating the progress made on them during the last season and what is proposed for the ensuing one.

TH:  JEFFERSON.

DECEMBER 23, 1806.

To the House of Representatives of the United States: 

I now lay before you accounts of the sums which have been expended by the United States on the Capitol, the President’s house, the public offices, the navy-yard, and the marine barracks, respectively, and the amount expended on other objects of public expense within the city of Washington, as requested by your resolution of the 15th instant.

TH:  JEFFERSON.

JANUARY 5, 1807.

To the House of Representatives of the United States: 

In compliance with the request of the House of Representatives communicated in their resolution of the 26th of December, I now lay before them a report of the Secretary of the Navy on the state of the frigates, supplementary to his former report of January 28 of the last year, communicated to the House of Representatives.

TH:  JEFFERSON.

JANUARY 27, 1807.

To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: 

I communicate, for the information of Congress, the report of the Director of the Mint of the operations of that establishment during the last year.

TH:  JEFFERSON.

FEBRUARY 11, 1807.

To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: 

I transmit to both Houses of Congress the laws adopted by the government and judges of the Territory of Michigan from the 1st day of July, 1806, to the 1st day of the present year.