11Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 20 November 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I write this separate letter, and endorse it as private , to prevent it’s being opened by others in your absence. the object of it is to mention the importance which has been suggested to me of procuring a board of the Literary fund , before the meeting of the Legislature , and of laying the Report of the Visitors before the latter body on the 2 d day of their session if possible. it is...
12Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 25 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Casting my eye over a printed copy of the late Report of the Visitors of the University , I discovered that the statement of the Bursar’s account for the first half of the year, from Oct. 1819. to Mar. 1820. inclusive, was wanting, and turning to the papers on file, I found I had omitted it in making up the documents for the report . this first part of the statement had been duly rendered by...
13Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 21 January 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Our last mail brought us your favor of the 14 th . the case of mr Johnson is thus. his last attendance was on the 4 th of Oct. 1819. at the meeting of Apr. 1820. he was prevented by the precedin g day being one of very close snow. at our meeting of Oct. 1820. he was confined in Amherst by a dangerous illness. this was known to the board and became a matter of consultation; and the words of the...
14Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 27 June [1821] (Jefferson Papers)
The letter of Col o Taylor to Judge Roane recieved from you thro’ Martha , I now return in a letter to the judge, which I leave open for your perusal, after which be so good as to stick a wafer in it and deliver it to him. We have had a tremendous hail. it extended from about half down this mountain to Mechunk , tore corn to peices, beat off the heads of wheat & destroyed the rye. I suffered...
15Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 21 July 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
The Visitors of the University of Virginia proposing to avail the institution of the authorisation of the act of the late General Assembly concerning the University , to borrow a further sum of 60. M .D. and preferring to obtain it from the President & Directors of the Literary fund , have directed me to make application to them accordingly. and understanding that there is at present a sum of...
16Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 30 July 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 27 th came to hand yesterday. I have ever considered the organisation of our Executive as the crudest part of our constitution, a mere mungrel kind of Directory. yet I see no hope of amending this or still worse things in it. I thank you for friend Kersey . I find Briggs ’s quakerism very different from the vulgar, and that this, as to it’s follies is much on a par with...
17Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 3 August 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Pendleton found me this morning at my mill as he past it, and delivered me your favor of the 31 st explaining at the same time the importance of sending a new bond by tomorrow’s mail. this with the inclosed bond will go with tomorrow’s mail. I am to call on him tomorrow morning to accompany him to the University , and he will return and dine with us, and I have no doubt that what he will...
18Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 4 December 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I now inclose you the annual report of the Visitors of the University to the Literary board with it’s documents, to be laid before the Legislature . we have had two copies prepared, one for each house, of the ground plan of the establishment. but a s these are in a box, not proper for the mail, & the girls expect to set out for Richmond on Saturday, I will send the box by them, and you will...
19Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 31 December 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed paper was handed to me by our dear Martha , with a request that I would consider it, and say to you what I think of it. General Taylor has certainly stated the objections to mr Hackley ’s claim so fairly, fully and powerfully, that I need not repeat them, observing only that in mentioning the notice which Erving had of the negociation with Alagon , he does not mention mr Hackley...
20Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 6 January 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved two hours ago your favor of the 3 d and lose no time in executing the bond and lodging it in the post office. if the legislature were to cancel our debt, and give us the derelict money, the latter would build the Library, and our annuity being free we could instantly take measures for opening the University . but I am sorry to learn from mr Cabell that the opposition to the...