31Enclosure: James Warrell and Richard Lorton’s Proposal for Construction of a Museum in Richmond, [ca. 27 May 1816] (Jefferson Papers)
THE MUSEUM. The Legislature of Virginia , conceiving great advantages would result to the State by establishing A MUSEUM in the metropolis, have given sufficient ground to james warrell , to erect a building for that purpose, on the capitol square. One of the results of National prosperity, is the promotion of the Sciences and the Arts; and by a necessary reaction, the Sciences and the Arts,...
32Caspar Wistar to Thomas Jefferson, 28 May 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
The Bearer M r Otis is an Artist of rising Character who has been settled in Philad a Several years & has distinguished himself by his ingenuity as well as his obliging disposition. He has Several inventions which will interest you & if you have any Specimens of Natural History to Copy he will I believe give you great Satisfaction by his execution—Expecting to write again in a few days I only...
33Thomas Appleton to Thomas Jefferson, 30 May 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
My last letter to you, Sir, was in date, of the 10 th of the present month, conveying duplicates of the legal Attestations of the death of m r mazzei ; and which were forwarded by the Brig Silk-worm , Capt: Parker Burnham for Boston .— I then, likewise, mention’d that owing to the failure in quality, of the wine of montepulciano
34John Barnes to Thomas Jefferson, 31 May 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I have now the Hon r of Covering you Statem t of Sales Gen l Kosciusko s Treasury Notes and purchase therew th of B k Stock—as Noticed in my letter 22 d
35William H. Crawford to Thomas Jefferson, 31 May 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter recommending M r Bradbury was rece d during a Serious indisposition with which I was afflicted in the course of the last winter, and has been mislaid So that I am not able to Refer to it more particularly. No Service of the kind for which that gentleman was proposed, has been contemplated by the government. Your letter in Reply to the one which you Rec d from me whilst I was in Paris
36John F. Dumoulin to Thomas Jefferson, 31 May 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
On Sunday the 12 th inst the eve of my departure from Washington I was flattered by the receipt of the letter you did me the honor of writing to me informing me of the receipt of the copies of my Essay which I had taken the liberty of sending you, In a few lines you have set in the strongest light the invaluable right which I had undertaken to advocate. Enlightened as this age and especially...
37Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Frank Carr, [after 1 June 1816] (Jefferson Papers)
Thomas Jefferson in acct with Frank Carr D r 1813 $ Dec r 3. To visit negro woman at night from Monticello
38Joseph Lakanal to Thomas Jefferson, 1 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai l’honneur de vous adresser deux Lettres que J’esperois avoir l’inappréciable avantage de Vous présenter; des événemens que Je n’ai pu maîtriser ont Changé la direction que Je Voulois prendre. me Voici Sur les bords de l’ohio , dans des propriétés que J’ai acquises, Gallatin Contry , en face de la Colonie française de Vevay : Je vais, dans Cette douce retraite, partager mon tems entre la...
39John Steele to Thomas Jefferson, 1 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 18 th instant came duly to hand—I had, previously, received a letter from M r Cathalan containing a Bill of lading, and had written to you for advice where to send the goods The y are now laden on board the Sc r Five Sisters , which will Sail on tomorrow, and a
40Donald Fraser to Thomas Jefferson, 2 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Some days ago I did myself the honour of transmitting a letter to You, wherein I intimated sending a piece wherein Your name was mentioned. It has just Struck me that I did not enclose the piece, as inten d ed — . . Here it follows . . . . . M r Philips I have read a number of anecdotes, the following one is, in my opinion, very applicable to the present State of parties in this country. A...
41Stephen Cathalan to Thomas Jefferson, 4 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I hope that my Letters of the 15 th febr ry & 19 th march Last , with the Containts of my Several Invoices, therein Inclosed, will have Reached you before this Day; your Favor of the 1 st February last Reached me on the 7 th ult o — many Thousand Gratefull Thanks—for your kind Expressions towards me! & I cannot better Express them to you, than by my Continued Endeavours to desire the...
42Joseph Milligan to Thomas Jefferson, 4 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Your esteemed favour of the 18 th May was duly received on the 25 th , I received the manuscript but it was not in time to issue the prospectus before the end of the Session of Congress , as it was longer in coming than I expected I engaged to print the laws of the last Session of c C ongress for the
43Francis Adrian Van der Kemp to Thomas Jefferson, 4 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Accept mÿ Sincerest thanks for the distinguished proof of your confidential esteem, with which you have been pleased to gratifÿ me . I Suppose, I consult your wishes, to copÿ it, and Send it in mÿ handwriting to mÿ friend in England , for publication in the Month. Repos. of Theol . with the expressed request, that neither he or his friends by insinuation or allusion Should drop a hint in with...
44George Logan to Thomas Jefferson, 5 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
your Letter of the 19th: ult: duly came to hand. I sincerely regret to find by it, that a measure adopted by me, to defend your character against the slanders of your political enemies, has given you a moment of uneasiness. you well know that individuals have been engaged for years, in accusing you as the advocate and friend of Bonaparte —even at the moment he was devastating with fire and...
45Eusebio Valli to Thomas Jefferson, 5 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Sono oltre modo sensibile alla gentile, e generosa accoglienza, che Ella mi fa, e ricevo come un dono la communicazione delle sue idea sulla così detta febbre gialla : Parlandomi di questo morbo crudele, che forma il soggetto delle attuali mie ricerche, VS: a avuto la segreta intenzione di farmi cicalare. Obbedisco volentieri all’impulsione datami, perche ho speranza d’ottenere da Lei...
