21From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 6 July 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of April 14. came here during my absence on a journey through the Southern parts of France and Northern of Italy, from which I am but lately returned: this cause alone has prevented your receiving a more early answer to it. I am glad to find that among the various branches of science presenting themselves to your mind you have fixed on that of Politics as your principal pursuit....
22From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 28 August 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I have just now recieved your two favors of the 22d. with the information, always welcome to me, of the health of our family. Mr. Derieux’s letters will go by a vessel which sails on Saturday next, consequently before his power of Attorney arrives, nor can I leave any directions to forward it, as the letter inclosing it cannot be described to the chief clerk of the office so as to authorize...
23Memorandums to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., [ca. 22–25 October 1793] (Jefferson Papers)
Memorandums with respect to Watson. MS ( DLC : TJ Papers, 77: 13398); undated; entirely in TJ’s hand; docketed at a later date by an unidentified hand: “Th. Jefferson Instructions relative to Watson—Sepr. 92.” The docketing notwithstanding, TJ evidently left these instructions with his son-in-law after hiring David Watson on 22 Oct. 1793 and before leaving Monticello for Philadelphia three...
24From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 28 February 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favour of April 14. 1787. gave me reason to hope we should have seen you here this winter. That being nearly passed over I am apprehensive you may have changed your plan. Or perhaps you have chosen first to finish those courses of lectures which are to make a part of your education. This is certainly wise, but I hope you will not be diverted altogether from your purpose of coming here. I...
25From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 30 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
My letters to you have been of Nov. 2. 17. 24. Dec. 8. all of which I hope you have received. Yours come to hand have been of the 31st. of Oct. 7th. 14th. and 30th. of Nov. and 11 th. of December .—When I wrote the last Sunday , I hoped my furniture, books &c would have been embarked and sent off the next day. But the vessel loitered till the river has frozen up, and will now prevent their...
26From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 19 April 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Your’s of Mar. 27. and Martha’s of Mar. 28. came to hand on the 14th. with one of Apr. 2. to Maria. I am sorry to hear my sugar maples have failed. I shall be able however to get here any number I may desire, as two nurserymen have promised to make provision for me. It is too hopeful an object to be abandoned. Your account of Clarkson’s conduct gives me great pleasure. My first wish is that...
27From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 11 July 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Your last favor was of May 25. Mine was of June 20. having written regularly every third week to you, and the intermediate ones to Patsy or Polly. The bill for the removal of the federal government to Philadelphia for 10. years and then to Georgetown has at length past both houses, so that our removal is now certain: and I think it tolerably certain that the President will leave this place on...
28From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 25 July 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
This being my week of writing to Maria, I should not have troubled you but to inclose the copy of a letter I write this day to Colo. Randolph. You see that I have taken great liberties in hazarding ideas on which you ought to have been previously consulted: however I do it in such a way as to leave them open for your correction, and when we meet at Monticello, the arrangements may be finally...
29From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 30 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 8th. has been duly recieved. I send you by the present post a pamphlet on agricultural subjects published by a society in N. York. Mr. Brown wrote me some time ago that my barrel of hams was at Richmond as also the box of books. Should they be still there, I would rather the former should be returned to Monticello for your use, because I have got thro the article of giving...
30From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 11 July 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of June 25. came to hand on the 5th. inst. I wrote to my daughter on the 3d. informing her that I should set out on the 14th. and be at Mr. Madison’s on the 21st. and wishing that a pair of plough or waggon horses could come for me on that day to John Jones’s, 17 miles from Monticello and about 12. miles from Mr. Madison’s, and there wait till I arrive at Jones’s. The President sets...