1Thomas Jefferson to James H. McCulloch, 9 October 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I am much indebted for the trouble you have been so good as to take in informing me of the arrival of the 2. cases of wine from mr Appleton , and I now inclose the amount of duties stated in your letter at 16. D 50 c in bank paper, such as I understand to be passable at Baltimore . and I return my thanks to m r Kalhenon for the his voluntary care of these things the value of which is in it’s...
2Thomas Jefferson to James H. McCulloch, 28 November 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Beasley our Consul at Havre in a letter of Sep. 28. informs me that the ship Dumfries , by which he sends that letter, bound for Baltimore , brings a box of books for me. I have no letter or invoice from my bookseller , but shall doubtless soon recieve one. if it is permitted by the rules of the office to reship them before a settlement of the duties, I will pray you to forward them to Richm d
3Thomas Jefferson to James H. McCulloch, 9 February 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved two days ago a letter of Oct. 24. from de Bure freres , booksellers of Paris , referring to one of Oct. 1. which should have accompanied the box of books you were so kind as to recieve & forward me. this letter of Oct. 1. undoubted ly covered the invoice , & has miscarried; and as their expectation that I have recieved it may prevent their sending a duplicate, the inclosed letter to...
4Thomas Jefferson to James H. McCulloch, 2 March 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday your favor of Feb. 17. and the same mail brought me De Bure’s letter of Oct. 1. and invoice , which ought to have accompanied the box of books, but has loitered by the way. finding by his invoice that the books have cost 323. francs equal to 60. D which is the exact sum you had estimated , I inclose a 10.D. bill of the US. bank , which is as near the amount of duty as I...
5Thomas Jefferson to James H. McCulloch, 14 December 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday evening your’s of the 6 th informing me of the arrival at Baltimore of sundry packages of wine and other things for me, and I hasten to ask the favor of you to forward them to mr Gibson at Richmond by an opportunity to that place direct, lest they should be blocked up by the ice in your port, or blocked out of James river . I recieved at the same time an invoice from mr...
6Thomas Jefferson to James H. McCulloch, 7 February 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Jan. 31: came to hand the last night. that of Dec. 23. had been recieved the last day of that month, and I am sensible I owe you an apology for not having acknoleged it sooner, but I was waiting in the constant expectation of being able to remit at the same time, the 65.62 amount of the duties on the wines and other articles: for we are in a situation here never before...
7Thomas Jefferson to James H. McCulloch, 15 February 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Two days after the date of my last , a rain flooded our river , carried off the ice and floated our boats, which set me afloat again after 7 months exclusion from market. I avail myself of it’s first consequences to remit you what shoul d not, under other circumstances, have been in arrear. I have bee n thus particular, not from any apprehension of censure from yourse lf. I have had too many...
8Thomas Jefferson to James H. McCulloch, 23 December 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Our mail of yesterday brought me a letter from mr Rush our Ambassador at London informing me he had shipped for me on board the Mandarin , bound for Baltimore a small box of books, inclosing me at the same time the invoice of their cost £6–7–6 & box 2/6 supposing the letter came by the same vessel with the books, and that these are arrived at Baltimore I inclose you the letter and invoice to...
9From Thomas Jefferson to James H. McCulloch, 17 October 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 14th. has been duly recieved, covering a bill of Excha. for 92.75 D drawn on me by mr Lennox of Jamaica. I am much indebted to him for his kindness in the execution of the commission on account of which this bill is drawn. your application to myself was perfectly proper and I now inclose you the amount in a draught of the bank of the US. here on that at Baltimore; with my...
10From Thomas Jefferson to James H. McCulloch, 5 May 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Being indebted to the representatives of your predecessor 34.30 D for duties & disbursements on some wines & perhaps other articles delivered for me at the port of Baltimore, and not knowing to whom they ought to be paid, I have hoped you would pardon me the liberty of putting under your cover the inclosed draught of the bank of the US. at this place on that at Baltimore, with a request to...