181John Wayles Eppes to Thomas Jefferson, 10 July 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I had written to you by Jefferson who travelled on with us as far as Dumfries , but his going off in the stage before I was up, in the morning prevented my giving him the letter—I should long before receiving your letter have written to you had I followed only the impulse of my feelings—I had however postponed from time to time announcing to you the change in my situation, until your friendly...
182To Thomas Jefferson from John Wayles Eppes, 23 December 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
We yesterday reelected Mr. Mason to the Senate with an almost unanimous vote—I should have written to you last Evening but I was anxious to give You the issue of an affair between George Hay & Callender. An abusive piece appeared against Mr. Hay in the Recorder about ten days since—Hay accidentally meeting with Callender gave him very freely a good cudgel—Callender was very severely beat & his...
183Thomas Jefferson to John Wayles Eppes, 3 May 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I set out from this place for Monticello tomorrow morning and shall leave this letter at Flood ’s. I have engaged Francis ’s board with mr Dashiell himself, who takes only three others. Francis will be much pleased with the family, which is a very genteel one, and they live well as I saw by going in upon them at their dinner unexpectedly. he is an excellent teacher as I judged, at his...
184Thomas Jefferson to John Wayles Eppes, 5 January 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
Your two letters of Dec. 14. reached this place just after I had left it for Bedford . this has occasioned the delay of the answer. I now inclose you the paper you requested on the boundaries of Louisiana . it is a bad Polygraph copy; however it is legible. there is nothing secret in the paper and therefore may be freely used as you please, except that I would not have it printed, but with the...
185From Thomas Jefferson to John Wayles Eppes, 4 June 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I should much sooner have written to you but for the press of business which had accumulated at my return, and which is not yet entirely got under. we lamented much that you had not staid a day longer at Monticello, as on the evening of your departure the Eppington family arrived, and it would have added much to our happiness to have been all together the 4. or 5. days that the weather...
186John Wayles Eppes to Thomas Jefferson, 6 April 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been unwell during the last eight or ten days and part of the time confined to my room—This must be my apology for leaving your last so long unanswered— I have determined to remove Francis from the Catholic school at the close of the Session of Congress . I would with pleasure send him on immediately and let him join you on your trip to Bedford , but the time is so nearly arrived for...
187Thomas Jefferson to John Wayles Eppes, 30 [March] 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Francis returns as much improved, I am in hopes, as you will have expected. he reads French with so much ease as to read it for amusement, has not much occasion for his dictionary, pronounces generally well, the few defects remaining being such as will be easily corrected hereafter. being kept almost entirely at French, he could afford only the time before breakfast for keeping up his Latin....
188John Wayles Eppes to Thomas Jefferson, 28 April 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I regret that I was not at home when your servant returned with Francis — It was so late when my servant returned from North Carolina with the grape slips that I thought it best to set them out at once and put the part designed for you into a very rich bed in my garden— Martha sent part of them to you—The others still remain and shall be particularly attended to—By sending down at the proper...
189John Wayles Eppes to Thomas Jefferson, 22 January 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
We were much gratified in hearing of the health of yourself and all around you— You will receive by the return of the se r vant the public documents a list of which I annex at the end of my letter—With the single exception of my having no newspaper as far back as 1789: it appears to embrace every thing in your memorandom — I feel in regard to this work a solicitude which I cannot easily...
190John Wayles Eppes to Thomas Jefferson, 8 July 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I am happy to find that our opinions agree so well on the subject of Eastern Seminaries— Francis if he could have been educated at the Central Unive r sity would have had the advantage of being near you—At his period of life I consider this circumstance of great importance— If however contrary to our hopes and expectations this cannot be accomplished your selection of Columbia in preference to...
191John Wayles Eppes to Thomas Jefferson, 15 October 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Uncertain where a letter might find you I have delayed until the present time returning an answer to yours of the 16. of September by Francis . I have directed him on his return to Columbia to pursue the course marked out for him by you and to become an irregular instead of a regular student at the University — Your opinion as to the value of a Deploma corresponds with my own—My only reason...
192John Wayles Eppes to Thomas Jefferson, 27 November 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter arrived here while I was absent on a short visit to my sister Lane the management of whose affairs have devolved on me— Firmly persuaded as I am that such a view of the a eight years of your administration as would be presented by yourself would be the best antidote to the political poison circulating among us, I should consider myself as violating the duty I owe to my country...
193From Thomas Jefferson to John Wayles Eppes, 21 December 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Presuming that you get the newspapers I shall not repeat the public news which they detail. The great victory obtained by the English over the Dutch fleet is placed beyond doubt, they have taken 9 out of 16. As to the proceedings of Congress, they have passed a bill putting off the commencement of the Stamp act till July next. The land tax will not be taken up this session. It is suspected...
194Thomas Jefferson to John Wayles Eppes, 24 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
This letter will be of Politics only. for altho’ I do not often permit myself to enter that field think on that subject, it sometimes obtrudes itself and suggests ideas which I am tempted to pursue. some of these relating to the business of finance, I will hazard to you, as being at the head of that committee , but intended for yourself individually, or such as you trust, but certainly not for...
195John Wayles Eppes to Thomas Jefferson, 14 December 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter from Monticello of the 7 th instant was rec e ived yesterday—The one dated the 12. of November has never reached me— M r Giles received his enclosing the statement of the case of the
196John Wayles Eppes to Thomas Jefferson, 22 June 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 10 th instant enclosing a draft on B. Peyton of Richmond for 163.20 cents was received by the mail on the 21 st —Being a farmer and planter myself I know from experience the uncertainty of their resources in point of time. I should feel much greater pleasure in furnishing Francis with the books necessary for his profession if I could induce myself to believe that he would...
197Thomas Jefferson to John Wayles Eppes, 6 November 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I had not expected to have troubled you again on the subject of finance; but since the date of my last I have recieved from mr Law a letter covering a memorial on that subject which from it’s tenor I conjecture must have been before Congress at their two last sessions. this paper contains two propositions, the one for issuing Treasury notes bearing interest, & to be circulated as money; the...
198Thomas Jefferson’s Circular to Prospective Donors to Central College, 4 August 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
You have probably seen mentioned in the public papers that it is in contemplation to establish near Charlottesville a seminary of learning which shall embrace all the sciences deemed materially useful in the present age. towards this object the legislature has passed an act giving us a constitution nearly of our own choice, under the name of the Central College , making the Governor patron of...