1131Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 11 June 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of May 30. came to hand yesterday and I now return the two notes signed, & with them a 3 d of which my grandson is endorser, which I will pray you to date & put in at it’s proper time. In my letter of Apr. 21. I mentioned the sale of tob o to mr Robertson amounting to 887.34 out of which I should have to pay him about 500.D. and that the balance should be remitted you. when I came...
1132Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 12 June 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
You know we are engaged in the establishment of a Central college near Charlottesville , and we are sure you will have your children educated at it. on that ground we claim a right to give you occasional trouble with it’s concerns. we wish to cover our buildings with slate, and we believe all our lands on Henderson’s & B. island creeks to be full of what is excellent, we wish therefore to get...
1133Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 13 June 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
a hand vice some German steel to be chosen by the bearer. RC ( ViHi : Preston Family Papers); dateline beneath signature; written on a small scrap; at foot of text: “M r James Leitch.” Not recorded in SJL .
1134Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 13 June 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I send you by M r Johnsons Boat a small Bundle of Books shipped to my care by M r Carey of Philadelphia .—They reached me only a day or two since & this is the first conveyance which has presented itself— I am always glad of an opportunity to render you service— Very respectfully sir Your assured friend & Mo: Obd: Servt: RC ( MHi ); addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esq Monticello”; endorsed by...
1135Frank Carr to Thomas Jefferson, 15 June 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Frank Carr avails himself of M r Jefferson ’s kindly proffered attention to letters from M r Terrell ’s friends, and asks the favor of him to put the enclosed in a way to reach him. F. Carr tenders sentiments of high consideration. RC ( ViU: TJP-CC ); addressed: “M r Jefferson Monticello”; endorsed by TJ as received 16 June 1818 and so recorded in SJL
1136Thomas Jefferson to Thomas A. Digges, 15 June 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
a letter from the shadows of 41. to 43. (for these I suppose are the years of our births) is like one of those written from the banks of the Styx , it is so long since we have exchanged salutations, that I had almost been afraid to hazard mine to you without inclosing in it an Obolus as postage for Charon . I wish too that your letter had given a better account of your health and situation. to...
1137Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 15 June 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 11 th Ins t is received inclosing the two notes I had forwarded for your signature as also one in favor of Tho s J Randolph , which shall be attended to, but as I before informed you, it is necessary that I should have his check to enable me to draw the n t prd s and apply it towards the payment of the old note—It would be the better plan and subject to no possible abuse, to...
1138Thomas Jefferson to John McKinney, 15 June 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of May 21. is just now recieved; and I have to thank you for the elks you have been so good as to offer me: but the advance of years has taught me to wind up old cares rather than engage in new ones, and I have lost all interest in things of this kind. for the same reason I will pray you to take no further trouble about the Panther’s skin as mentioned in your letter, as the object...
1139James Oldham to Thomas Jefferson, 15 June 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
In 6 or 8. days I sett oute for Saint Louis in the Missouri Territory houses are in Grate demand there and money more plenty than in Richmond , for 6 months past I have been makeing arangements for the Trip and shall be able to commence worke as soon as I arive there, my asortement of Ironmongery Suffitient for 10 or 12 plain houses arived at new Orleans 10 of Aprail and will be at Saint Louis...
1140Thomas Jefferson to James Sloan, 15 June 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I have deferred, Sir, my thanks for the compliment of your volume on Italy , until I could read it, and return them avec connoissance de cause . I have now read it with great pleasure, and not without edification: for altho, as the preface observes, that country has been the theme of so many pens that novelty on it’s subject is difficult, yet these wrote on Italy as it was before the Corsican...