1[To Thomas Jefferson from Walker Maury, 1 April 1784] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Williamsburg, 1 Apr. 1784 . Noted in SJL as received 10 Apr. 1784. Letter not found, but see record entry for TJ’s reply of 10 Apr. ]
2[From Thomas Jefferson to Walker Maury, 10 April 1784] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Annapolis, 10 Apr. 1784. Entry in SJL reads: “Walk Maury. Acknoleging receipt of the last and 2d letter—P.C. [Peter Carr] predisposed of—will write to J. K. [John Key] to hasten paiment.” Not found.]
3To Thomas Jefferson from Walker Maury, [ca. 20 April 1784] (Jefferson Papers)
I thank you for the attention you pay to the institution I have the direction of here. ‘Tis at present but in its infancy, amounting only to 28, tho’ the prospects of its growing fast are flattering. The price is less than you imagine, it being only £35 Virga. currency pr ann:, for board, tuition and washing inclusive. To the dead languages are added the french, arithmetic and book-keeping,...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Walker Maury, 20 April 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
Your nephew Peter Carr, after a chasm of about 18 months, in the course of his education, arrived here a few days ago. Several circumstances, he tells me, have involuntarily detained him. I find him nearly in statu quo , as to his classics, but, full of regret at his lost time, and of mortification, that his former class-fellows shou’d have outstripped him so far as to have fallen into the...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Walker Maury, with a List of Books, 19 August 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I received your favor of April 20. by Mr. Mazzei on the 22d. of July. I am much obliged to you for your kind attention to my nephew. His education is one of the things about which I am most anxious. I think he posseses that kind of genius which will be solid and useful to himself and his country. When I came here I was not certain whether I might not find it better to send for him hither. But...