46Franclieu to Thomas Jefferson, 6 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
des malheurs ont passé Sur la france . votre Cœur genereux vous y aura fait Compatir. francais, le desir de les prevenir me dicta quelques ecrits . jai l’honneur de Vous les Soumettre, de Vous en faire hommage. les principes vrais que jai Voulu Saisir Sont de tous les lieux et les tems. Le C te De Franclieu . ancien Cap t de dragons Francais. 1 er Ces feuills plates devaient vous avoir été...
47Albert Gallatin to Thomas Jefferson, 7 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your’s of 16 th ult o , and, from Dufief , the work of M r Tracy , for La Fayette . I had become acquainted with M
48Hugh Nelson to Thomas Jefferson, 7 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
During the late session of Congress , there was committed to my Care for you, the small package herwith Sent, and addressed to you—by a Senator of the U.S —On leaving the City this package was put up in my Trunk and brought by me F to Fredericksburg —There changing my route to the lower Country instead of coming directly home, I entrusted the Trunk to an agent who was to forward it as soon as...
49Hugh Nelson to Thomas Jefferson, 9 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
This will be presented to you by M r Kingsberry who is about entering on the laudable pursut pursuit of imparting to our Indian Brethren, such portion of civilized improvement as he may find them calculated to receive, and circumstances may h enable him to bestow—To you it is only necessary to communicate his object, to ensure your aid and advice—Nothing can hereafter, in the page of the...
50William Thornton to Thomas Jefferson, 9 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your very friendly Letter , & I really feel ashamed at putting you to the necessity of writing for the Paintings you were so kind as to lend me to copy;—but still more so to offer any apology for not immediately sending them: however I must do it, for they are yet here. The Head by Stewart I really think one of the finest I ever saw, & having commenced it, I was in hopes of...
51Dabney C. Terrell to Thomas Jefferson, 12 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
It would be ill repaying the interest you have taken in me were I not to inform you of my prospects, now that I have arrived at the place of my destination. I believe I wrote you from Baltimore that as there was no vessel in that port sailing for any port part in of France , I had taken my passage to Amsterdam . I remained in Holland
52Benjamin W. Crowninshield to Thomas Jefferson, 13 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
In compliance with your request by letter of the 30 th January last, I now have the pleasure to inform you I have transmitted a Midshipman’s Warrant to M r Thomas M. Randolph , being one of the first issued since that date. I should be happy at the same time to order M r Randolph into service, but the present state of our Navy affords employment to a few only of our numerous Officers of this...
53“Henry Tompkinson” (Samuel Kercheval) to Thomas Jefferson, 13 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Altho I have not the honor of being personally known to you, and it is more than probable I never shall, You will have the goodness to pardon the liberty I have taken, of enclosing to you a pamphlet I have lately publishd; shewing the necesity , of calling a convention for the revision and amendment of our State constitution. This subject excites considerable interest in this section of the...
54José Corrêa da Serra to Thomas Jefferson, 16 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Your kind Letter of the 5 of this month reached me in due time, and i must entreat your forgiveness for not answering it sooner, neither my health, nor the hurry to finish the botanical course in which i was engaged without defrauding my heare r s of any of the promised Lectures have given me a moment’s rest. Under severe rhumatic pains, i have Lectured almost every day in the afternoon, and...
55John Meer to Thomas Jefferson, 18 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I have taken the liberty to enclose you a coppy of my Bank Note , Which I believe to be superiour in many respects to any other hitherto used. It is engraved on a Steel plate (mostly with a Hair pencil) It will print ten times more coppies than any copper plate, and will come at the same price of copper plates in general made for Bank notes. This mode of work produces great strength and...
56Thomas Eston Randolph to Thomas Jefferson, 18 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
As I am prevented from riding, by indisposition, I beg leave to enclose the agreement between yourself and T. M. and T. E. Randolph respecting the lease of Shadwell Mill —and will thank you to state therein, that the Rent for the ensuing year is payable in flour— This is only necessary in consequence of my having made arrangements with a very good Miller to give him an interest in the business...
57Benjamin Waterhouse to Thomas Jefferson, 18 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Finding that Mesrs. Rowe & Hooper are about sending you a copy of “ a Journal of a young man of Massachusetts ,” who was captured by the British, and confined during the war, at Halifax , at Chatham , and at Dartmoor , I cannot refrain, because I think it is proper, giving you more information relative to its publication than what appears on the face of the book— This smart young man put his...
58Stephen Cathalan to Thomas Jefferson, 19 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
What Preceeds is a Copy of my last Respects of the 4 th Ins t by the Ship Lothair of norfolk ; I have now the honor of Informing you that on the 4 th Ins t I have Shipped on the Brig Ocean of New york
59Nicolas G. Dufief to Thomas Jefferson, 19 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai été très-sensible à l’attention que vous avez eu d’écrire à Richmond pour qu’on me fit passer la petite somme de 31 d lls afin que je la reçusse avant mon départ pour France . Je me flatte toujours d’avoir le temps de vous demander vos ordres. Le 3 ème et d er volume du dictionnaire a été mis à la poste Samedi 15 du c t . Ainsi, J’espère que vous avez tout l’ouvrage à présent & que vous...
60Robert Patterson to Thomas Jefferson, 20 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
You have no doubt been informed, at least thro the medium of News-papers, of M r Peale ’s complete success in illuminating his Museum with gas - lights , & presuming that it would not be uninteresting to you, I shall do myself the pleasure of giving you a description of his apparatus & process for generating & distributing the gas. It is well known that any substance containing hydrogen will,...