I know not the date of your last Letter to me but this I know, that it is not so ancient, as the date of our Friendship, that commenced with our first knowledge of each other, “grew with our growth and strengthend with our strength.” it has continued undiminished through all the various vissisitudes of Life, which have checkerd our progress—from the juvenile days of Caliope and Diana, to the...
I this day received a Letter from my son dated october 21 from constradt—we had heard three weeks before of your arrival there by a vessel which came in to Salem, I rejoice that you are once more released from old ocean, and that you were so near the place of your destination. your voyage has been long and tedious. I hope you will experience Friendship and hospitality altho in so frozen a...
3William B. W. Allone to Thomas Jefferson, 20 February 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I do not know what excuse I can make for thus intruding myself upon your notice except the one of hard necessity. I know you are a man of few words therfor i’ll begin without farther ceremony — My Father has written a pamphlet vindicating the administration of the late President, which I am certain (will please every real Republican) but he is so very poor at present that he cannot spare money...
4William Dickson to Thomas Jefferson, 20 February 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I herewith enclose the Min i ature & c of the late Gov r Lewis , which has been put into my hands by Maj r Anderson for that purpose. It seems when an inventory was taken at this place of the property of the deceased this article being wrapped up with a small parcel of medecines, was overlooked, and not discovered until some time after the Inventory had been sent on. It was matter of doubt...
5Enclosure: Proposed Agreement between Thomas Jefferson and Eli Alexander, [ca. 20 February 1810] (Jefferson Papers)
Articles of compromise and agreement between Thomas Jefferson of the one part & Eli Alexander on the other, in addition to the original articles of agreement whereby the said Thomas Je leased to the said Eli his farm on the tract of land called Shadwell , and a certain portion of his tract called Lego . It is agreed that the road crossing the Shadwell branch near it’s mouth passing thence...
6Thomas Jefferson to Eli Alexander, 20 February 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Randolph has communicated to me your propositions of compromise which he committed to writing from memory. to some of these I accede, to some I cannot. 1. I consent to your retaining the open grounds between Shadwell & the road you described for 2. years. 2. to your having the crop of wheat you have sown in the belted lands. 3. to your tending in tob o this year the other belted lands...
7Lafayette to Thomas Jefferson, 20 February 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
The Opportunity of an American frigate would at all times Have Been precious—it is still more So untill the Absurd Crime of water and Land piracies on the Neutrals is Renounced By Both Belligerents— I am in Hopes of a favorable Change. But as it must Be pretty well Ascertained Before the John Adams Sails I Refer You to What G al Armstrong will on the Last day Communicate. Amidst the Joint...
I scarcely know when was the last time that I wrote to my Dear Sister, but this I can fully assure you that I have been every Day thinking of you, & yours, & wishing to communicate some of my thoughts to her, who is ever affectionately interested for her Friends; but so many things have intervened, to prevent my writing, that one day after another, has almost imperceptably passed away, “like a...
20 February 1810, New Haven. Advocates the establishment of “ privileged corps ” of engineers to defend the seacoast from attack by armed vessels in lieu of the volunteers called for by JM. RC ( DNA : RG 107, LRRS , A-26:5). 1 p. Signed “A Native American.” Docketed by a War Department clerk as received 26 Feb. 1810. The House committee that acted on JM’s 3 Jan. 1810 message calling for “a...