Thomas Jefferson Papers

Thomas Jefferson to Mathew Carey, 15 January 1818

To Mathew Carey

Monticello Jan. 15. 18.

Sir

I recieved yesterday your favor of the 8th with the bill of the cost of the books sent, 14.75 and I now inclose you 15.D. as fractional sums cannot easily be passed between us let them always stand in account. with your letter came the Register, Worrall, Newcome, Ray & your catalogue.1 I suppose that Josephus is on the way. but these parcels are too large to come by mail. I am afraid it will be thought an abuse of my privilege of2 franking, and therefore wish never to recieve by mail any thing beyond a single 8vo. when you recieve a copy of Bridgman and of the miniature Bible, I shall be glad of them. I salute you with esteem & respect

Th: Jefferson

RC (PHi: Dreer Collection); addressed: “Mr Matthew Cary Philadelphia”; franked; postmarked Milton, 16 Jan.; endorsed by Carey as received 23 Jan. PoC (DLC); on verso of reused address cover of Bernard Peyton to TJ, 10 Nov. 1817; endorsed by TJ.

1Preceding three words interlined.

2Manuscript: “of of.”

Index Entries

  • A Harmony in Greek of the Gospels (W. Newcome) search
  • An Analytical Digested Index of the Reported Cases in the Several Courts of Equity, and the high Court of Parliament (R. W. Bridgman) search
  • A Register of Officers and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval, in the service of the United States, On the Thirtieth day of September, 1816 search
  • Bible; miniature edition of search
  • Bible; TJ acquires copies of search
  • Bibliotheca Legum Angliæ, part I. or, a Catalogue of the Common and Statute Law Books of this Realm (comp. J. Worrall) search
  • Bridgman, Richard Whalley; An Analytical Digested Index of the Reported Cases in the Several Courts of Equity, and the high Court of Parliament search
  • Carey, Mathew; and books for TJ search
  • Carey, Mathew; letters to search
  • Carey, Mathew; TJ pays search
  • Catalogue of an Extensive Collection of Books in every department of Ancient and Modern Literature (Mathew Carey & Son) search
  • franking privilege; of TJ search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; catalogues from booksellers search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; works sent to search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; Invoice from Mathew Carey & Son search
  • Jefferson, Thomas; Correspondence; franking privilege search
  • Josephus; The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus (trans. W. Whiston) search
  • law; books on search
  • Mathew Carey & Son (Philadelphia firm); Catalogue of an Extensive Collection of Books in every department of Ancient and Modern Literature search
  • Mathew Carey & Son (Philadelphia firm); invoice from search
  • Newcome, William; A Harmony in Greek of the Gospels search
  • Ray, John Mead; Synopsis, or, A Comprehensive View of Philosophical, Political & Theological Systems search
  • religion; works on search
  • Synopsis, or, A Comprehensive View of Philosophical, Political & Theological Systems (J. M. Ray) search
  • The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus (Josephus; trans. W. Whiston) search
  • Whiston, William; translatesThe Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus (Josephus) search
  • Worrall, John; compilesBibliotheca Legum Angliæ, part I. or, a Catalogue of the Common and Statute Law Books of this Realm search