1From Thomas Jefferson to Richard Fitzhugh, 26 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Immediately on my arrival at home I sent to three different persons to whom I had given the large oat the last year. every one of them had already sown the whole of what they had. after the next harvest however I shall be able to secure you some & will attend to it. I have taken the earliest moment in my power to copy Triplett’s survey for you which I now send; and I sincerely wish you...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Richard Fitzhugh, 10 May 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved the day before yesterday some cow-peas from mr Randolph, by the stage, which I had desired him to send for you the bearer now brings them, and they are in good time for planting if chequered 4. f. apart they will cover the ground: but they do not begin to run till harvest, & then get their whole growth very rapidly. I found it would be difficult by any description to enable you to...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Fitzhugh, 13 December 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I send my Servant for the cutting Knife you were kind enough to compliment me with, which I shall ever acknowledge as a most valuable present—at the same time you will recieve two kinds of peas, the small red pea, you will get two crops from, the black pea you get one early crop from, they are equal to any pea in the World—accept my Sincere good wishes for your welfare— yours very respectfully...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Fitzhugh, 1 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have a sum of money to pay in a few days—Could you be so friendly as to accomodate me with the sum of $500—which shall be thankfully returned when my crop is sold—your compliance in this particular instance will ever be acknowledged by Dear Sir Your Most Obt. Servt— MHi : Coolidge Collection.
5To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Fitzhugh, 15 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I send you by my Servant one barrel of Apples which you will please to accept of as coming from a Sincere Friend MHi : Coolidge Collection.
6From Thomas Jefferson to Richard Fitzhugh, 19 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
You will perhaps recollect the having spoken to me of a mr Coffer in your neighborhood who had made himself very particularly acquainted with the history & habits of the different birds of our country, & that I often expressed a wish to obtain a communication of his knolege. my object in this was to forward it to a mr Wilson whom I knew to be engaged in a work on the birds of our country. Mr....
7To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Fitzhugh, 31 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Servant arrived here on Saturday night with all your things safe, it gave me great pleasure to take charge of them—hope they will arrive home safe Mr. Wilson spent two days with Mr. coffer and myself, and obtained a great deal of satisfactory information—please to accept of my best wishes for your health and happiness— MHi : Coolidge Collection.
8To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Fitzhugh, 11 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I neglected when in the City the other day—to make inquiery whether my second son, who at present resides in Baltimore, could be got in Mr. Gallatin’s office; would you be so friendly as to make application for me—your compliance will ever be acknowledged by your Respectfull Friend MHi : Coolidge Collection.
9From Thomas Jefferson to Richard Fitzhugh, 14 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved two days ago your favor of the 11th. and immediately applied at the War office, where the former application had been made, to know if the place were still vacant which Genl. Dearborne had proposed for your son. but he informed me that after keeping the place open as long as the necessary service of the office would admit, he had been obliged to fill it. this passed I believe...
10Thomas Jefferson to Richard Fitzhugh, 25 April 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I have unluckily got out of the Ravensworth pea , which I value so highly as to wish to recover it. I am in hopes you are able to supply me with a little. a few peas quilted into a peice of cloth, f so as to lie flat, of the size and form of a letter, and inclosed in a paper cover and directed to me as a letter by mail will be sufficient to put me in seed by another year. I inclose you the...