1531William Cooper to Thomas Jefferson, 24 November 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
At a time when our enemy has avowed his intention to prosecute the war with the utmost rigor against our towns, villages, and citizens , it becomes the duty of every American to aid his Government in repelling them. I shall not be deterred by one disaster from respectfully submitting a plan, which I shall, I trust, demonstrate would completely banish them from our waters. Indeed, I am about...
1532George W. Campbell to Thomas Jefferson, 9 September 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I have long intended troubling you with a letter, but have been deterred for want of something that seemed worthy your perusal— I should have embraced the occasion presented by your friendly & esteemed favor of last summer handed me by M r Barnes of George Town , of carrying my intention into execution, had not the very delicate state of my health, with the requisite attention to official...
1533William S. Cardell to Thomas Jefferson, [ca. 26] February 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I shall need neither apology nor a long introducting introduction in addressing you on a subject which you will not deem unimportant as connected with the good of our country. This is an association of the best Belles Lettres scholars of the United States as a national philological Academy. To settle a point on which some difference might exist, it is not designed to form an American Language...
1534Jerman Baker to Thomas Jefferson, 26 September 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I received a letter from my friend Co l Burton of North Carolina a few days since in which he requests me to inform you that he had directed a Cask of very superior Scuppernon Wine to be sent you, by way of Norfolk to this place; It will be brought up in the Steam Boat from Norfolk , with one for me, any Directions that you may give about it shall be particularly attended to. May I my dear...
1535John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 28 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
It is very true, that “the denunciations of the Priesthood are fulminated against every Advocate for a compleat Fre e dom of Religion. ” Comminations, I believe, would be plenteously pronounced, by even the most liberal of them, against Atheism, Deism; against every Man who disbelieved or doubted the Resurrection of Jesus or the Miracles of the New Testament. Priestley himself would denounc e...
1536Thomas Jefferson to John Wood (of New York), 9 December 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
It is so very troublesome and difficult to make small and fractional remittances into other states. a proof of this is my present remittance of a 5. Dollar note of the Bank of Virginia , because one of the US. bank cannot be had in this interior part of the country. this I believe pays my subscription to the New York sales report to the end of the present year, after which, for the reason...
1537Thomas Jefferson to Gordon, Trokes & Company, 4 April 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
I am at length enabled to have paiment made to you of the balance for which I have been so long in arrear. you know that a farmer’s resources come in but once a year, which is at this season. but in order to provide an intermediate resource for the purchase of my groceries, I had reserved the rent of a valuable manufacturing mill to be paid quarterly. unfortunately I fell into the hands of an...
1538John Laval to Thomas Jefferson, 20 May 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
My last letter to you was written & forwarded on the 1 st of April, it has been delayed by the fault of Some of the Post Offices. The Potter ’s Euripides, I offered to you, was the Only one in the City, & is, as well as Woodhull ’s, bound Calf extra, which is the Cause of their high prices. I Shall have in September or October next Potter ’s Euripides in boards, & will be able to afford it at...
1539Bernard McMahon to Thomas Jefferson, 27 February 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I do myself the pleasure of sending you herewith a small packet of Oats raised by myself; it is the produce of the 5 th annual crop, after the original importation (by myself) from Ireland , where, as well as in England and Scotland , it is known by the trivial name of Potatoe Oats . The seed I imported 5 years ago weighed $40 lb per Bushel, my crop this season of about 150 Bushels, the same...
1540Robert Barnard to Thomas Jefferson, 28 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I have observed the report of the Trustees or Committee of the College or Institution about to be formed in the state of Virginia for the purpose of Education—Altho’ your name does not appear, your well known Character for literary & Scientific acquirements Would lead me to suppose that you are neither indifferent to the success of the Institution , nor decline to take An active part in...
1541Thomas Jefferson to Hosea Humphrey, 15 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved exactly a week ago your favor of Dec. 31. which may explain the tardy date of this acknolegement, and of my thanks for the copy of your Inquiries concerning the laws of nature, which accompanied it. on these you ask my observations, ‘as well on their errors, as on what I may approve.’ the range of these enquiries takes in the whole field of physics, and also of Medecine and it’s...
1542Enclosure: Recommendation of James Leander Cathcart [ca. July 1818], enclosure no. 1 in James Leander Cathcart to Thomas … (Jefferson Papers)
We the undersign’d having a satisfactory knowledge of James Leander Cathcart Esq r either personally, or by character from Gentlemen in whom we place confidence, & from his public character, do recommend him to the President of the United States , & to the heads of Departments, & especially to the Secretary of the Navy , as a fit candidate for the office of Purser or Paymaster of the naval...
1543Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 2 September 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I was favor’d last evening with yours covering chk: on Farmers Bank for $1059–66 which is at your credit in ℀ as directed— Any dfts: you may have occasion to draw will be honor’d as heretofore— I have this morning procured the 8 Boxes Tin, 3 Bundles spike Rods, & 1 Box Glass 12/18, but could not find, at Smith ’s, or any where else, 12/12 Glass, he is good enough to say he will order it...
1544Dabney Carr to Thomas Jefferson, 9 August 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I rec d by the last mail your letter of July 30 th . The notice now, seems to be perfectly correct—The Deposition shall be taken agreeably to it, & forwarded to you—you were certainly right to leave nothing to Michie s honesty— with respect to the $60. I knew I could get it, at any time; & never finding myself particularly in want of it, did not think it worth while to mention it. We, of the...
1545Thomas Jefferson to James W. Wallace, 29 May [1818] (Jefferson Papers)
On the Suddenness of the request in the moment of your departure for a keep- sake in the style of Gen l Washington ’s & General Braddock ’s razors, I could not at once recollect any thing exactly suitable. it has since occurred that the travelling razor case which I have been in the habit of using, might be a deposit for those razors, and make a compact thing of the whole, and as it is light I...
