21Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Leiper, 27 March 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I am subject to a Corvée of a very painful nature which I resist whenever it is possible, but in some cases cannot avoid. it is to sollicit offices for others, who through themselves or their friends, have some hold on me of friendship or of duty. it is understood that application is made for the establishment of a branch of the bank of the US. in the town of Fredericksburg ; and a mr Bernard...
22Thomas Leiper to Thomas Jefferson, 30 November 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Your very interesting letter of the 12 th June came duly to hand and I have again and again since put my opinions on record with a view of forwarding to you but I have been so completely mistaken in my conjectures respecting the issue of Bonaparte and the French nation that what I wrote one day I was obliged to blot out the next—But now my mind is made up respecting the people of that nation...
23Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Leiper, 12 June 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
A journey soon after the reciept of your favor of April 17. and an absence from home of some continuance has prevented my earlier acknolegement of it. in that came safely my letter of Jan. 2. 14. in our principles of government we differ not at all, nor in the general object & tenor of political measures. we concur in considering the government of England as totally without morality, insolent...
24Thomas Leiper to Thomas Jefferson, 17 April 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you on the 9 th of Dec r and the 2 d of January since I have received yours of the 1 st of January which I have read again and again but none other has nor never shall because I believe it would not advance your standing with a number of your friends of which number you may put me down as one— I observe you are affraid you are affraid that Bonaparte will Conquer
25Thomas Leiper to Thomas Jefferson, 2 January [1814] (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you on the 9 th of last month to which I refere—In that letter was enclosed an extract of a letter wrote by you and the report of the day was it was adressed to Doctor Logan — All your friends here were but of one opinion you never wrote it it was a forgery But since their has appeared in the same paper on the 11 th the same extract with a preface annexed which staggers our faith and...
26Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Leiper, 1 January 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I had hoped, when I retired from the business of the world, that I should have been permitted to pass the evening of life in tranquility, undisturbed by the peltings and passions of which the public papers are the vehicles. I see however that I have been dragged into the newspapers by the infidelity of one with whom I was formerly intimate, but who has abandoned the American principles out of...
27Thomas Leiper to Thomas Jefferson, 9 December 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Enclosed in my opinion is a very extraordinary letter which appeared in Poulson’s Paper of the 6 th —The History of the letter from the information I have received The contents was wrote by you to Doctor Logan and by him handed to Poulson’s Press —I trust it is a forgery— I have but one opinion and I am not singular in my opinion (for Twenty years) that every Battle obtained by the French was...
28To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Leiper, 12 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
You set higher and their is no doubt but you most see further but we who most judge from what we see cannot be reconciled to the proceeding at Washington a month ago and those of the present day indeed it is impossible in the nature of things both can be right— Wilson C Nicholas resolutions and the Inforsing Act I cannot concieve Two things more opposite to each other and both adopted by the...
29To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Leiper, 29 January 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I received your letter of the 21st and shall use the contents as you have directed and extremely pleased it will come to the Crisis you mention. I always was of the opinion we never took the high ground had President Washington rejected the provision article in Jay’s treaty we should have had no trouble with that nation at this day but give them an Inch and they will take a yard—When we take a...
30From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Leiper, 21 January 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 15th. was duly recieved, and before that Tower’s book, which you had been so kind as to send me, had come to hand, for which I pray you to recieve my thanks. you judge rightly that here , I have no time to read. a cursory view of the book shews me that the author is a man of much learning in his line. I have heard of some other late writer (the name I forget) who has...