1Thomas Jefferson to James Pleasants, 26 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
You were one of the Commissioners (and now I believe the only surviving one) for carrying into execution a decree of the court of Chancery for the sale of a tract of land in Goochland mortgaged to me by the late W m Ronald to secure a debt. you are therefore acquainted with the case without further explanation. I recieved some time ago, through mr Eppes , a request from Col o Bentley ,...
2Thomas Jefferson to James Pleasants, 9 February 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed letter being directed to you in conjunction with mr Randolph & myself, I now forward it. your personal knolege of the young gentlemen will perhaps enable you to serve them, and especially your presence at the seat of appointment. I have no personal acquaintance with them, but have written to the Secretary at War inclosing a letter from D r Turpin
3Thomas 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...
4Thomas Jefferson to James Pleasants, 26 December 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I learn with real regret, from your favor of the 10 th the several circumstances which have deprived me of the pleasure of seeing, either here or at Poplar Forest , a relation whom I have long been taught to esteem, altho I have not the advantage of his personal acquaintance. I must find my consolation in the French adage that ‘ tout ce qui est differé n’est pas perdu ,’ assuring you that no...
5Thomas Jefferson to James Pleasants, 27 April 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 21 st is recieved, and with it Col o Peyton ’s acknolegement of the reciept of the 118.D. balance due to me from Ronald ’s estate, of which he had before advised me. I am flattered with the promise of a visit from you, long desired, and very welcome whenever it can be made with your convenience . our University is in a state to compensate the trouble of such a journey, as no...
6From Thomas Jefferson to James Pleasants, 20 December 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
The sollicitn of a friend which wi ll be presently explained, is yielded to the more readily as it gives me an occasio n of greeting you on your accession to th e chair of our govmt & of congratulating you particularly on the honorable majority by which it was conferred. besides the interest I feel in it as a citizen & relation I have another peculiarly interwoven with my most anxious...
7From Thomas Jefferson to James Pleasants, 23 December 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
According to the requisitions of the law, I now transmit to the President and Directors of the Literary fund, for communication to the legislature, the annual Report of the Visitors of the University of Virginia, bearing date the 7 th of October last. at that date the regular books were not yet compleated which were under preparation for the purpose of exhibiting a clear and methodical view of...
8From Thomas Jefferson to James Pleasants, 21 January 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his respects to the Governor and forwards to him the application of another candidate for the place of Engineer. being appealed to for his testimony he thinks it his duty to say that of the writer of the letter mr Brant he knows nothing, nor does he personally know mr Haessler, but his character is well known to him thro’ many channels. he is a Swiss, has been in this...
9From Thomas Jefferson to James Pleasants, 5 March 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
The law concerning the University makes the non-user for a whole year vacate the office of a visitor. mr Chapman Johnson failed to attend both our semi-annual meeting, of the last year from sicness, which has determ d his commn. I should have sooner notified you of this & asked a renewal but that mr Cabell wrote me he would do it yet not hearing from him again, and anxious that it sh d not be...
10From Thomas Jefferson to James Pleasants, 3 April 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Duty obliges me to forward to you such letters as the inclosed. I do it willingly on behalf of men of the merit of mr Haessler, but at the same time without any other view than that of enlarging the field of selection, and enabling you to chuse the best subject. I salute you with affectionate esteem and respect. Vi : Public Works Papers.
11From Thomas Jefferson to James Pleasants, 9 November 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
In obedience to the requisitions of the law I now inclose for the President and Directors of the Library fund to be laid before the legislature at their ensuing session, the Report of the 6 th of October last, of the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, embracing a full account of the disbursements, the funds on hand, and a general statement of the condition, of the sd...
12From Thomas Jefferson to James Pleasants, 12 November 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
At the time that the Bursar of the University recieved the sum of 40,000. D. the first part of the last loan of the Literary board to the University, the Proctor had estimated that that sum would be sufficient for all purposes until the end of the year. if falls short however, and there is now a pressing call on him for a sum of 4000. D. which he has not funds to answer. it is of great...
13From Thomas Jefferson to James Pleasants, 22 November 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Ritchie some time ago requested me to send you the Report of the Visitors of the University with the documents as early as I could in the hope that you would permit him to print it in time to lay it earlier on the table of the legislature. It has not been in my power to do it till now it accompanies therefore this letter you will percieve in it an intimation that I am to communicate to you...
14From Thomas Jefferson to James Pleasants, 24 November 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
The Report of the Rector & Visitors of the University of Virga which accompanies this letter, expressing a doubt, from the informn then possessed , whether our Agent would be able to effect the purposes of his mission to Europe at as early a day as we had expected, observed that ‘of this more would be known in time for it’s communication by the Rector with the Report’. I have to give the...
15From Thomas Jefferson to James Pleasants, 10 March 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
We learn authentically that Congress has passed a law authorising the payment to Virginia of such a portion of her claim as will certainly cover the donation of 50,000 D. to the University by the legislature. from the 5 th section of the act making that donation I observe that we are not obliged to seek it through the circuitous channel of a loan from the Board of public works, but may ask it...
16From Thomas Jefferson to James Pleasants, 23 April 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Fearing that there might be some obstacle at Wash n to the speedy reciept of the last donation to the Univ ty I wrote to mr Ja s Barbour stating to him the importance of hav g our library and apparatus all in place for the commencemt of our next term, Feb. 1. that Students disposed to come might be encoraged by a knolege of our full preparn with these essentials, and requested him to expedite...
17From Thomas Jefferson to James Pleasants, 30 November 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I have now the honor to inclose to the President & Directors of the Literary fund (to be laid before the legislature at their next succeeding meeting) the Report of the disbursements, the funds on hand and a general statement of the condition of the University of Virginia, agreed to by the Rector and Visitors at their last meeting on the 7 th of October, together with the documents to which it...