1To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Coppinger, 17 October 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
You will easily perceive by the style of this letter that a farmer (for such I profess myself to be) is but poorly qualified to address personages in high station, much less the first Magistrate of a great and a rising Nation. Were I thus to address Majesty in the old Country (from whence I am only a few months removed) it would at once be put down to the account of folly, and weakness, and I...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Coppinger, 23 October 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
The invention mentioned in your letter of the 17th. inst is certainly of great importance to society. by turning to the act of Congress of Feb. 21. 1793 . c. 11. you will have all the information it is in the power of any person to give you. the patent fees can be inclosed to the Treasurer, and the other papers to the Secretary of State, and the business be effectually done without your being...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Coppinger, 3 January 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
The obliging and ready condecension with which your Excellency has been pleased to answer the letter I addressed to you in October last, on the subject of a Patent , and how such may be procured, demands, and always will have, my grateful acknowledgments. On turning to the act of Congress you direct, I find but one serious impedimt to my taking out a patent at the present, and that is that I...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Coppinger, 18 February 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I did myself the honour of addressing your Excellency on the 3d of January last, enclosing a letter to your neighbour the Rigt. Revd. Doctor Carroll forwarded in the view of establishing character, If such might be eventually useful, in my position towards obtaining the contemplated patent right in preserving animal and vegetable substances, both in their natural, and a cuit State. But on...
5Joseph Coppinger to Thomas Jefferson, 6 April 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
It is now about fifteen years ago, since I did myself the honor of Addressing you on the subject of naturalization being then only Just arrived in this Country from England . you then occupied the Presidentia l chair and notwithstanding your eminent station you were pleased to answer my letter with a politeness, and condescension that I shall always gratefully remember, and is now my principal...
6Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Coppinger, 25 April 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknolege the reciept of your favor of the 6 th . I have no doubt, either in a moral or economical view, of the desirableness to introduce a taste for malt liquors instead of that for ardent spirits. the difficulty is in changing the public taste & habit. the business of brewing is now so much introduced in every state, that it appears to me to need no other encouragement than to...
7Joseph Coppinger to Thomas Jefferson, 15 September 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Annexed you will find the Prospectus of the contemplated practical treatise on Brewing Malting & Tanning which will Probably be ready for delivery in three weeks from this day. If you will be Kind enough to give me the name of your Bookseller at Washington I will take care that some Copy s be sent on to him for you and you r fr iends to whom I request you will h ave the goodness to recommend...
8Joseph Coppinger to Thomas Jefferson, 2 September 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me to pray your acceptance of a Copy of the inclosed little tract which I lately caused to be publishd here entitled Catholic doctrine and Catholic principles explained in the hope (As I state in the preface) that it may tend to remove some of the prejudices which are but too generally prevailing against the Catholic Religion in this Country. Your liberal and distinguished protection so...