1To Thomas Jefferson from Bernard McMahon, 17 April 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I have much pleasure in requesting your acceptance of one of my publications on Horticulture, which I forward you by this mail. Should my humble efforts, meet with your approbation, and render any service to my adopted and much beloved country, I shall feel the happy consolation, of having contributed my mite to the welfare of my fellow man. I am Sir, With sincere esteem, and best wishes,...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard McMahon, 25 April 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson returns his thanks to mr McMahon for the book he has been so kind as to send him. from the rapid view he has taken of it & the original matter it appears to contain he has no doubt it will be found an useful aid to the friends of an art, too important to health & comfort & yet too much neglected in this country. the seeds which Th:J. recieved from the Missouri had been send to...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Bernard McMahon, 30 April 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I have had the honor of receiving your friendly note, and likewise the seeds you were so good as to send me by Mr. Duane, for which I am extremely obliged to you, and my best endeavours shall be exerted to render these, as well as any other kinds that you will please to favour me with in future, useful to the country. It gives me much pleasure to have it in my power to send you a few roots of...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Bernard McMahon, 12 July 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
My being from home a few weeks in pursuit of plants and seeds, was the cause of my not acknowledgeing sooner, the favour you were pleased to confer, in sending me the quarantine corn, which, I have no doubt, will become a valuable acquisition: it was sown, in my absence, on the 25th. ulto. and is now about 20 inches high. I take the liberty of requesting your acceptance of a few Tulip roots,...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard McMahon, 15 July 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night the tulip roots you were so kind as to send me, for which I return you my thanks. I shall go in a week to Monticello, whither I shall them & have them planted in proper season. the misfortune of my present situation as to things of this kind is that here I have not a foot of ground inclosed: & at Monticello they are liable to be neglected in my absence. about this time...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Bernard McMahon, 26 December 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
It is painful to me to trouble you at this period, when you are so much occupied with the important affairs of the Nation; but your goodness I hope will excuse my anxiety, to procure some seeds of the indiginous plants of the western parts of America, if you received such from Capt. Lewis on his return. A small portion of every kind you could conveniently spare, would greatly oblige me and...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard McMahon, 6 January 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved in due time your letter of Dec. 26. but it has been impossible for me to answer it sooner. Capt Lewis has brought a considerable number of seeds of plants peculiar to the countries he has visited. I have recommended to him to confide principal shares of them to mr Hamilton of the Woodlands & yourself, as the persons most likely to take care of them, which he will accordingly do. he...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Bernard McMahon, 25 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
By this day’s mail, I do myself the pleasure of sending you as many of the flower-rods you were pleased to write for, as I had at the time your kind letter came to hand; also some red and white Globe Artichoke, Early Cabbage and a small variety of Flower-Seeds &c. which, I solicit the favour of your accepting as a token of my best wishes. Almost all my valuable hardy bulbs, I plant in October...
9From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard McMahon, 20 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I am in hopes I am more fortunate in the seeds I now send you than the effete roots before sent. the inclosed seeds are given me by Capt Lewis for my own garden; but as I am not in a situation to do them justice, & am more anxious they should be saved in any way than merely to see them in my own possession, I forward them to you who can give them their best chance. it will give you too an...
10From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard McMahon, 22 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Governor Lewis’s journey to Philadelphia being delayed longer than was expected, and the season advancing, we have thought it best to forward to you by post the packet of seeds destined for you. they are the fruits of his journey across the continent, & will I trust add some useful or agreeable varieties to what we now possess. I send a similar packet to mr Hamilton of the Woodlands. in making...