1Thomas Jefferson to William Caruthers, 3 December 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Nov. 22. came to hand yesterday afternoon only: and I sincerely regret it had not been a single day earlier. a few days after you called on me on your way to the North D r Thornton came and proposed to lease the Natural bridge for the purpose of establishing a shot manufactory. I told him at once you had applied for it for the same purpose a few days before, & must have a...
2Thomas Jefferson to Louis H. Girardin, 3 December 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson returns his thanks to mr Gerardin Girardin for the two plants of Cape Jessamine which are very acceptable, and will hold himself accountable for the price. he returns the copy of Tacitus having precisely the same edition in his petit-format library in Bedford , and if mr Girardin thinks it can go safely by post to mr Anderson , he will cover it by his frank. he has the identical...
3Thomas Jefferson to Philip Thornton, 3 December 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
In the evening of the day on which you left me, I recieved a letter of Nov. 22. from mr Caruthers , desiring a conclusion on his proposition to lease the Natural bridge . you know how sincerely I had meant to give him a preference as the first applicant, & the circumstances which induced me to suppose he had declined it, and therefore to execute the lease to you. I have explained these to him...