51John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 24 August 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
, meant, by the revival and continuance of the Acta Sanctorum, to destroy the Pope and the Catholic Church and Hierarchy, As to the history of the Revolution, my Ideas may be peculiar, perhaps Singular. What do We mean by the Revolution? The War? That was no part of the Revolution. It was only an Effect and Consequence of it... ...in the Minds of the People, and this was effected, from 1760 to...to
52Elisha Ticknor to Thomas Jefferson, 24 August 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
to to you, which I suppose you must have received before this time—at least I hope it has reach’d you. I have had no opportunity to forward a line to him since came to hand; but, to which will give me a fine chance to convey your letters and mine directly to , I will forward it to you, sir, immediately.); at foot of text: “Thomas Jefferson, Esq; Late President of the United States of...
53Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Nicolas G. Dufief, [ca. 25 August 1815] (Jefferson Papers)
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54To James Madison from Jean Antoine Joseph Fauchet, 26 August 1815 (Madison Papers)
’s kind attention to Regnauld de Saint-Jean-d’Angély, who is retiring to the states of liberty. The United States has always been the asylum for victims of political dissensions; in founding the least imperfect government on earth, it has profited from the old world’s mistakes. After one’s own... ...colleagues were the world’s sages. Has enthusiastically seized this important opportunity to...
55Thomas Appleton to Thomas Jefferson, 26 August 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
to you from .—He has now requested me to forward the duplicate, by which you will perceive, if more than the legal interest has been exacted.—The most profound mediations of the usurer, to evade the laws, have in almost every instance I have known, , and in addition to which, his family now only Speak to him on Such trivial Subjects, as are not of any ...—on politics no one speaks to him, for...
56Guerrant & Staples’s Bill to Thomas Jefferson for Food, 12 September 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
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57Philip Mazzei to Thomas Jefferson, [22] October 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
poi Auditore nel Supremo Tribunal di Giustizia, ed è ora Membro della Real Consulta (la quale rappresenta il Sovrano) mi ci rispose come segue. “Ò letto l’interessantissima lettera di Jefferson con sommo piacere, ed ò ammirato l’uomo di stato, l’amico dei suoi simili, il vero Amico vostro. Non lasciai trascorrere un momento per comunicarla al ...lettera di Jefferson, ed unisco...
58David M. Randolph to Thomas Jefferson, 17 October 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
...of arbitrary power in your hands, together with the active malignity of certain advocates of your infallibility, shoud have been born with consistent resignation, were it not that an unoffending hapless offspring are likely to be deprived of their only inheritance,—their fathers unsullied reputation. Hence Sir, I take leave, in the unfeigned spirit of affectionate regard for former... ...to...to
59Thomas Jefferson to Robert Saunders, 25 December 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
to myself to settle, recieve, recover E from myself to you, and the letters which have heretofore passed between it, and on that sum whatever it was, seems just: your letter supposes this was about 2. years; I think from his letters to me it would seem to have been 3. or 4. years. but during the rest of the period, he certainly would not think it just. ...not always ready to pay that I...
60Martin Dawson to Thomas Jefferson, 29 December 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
, and I expect he is dead, I have concluded to receive the Money due him, a the Necessary Steps to pay it to him, or his Heirs, above you with me to the first of August last If Convenient you will please to send me the Money to Court on Monday next by will be the same to me as Money, a part of the bond belongs to ...the Mercantile Business in this place since the first of August last—we have...
61“A” (Thomas Jefferson) to the Washington Daily National Intelligencer, 13 March 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
writer in the National Intelligencer of Feb. 24, is endeavoring to shelter under the cloak of to wrest from the H. of Representatives the power, given them by the constitution, of participating with the ...& continuance of laws on specified subjects. their aim is, by associating an Indian chief, or foreign government in form of a treaty to possess themselves of the power of repealing... ...to...to
62Enclosure: Invoice of Books for Thomas Jefferson Purchased from de Bure Frères, 30 May 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
, 1551, in 4to,, 2 vol. in 4to, v. j.
