1George Hadfield’s Estimate of Cost for Building a Jail, [June 1802] (Jefferson Papers)
Summary Estimate of the expense necessary for building the Goal; by G. H. 275 Yards of digging for foundation at 20 Cents pr. yard $ 55 916 Perches of rough stone for walls, flues and floors @. $.1.25 pr. Perch. 1145 1032 Bushels of Stone lime for mortar and grout @. 54 Cents pr. bushel. 557 28 206 Barrels of sand and gravel @. 20. Cents pr. Barrel 41 20 Mason’s work and labour for 916...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Bloomfield, 30 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I do my Self the honor of transmitting the enclosed. Mr. Mott who resides near Sandy Hook was lately in Trenton, and requested me whenever Dr. Condit & Mr. Southard should recommend Commissioners of Bankruptcy, for the Eastern part of New-Jersey; to mention his concurrence in their recommendation, and of the recommendation enclosed, of Isaiah Shinn, from Mr. Elmer’s district , & that it is his...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Anonymous, 29 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
If you should chance to open this at a time which does not afford leisure to contemplate its contents, be pleased to lay it by, or at least reserve it for a second reading, until such time arives; for it is not a letter of business, which requires immediate attention—Neither, as the author supposes, does it contain a single idea which has not presented itself to you, at some time or other,...
4To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 29 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Nothing is more difficult than to give you a suitable nomination for comrs. of bankry. at Norfolk. I relied on a gentn. who lately went there for information on that subject, and he declined writing me, preferring to communicate his ideas in person on his return, wh. was not till within a few days. Littleton W. Tazewell lives in Norfolk, but as he has taken a commn. of notary publick of the...
5To Thomas Jefferson from John Condit, 28 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Having been requested a short time before I left the City of Washington to consult my Colleagues and recommend some persons for General Commissioners of Bankruptcy in this State—But not being fully satisfied in our minds who to mention, We thought it best to Omit it, Untill we should return into the State, and consult our friends on the Subject—this having been done, it is thought it would be...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Ebenezer Hazard, 28 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Some Years ago Edmund Randolph Esqr. lent me some volumes of public Records , with which I understood your Excellency had some Connection. I afterwards returned them; & as I thought, the whole of them; but, upon removing my Books into another Apartment lately, I have been surprized by finding myself still in possession of a volume of Records of Escheats. Major Rodgers has been so obliging as...
7To Thomas Jefferson from David Humphreys, 28 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I had fully determined, upon my arrival in the U.S. , to have made a journey to the City of Washington, for the express & sole purpose of paying my respects to the President. But the fatigue & inconvenience which my wife suffered in our voyage from Europe prevented me from carrying that determination into effect; especially as She was unable to accompany me & unwilling to be left alone among...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Ingle, 28 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreeable to instructions from the House of Robt Sutcliff & Co of Sheffield, England; I have the pleasure of handing for your acceptance, A Small Mahy case contaning a Hand brace and bitts & a few other tools. I am sorry to find them a little damaged although they were very carefully put up. Mr Hodgeson one of the firm being here on a visit last fall, I directed the bitts made as I judged most...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Levi Lincoln, 28 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Deeming it of importance that you should know, as fully as possible, the state of the public mind; and the feelings, and opinions of the people, which you are obliged to meet, and to manage, especially, in that difficult part of the Country, of which I am an inhabitant, I have thought proper to submit to your inspection the inclosed letters— They prove, what I am sure has taken or will soon...
10To Thomas Jefferson from Caesar A. Rodney, 28 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the pleasure duly to receve your letter of the 24. inst:—In my last I gave you the information I possessed on the subject required. From an observation in your letter you may have misunderstood a part of mine. Indeed I write such a scrawl that it is scarcly legible. You observe, that “you presume Col. M’Clane has been passive in electioneering.” In my letter I stated that his conduct...
11To Thomas Jefferson from John Steele, 28 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
About the 10th. of next month, I wish to be favored with your permission to visit my family in Carolina. Hitherto a variety of considerations have restrained me from removing them to this place. Among others, a desire not to do any thing which would render it inconvenient for me to conform to your views, whatever they might be, in relation to the disposition of my office . I thought it my duty...
12To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Tingey, 28 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to enclose You, a memorandum of the particular dimensions, of the Frigate United States agreably to Your request of this morning . Having it in contemplation to cover the Dock with a roof over the Ships—it would be adviseable to take out all the lower masts, before entering it—and for this purpose Sheers should be erected at the Dockhead—by which means the three Masts of each...
13To Thomas Jefferson from Daniel Carroll Brent, 26 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Hadfield yesterday furnished me with the Plans and Specification, herewith sent, which are submitted for your inspection and directions. I think in some few instances he ought to have been more particular; this however can be easily rectified. The Jack Rafters are I think too far apart, they ought not to be more than nine Inches from center to center. From Blagden’s note to me, you will...
14To Thomas Jefferson from Isaac Briggs, 26 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Wilt thou condescend to inform me, if a letter I wrote, dated 26th. of the 4th. Month 1802, ever reached thee? I meant it to be expressive of deference and respectful esteem; if I unfortunately used terms not adequate to that purpose, I have no other plea, in extenuation, than ignorance. I have not, nor have I had any views to office or emolument;—were I worthy, I think I know that I possess...
15To Thomas Jefferson from John Ponsonby, 26 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Messrs. Ackermann, Suardy & Co. of London having forwarded to me, some proofs of their Invention for making Woolen Cloth, Linen, Paper &c. Water proof, and lest you should not have recieved any account of the same thro’ any other Channel, I have taken the liberty of transmitting to you their publication together with some proofs on the subject— With much respect Sir Yr: mo: hble: St RC ( ViW...
