11Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Joseph Milligan, [ca. 2 December 1811] (Jefferson Papers)
Thomas Jefferson Esqr In a/c with Joseph Milligan 1809 June 17 To Binding 2 Oc State papers 1.25 } Half ditto Journal
12Joseph Milligan to Thomas Jefferson, 3 January 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
I hope you will pardon me but as the manuel is out of print and many applications for it I wished to know whether I might have your permission to print a new edition during the present Session of Congress : the booksellers both of Baltimore & Philad have applied to me for it therfore I wished to say to them whether I might Calculate on supplying them from the New edition I proposed with your...
13Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Milligan, 7 January 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Dec. 2. arrived here during an absence of 6. weeks from home, and on my return I thought to postpone an answer till I could accompany it with a remittance. as this however will require some 2. or 3. weeks yet, & in the mean time your letter of the 3 d arrives, I now acknolege the reciept of both. I am perfectly willing that you should print another edition of the Parliamentary...
14Joseph Milligan to Thomas Jefferson, 2 February 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
As you will See by the Enclosed proof of the first 12 pages of the Manual I have had it printed to meet your Idea as to Size and think that it is certainly a great improvement as it may be bound like the Volume of the British spy herwith sent So as to make an elegant pocket Volume I have not yet got the house of representatives to take a Vote on ordering a certain Number for the house but I...
15Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Joseph Milligan, [ca. 16 August 1815] (Jefferson Papers)
Thomas Jefferson, Esquire. To Joseph Milligan D r 1812 Feb y 4 To 1 British Spy $1. 50 1813 June 30 To 6 Vol s Ornithology 72.
16Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Milligan, 16 March 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
I duly recieved your favor of Feb. 2. with a specimen of the size & type you proposed for the Manual, and think you have done prudently in accomodating it to the pocket rather than the shelf of a library. I have desired my correspondents, Mess rs Gibson & Jefferson of Richmond , to remit for me to mr Barnes a sum of money, out of which I have requested mr Barnes to pay you sixty five Dollars...
17Joseph Milligan to Thomas Jefferson, 24 September 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I returned here on Monday-night at 10 o’clock, after having visited Richmond , Petersburg and Norfolk . In each of those places I found great military Preperations, and a Spirit of Unanimity amongst the citizens, that Surpassed my most Sanguin expectations. In Norfolk I was particularly attracted by the great, and (I trust) Successful, efforts that have been made to render that place Secure....
18Joseph Milligan to Thomas Jefferson, 12 October 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
By this days Stage I have sent you a Box containing co 7 th & 8 th Ornithology 6 Jefferson s Manual 1 Herodotus 4 vols 1 Southey s Life of Nelson and Sundries for
19Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Milligan, 17 October 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
Your two letters of Sep. 24. & Oct. 12. have been duly recieved. the packet of books will probably come on by the next stage. by the present one I send to the care of mr Gray of Fredericksbg a packet of 6. vols, which though made up of 4. different works, I wish to have bound as one work in 6. vols, to be labelled on the back ‘the Book of Kings.’ the 1 st & 2 d vols will be the composed of the...
20Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Milligan, 29 October 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you on the 17 th to which I presume I shall recieve an answer in due time. the packet of books mentioned in yours of the 12 th is not yet heard of. I mentioned this to mr Gray in a letter of the 25 th so that I suppose it will be forwarded, if it’s loitering is at Fredericksburg . The Library committee requires a proposition on my part as to the price of my library, & as a ground of...