1546Thomas Jefferson to John Barnes, 17 September 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
On my return from Bedford lately I found here your two favors of Aug. 22. & 31. I thought I had the form of an order on the bank of Pensylva for Kosciusko’s dividends, such as I used to sign for you; but on searching my papers I do not find it. I have endeavored therefore to make out an order for the last half year’s dividends which I am in hopes may be substantially sufficient, tho’ not so...
1547Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 13 September 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Since sending you my letter of the 10th to the post office a call of 200 D. is made upon me which had been agreed to be delayed until my produce should have been sold in the next spring but the party assigned it to another who now required it without regard to that arrangement. I am obliged to draw for it on you in favor of Branham & Jones of Charlottesville . I do this with reluctance because...
1548William Lambert to Thomas Jefferson, 16 July 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
The Secretary of State having early in the present month, reported to Congress on the subject of a first meridian for the United States , in which he has recommended the establishment of an Observatory as of essential utility to ascertain the position of the Capitol in this City with due precision, permit me to send some rules by which the parallaxes in longitude and latitude may be found with...
1549Thomas Jefferson to John Wayles Eppes, 30 June 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I am become quite delinquent in epistolary correspondence; my right wrist, from an antient dislocation, grows now so stiff, as to render writing a slow and painful operation, and has produced an aversion to the pen almost insuperable. I go therefore to the writing table under the spur of necessity alone. The delay in the opening of our seminary in this neighborhood has proceeded entirely...
1550Thomas Jefferson’s Conveyance of Slaves to Thomas Jefferson Randolph, 26 March 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Jefferson of Monticello in the county of Albemarle in consideration of my affection to my grandson Thomas Jefferson Randolph of the same place & county have given to my said grandson four negro slaves to wit Thruston the son of Isabel , Bec daughter of Mine r va , Lewis
1551Randolph Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 8 June 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I have this moment met with your waggoner who tells me that you are all well. I have expected for some time to of recieved a letter from you—but have not received one yet, I expected you were Gone to Richmond , before this agreable to what you told me which I expected was the reason of my not Gitting one from you, I should of bin over before this but have bin very much put to it to Git Iron to...
1552Minutes of the Albemarle Academy Board of Trustees, 25 March 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
We John Harris John Nicholas , John Kelly , Peter Carr , and John Carr , five of the persons appointed Trustees by the Act of the General Assembly entitled “An act to establish an Accademy in the County of Albemarle and for other purposes,” having met at the house of Triplet T Estes , in the town of Charlottesville , for the purpose of taking into consideration the said recited Act, and there...
1553Mathew Carey & Son to Thomas Jefferson, 21 September 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
By last Mail, we took the liberty, which we hope you will excuse, of sending you a Volume of a very interesting work , which we have an idea of publishing, with such corrections & alterations as may be found necessary. The editorship is undertaken by a literary gentleman, whom we believe fully competent to do it justice. Our wish is, if you should deem it right, to be favoured with a very...
1554David Bailie Warden to Thomas Jefferson, 16 January 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor of sending you , the other day, from new york , thro’ the Post-Office, three no s of a Philosophical work, which I hope will reach you—From Baltimore I sent you three packets containing brochures — You were pleased to promise me a copy of your “Manual of Parliamentary practice, ” which I promised to send to a friend at Paris . If you can spare two Copies I wish much to keep one...
1555Nicolas G. Dufief to Thomas Jefferson, 16 December 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
D’après la lettre que vous me fites l’honneur de m’adresser le 9 Juin dernier , vous donnâtes ordre à Mess rs Gibson & Jefferson de Richmond de me faire passer trente-un dollars, montant de quelques livres que je vous avais envoyés. N’ayant point reçu cette petite somme, j’ai cru de mon devoir de vous en prévenir afin de détruire l’impression où vous êtes qu’elle a été payée. Je profite de...
1556Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 15 February 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I was startled on reciept of yesterday of yours of the 11 th finding I had been off my guard as to the renewal of my notes. I now send them to you. I must pray you to remit to mr M c Culloch without delay 5. D 35 C duties E t c on the books. were it not for these odd 35. cents I would have saved you this trouble by inclosing him a 5.D. bill. instead of the four barrels of Roman cement be...
1557Thomas Eston Randolph to Thomas Jefferson, 21 January 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I expect to go to Richmond tomorrow, and as soon as I see M r Randolph , I will communicate to him the contents of your letter of yesterday — The proposition to pay the Rent of Shadwell Mill in Flour, in lieu of money, will be very agreable to me, and probably will be equally so to M r Randolph ,—under any possible arrangement we must sustain a considerable loss this year—at the present money...
1558Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Wells & Lilly, 13 January 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Hon. T. Jefferson Bo t of Wells & Lilly Janry 13. 1818 Stewart ’s first Diss n $1 .50 Playfair ’s do do 1 .50 Clavis Ciceroniana 3 V s 5 Greek Primitives
1559Thomas Jefferson to William Steptoe, 13 September 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Correa and mr Gilmer are here, and can stay three days only. these they wish to pass in Botanising the circumjacent country, & would be thankful for your advice and much more for your company. will you do us the favor to come and breakfast with us tomorrow; as they will set out on their pre peregrinations after an early breakfast. on Sunday we all depart for the peaks of Otter & Natural...
1560George Divers to Thomas Jefferson, 28 February 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I am sorry I cannot supply you with all the pot-herbs wanted, we have not the sweet marjoram. sweet basil. or summer savory. I send you some pot marjoram winter savory and Thyme, From my ill state of Health the triming my grape vines had been neglected till I fear’d they would be injured by bleeding, the day I prun’d them was unfavorable and was very near giving me a nother Pleurisy a recourse...