1Central College Board of Visitors to James P. Preston, 6 January 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
The late Governor of the Commonwealth having thought proper to confide to us the office of Visitors of the Central College near Charlottesville , under an act of the legislature , establishing as it’s patron, the Governor for the time being, we deem it our duty to report to you our proceedings under that appointment, with the progress & prospects of that institution. The want of a seminary of...
2Joseph C. Cabell’s Memorandum on the Introduction to the “Anas,” 9 April 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
On 31 st March 1818 , I was drawn to Monticello by my duties as a Visitor of the Central College . M r Jefferson then put into my hands for perusal a manuscript covering four and a half sheets of letter paper, entituled Explanations of the 3 volumes in marble paper . It was a commentary written by himself on Marshall ’s life of Washington .
3Minutes of Central College Board of Visitors, 8 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
at a meeting of the Visitors & c Certain letters from Doctor Tho s Cooper to Th: Jefferson , dated Sep. 17. & 19. received since the meeting of yesterday being communicated to the board of Visitors , and taken into consideration with his former letter of Sep. 16.
4Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on Collegiate Districts for a System of Public Education, [ca. 24 October 1817] (Jefferson Papers)
white inhab Accomac 11,201 Northampton 4,124 Northumberland 4,461 Lancaster 2,480 Richmond 3,036 Westmoreland 4,022
5Minutes of Central College Board of Visitors, 7 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
At a meeting of the Visitors & c held at Charlottesville 7 Oct: 1817. On information of the amount of the subscriptions to the Central College , known to be made, and others understood to be so, the board resolves, that the Pavilion now erecting be completed as heretofore directed, with the 20. dormitories attached to it, and that two other pavilions be contracted for and executed the next...
6Thomas Jefferson’s Conveyance of Milton Lands to Martin Dawson, 28 March 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
This Indenture made on the 28 th day of March 1818 between Thomas Jefferson of the one part and Martin Dawson of the other both of the County of Albemarle Witnesseth that the said Thomas in consideration of the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars to him in hand paid by the sd Martin hath given granted bargained and sold unto the said Martin a certain parcel of land in the same County...
7Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Milligan, 13 March 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Mine of Feb. 18. informed you I had desired mr Gibson to remit you 100.D. on account which he writes me he has done. the object of the present is to let you know I shall set out for Bedford the 10 th of April & be back by the 10 th of May which may govern you in sending the proof sheets of Tracy . I shall hope on my return to find my Tacitus here.
8Thomas Jefferson to Wells & Lilly, 3 January 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Meeting casually with the 2 d of the Dissertations prefixed to the Supplement of the Encyclopaedia, by Playfair , I observe that you have before printed the 1 st and are proceeding to print the rest. I ask the favor of you to send me those already printed, and the others as they shall come out. I see on the covers of the 2 d your notice of some books you have for sale, among which are those...
9Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 21 February 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I am the more indebted for your friendly letter of Feb. 13. mentioning the charges against Cathalan , because a long, an intimate and personal acquaintance with him interest my wishes for his welfare, so far as justice permits; while I certainly should not be his advocate if guilty of serious delinquencies of office. but I observe that all these complaints have originated since mr Fitch began...
10Thomas Jefferson to Jonas Keller, 24 January 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
On the reciept of your letter of the 15 th I communicated it to mr Leitch for the information of those whom it concerned for as I have before informed you, I have no interest in this business, nor any other concern than that of good will to the young man. the accident of a first application to mr Lee for quite a different object made me the channel of communication between in this business. mr...
11Thomas Jefferson to John Wayles Eppes, 10 April 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 6 th is rec e ived. I set out the day after tomorrow for Poplar Forest , and shall be there till the 1 st of May . you say you will be at home the 25 th . I really think Francis had better come on diret direct
12Thomas Jefferson to Anthony Charles Cazenove, 25 December 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson acknoleges the reciept of b a paper bundle of books from mr Vanderkemp thro’ the kindness of mr Cazenove , to whom he begs leave to return his thanks and to salute him with esteem & respect. He is in duty bound to add that an absence of 6. weeks has prevented an earlier acknolegement of mr Cazenove ’s favor . PoC ( MHi ); on verso of reused address cover to TJ; dateline above...
13Thomas Jefferson to Victor Adolphus Sasserno, 22 February 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
In April 1787. I passed some days at Nice where I had the pleasure of becoming personally acquainted with your father , an opportunity of estimating the worth of his character, and the benefit of recieving many civilities from him. he has now left us, and it is therefore too late for his gratification, but not so for mine, to prove my sense of his kindnesses by rendering a service to his son....
14Thomas Jefferson to Ambrose Maréchal, 15 February 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I am indebted to you for your letter of Jan. 28. and the information you are so kind as to give me from his Eminence the Cardinal Dugnani . my residence at Paris while he was there as Nuncio from the Pope, procured me the benefit of his acquaintance, and taught me to value his pure and sincere heart, his correct & dignified deportment and a most amiable modesty, rare endowments in his high...
15Thomas Jefferson’s Plats of Poplar Forest Boundaries, 14 December 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
scale 50. po. to the inch. platted Dec. 14 17. Course pursued in making this plat. Dec. 14 17. Began at the white (or Span. o. as sometimes called) corner S. 88. W. 85. po. a marked line N. 52. W. 148. po. a marked line to Clarke ’s ∠ chesnut. then from the Chesnut, platted his full marked line N. 62. E that line continued to the Poplar Forest is mine & the same, stopping at Cobb
16Thomas Jefferson to George P. Stevenson, 30 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Your’s of the 16 th is just now recieved, and I am certainly ready to do any thing I can to obtain for you the appointment you desire. to so much however of your request as asks letters to the Secretaries of State & War, I must observe that the latter office is at present vacant, & that with the head of the other department the distance produced by antient political differences of opinion, has...
17Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on Poplar Forest Survey, [after 17 December 1817], document 10 in a group of documents on … (Jefferson Papers)
according to the survey of Dec. 17. to plat the vacant land between P.F. & Cobb ’s. Begin at the w.o. ∠ in the S. end of the S. 50. E. line. ✓ N. 75 E. 59. po. to the old spring poplar side line. ✓ sa. co. 9. po. to locust stake in his field. in all 68. po. [note this
18Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 13 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night a letter from M. Cathalan inclosing that for the Secretary of the Navy which I now forward to you. it was left open for my perusal with a request to stick a wafer in it & to forward it. the wish that I should know it’s contents, and the trouble of copying so long a dispatch are I suppose his apology for this little irregularity. it proves the intrigues of Fitch , the...
19Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Milligan, 3 January 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
My duty to mr Tracy does not permit me to be longer silent on the publication of the translation of his work. you were by agreement to have begun it July 4. 1816. eighteen months have elapsed, and we are at the 210 th page of a work of 578. pages: at which rate we should be 3. years more in compleating it. but worse than that, since the 28 th of April now 8. months two half sheets only have...
20Thomas Jefferson to Francis W. Gilmer, 14 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
On my return from Poplar Forest Sep. 11. I found here your favor of Aug. 18. already near a month old, and I deferred answering it in the hope I should have the pleasure of seeing you here with mr Correa , then daily expected. he and mr Walsh left us two days ago, after a stay of two days only. M r Dupont ’s treatise is well worth publishing; for altho’ not a practicable plan itself, it...
21Thomas Jefferson to Joel Yancey, 14 March 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Your’s of the 5 th has been recieved. I prefer sending the flour to Richmond . it is more convenient to concentrate all my funds in one hand; and it also increases confidence in my correspondent , so that if at any time I have occasion to overdraw, he knows himself sure of recieving the funds. Lynchburg too is no wheat market. while they were offering 9/ there it was & is 13/6 and 14/ at...
22Thomas Jefferson’s Bill for Establishing Elementary Schools, [ca. 9 September 1817] (Jefferson Papers)
Notes An Act for establishing Elementary Schools §.1. Ministers of the gospel are excluded to avoid jealousy from the other sects, were the public education committed to the ministers of a particular one; & with more reason than in the case of their exclusion from the legislative and executive functions. 1. Be it enacted by the General assembly of Virginia that, at the first session of the...
23Thomas Jefferson to Joseph C. Cabell, 10 September 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I omitted in my letter of yesterday to return Barrois ’ catalogue with thanks for the use of it. I omitted also to observe that it would be better that the bill for the elementary schools should not be known as coming from me. not knowing the present pulse of the public, should there be any thing unpalatable in it, it may injure our college as coming from one of it’s visitors. I wish it to be...
24Thomas Jefferson to Francis W. Gilmer, 10 April 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I thank you for the letter of mr Ticknor which I have thought myself justified in communicating to his friends here on account of the pleasure it would give them, and that, I am sure, will give you pleasure. I trust you did not a moment seriously think of putting yourself behind the door of W. & M. College . a more compleat Cul de sac could not be proposed to you. no, dear Sir, you are...
25Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 15 November 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Johnson having called on me the morning he was loading and assuring me he should load two boats occasioned my letter of the 3 d . I learnt afterwards that one of his boats got broke into in two , which occasioned the disappointment. his boat is returned and is now at the mill and will take in a load for me tomorrow morning. I set out for Bedford in the morning to be absent 2. or 3. weeks. I...
26Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 28 January 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I am much obliged by the communication in your favors of the 21 st & 22 d of the arrival of my wines at New York , and still more by your kindness in undertaking to send them on to Richmond at once, without waiting my directions. that being my only port on tidewaters, and one from whence we have water carriage to my own landing, is of course the one to which every thing must come to me; & mess...
27Thomas Jefferson to Joseph C. Cabell, 15 January 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
The messenger who carried mine of yesterday brought me in return your’s of the 5 th . I shall be anxious to hear from you after our report of the 6 th shall have been laid before the legislature , & to learn what impression it makes. because that shews how near we are to the accomplishment of a good College, one that cannot but be thought of some value to the state, and the urgency of their...
28Thomas 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...
29Thomas Jefferson’s Advertisement for Brickwork, [by 7 December 1817] (Jefferson Papers)
The Subscriber is authorised by the Visitors of the Central College near Charlottesville to contract for the making & laying there about 400,000. bricks, the Undertaker finding every thing, & the work to be equal to the best brickwork in Lynchburg ; one half to be done by the 1 st of July , & the whole by the 1 st of October . the lime quarries are about 10. miles & sand about 2. miles distant...
30Thomas Jefferson to Elisha Ticknor, 14 February 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
A letter recieved from the Cardinal Dugnani at Rome giving me occasion to write to him, I have thought it possible my letter might be got there before mr Tickner , your son, will have left that place, and that it might be useful to him to deliver it. it will ensure him every friendly office the Cardinal can render him, and may place under his observation a circle of society which perhaps he...