171221Joseph C. Cabell to Thomas Jefferson, 20 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I thank you sincerely for your favor of Nov: 28. which I received on my arrival here on 5 th ins t . I should have written you before now, but that my whole time has been taken up by the scandalous attack on Governor Randolph ’s character. Thank Heaven! we were fortunate enough to make the blow recoil on the heads of his accusers, and I trust we shall never again be insulted by the intrusion...
171222Edwin Lewis to Thomas Jefferson, 20 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
read the enclosed and See how you have ruined a native american a Child of a firm patriot of 76 to promote a vile foreign partizan RC ( MoSHi: TJC-BC ); dateline at foot of text; addressed: “The Hon l Thomas Jefferson Monticella Virginia ”; franked; postmarked Mobile , 23 Dec.; endorsed by TJ as received 19 Jan. 1821 and so recorded in SJL . Edwin Lewis
171223Enclosure: Edwin Lewis to Harry Toulmin, [by 7 November 1820] (Jefferson Papers)
I should not deem it necessary to address you, nor the public, after you have retired from office with the consent of both the state and United States government, and by almost every persons consent, except your own, but for some vouchers which you sent to Washington City to disprove the truth of my charges vs. you, in congress . Among them is a letter of Abner S. Lipscombe , (now promoted to...
171224John A. Robertson to Thomas Jefferson, 20 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
After much reflection and indecision on the subject, I have concluded to make this communication, sensible, however, that it must necissarily present to you, not only an instance, of the versitility of human character, but of that peculiarity in relation to the writer, a parellel to which is not, very readily, to be adduced— To one like you, however, so well versed in the character of man, in...
171225Joseph C. Cabell to Thomas Jefferson, 22 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
On consultation with Gen l Breckenridge & others it was decided that we should bring forward nothing in regard to the University till after Christmas. I got leave of absence till 29 th and left town on 20 th . The evening before my departure I was informed that M r Griffin of York
171226Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 22 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
half a sack of salt or as much as the bearer can bring on his mule 1.℔ pepper. RC ( DLC : George Frederick Holmes Papers); written on a small scrap; dateline beneath signature; at foot of text: “ M r Leitch .” Not recorded in SJL . Leitch ’s records indicate that on this date TJ purchased by order “2 ½ Bushels Salt” at “9/–” for a total of $3.75. In an earlier entry for the same day, Leitch...
171227Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 22 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Jery arriverd here last Evening about 4 oClock, with one of his Mules very lame and complains much about badness of Roads, I had e very thing ready, and shoud have loaded wednesday night, had Jery came, but they now will be a day later than you expected, I hope to get them off this morning by sun rise, the pork turn, d out very well, and has been destributed as you derected, the 23 hogs picked...
171228Thomas Jefferson to Joseph C. Cabell, 25 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 20 th was the first intimation that I had omitted to inclose, with the documents of our Report , the first half year’s account of the Bursar , which had been duly rendered in April and filed away. I now correct that error by inclosing it to the Governor with a letter of explanation , to be communicated to the legislature . You may have observed an apparent difference of...
171229Thomas Jefferson to George Alexander Otis, 25 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to thank you for the 2 d vol. of your translation of Botta which I recieved with your favor of the 5 th on my return home after a long absence. I join mr Adams heartily in good wishes for the success of your labors, and hope they will bring you both profit & fame. you have certainly rendered a good service to your country; & when the superiority of the work over every other on the same...
171230Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 25 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Casting my eye over a printed copy of the late Report of the Visitors of the University , I discovered that the statement of the Bursar’s account for the first half of the year, from Oct. 1819. to Mar. 1820. inclusive, was wanting, and turning to the papers on file, I found I had omitted it in making up the documents for the report . this first part of the statement had been duly rendered by...