1To George Washington from Richard Fitzhugh, 6 July 1793 (Washington Papers)
Agreable to your request, I applied to Mr Gwinn respecting his undertaking the stewardship at Mount Vernon and have at his particular desire, to inform you that while he continues to act in that Capacity, he cannot with propriety decline the business of his present Employer: however that it would give him pleasure to render you any temporary service in riding down frequently & attending to...
2Thomas 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...
3Richard Fitzhugh to Thomas Jefferson, 9 May 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I send you agreeable to your request a few of the Ravensworth pea, and am sorry that the mode of conveyance will not admit of my sending you a larger quantity—however perhaps it will be in my power to send by M r Eppes , when he returns from Congress about half bushel—if you think he can convey them to you, please to write to me—I have not the pleasure of a personal acquantance with M r Eppes...
4Thomas Jefferson to Richard Fitzhugh, 27 May 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 9 th has been safely recieved, together with the packet of Ravensworth peas . these are now in the ground, & will abundantly supply me with seed for the next year. I will not therefore give to yourself or mr Eppes the trouble of adding to my supply. I cannot promise myself ever taking a journey so far Northwardly again, but were it to happen, I should certainly take your...
5From 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...
6From 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...
7To 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...
8To 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.
9To 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.
10From 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....