1From Thomas Jefferson to Larkin Smith, 26 November 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 10th. came to hand yesterday evening. it is written with frankness and independance, and will be answered in the same way. you complain that I did not answer your letters applying for office. but if you will reflect a moment you may judge whether this ought to be expected. to the succesful applicant for an office the commission is the answer. to the unsuccesful multitude, am...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Larkin Smith, 7 September 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to mr Smith, has recieved his letter of the 3d. inst. and regrets that he could not have the pleasure of seeing him on his passage through the neighborhood. he hopes some future occasion may give him an opportunity of recieving him at Monticello & of expressing to him personally his esteem. he congratulates mr Smith on the happy termination of our...
3From Thomas Jefferson to Larkin Smith, 24 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Having been absent on a journey I did not hear of the death of Colo. Newton till a few days ago, and meant immediately to propose to you the office he held, but such was the mass of business accumulated in my absence that I had not yet been able to address you, when last night I recieved your favor from Richmd. dated the 23. and altho that declines the office, yet it is on considerations which...
4From James Madison to Larkin Smith, 2 January 1808 (Madison Papers)
It appearing by communications just made by Mr: Erskine that some unexpected difficulties have arisen in the case of His Britannic Majesty’s Ship the Statira, in which an Envoy Extraordinary to the United States has just arrived in Hampton Roads, you are hereby instructed to consider the said Ship as within the exception made by the President’s Proclamation of July last, and to admit her to...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Larkin Smith, 28 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson salutes Colo. Smith with friendship and prays him to have the inclosed Passport delivered to Capt Mc.Kinzie on board the ship Leonidas bound from Norfolk to Algiers with publick stores. MoSHi : Bixby Collection.
6Thomas Jefferson to Larkin Smith, 15 April 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved your very friendly letter of Mar. 28. and am extremely sensible to the kind spirit it breathes. to be praised by those who themselves deserve all praise, is a gratification of high order. their approbation, who, having been high in the office themselves, have information & talents to guide their judgment, is a consolation deeply felt felt . a conscientious devotion to...
7Thomas Jefferson to Larkin Smith, 22 March 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 3 d inst. with the packet of seeds you were so kind as to forward, came safely to hand yesterday evening, and of course in good time for being committed to the earth. accept my thanks for this kind attention. and indeed I am afraid it may not be the last, as my foreign correspondents are much in the habit of directing packages for me to the Collector of the port to which the...