1To Thomas Jefferson from Derieux, 22 February 178[4] (Jefferson Papers)
Mon epouse m’ayant dit que vous etiés L ami de Mr. Mazzei mon beaupere, Je prends la liberté de vous informer que nous sommes dans ce port depuis le 1er. de ce mois, d’ou nous proposons de faire routte pour la virginie, aussitot que La Santé de ma femme qui est accouchée dans notre traversée de france, nous le permettra. Le desir de faire connoissance avec vous, Monsieur ajoutte beaucoup à mon...
2To Thomas Jefferson from J. P. P. Derieux, 1 June 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Collé, Albemarle co., 1 June 1787 . Although unknown to TJ, he hopes TJ will forgive his presumption in enclosing some letters to be posted, for the province and for Paris. He asks that if necessary the letter for Philip Mazzei, his father-in-law, be forwarded or put into the hands of Favi, chargé d’affaires for Tuscany, who is generally in communication with him; that TJ deliver himself those...
3From Thomas Jefferson to J. P. P. Derieux, 16 September 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I availed myself of the letter of June 1 with which you were pleased to honor me to wait on Madame Bellenger, and to begin an acquaintance which I have found perfectly agreeable, and the more so as it has enabled me to be useful to you. I found in her all the good dispositions possible towards you, but not seeing clearly in what way her bounties would relieve you. I made her sensible that by...
4From Thomas Jefferson to J. P. P. Derieux, 16 September 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Madame de Bellanger having informed me that she has authorized you to draw on her for fifteen thousand livres Tournois, the purpose of the present letter is to assure those who may be disposed to purchase your bills to that amount that they will be certainly and punctually paid, and, as a further satisfaction to the purchaser, to authorize Colo. Nicholas Lewis to write my name on the back of...
5To Thomas Jefferson from J. P. P. Derieux, 28 January 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai reçu par le Colo. Nicholas Lewis, les deux Lettres obligeantes que vous m’avés fait L’honneur de m’écrire le 16. Sepbre. dernier. J’y ai lu avec la plus grande reconnaissance la démarche affectionée que vous avés eu la bonté de faire en ma faveur auprès de ma cousinne Bellanger; elle est sans prix et du plus heureux présage pour moi, puisqu’après avoir déterminé cette chère parente à...
6From Thomas Jefferson to J. P. P. Derieux, 25 July 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly received your favor of the 8th. of April , and am very happy that you have been able, with the succours of your relation here, to put yourself in so good a way. I have no right to take to myself any part of the merits. She was so well disposed that nothing was wanting but an explanation of your situation, and of the manner in which even a small aid would operate a great relief to...
7To Thomas Jefferson from J. P. P. Derieux, 26 February 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Charlottesville, 26 Feb. 1790 . Encloses letter to his aunt, hopes TJ will write her as she would be distressed to receive his alone, and cannot call in person because he is “ indisposé de ma Jambe. ” [ In postscript :] After what TJ had replied concerning his desire to buy Colle if the price did not exceed its value, he had hoped to confer at length with TJ, but his affairs and precipitous...
8To Thomas Jefferson from J. P. P. Derieux, 20 July 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Nous avons appris avec beaucoup de satisfaction que vous etiés heureusement arrivé à New-york, et nous voyons encore avec un plaisir plus sensible s’approcher le tems où nous devons vous revoir et vous offrir de nouveaux et foibles temoignages de notre reconnaissance. Je vous apprendrai avec doulleur que je n’ay point encore reçu de lettres de ma Tante Bellanger, ny même de Mr. Mazzei, et que...
9From Thomas Jefferson to J. P. P. Derieux, 22 August 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday your favor of July 20. and as I expect to be in Albemarle between the 12th. and 20th. of September I should have deferred answering it till I might have the pleasure of doing it verbally, were it not that your purpose of making preparations for a crop at Colle requires a speedier answer as to that particular. You know I told you that I should not consider myself as having...
10To Thomas Jefferson from J. P. P. Derieux, 15 November 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
La Situation de Mde. de Rieux etoit telle lors de votre depart qu’il me fut impossible de la quitter pour aller vous presenter mon respect et vous remettre les lettres dont vous me promites de voulloir bien vous charger. J’ai l’honneur de vous les adresser cy inclus, en vous demandant encore l’excuse de cette nouvelle importunité. D’après la liberté que vous m’avés donné de vous informer de...