1Thomas Jefferson to John Graham, 25 April 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
A gentleman of Dumfries of your name, & I think he was your brother , was so kind as to promise me a pair of wild geese, & to say he would take some occasion of sending them to Washington by water. I would now prefer their remaining where they are, as being so much nearer than Washington , & I will send for them as soon as the roads are good. not knowing the Christian name of mr Graham nor...
2Thomas Jefferson to John Graham, 26 February 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed letter to Gen l Kosciuzko covers a confidential one from myself, as also a letter & bill of exchange from mr Barnes , remitting the profits of his funds in this country. a safe conveyance therefore is all important. I know of none which can be trusted, but such as you may embrace for your public despatches to Gen l Armstrong . will you do me the favor to put it under the same...
3Thomas Jefferson to John Graham, 7 June 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
Having permission from the Secretary of state to ask a communication of any papers in his office relating to the case of the batture , I will take the liberty of addressing myself to you in the detail to avoid giving him unnecessary trouble. I am particularly anxious to get the Memoire of Moireau de Lislet on that subject, & with the least delay possible. if in your office (as I know it was)...
4Thomas Jefferson to John Graham, 15 July 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I really shrink for shame from the tax I impose on your goodness respecting my foreign letters. but my inland situation added to the difficulty of the times leaves me with out a resource but in the friendship of the agents of the government, for my European correspondence, a correspondence I try to lessen as much as possible and hope with time to get rid of. in the mean time I am burthensome...
5Thomas Jefferson to John Graham, 5 January 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
When the boundaries of Louisiana were in question between us, France and Spain , I prepared a paper entitled ‘an Examination into the boundaries of Louisiana ’ which was sent to the office of state, & copies taken & forwarded to our ministers at Paris & Madrid , and one reserved for the office. [to] this was accompanied by another paper which I first prepared as the foundation of the...
6Thomas Jefferson to John Graham, 12 May 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson salutes mr Graham with friendship & respect and prays him to give the benefit of the cover of his office to the inclosed letters to S t Petersburg , by the first conveyance he shall deem safe. not knowing where mr Warden is at present he has taken the liberty of inclosing a letter for him & of praying mr Graham to superscribe the proper post-office, & commit it to that line, for...
7Thomas Jefferson to John Graham, 25 April 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson asks the favor of mr Graham to give to the inclosed the safest passage which shall occur, and if possible, through a public vessel, & under cover to our Chargé at London , while we still have one there. the letter is to an old classmate ( mr Maury ) and ought not to go through an English post office if it can be avoided, being entirely confidential. he salutes mr Graham with...
8Thomas Jefferson to John Graham, 29 May 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Your preceding kindnesses in forwarding my foreign letters encourages encourage me to send you the inclosed. Madame de Stael desired it should be put under cover to our Consul at Stockholm , but I do not know who that is. this obliges me to ask the favor of you to put it under such a cover. the letter is such an one as I should be sorry should get either into French or English hands. I will...
9Thomas Jefferson to John Graham, 11 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 28 th was recieved on the 2 d instant , and the busy season of the harvest in which we are still engaged, leaving me only this day (Sunday) to answer it, must apologise for the delay. I have had too many proofs of your kind attention to my foreign letters to doubt it in the case of Mad e de Staehl . the channel which you suggest, of sending it under cover to mr Speyer thro’...
10Thomas Jefferson to John Graham, 6 January 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I trouble you with a package addressed to mr Warden containing many letters to my friends & correspondents in Europe which I must ask of your usual goodness to give a passage to under cover with your the dispatches of your office some of them being very confidential I would prefer their awaiting the safest passage, their certain conveyance being more important than their early one. accept my...
11Thomas Jefferson to John Graham, 14 May 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed letter for mr Crawford was delivered to a gentleman who was going to France . hearing before his departure that mr Crawford was on his return, he sent the letter back to me. I am anxious however that M r Crawford should recieve it, and as of the date it bears. will you have the goodness to let it lie in your office with such papers as may be destined for him, and to let him on his...
12Thomas Jefferson to John Graham, 17 August 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I avail myself as usual of your kindness in asking the benefit of the government channel for the conveyance of the inclosed letters. if there should be a direct conveyance to mr Appleton at Leghorn , that to mr Mazzei would go safest that way, because he is particularly known to mr Appleton . but the choice of conveyance I leave altogether to your discretion & friendship, only observing that...
13Thomas Jefferson to John Graham, 19 July 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty in which you have so often & so kindly indulged me of requesting you to send the inclosed to mr Appleton by the first safe conveyance by which you may send official dispatches to him, and with my assurance of a due sense of this favor accept those of my great esteem & respect. PoC ( DLC ); at foot of text: “M r John Graham ”; endorsed by TJ. Enclosures: TJ to Thomas Appleton...