31Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Cooper, 23 September 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday evening your’s of the 15 16 th inst. by which I percieve mine of the 1 st had not then reached you. but you would certainly recieve it very soon after that date, and the two have such bearings on one another, that it strengthens the hope you will find it expedient to come on here as I proposed to you. on a view of all circumstances you will be enabled here to make up your...
32Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Garrett and Valentine W. Southall, 23 September 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday your favor of the 20 th informing me that the Masonic lodges of Charlottesville , unable to make their arrangements for laying the first brick of the Central College by the time the workmen would be ready to begin, had proposed to decline the performance of that function. I arrived at home on Sunday afternoon & went to the College on Monday forenoon in order to know the...
33Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Milligan, 23 September 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I am now returned and ready to recieve & dispatch as many proof sheets as you can send me, and the thicker and faster the better, as I expect within a month to visit Poplar Forest again. I salute you with esteem & respect PoC ( DLC ); on verso of reused address cover to TJ; dateline at foot of text; endorsed by TJ. Milligan was to send TJ proof sheets of Destutt de Tracy , Treatise on...
34Archibald Thweatt to Thomas Jefferson, 24 September 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I delayed answering yours of the 4 th ult: until I had seen some of our fellow Citizens most likely to favor the important object of the communication with which you honored me, and also until I had visited Petersburg . Your letter , and the introduction to the subscription paper , presented the case with so much perspicuity and force, that I could not well avoid taking the liberty (for which...
35Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Appleton, 29 September 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Some friends of mine who have been pleased with the Montepulciano I have recieved from you on former occasions have formed together an association, and have engaged Capt Bernard Peyton , a resident of Richmond , and doing business on commission, to apply to you for a supply of that particular wine, and I promised to give him a letter recommending him to your attention and favor. I have not...
36Reuben G. Beasley to Thomas Jefferson, 29 September 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
By the ship Atlas Cap. Jennison bound to Alexandria I have this day shipped to the care of Rob t Patton Jr . a Case of Books received from De Bure freres of Paris for you—value fr. 700. I avail myself of this occasion to make you a tender of my Services here, and am with great respect— , Sir, RC ( MHi
37Thomas Jefferson to Stephen Cathalan, 29 September 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
In my letter of June 6. 17. I mentioned to you that a number of my friends & others who had tasted here the wines you had furnished me were so much pleased with their qualities and prices that they were about forming a company and engaging an agent in Richmond to import for them once a year what each should direct, & that I had promised when their association was made up to recommend their...
38Thomas Cooper to Thomas Jefferson, 30 September 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I regret that it is not in my power to visit you this Season. I am not only busy preparing for my lectures ( a course of mineralogy and another of Chemistry) but I have undertaken to correct the press for M r Wirt ’s life of Patr. Henry of which about 100 pages are printed. M r Sanders of Williamsburgh called on a friend of mine here, wishing to see me on the Subject of the Coll e ge
39Alexander Garrett and Valentine W. Southall to Thomas Jefferson, 30 September 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 23 has been received. The abscence of each of us from town with other circumstances is the apology for this delay in our Reply: but it affords us now infinite satisfaction to be enabled to acquaint you, in behalf of our brethren, that, on second thought, it has been concluded to dispense with a small part of the ceremony and to undertake the laying of the corner-stone of the...
40Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 30 September 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson asks the favor of mr Leitch to give him small money for the within 10.D. bill, and to place among it a 3.D. bill which he has to remit to Albany . the bearer will bring also the 2. pr knit drawers laid by yesterday. RC (Will Paulsen, Charlottesville, 2017); dateline at foot of text; addressed: “ M r James Leitch .” Not recorded in SJL . This document, located after the pertinent...
41Thomas Jefferson to Quinette de Rochemont, 30 September 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
After an absence of six weeks I find, on my return to this place, the three pamphlets you were so kind as to send me. the letter accompanying them had been forwarded to me at Poplar forest near Lynchburg where I then was. I have read these pamphlets with great satisfaction. that of Pradt gives a detail of facts as interesting as they are authentic. it is rare that we get a peep behind the...
42Thomas Jefferson to Sloan & Wise, 30 September 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Sep. 18. was recieved on my return to this place after an absence of some weeks. I had before recieved one from mess rs Goodman , Reed , Boyer & Duane on the subject to which your letter relates. I assure you, gentlemen, as I did them , that I left this place on the 29 th of June to attend my harvest at a possession 90. miles distant, and did not return till the 15 th of July.
43John Martin Baker to Thomas Jefferson, 1 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I am Honored with your Respected letter of the fourteenth ultimo , and beg leave to return you my most grateful thanks for your friendly and kind intentions in my favor, which Sentiment I hope, trust and confide to continue worthy ever to merit. I labour under the disadvantage Sir, of not being particularly acquainted with the present Secretary of State, The Honorable John Quincy Adams . my...
44Circular from Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Coleman and Other Road Viewers, 1 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Having petitioned the court of Albemarle to change the public road from Charlottesville to the Chapel branch , a little below the Shadwell mills , so as to run it along the river side instead of it’s crossing the mountain , and there being opposition to this in the neighborhood the court has thought it best to name as viewers persons at a distance feeling no bias or interest but the common and...
45Samuel J. Harrison to Thomas Jefferson, 1 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
From the Rapid increase of the Commerce, Wealth & population of Lynchburg —the present Banking Capital thereof, is found to be quite insufficent—In Consequence of which, the Citizens, at a Publick Meeting held yesterday at the Court house; determined to Send Delegates to Philadelphia , for the purpose of Making application to the president & Directors of the Bank of the United States ; for the...
