1From John Quincy Adams to John Adams, 17 January 1822 (Adams Papers)
The proposal contained in your Letter of the 12th. instt. does equal honour to your head and to your heart—It shall be carried into effect; but I shall take upon myself a suitable portion of the expense necessary to that purpose—I shall immediately write to your uncle concerning it. The sum received for the Claim given you by your Grandfather, was three hundred and seventy dollars and forty...
2From John Quincy Adams to Thomas Boylston Adams, 17 January 1822 (Adams Papers)
I have mentioned to the Secretary of War, your wish that your Son Thomas may be admitted at the Military Academy at West–Point—His name will accordingly be placed upon the list of Candidates, and his admission may be expected in March 1824—But Mr Calhoun advises that he may be placed in the meantime at some School or Academy, where he may be kept to the most assiduous application of...
3Thomas Jefferson to John Wayles Eppes, [by 17] January 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I send a small cart and box for the books, state papers E t c you are so kind as to lend me. I possess the Journals of the old Congress ; and I have no need of the public accounts mentioned in your list. the information I need is generally from 1789. to 1809. and nothing at all after 1809. I will state specify at the end of my letter the particular titles of what I wish to recieve as they are...
4David Higginbotham to Thomas Jefferson, 17 January 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
It has now been some time since I have had any conversation with you on the Subject of your debt to me, and as I am in want of the money, will you be so good as to write me at your earliest convnce, when you think you can count on Paying it with certainty, I no the dificulty of the times, and this has caused me to Put of applying to you sooner, the debt with In t is now little short of...
5Jesse Torrey to Thomas Jefferson, 17 January 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I am much gratified to learn by your favor of the 5th. inst. that you had read the first edition of the Moral Instructor, with satisfaction;—and that you do not consider the second edition improved by the omission of the selections from the Law of Nature.—But I hope, sir, that you did not derive an impression from my letter , that I could, by any means have it in view to obtain your opinion of...
6Thomas Jefferson to Jonathan Thompson, [18] January 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 4 th is now at hand, and I this day write to Col o Peyton , my correspondent in Richmond to remit you the sum of 15. D 91 C amount of duties and charges on my books from Paris , which will be done with no other delay than may be necessary to procure a bill. he has not yet advised me of the arrival of the books, but have no doubt he will recieve them by the first conveyance. I...