16To Thomas Jefferson from John Wayles Eppes, 25 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I have just time while enclosing a Letter from Maria to acknowledge the reciept of your letter of the 13. of June. Maria has been very unwell & is now at Eppington for change of air. As she is equally interested in the contents of your letter I shall postpone my answer until we have an opportunity of perusing it together. In the mean time I can only return my thanks for the offer you are kind...
17To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 25 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to enclose letters from the collectors of Charleston, and Norfolk , in relation to the Marine Hospitals. If the corporation of Charleston, will agree to the arrangement proposed by the collector, that is to say, consent to defray all the expenses incident to the support of sick seamen, provided that they shall receive the monies collected in charleston, it will prove so...
18To Thomas Jefferson from John Harshe, 25 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
It will no doubt give you some surprize to receive a letter from a person entirely unknown to you, and much more when I tell you that it is from a person entirely in a private capacity. Sir to be short, the design I have in this letter is to pray for your patronage. And in order that you may have some idea of the person soliciting you, it may be proper to give you some account of my life...
19To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Leiper, 23 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I suppose by this time your information respecting the quality of your Tobacco is correct—If it is of the first quality and for sale please to inform me of the quantity and Cash price delivered at Richmond— or if agreeable to you which will certainly be more agreeable to me your Credit price from one to six months for I am and have been these eighteen months very much a head of my money owing...
20To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Leiper, 23 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I am very much at a loss to know where to begin and perhaps I shall be at a greater loss to know where to end as I am going to write about myself—some time ago Mr. Duane wrote his son from Washington which letter was showen to me mentioning that Mr. Dickerson and myself were appointed Commissioners of Bankruptcy—Had this thing stopt here there would not have been much matter in it but Captain...
21John Barnes’s Memorandum on William Short’s Account, 22 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Memom. 22d June 1802. to shew the President US. JB. wrote WShort 20th feby (tho not forwarded untill April—) this letter covered his a/c up to 18 feby. than Balance $3347 39/ in his favr—purporting JB intintions of purchasing $4000. 6 pCt deferred.—but owing to Various disappointmts. rise in Stock &c. &c. no purchase was affected— on or abt. 15 May. JB. had drafted a letter which he proposed...
22To Thomas Jefferson from Mary Jefferson Eppes, 21 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
My little son & myself have both been very sick since I wrote to you last My Dear Papa. we are now however getting better tho’ he is still very far from being well, his indisposition proceeded from mine I believe & cutting teeth together, which occasion’d constant fevers & have reduced him extremely, & perhaps nursing him in my weak state of health made me worse for I had only slight tho...
23To Thomas Jefferson from Nathaniel Ingraham, 21 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I now write from Prison where I think I am unjustly placed, I feel myself under no small degree of imbarrasment to apologize in this manner to address the Chief Magistrate of the U. States,— But Sir permit me to address you with every sentiment of Esteem, and in that I presume I am Reciprocating with One, whose Soul is united to mine by the Indisoluble bonds of friendship, I shou’d be unworthy...
24To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Moore, with Jefferson’s Note, 21 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Thomas Moore respectfully invites the President of the United States to examine the condition of Butter in a newly invented Refrigiratory , put in the 21st Inst. at 6 OClock P.M. 20 miles distant from Washington— [ Diagram and note by TJ: ] the oval was cooper’s work the inner parallelogram was a box of tin turned down on the top and trimmed to the oval: a. and b. were 2 square holes at which...
25To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Smith, 21 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I have recieved two letters from General Wilkinson . Since his Arrival in Georgia, he appears excessively mortified at the Conduct towards him of the Federal party & wounded at the Opposition of some of our friends to the Continuing of the Post of Brigadier—I pity him, he Knows no way of maintaining his family he wishes much to be appointed Surveyor General to the Missisippi territory, and...
26To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Marie Lequinio de Kerblay, 20 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
j’ai l’honneur de vous adresser, Ci-incluses, deux lettres, l’une de mr. de la fayette, l’autre de mr. de liancourt; j’avais une grande ambition de vous les remettre moimême.—nommé par le premier Consul sous-commissaire des rélations Commerciales de france à Newport, mon projet était de vous aller offrir mon hommage et solliciter moimême Votre agrément. Vos vertus personnelles, Monsieur le...
27Memorandum from the Treasury Department, 20 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
List of Collectors, who have not rendered accompts up to the 31. December 1801. Joseph Hiller, Coll: Salem Accts. rendd. for 1801 3d qr. 1801 Samuel R Gerry, " Marblehead " " 1. do. Joshua Head, " Waldoboro’ " "
28To Thomas Jefferson from a "True Friend, Alltho a woman," 20 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Being at the City of Washington the latter end of the siting of Congress, & in the house whare Arthor St. Clare, as I understood, with a Major Zigler , & a Number of Men from the N. Western Country, whare St. Clare is govener, I apprehended that they ware treasenably inclined, from there discorse, in several evenings that I set in the next room, St. Clare said that Thomas Jefferson, the...
29To Thomas Jefferson from Willem H. van Hasselt, 20 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Il vous souviendra peut etre qu’il y a environ quatre ans, que je prenais la liberté, de m’adresser a vous par lettre , souhaitant de trouver un emploi chez vous et sous votre toit que je pencais alors ne pouvoir trouver dans toute l’Amerique. Jetais alors dans l’idée que vous avies une jeune famille Je m’offrais sous le titre de faire les fonctions de Gouverneur aupres d’eux pour veiller a...
30To Thomas Jefferson from William Bache, 19 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
As you requested me to be silent respecting New Orleans until the affair was in train, I have scrupulously kept the council, and should not now obtrude the remembrance of it upon you but for circumstances of some moment to me. By the last post my Brother informed me that my sister Harwood and family intended me a visit this summer, and would shortly make preparations for that purpose. Now if...