46Thomas Jefferson to Absalom Townsend, 1 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
A long absence from home prevented my recieving your Circular of Aug. until a few days ago. I now inclose you 3. Dollars and a duplicate of N o 7. of the American magazine which I find on my shelves. the N os which I find wanting among mine are 1. 2. & 11. the difficulty of remitting small sums in any thing but our own paper has induced me to withdraw subscriptions to every species of...
47Brightberry Brown to Thomas Jefferson, 2 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Having Receivd your lines together with the order of Court Made in consequence of your petition Relative to Roads feel every possible disposition to oblige you personally together with a sense of duty to my Self & Neighbourhood expect to attend agreably to your appointment RC ( MHi ); addressed: “M r Thomas Jefferson Es q ,” delivered “By y r
48John Wood to Thomas Jefferson, 2 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Within these few days, I have had an opportunity of perusing a London catalogue of the year 1814. Although it does not contain the Greek Lexicon, the review of which I mentioned to you, I observe notice of the two following. 1 st Parkhurst ’s Greek & english Lexicon royal octavo £1.10 2 d Greek english derivative Dictionary, 12mo, £0.4.6 To the best of my recollection, the Greek and English...
49Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 4 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I return you my sincere thanks for your kind congratulations on my late change of situation in life, and fondly hope that permanent happiness will result from it which you are pleased to anticipate.— I feel greatly obliged by the letters you were so good as to enclose, and shall loose no time after my return to Richmond (which will be in a few days) in sending out the order and Bill for the...
50Craven Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 4 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I have had several applications for Corn, as I nevar have made Any engagements without first giveing You the refusal, my son calls On You, & by him You will please say—if You think You may want or not my hope is You may not although I think the Crop—much shorter then is beleaved to be. RC ( ViU: TJP-ER ); endorsed by TJ as received 4 Oct. 1817 and so recorded in SJL .
51Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Garrett, 5 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
As I was from home when y your’s and mr Southall ’s letter came, it was not opened, and the bearer of it could not explain it’s object so as to be understood. if you can let me know how many of our cups you will want they shall be sent to you tomorrow forenoon. as we have and shall have a great deal of company to-day, they will be wanting here for the service of the day. mr Madison and mr...
52Alexander Garrett to Thomas Jefferson, 5 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Accept the thanks of Mr. Southall and myself for your kindness, in loaning us your c s ilver cups. three will be sufficient:— I avail myself of the opportunity (by your boy) of sending you a letter , news paper, & small book; left with me yesterday by M r Minor for you. I have not sent the glass of honey fearing the boy might brake it, it shall be sent very shortly by a safe conveyance RC (...
53Thomas Jefferson to Samuel J. Harrison, 5 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
We have now got our building to the surface of the ground; and tomorrow, being the periodical meeting of the visitors & also that of our county and district courts, the ceremony of laying the 1 st stone will take place. we are then ready for mr Knight and hope he will come off the morning after he recieves this, as the front wall will be kept back for him. I ask your friendly influence if...
54Thomas Jefferson to David Knight, 5 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
O The walls of our building are now up to the surface of the ground, tomorrow the ceremony of laying the first stone will take place in the presence of the visitors , the county and superior courts, and of the citizens of the county generally ; and we are then ready for you, and hope you will set out immediately for Charlottesville . this letter goes by mr Perry whom who
55John M. Perry to Thomas Jefferson, 5 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
My Son Thomas will not set off to Lynchburg untill Tuesday morning. it will therefore be Wednessday evening before he gets there—he will certainly be then there then which I hope will be in time RC ( CSmH: JF ); addressed: “ Thomas Jefferson Esquire Monticello ”; endorsed by TJ as received 5 Oct. 1817 and so recorded in
56William Short to Thomas Jefferson, 5 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
On my return from my summer excursion I have found here Grouchy who is preparing to set out on his long intended visit to Monticello —He begs me to mention this to you, & to say with certainty that he will be there from the 18 th to the 20 th of this month. I mentioned to him the uncertainty of finding you as you might be in one of your Bedford excursions— but he says he reproaches himself...
57Albemarle County Court Order Concerning a Proposed Road, [6 October 1817] (Jefferson Papers)
Brightberry Brown , Horseley Goodman , and John Slaughter three of the persons appointed by a former order of this Court to view the road petitioned for by Thomas J Randolph , and Thomas Jefferson leading from the Orange fork near Lewis’s ferry downwards, through the lands of Richard Sampson , Thomas J Randolph , and
58Editorial Note (Jefferson Papers)
Following the chartering of Central College early in 1816, the purchase the next summer of land just west of Charlottesville , and an ongoing subscription campaign to raise funds for the educational institution, construction began in the summer of 1817. Rather than building one large edifice, Jefferson designed an “academical village” with two rows of pavilions and student dormitories flanking...
59John H. Cocke’s Account of the Central College Cornerstone Laying, [5–6 October 1817] (Jefferson Papers)
5. Sunday— Set out immediately after Breakfast accompanied by my friend N. Faulcon to attend the regular meeting of the Visitors of the Central College according to the law of incorporation at Charlottesville on 1 st day of each Circuit Court. Spring & Fall. Reached Monticello about 3 O’Clock where we met M r Madison &
60Alexander Garrett’s Order of Ceremonies for the Central College Cornerstone Laying, [before 6 October 1817] (Jefferson Papers)
Ceremoney to be used in laying the corner stone of the Central College Martial A Dawson L T Catlett The Brethern will meet in a room up stairs of the Stone house precisely at 10 Oclock on monday the 6 th October 1817. The lodge there opened and the procession formed. The Martial will call for the brethern in the following order towit 2. Tylers , with drawn swords Bro s Fitch & Colclaser