351From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 19 April 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Your’s of Mar. 27. and Martha’s of Mar. 28. came to hand on the 14th. with one of Apr. 2. to Maria. I am sorry to hear my sugar maples have failed. I shall be able however to get here any number I may desire, as two nurserymen have promised to make provision for me. It is too hopeful an object to be abandoned. Your account of Clarkson’s conduct gives me great pleasure. My first wish is that...
352From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Barclay, 19 June 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 12th. came to hand two days ago. Your adversary had been busy here in endeavoring to have your privilege examined and withdrawn. They had, as I think, interested Mr. Eden, the British minister, and thro’ that or some other channel conveied a story to the ear of some of the ministers, very unfavorable to you. They had particularly represented some circumstance attending the...
353From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson Randolph, 19 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you two letters from home, which I presume will inform you all are well there. I have no answer yet respecting your inoculation, but perhaps your father’s letter may contain it. but will not the scar on your arm shew it? will you ask Dr. Wistar to send me some vaccine matter to forward to Edgehill where they wish to vaccinate, being under apprehensions of the small pox. will there be...
354From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 11 July 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Your last favor was of May 25. Mine was of June 20. having written regularly every third week to you, and the intermediate ones to Patsy or Polly. The bill for the removal of the federal government to Philadelphia for 10. years and then to Georgetown has at length past both houses, so that our removal is now certain: and I think it tolerably certain that the President will leave this place on...
355Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Ritchie, 14 February 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson will be obliged to mr Ritchie for the acts of assembly of the sessions of 1816–17 and of 1817–18 to be forwarded by mail and to be considered as a regular subscriber for them hereafter . if placed in account with his newspapers mr Gibson will always pay for them at the same time. he salutes mr Ritchie with frdshp & respect Dft ( MHi
356Thomas Jefferson in Council to Thomas Whiting, 26 June 1779 (Madison Papers)
At the request of the directors of the public Buildings in Richmond, I am to desire that you will provide for them locks of different kinds fit for house doors, hinges for do., window glass, putty, lathing nails and shells. For the quantities I must refer you to the Directors themselves. I am Sir Your Humble Servant, Memod. for the Board of Trade. 800 feet of Glass—10 by 12. 300 lb Putty 500...
357From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Elwyn, 8 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to mr Elwyn & this thanks for the pamphlet he has been so kind as to send him, and which he shall peruse with pleasure in his first spare moment. he had before observed what was said in the Chronicle of it’s conciliatory tendency. some are of opinion that attempts at conciliation are useless. this is true only as to distinguished leaders who had committed...
358From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas McKean, 17 January 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved your favor of the 8th. but the act of ratification which it announces, is not yet come to hand. no doubt it is on it’s way. that great opposition is and will be made by federalists to this amendment is certain. they know that if it prevails, neither a Presidt. or Vice President can ever be made but by the fair vote of the majority of the nation, of which they are not. that...
359To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Pinckney, with Jefferson’s Note, 29 January 1794 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknowledge your private favor of the 12th. of December covering a bill for 13 st. which is duly honor’d. I wish the threshing machine may answer the purpose, I have no doubt that on a proper stream of water the effect of it would be astonishingly great and the principle being accurately described in the model may be applied to smaller machines for farmers whose strength of Cattle...
360From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Bell, 25 September 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have this day drawn an order on you in favor of Mr. Brown for £15–18–9. I have also desired Mr. Lewis if he should receive a debt of £10-14-5 from Lewis’s and Meriwether’s estates for which he is executor, to call on you for £1-12 to make up a sum of £12-6-4½ due to Henry Guy, and if Guy should come in before Mr. Lewis receives the £10-14-5 then to call on you for the whole £12-6-4½ and...
361From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Munroe, 16 August 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Your’s of the 13th. is this moment recieved, informing me of the vacancy in the office of Surveyor of the city, by the departure of the late Surveyor, & of the necessity of an immediate appointment. according therefore to what had been proposed, on that event’s taking place, I presume it is proper to appoint mr Nicholas King to that place. I believe this appointment was heretofore made by the...
362From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 24 June 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson begs leave to trouble Mr. Pinckney with the following commissions. Faden, map maker in London is engraving a map of S. America from one which Th:J. furnished him. He is to return the original and half a dozen copies. Colo. Smith employed him. Will Mr. Pinckney be so good as to jog him from time to time? Will he also be so good as to procure a model of those parts of the threshing...