63Eusebio Valli to Thomas Jefferson, 5 June 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
di sanitá, che avevano communicato con la gente di questo naviglio perirono in breve it was easily traced to some person, who was Lately arrived from some
64Thomas Jefferson to Pierre Samuel Du Pont de Nemours, 3 August 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
of one to you from to me in the fall of 1809. but it was not until the spring of 1810. that I could engage the translating & printing of it. to
65Thomas Jefferson: Analysis of Weather Memorandum Book, January 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
with opportunity and leisure to keep a meteorological diary, with a good degree of exactness, this has been done: and, extracting from it a term of seven years compleat, to wit from to I proceed to analyse it in the various ways, and to deduce the general results which are of principal effect in the estimate of climate. the observations (3905. in the whole) were taken before sunrise of every...
66John Goodman, Joseph Reed, Isaac Boyer, and William J. Duane to Thomas Jefferson, 6 August 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
it ought to have been the desire of its friends that you should enjoy the happiness and tranquillity, which you sought by a voluntary retirement from political life. We perceive, with regret, however, that persons, who profess to revere your character and to respect your wishes, have on a late occasion done violence to both....to you, Sir, extracts from news-papers published in this state,...
67Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on Newspaper Subscriptions, [ca. 23 August 1817] (Jefferson Papers)
to 5.D. to
68Stephen Cathalan to Thomas Jefferson, 27 August 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
my Letter to you of the 16 dto of this Last Letter, with a Packet, unsealed for your Perusal, to , to Sail out from that Port, on the
69Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Account with Joseph Milligan, [ca. 6 February 1818] (Jefferson Papers)
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70Stephen Cathalan to Thomas Jefferson, 25 April 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
your So Long Continued Friendship for me dictated to the Hhis answer to you
71Thomas Jefferson to Frederick A. Mayo, 30 November 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I have just made up two boxes of pamphlets which I send to to be forwarded to you by the boats of that place so soon as the state of the river will permit. these contain 39 volumes of which 38. are to be half bound only, moderately gilt on the backs, lettered according to and their leaves to be trimmed. I am particular in my bindings, and have hitherto been obliged to send my choice books to
72William Tudor to Thomas Jefferson, 13 January 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
If the motive of this letter does not serve for my excuse with you, I have no other that I can offer for this intrusion—I have been for some months past endeavoring to collect materials for the life of As my attention to his character was more particularly drawn by the Adams to . It is therefore very difficult to find any letters of his writing. I wish very much to obtain copies of whole or...
73Opinion of John Brown (1762–1826) in Jefferson v. Rivanna Company, [19 November 1819] (Jefferson Papers)
I have not been able to ascertain a serious doubt. It passed by the grant from the Crown to Peter Jefferson
74Memorandum Books, 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Sent blank notes of renewal to the banks as per statement ante Nov. 11.Recd. from J. W. Eppes by Fr. Eppes D. to replace the 25.D. ante Dec. 12. and 63.D. for the 2d. half year’s board with Laporte, which 63.D. I keep & credit Laporte for in the sums I have to pay as his security.
75Detatched Memoranda, ca. 31 January 1820 (Madison Papers)
I did not become acquainted with Dr. Franklin till after his return from France and election to the Chief Magistracy of Pennsylvania. During the session of the Grand Convention, ...long after as he lived, I had opportunities of enjoying much of his conversation, which was always a feast to me. I never passed half an hour in his company without hearing some observation or anicdote worth......to...
76Thomas Jefferson to William Gray, 13 August 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Altho’ fortune has never so far befriended me as to procure me the advantage of a personal acquaintance with you, yet a harmony in political pursuits has not left us altogether strangers. on this unassuming ground I take the liberty of presenting to you a friend. proposing a tour to the North, wishes particularly to have the benefit of being made known to you. he has been engaged in his...
77William W. Hening to Thomas Jefferson, 19 August 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
, I beg permission to manifest my gratitude for the aid you have afforded, by presenting you with a copy, elegantly bound, as far as the work is yet published, which is to Vol. 6. inclusive. The 7 after which I shall send it on to the belonged to your library.In order to commence the laws of the Revolution with a volume, I have found it necessary to make the 7
78To James Madison from Charles Pinckney, 2 September 1820 (Madison Papers)
I have long intended to write to you but somehow or other have neglected it—it is a long while since we have seen each other—within a few days it will be 33 Years the day we dined together on signing the Constitution ...have taken place since & in my opinion, one of the worst to us is that we are so much older than we were then—for in spite of all that the divines & philosophers may tell us I...
