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of your property, but have kept them back in this Office with a view to their collection directly here—., but have been rescinded except as to $1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,...