1To Thomas Jefferson from James Traquair, [30 November 1792] (Jefferson Papers)
Being informed that a Gentelman is going to Scotland in order to give incuregment to some of My Contray men in the Mason line to Come to America: if So, Ther is a Mr. Alexander Crawford Mason Shakespear Squair Edinburgh a warm frind to America: who writes me he intends to Come himself after Settling his business for he is one of the prinsaple buildars in the New Town of Ednb. At any rate he...
2To Thomas Jefferson from James Traquair, 12 May 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 8th. instant I have just received:—if you should want a stone cutter in July you could not have applied in a better time,—I do not believe there ever was a better sett of Stone Cutters employed by one Man on this side the Atlantic than I have at present;—and by that time the Bank of Pennsa. will be near finished, so that it will be no inconveniency to me to spare you one of the...
3To Thomas Jefferson from James Traquair, 30 May 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
The Bearer is William Stewart, the smith you expected,—the people for whom he wrought, have failed and he has been a loser, which soured him so much, that he would go off at once:—I hope he will answer every expectation,—few can work better than him. I am Sir Yours respectfully P.S. Knowing how fond you are of every useful improvement, I have the pleasure to say the Water Works are about...