1From Thomas Jefferson to Bishop James Madison, 9 May 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I have never had time to acknolege the reciept of your favor of Dec. 24. yet it came very opportunely, and probably saved me from doing what I might have been led to. the subject of your letter , appeared here soon after, and conducted himself on a plan as incomprehensible, as it was unworthy.—yours of Apr. 19. is recieved. your friend Doctr. Barraud has nothing to fear (barring just...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Bishop James Madison, 6 January 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
A mr Thomas P. Smith of this place, who is particularly able in the line of chemistry, and is master also of the Linnean Botany is desirous of getting a birth in your college, if these professorships still exist there & are vacant. I could not inform him on these points. I remember that in our reformation of the plan of the college in 1779. there was a professorship of Chemistry, Botany &...
3Thomas Jefferson to Bishop James Madison, 29 December 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Nov. 19. arrived here just as I had set out for Bedford , from whence I returned a few days ago only, & found your letter here. I thank you for mr Lambert’s calculation on my observations of the late eclipse of the sun. I have been for some time rubbing up my Mathematics from the rust contracted by 50. years pursuits of a different kind, and thanks to the good foundation laid at...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Bishop James Madison, 29 June 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I am preparing to get a road established from this place to N. Orleans as nearly in the direct line as the mountains will permit, passing about 20 miles below the blue ridge & parallel with it to Franklin C.H. our last post office on the Southern confines of Georgia, & thence in a direct line (as nearly as localities will permit) to the mouth of Pearl river, & thence to N. Orleans. it is...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Bishop James Madison, 31 January 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
I have recieved your favor of the 17th. & communicated it to mr Smith. I lately forwarded you a letter from Dr. Priestly, endorsed ‘with a book ’; I struck these words through with my pen, because no book had then come. it is now recieved, & shall be forwarded to Richmond by the first opportunity: but such opportunities are difficult to find; gentlemen going in the stage not liking to take...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Bishop James Madison, 8 December 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Doctr. Logan of Philadelphia brought on his son here, to place him at the college of Georgetown during his own stay with Congress. but that College is on such a footing that I advised him to send him on to William & Mary, where I could prevail on you to take him under your special patronage. understanding that you sometimes take students to board with you, he is most [peculiarly] anxious that...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Bishop James Madison, 1 April 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
I am to acknolege the reciept of your favor of Mar. 13. & to thank you for the trouble you have taken. the result of your observations [impress] me strongly with the belief that the person on whose account I [wrote] to you will be disappointed in his supposed discovery. however he has still hopes, and wishes me to ask you to take the trouble of trying again under certain precautions, which, as...
8From Thomas Jefferson to Bishop James Madison, 24 February 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
This is the first moment it has been in my power to answer your letter of Jan. 29. I do not know whether you are apprised that Mansfield has been made Surveyor general of the US. and went last summer with his family to Indiana. his salary is 2000. D. but I do not know that he is satisfied with his situation. he knows he is to be called on to make surveys of certain waters in that quarter which...
9From Thomas Jefferson to Bishop James Madison, 19 June 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night your favor of the 13th. with regard to the papers which respect the claim of Maryland to the South branch of Potomak, whose titles are particularly mentioned by you as extracted from the Notes on Virginia. I can say no more than is there said. the source from whence the papers are to be obtained is always stated there when known to myself. I think the Commissioners should...
10From Thomas Jefferson to Bishop James Madison, 4 March 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
A person here imagines he has discovered a new property […] [magne]tic needle, which however, for want of a well-made dipping needle, he can[…] at least to my satisfaction. there is no such instrument at this plac[e. I] think I recollect to have [seen a] very fine one at your college. I must the[refore] take the liberty of solliciting you to make an experiment for us, which […] the less...