1From Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Garrett, 10 May 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I hereby certify that Alexander Garrett is Bursar of the University of Virginia and is authorised to recieve from the President and Directors of the Literary fund their warrant for thirty thousand dollars for the use of the Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia, to transact the same in the necessary forms with the Auditor & Treasurer of the State, and to place the said sum to the...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Garrett, 10 May 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
The warrant on the treasurer of Virga from the Pr. & Dir. of the Literary fund & the Auditor for the payment of 40,000 D. to the Rector & Visitors of the sd University of Va shall be validly discharged by delivery to Alexr Garrett bursar of the University of the Treasurers order on either of the banks in Richmond for the payment of that sum to the sd Rector & Visitors ViU .
3From Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Garrett, 8 October 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I return you mr Thomas’s account, with a request that he will bring it down to the last day of Sep. and analyse it as well as he can under these three heads. 1. monies collected; 2. the amount secured by bond or acknolegement written or verbal; 3. the amount of what is due from subscribers not yet applied to dead, removed out of the state, or whom he considers insolvent. under the 2 d head he...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Garrett, 16 March 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
I thought (too hastily) that the desperate debt alr e ady taken off from the 2940.30½. but as by your Thomas’s report – 932.25 of that is sperate, I co the balance 2008.05½ taken from the sum it leaves 21,815.92½ applicable to the instead of 23,823.98 and makes the whole
5From Francis Walker Gilmer to Alexander Garrett, 30 April 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
I have this day received of Alexander Garrett, Bursar of the university of Virginia, two sets of bills of exchange, amounting to £2.110.. 7..0. Sterling, drawn by Joseph Marx on Mesrs. Gowan & Marx of London. The first set of bills, amounting to Eighteen hundred pounds Sterling, to be applied to the purposes of the university, according to instructions; the second set, amounting to three...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Garrett, 8 March 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I now inclose you the ratification by the board of visitors of the loan of 5000 D. from the Farmer’s bank, the bill which gives us the 50. M. D. has past both houses of Congress. we ought to recieve it directly , and not thro the circuitous and useless medium proposed by the law. We should immediately, and without any delay remit the sum of 3000. D. to mr Appleton on account of our capitals,...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Garrett, 2 June 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
In a letter of a few days age to mr Hilliard I informed him that the mail by which that letter went would carry orders to the bank of Virga for an immediate deposit of 18,000D. in the US. bank at Philada for him. I am now writing to him my last letter, covering the Catalogue. may I say that the deposit is actually made. ViU .
8From Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Garrett, 29 March 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
The most calamitous event which could happen to my family would be my death intestate; and prudence even requires that I should guard against the possibility of accident to my will by fire or otherwise were a single copy to be trusted to any where. I ask therefore the friendly office of you to recieve a duplicate in deposit for safe keeping and assure you of my affectionate friendship and...