18991From Thomas Jefferson to James Steptoe, 8 June 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson having occasion to inclose some money to Hugh Chisolm at Poplar forest takes the liberty of giving it the protection of mr Steptoe’s cover. supposing that Lt. Pike’s journey up the Missisipi & his map may be acceptable to mr Steptoe, he incloses him a copy of each, and salutes him with friendship & respect. MHi : Coolidge Collection.
18992From Thomas Jefferson to Isaac Briggs, 10 June 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson, with his friendly salutations to Mr. Briggs, now incloses him a draught of the bank of the US. of this place on that of Philadelphia for two hundred dollars, in his favor, & on account of his expences on the survey of the road to N. Orleans. Privately owned.
18993From Thomas Jefferson to John Page, 10 June 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
This letter is entirely confidential. I am warned by sollicitations for the post-office at Richmond, that it is likely to become vacant by the death of the present incumbent. the office you now hold will be abolished when our public debt shall be discharged. in consideration of this circumstance, of the comparative emoluments & labor & confinement of the two offices, will you make up your mind...
18994From Thomas Jefferson to Horatio Turpin, 10 June 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of June 1. has been duly received. to a mind like yours, capable, in any question, of abstracting it from it’s relation to yourself, I may safely hazard explanations which I have generally avoided to others on questions of appointment. bringing into office no desires of making it subservient to the advancement of my own private interests, it has been no sacrifice, by postponing...
18995From Thomas Jefferson to John Bolling, 11 June 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 2d. inst. is but this moment come to hand, & by the arrangement of the post this cannot get to Charlottesville till the 18th. which will explain it’s delay. the pain of asking aid cannot be greater than that which I feel on being obliged to declare that it is out of my power to give aid to a friend in distress. but it is a serious truth that there is no one more distressed...
18996From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 11 June 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 3d. is safely recieved, and the 350. D. therein inclosed. you say all my shipwrecked articles are recieved except 1. box & 3. casks. can you give me the Nos. of those recieved? because I shall then know the contents of those missing, and be able to supply them exactly. I would ask it by the 1st. post because it is high time I was sending off my supplies. you will recieve in about...
18997From Thomas Jefferson to John Norvell, 11 June 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of May 9. has been duly recieved. the subjects it proposes would require time & space for even moderate development. my occupations limit me to a very short notice of them. I think there does not exist a good elementary work on the organisation of society into civil government: I mean a work which presents in one full & comprehensive view the system of principles on which such an...
18998From Thomas Jefferson to Peter Roche, 11 June 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved safely your catalogue in which I do not find any thing for which I need make present application except the Connaissance des tems pour l’année 1808. which I shall be glad to recieve by post. I inclose you 15. Dollars which I believe will be the amount of my debit with you; and I salute you with respect & good wishes. Cabanis. Coup d’oeil 3.50 Certitude de la mediane 3.50 Marmontel...
18999From Thomas Jefferson to Henry Williams, 11 June 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 4th. is but this moment come to hand. I will pay for William Stewart the £25.17 therein stated. but being in the habit of settling my pecuniary matters the first week in every month, & of then disposing of all the funds I can command, this has been already done for the present month, and I cannot make you the remittance till the first week of the next month. it shall go by...
19000From Thomas Jefferson to George Hay, 12 June 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 9th is this moment recieved. Reserving the necessary right of the President of the US. to decide, independantly of all other authority, what papers, coming to him as President, the public interests permit to be communicated, & to whom, I assure you of my readiness, under that restriction, voluntarily to furnish on all occasions whatever the purposes of justice may require....