1From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Bonnycastle, 6 March 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Mar. 4. was laid before the board of Visitors as soon as rec d but other business prevented their taking it into considn till yesterday. it conveyed the first intimation they had rec d of the transaction which was the subject of it. the state of mr Gilmer’s health from the time of his return to the present day has probably prevented our recieving as yet his informn respecting it...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Bonnycastle, 24 March 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
In my letter of Mar. 6. I mentioned to you that the Visitors would suspend coming to any immediate decision on the subject of yours of Mar. 4. until mr Gilmer could be heard from, I wrote to request his report on the subject which I have now recieved in a letter of the 12 th and inclose for your perusal—in that he promises to be here within a fortnight from that date which is now within a day...
3From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Bonnycastle, 21 May 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I was in great hopes that yourself and mr Gilmer by comparing recollections might have brought your minds together on some definite ground. as it is, I shall lay the case before the visitors, of whose liberal disposns on the occasion you may be assured. taking your proposn as a basis, I am confident there will be little difficulty in coming to an arrangement mutually satisfactory, some...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Bonnycastle, 31 May 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
This instrument of Accord and Agreement entered into between Thomas Jefferson Rector of the University of Virginia, on behalf of the sd University on the one part, and Charles Bonnycastle Professor of Natural philosophy in the sd University on the other part, witnesseth that whereas in a certain contract entered into between Francis W. Gilmer as Agent of the sd University and in it’s behalf,...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Bonnycastle, 30 June 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday from mr Brockenbrough a bill of exchange on London for 1350 £ st. = 6000 D. my letters to mr Barlow and mr King had been before prepared and every thing is now ready to be sent off. but having in both these letters referred to the of your bond, and in that particularly to mr King given some outlines of the case and asked his sollicitns of a remission of it, I would be glad...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Bonnycastle, 8 September 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
In making up my documents and vouchers to be laid before the Visitors at their ensuing session, I find I want one which I must ask the favor of you to furnish, on the subject of your bond of 500. £ sterl. to the British government. in our conference of May 31. the proposition of your letter of May 19. was mutually agreed to without hesitation; to wit, that ‘the University should advance the...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Bonnycastle, 30 September 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Ideas on the subject of a Meridian for the University. The small mountain a little to the West of the South from the University was purchased for the purpose of an Observatory, whenever the establishment of one may become desirable. it is proposed that wherever the meridian from that may cross the South West ridge of mountains, to cut a vista through the woods across the ridge in the direction...
8From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Bonnycastle, 8 February 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
With my sincere congratulations on your transition to that condition of society which nature has wisely made indispensable to the happiness of man, and my request that you will communicate the same on my part to your chosen companion, I inclose you a letter, recieved in your absence in one from mr Barlow, and one also to myself from mr King, containing an assurance from mr Canning, on the...
9From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Bonnycastle, 21 April 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
I omitted, in conversn with you yesterday to observe on the arrangement of the Elliptical Lecturing room that one third of the whole Area may be saved by the use of lap boards for writing on instead of tables, the room will hold half as many again, and, the expence & lumber of tables be spared. a bit of thin board 12. I. square covered or not with cloth to every person is really a more...