1Notes on a Paragraph by John Henry, [after 1 March 1797] (Jefferson Papers)
A paragraph written by Mr. Henry a Senator of the US. from Maryland, and inserted in Bache’s...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Martha Jefferson Randolph, 28 February 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I have got so far, my dear Martha, on my way to Philadelphia which place I shall not reach till...
3From Thomas Jefferson to James Lyle, 12 February 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Oct. 25 came to hand in due time. Your [manner] of charging interest on my bonds is...
4Memoir on the Megalonyx, [10 February 1797] (Jefferson Papers)
To the American Philosophical society. In a letter of July 3. I informed our late most worthy...
5From Thomas Jefferson to James Sullivan, 9 February 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I have many acknolegements to make for the friendly [anxiety you are pleased] to express in your...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 6 February 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
All well here and in expectation of seeing you on Sunday next. Dr. Taylor has enjoined my...
7From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 30 January 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Your’s of the 15th. came to hand yesterday. I am very thankful for the discretion you have...
8From Thomas Jefferson to the American Philosophical Society, 28 January 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved your favor of the 7th. inst. informing me that the American Philosophical...
9From Thomas Jefferson to John Barnes, 28 January 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 2d. inst. came to hand only last night, having been delayed by the failure of...
10From Thomas Jefferson to John Marshall, 28 January [1797] (Jefferson Papers)
[In a letter of the 14th. inst. I] recieved [from the governor a resolution of the general...
11From Thomas Jefferson to James Wood, 28 January 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to acknolege the receipt of your favor of the 14th. inst. covering a resolution...
12From Thomas Jefferson to Enoch Edwards, 22 January 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I was yesterday gratified with the reciept of your favor of [Dec.] 27. which gave me the first...
13From Thomas Jefferson to John Langdon, 22 January 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Your friendly letter of the 2d. inst. never came to hand till yesterday, and I feel myself...
14From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 22 January 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 8th. came to hand yesterday. I was not aware of any necessity of going on to...
15From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 22 January 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 11th. came to hand yesterday. We are all well here. Anne’s cold still continues, tho...
16From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Rush, 22 January 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday your kind favor of the 4th. inst. and the eulogium it covered on the subject...
17From Thomas Jefferson to George Wythe, 22 January 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
It seems probable that I shall be called on to preside in a legislative chamber. It is now so...
18From Thomas Jefferson to John Wickham, 20 January 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
You had a right to expect an earlier answer to your favor on the subject of my proportion of Mr....
19From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 16 January 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
The usual accidents of the winter, ice, floods, rains, have prevented the Orange post from coming...
20From Thomas Jefferson to Henry Tazewell, 16 January 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
As far as the public papers are to be credited, I may suppose that the choice of Vice president...
21From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 9 January 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 4th. inst. is duly recieved, and I rejoice that you got down without any accident...
22From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 8 January 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of Dec. 25. is safely recieved. I much fear the issue of the present dispositions of France...
23From Thomas Jefferson to Volney, 8 January 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday your two favors of Dec. 26. and 29. Your impatience to recieve your valise...
24From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 4 January 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
In answer to your favor of Dec. 31. and to the question whether adviseable to address the...
25I. To James Madison, 1 January 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of Dec. 19. has come safely. The event of the election has never been a matter of doubt in...
26II. Copy from Memory, 1 January 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of Dec. 19. is safely recieved. I never entertained a doubt of the event of the election. I...
27Memorandum on Farming Operations, [1796 or later] (Jefferson Papers)
Preliminary observation. My farms are divided into 7 fields of 40. acres [each?]. In the center...
28Notes on a Copying Process, [1796] (Jefferson Papers)
Un particulier de Hambourg dit avoir trouvé un procedé, pour prendre sur-le-champ à peu de frais,...
29Memorandum Books, 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
Jan. 1. Gave my bond to Lucy Wood for £16. payable this day twelve month for the hire of James....
30I. To John Adams, 28 December 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
The public and the public papers have been much occupied lately in placing us in a point of...
31II. Copy from Memory, 28 December 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
The public and the public papers have been much occupied lately in placing us in a point of...
32From Thomas Jefferson to Edward Rutledge, 27 December 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
I am afraid of being a troublesome correspondent to you. I wish to obtain about 20. bushels of...
33From Thomas Jefferson to John Garland Jefferson, 17 December 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
At the time your favor of Nov. 11 . came to hand I had not yet recieved an answer from Genl....
34From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 17 December 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 5th. came to hand last night. The first wish of my heart was that you should...
35From Thomas Jefferson to Volney, [17 December] 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letters of [July 12th.] from Gallipolis and of Aug. […] from Lexington were duly received,...
36From Thomas Jefferson to John Barnes, 11 December 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you a power of Attorney to recieve a quarter’s interest due on Mr. Short’s stock. Be...
37From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas A. Taylor, 11 December 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
I have recieved your last favor requesting that Mr. Banks’s patents may be lodged with some...
38Enclosure: Power of Attorney to John Barnes for William Short, 10 December 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Jefferson named in a certain letter of attorney from...
39From Thomas Jefferson to Henry Banks, 5 December 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Nov. 20. has come to hand. I should be perfectly willing to do any thing which...
40From Thomas Jefferson to Wilson Cary Nicholas, 5 December 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
About the latter end of the last assembly I wrote to sollicit your endeavors to procure an act...
41From Thomas Jefferson to John Barnes, 4 December 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
The advance of the cold season has now determined that my walls are not to be finished this year,...
42From Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Donath, 4 December 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
I have recieved your favor of Oct. 19. and become sensible of the error in calculating the 180....
43From Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 28 November 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
I sincerely congratulate you on the change which you expect shortly to make in your state of...
44From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 28 November 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
It is so cold that the freezing of the ink on the point of my pen renders it difficult to write....
45Deed of Mortgage of Slaves to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 21 November 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
This deed made on the 21st. day of Nov. 1796. between Thomas Jefferson of Albemarle in Virginia...
46From Thomas Jefferson to John Barnes, 13 November 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
Your two favors of Sep. 25. and Oct. 15. are duly recieved. It will be proper to have the sashes...
47From Thomas Jefferson to John Carey, 10 November 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Sep. 1. came to hand three […] [It] had been recieved in due time, but was not...
48From Thomas Jefferson to John Stuart, 10 November 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknolege the receipt of your last favor together with the bones of the Great-claw...
49From Thomas Jefferson to James Currie, 22 October 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
The return of Mr. Randolph’s servant affords me the first opportunity of informing you that I...
50From Thomas Jefferson to William Cocke, 21 October 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
The letter you were so good as to [write me of late?] came duly to hand, and I always learn with...