441John B. Colvin to Thomas Jefferson, 28 February 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to forward herewith a copy of a pamphlet, entitled “A Letter to the Honorable John Randolph , by Numa ,” which I beg you to accept as a mark of my esteem for your good qualities, and of respect for your political character in particular. RC ( DLC ); at foot of text: “Thomas Jefferson, Esquire”; endorsed by TJ as received 7 Mar. 1810 and so recorded in SJL . Enclosure: “Numa,”...
442Trustees of the Lottery for East Tennessee College to Thomas Jefferson, 28 February 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
A few years since the Congress of the United States ceded to this State a part of the Lands within its Limits, on certain Conditions, one of which required, that the proceeds of the Sale of one hundred thousand Acres should be applied to the support of two Colleges to be established by the Legislature. In compliance with this requisition in the year 1807 East Tennessee College was...
443John Graham to Thomas Jefferson, 1 March 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the Honor to receive this Morning your Letter of the 26 th Feb y covering two Packets—the one for General Kosciuszko —the other for M r Short . I know of no safe oppertunity now offering for France ; but I presume we shall have one ere long and I will take care to avail myself of it, to send these Packets in the way you point out. I beg you to beleive, Sir, that so far from being a...
444Gideon Granger to Thomas Jefferson, 1 March 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly received yours of the 24 th Jan y which has remained unanswered untill this time in consequence of continued and distressing sickness. I have been greviously afflicted with the Rheumatism in my head and bowels and a nervous affection. A Post office is this day directed to be d at George’s Tavern . Next to the approbation of my own conscience the testimonial you have furnished of my...
445Jonathan Shoemaker to Thomas Jefferson, [ca. 1 March 1810] (Jefferson Papers)
we have not been able to get but very Little Flour off & that not untill this Morning & the Quantity so Small that I hardly think it worth wile to go on to Richmond after it, I will however make an Arangment with our factor to Pay Gibson & Jefferson on thy account 200$ by the middle of next weak I have Sent 3 ℔ Butter RC ( MHi ); undated; addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esq.”; endorsed by TJ as a...
446James Ronaldson to Thomas Jefferson, 4 March 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I have taken the liberty of sending you the seeds contained in the annexed list: The circumstance of being in Paris affoarded an opportunity of inquiring a little after the articles cultivated through the extensive and varigated country of France , but unacquainted with the language, my observations have been very limited. As the US possesses so great an extent of surface and deversity of...
447William D. Meriwether to Thomas Jefferson, 7 March 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreeable to your request I will attend with M r Dawson at Shadwell tomorrow morning at ten oclock, if the day should be fit to turn out, and if it should be a bad day I will attend the day after RC ( MHi ); dateline beneath signature; addressed: “Hon Thomas Jefferson Monticello”; endorsed by TJ as received 7 Mar. 1810 and so recorded in SJL .
448James Monroe to Thomas Jefferson, 7 March 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
A M r Easterley who reminds me of a conversation with him in London some years past, has requested me to make known to you a project of his for converting our tob o & corn stalks , to a purpose of great publick utility, as well as private emolument, and likewise to introduce to you M r Burroughs his agent. I have thought that I could not better promote his object than by enclosing his letter...
449Elizabeth Trist to Thomas Jefferson, 7 March 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I gratefully thank you My Dear Sir for your kind and friendly letter which I received by yesterdays mail—it was a pleasure that I had not contemplated I had not written to you fearing it might fearing it might lay your politeness under contribution when I was well aware that your time wou’d be more usefully and Satisfactorily employ’d than it cou’d by replying to my details of unhappiness...
450Martin Dawson and William D. Meriwether to Thomas Jefferson, 8 March 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
herewith you have the Substance of our Opinion in the Case of Referance, Between your Self and Mr Alexander . Shoud you think it Meterial, we will Put it in form—but as one of us will Not be in this part after today untill Next Court—( this County ) we Now Merely give you the Substance—expecting its of Consequence it Shoud at Once be know who Cultivates the Land this Year, M Dawson W D....