363From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Munroe, 6 October 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his salutations to mr Munroe: he does not recollect whether any act of Congress authorises the paiment of the instalments to Maryland, & he has not had an opportunity of consulting mr Gallatin. under this state of uncertainty it would be improper to say any thing to mr Harwood which should be any thing like a promise or assurance on the part of the Executive. he thinks...
364From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 27 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I expect to leave this on Thursday; but unforeseen business may protract it. I expect consequently to be with you on Sunday or some early day after that. we have nothing to be depended on from Egypt. the Northern difference is probably settled. the K. of England has desired it to be notified to our government that, understanding we were about to send a squadron into the Mediterranean for the...
365Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Ritchie, 19 September 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed biographical Notice of our late minister mr Barlow was prepared for some of the public papers of Europe , and has been forwarded to me by one of it’s authors . you will see subscribed to it as much of their names as they chuse to communicate. I inclose it to you supposing it possible you might think it worthy of translation and of publication in your paper. when done with I shall...
366Thomas Jefferson to John L. Thomas, 1 October 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of yesterday is recieved. the deed in question is one from Charles Henderson to Craven Peyton , executed in 1804. to which you were one of 3. witnesses. the other two proved it in due time, but it lies still unrecorded for want of your attestation. as I now hold the land under that deed, I have wrote to ask the favor of you to attend our court in order to compleat the proofs and...
367From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 25 July 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
This being my week of writing to Maria, I should not have troubled you but to inclose the copy of a letter I write this day to Colo. Randolph. You see that I have taken great liberties in hazarding ideas on which you ought to have been previously consulted: however I do it in such a way as to leave them open for your correction, and when we meet at Monticello, the arrangements may be finally...
368From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 14 May 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Congress having continued their session to this day, I shall leave this place tomorrow, & expect to pass through Richmond the 20th. or 21st. to mrs Bolling’s & the next day to join mr Eppes & Maria. probably I shall make 4. 5. or 6 days stay in that neighborhood. we have no foreign news. the Feds have determined to run Genl. Pinckney in conjunction with mr Adams, not without hope, by the aid...
369From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Munroe, 5 September 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 31st. came by the last post, and conveyed the first information I had recieved since I left Washington of the progress in the public buildings. I see with extreme concern that we shall not accomplish what was hoped. as nothing is mentioned of the covering of sheet iron being put on either building, I fear it is not done. I am now putting such a cover on my own house, &...
370From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Perkins, 24 March 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved in due time your favor of Feb. 6. but never till now have had a moment’s leisure to make you my acknolegements for the permission to use your invention. my nailers are employed in hammering nails, except one cutter for four pennies only, our neighborhood requiring no other cut nail. so that it is but a small business with me. still I like to see even small things done to the best...
371From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 4 June 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Your’s of May 30. came to hand yesterday. I wrote to Martha on the 28th. I have never heard from the Hundred since I left home. and indeed have been so pressed with business that I have never written but once .—two of our frigates are arrived here to be laid up . 3. more are expected. 2 others will remain where they are, the one to be repaired, the other to be sold as good for nothing if...
372From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas T. Davis, 16 December 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to mr Davis & his thanks for the information respecting Indiana. he had wished to see the law on the subject of it’s going into the 2d. grade of government, not knowing but it might have been rested on the President to do some act promotive of it, which he should willingly have done, as being a friend to the advancement of the territories to a freer state...
373From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 26 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Nothing new has occurred this week, except that prices get duller. Embargo is also now beginning to be talked of, and I begin to fear I shall not get the price for my tobacco which I have held it at. Ten dollars may perhaps be yet had, tho’ I have been afraid to ask the fact lest it should be thought a symptom of my falling. No judging yet when Congress will rise as the Representatives have...
374Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Eston Randolph, 20 October 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
The account rendered to-day is perfectly satisfactory, as the not having known of the 9. barrels of family flour subsequent to the last account , had alone excited doubt and a wish for you to examine it. I inclose you a statement as I suppose the account now to stand PoC ( MHi ); on verso of reused address cover of John Adams to TJ, 30 Sept. 1816 ; at foot of text: “M r T. E. Randolph ”;...
375From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 14 November 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
Biby’s boats are arrived and have not brought my 4d. nail machine nor hoop iron. Gamble & Temple write me it was in the hands of a Mr. Ball, and sent somewhere up, perhaps to Westham. Will you be so good as to have it sought for, or it may lie months in some out of the way place, or perhaps never be found. It had better come up in some waggon to Colo. Bell, if it can be handily got aboard one,...