79Enclosure: John Rodgers to James Leander Cathcart, 9 June 1819, enclosure no. 3 in James Leander Cathcart to Thomas … (Jefferson Papers)
has been received—On a cursory perusal of the Journal, the Board discover much information respecting the object of your mission which it would be desirable for them to possess; and they return it to you in order that such extracts from it may accompany your report & plots of the grounds reserved, as you may consider relevant to the subject: and on the business being closed, they will... ...to...
80Jesse Torrey to Thomas Jefferson, 17 January 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I am much gratified to learn by , that I could, by any means have it in view to obtain your opinion of that work for the purpose of publication. On the contrary I received what you said respecting it as perfectly confidential. I am well aware, that an attempt, by the emancipator of a nation from... ...oppression, to release it from the worse slavery of superstition, would be rewarded with...
81William A. Bartow to Thomas Jefferson, 3 August 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
upon an extended scale, some new translations of individual authors or works have lately been given to the world, and occasionally a new edition of translations heretofore published— I have no printed catalogue of my books but will do myself the pleasure of transmitting to you by the earliest opportunity some of the english catalogues with which I am regularly furnished by my Jefferson
82James Rawlings to Thomas Jefferson, 20 August 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
in 1820 and wishing to avoid in future a similar one, I have not placed in the hands of any Agent or collector the subsequent claims of the on you for the Insurance of your property, but have kept them back in this Office with a view to their collection directly here—., but have been rescinded except as to $1
83To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 8 August 1824 (Madison Papers)
...first rank, and his name would set our institution above all rivalship. I had long ago cast my eyes on him, but was told that his birth at the head of the Mathematical school of Woolwich was too good to expect him.I have undertaken to make out a catalogue of books for our library, being encouraged to it by the possession of a collection of excellent catalogues, and knowing no one, capable,
84Introduction (Adams Papers)
In shaping the necessarily complex plan of a comprehensive edition of the papers of the Adams family, the editors decided to prepare and publish first the Diary of John Adams, with its important though fragmentary supplement, his Autobiography written long after he had given up keeping a diary. ...passed on without loss from one generation of custodians of the Adams family archives to another,...to
85Introductory Note: The Federalist, [27 October 1787–28 May 1788] (Hamilton Papers)
...more frequently than any other work of Hamilton. They have, nevertheless, been reprinted in these volumes because no edition of his writings which omitted his most important contribution to political thought could be considered definitive. The essays written by John Jay and James Madison, however, have not been included. They are available in many editions, and they do not, after all,...
86John Jay’s Mission to London Editorial Note
(Jay Papers)
...of Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull Sr. He had important connections with Benjamin West, with whom he had studied, and Edmund Burke, who sponsored his parole after Trumbull was arrested as a spy. Peter Augustus, who was about to start studying law, proved to be charming and popular, a way for people to do favors for Jay by looking after his son. Peter Williams, much as he had done when...
87Editorial Note: Jefferson, Freneau, and the Founding of the National Gazette (Jefferson Papers)
, the design of which is to vilify those to whom the voice of the people has committed the administration of our public affairs—to oppose the measures of government, and by false insinuations, to disturb the public peace?In common life it is thought ungrateful for a man to bite the hand that puts bread into his mouth; but if the man is hired to do it, the case is altered.
88Editorial Note: The Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
For all the significance of the Kentucky Resolutions, Jefferson’s papers reveal little about their composition. This is due in part to his caution about what he revealed in his letters at the time he wrote the resolutions. Too, for the remainder of his life he showed little interest in avowing or explaining his original authorship of the document. He... ...changes made to the resolutions... ...to...
89Editorial Note (Jefferson Papers)
, submitted recommendations to for appointments to the new college’s had drawn up the list, which consisted of Jefferson, Jefferson arranged for a meeting of the new in attendance, he postponed the transaction of business to 5 May 1817. He believed that a full meeting of the were to become ’s public university. Jefferson wrote to both ...the new institution’s claim to preeminence,...