376From Thomas Jefferson to Jesse B. Thomas, 10 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have now carefully examined my letter list & files and find that the only letters I have recieved from you as far back as September are the letter of Oct. 12. covering Resolutions in favor of division of Territory, do. Oct. 19. covering Resolutions in favor of amendments of the Territorial constitutions, and that I have recieved no letter announcing the election of two persons for the...
377From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Sim Lee, 15 August 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
On receipt of your Letter yesterday on the subject of Stephen Mister, I enquired of the Jailer and had from him information that such a person was Sent here from Accomack in June last, charged with high treason: that the Judges at the last court admitted him to bail, (the testimony probably appearing slight) binding him in a penalty of £100,000 himself and two sureties in £50,000 each for his...
378From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 3 July 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Mc.gehee is mistaken in supposing I had made mr Madison’s nails. not a single one is made, because he promised to give me notice sufficient for having them made before he should go away. your letter being delivered to me at Monticello at 2. aclock & my people all over at Shadwell, I can do nothing in it to-day; but they finish at Shadwell tonight & will all come over here, and in the...
379From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 22 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
My last letters to you were of the 13. and 26th. of June, since which I have received yours of Apr. 27. May 2. 11. and 15. The object of the present being merely to cover a bill of five thousand dollars, say one thousand and seventy seven pounds, eleven shillings and nine pence sterling drawn by Mr. Wilcocks on Edward Mc.Culloch & Co. of London at 60. days sight, for the use of our diplomatic...
380From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Paine, 22 November 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
The mass of business which comes to me daily from the principal offices of government, with that which rests exclusively on myself, leaves me so small a portion of the day for answering letters that I am obliged to economise that so as to be able to answer merely those which indispensably require it. to letters which require nothing to be done I give no answer. those which require something,...
381From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Leiper, 11 June 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
A mr John Hill of Philadelphia asks of me whether mr Duane senr. ever said in my presence ‘that the members of St. Patrick society in Phila were all federalists.’ I do not know mr Hill, and the liberties which have been taken in publishing my letters renders it prudent not to commit them to persons whom I do not know. yet a desire never to be wanting to truth and justice makes me wish it to be...
382From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 27 March [1796] (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 20th. is received. It is not in my power to forward the land warrants for my certificates, as Clarke did not return them to me. I question if the surveyor returned them to him. I shall write to him by the next post, but you will be here before he can answer. He writes me that he put 300. ℔ tobacco of mine into a hhd. of yours. This may enter into our general account if you...
383From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Claxton, 4 September 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Aug. 27. came to hand yesterday. I am sensible the settees could not be here till long after I shall have left this place, & that it will be better they should await your going to Philadelphia. the mattrasses were intended to be single, and to have a decent furniture cover. I shall be at Washington on or before the last day of this month, barring sickness & accidents on the road....
384Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Eston Randolph, 3 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
In my letter of the other day I mentioned that the credit of 122.50 D for corn formerly bought from mr Bankhead as mentioned by Col o T. M. Randolph , was correct, and reduced our balance to 176.26½ D since that, having occasion to pay mr Fagg 49.58 D and not having the money, he told me it was due to you, & that an order on you would answer his purpose, which accordingly I gave him, & it...
385From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 30 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 8th. has been duly recieved. I send you by the present post a pamphlet on agricultural subjects published by a society in N. York. Mr. Brown wrote me some time ago that my barrel of hams was at Richmond as also the box of books. Should they be still there, I would rather the former should be returned to Monticello for your use, because I have got thro the article of giving...
386From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 11 June 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
The letter I have addressed to Admiral Jones, of which you have had the perusal, has informed you of the mission with which the President has thought proper to charge him at Algiers, and how far your agency is desired for conveying to him the several papers, for receiving and paying his draughts to the amount therein permitted, by redrawing yourself on our bankers in Amsterdam who are...
387Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Eston Randolph, 15 January 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday an alarming account of the of danger there is of the mill floors being crushed down by the weight with which they are now loaded. I went to day to examine into it, and indeed I found it most imminent, and every moment to be expected. on the garrett floor is about 150,000 ℔ and on the ground floor about 120,000 ℔, making a whole of 270,000. weight and the danger is proved...
388From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Read, 10 April 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
At the time of writing your letter of the 7th you had not received my letter in Answer to your former . In Consideration of the Exertions of your County, I am further to notify to you in Addition to what I did in that, that we will not insist on the Number of 100 therein mentioned, so far as to carry any on duty again who are just returned or returning or are still on duty. Send all able to do...
389Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Ewell, 28 August 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 7 th came to hand on the 14 th and I kept up the one I it inclosed until I could have a favorable opportunity of presenting it to the President. on delivering it, I took occasion to go into such explanations as I thought might do you justice, and manifest my own views and wishes. I found him in the best dispositions towards yourself; but cautious, as was proper, not to...
390From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Appleton, 17 May 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
My last to you was of Nov. 22. since which I have recieved yours of Dec. 24. and Feb. 8. in consequence of the information given in the last that the first quality of marble squares for paving the Portico of our Rotunda, polished and accurately squared ready to be laid down, of one foot square, will cost at Leghorn 221/12D. the hundred’ I am now to desire you to send us 1200 squares of one...
391From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 5 June 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved a letter yesterday from Lilly which gives me great disquietude. he has hitherto been on wages of £ 50. and £ 10. additional for the nailery. he writes me that he cannot stay after the present year for less than £ 100. certainly I can never get a man who fulfills my purposes better than he does: and if a moderate advance, as from 60. to £ 75. would have sufficed, I would have given...
392Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Cooper, 17 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
This will be handed you by mr Coffee , an English gentleman of eminence in the arts of sculpture and painting. he has been for some time an inmate with us at Monticello , having been engaged in making the busts in plaister of myself and all the grown members of our family. he has done the same at mr Madison ’s and some other families of my neighborhood, and much in Richmond and to very general...
393From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 14 July 1794 (Jefferson Papers)
It is possible that in the course of the voyages you are about to undertake for your health, you may sometimes be disappointed in the remittances provided to be made to you or your expences may exceed them. If therefore in any such event you should find it necessary to apply to other resources for money, and the addition of my name to your own would facilitate your obtaining it, I pray you to...
394From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Paine, 17 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you by post on the 13th. That day all the rest of the ministry was dismissed except Villedeuil and Barentin. The new ministers were Breteuil, Broglio, Vauguyon, de la Porte, de la Galaisiere, and Foulon. The people of Paris forced the prisons of St. Lazare, where they got some arms. On the 14th. they took the Invalids, and Bastille, and beheaded the Governor and Lt. Governor of the...
395Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Eston Randolph, 2 July 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Your’s of yesterday was recieved last night. you need take no trouble about the flour balance, till you have it of your own; and as to the damaged 27. barrels I mean to bear my own part of that misfortune, so that you have nothing to make up on that account. I set out tomorrow for Bedford & shall be back by the 20 th . mr Bacon will be starting about that time for Missouri , and will want some...
396From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 8 March 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you last on the 22d. of Feb. and then acknoleged the receipt of yours of the 12th. Feb. which is the last come to hand. I am now sending off a hogshead of molasses and 4. bushels of clover seed. I write to mr Jefferson to forward the latter immediately by some waggon, as the season for sowing it will be far advanced. mr Page & George have written directions where to sow it; to wit the...
397From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 11 July 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of June 25. came to hand on the 5th. inst. I wrote to my daughter on the 3d. informing her that I should set out on the 14th. and be at Mr. Madison’s on the 21st. and wishing that a pair of plough or waggon horses could come for me on that day to John Jones’s, 17 miles from Monticello and about 12. miles from Mr. Madison’s, and there wait till I arrive at Jones’s. The President sets...
398Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson Randolph, 15 March 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
Do not give up the bonds to Morrison . your right to them is sound. Col o Nicholas covenanted to assign certain bonds to Morrison . until actual assignment the legal property remained in Col o N. and on his death that legal property vested in his execrs, & in yourself as one. he was indebted to you and the law allows an exr to pay himself. Morrison can get no hold of these bonds at law. he...
399From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Leiper, 16 December 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your favor of yesterday and cannot but think you will retire from the proposition of my finishing the house in the garden when you recollect what has past between us, and recur to the lease wherein all our stipulations were ultimately settled.—Our first agreement was £150. for the house and you to make such additions as should be agreed on, adding 6. per Cent on their cost to...
400Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Eston Randolph, 11 April 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
From the account you were so good as to furnish me I make out the inclosed statement for the last & present year. as to the first year is of flour specifically, both the crop and rent being consisting of flour only. the balance 67. Barrels. the 2 d year’s account being for flour as to the crop, and money as to the rent, I carry on the balance of 67. Barrels to the flour acc t of the 2 d year...