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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | [From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 5 December … | 1783-12-05 | [ Annapolis, 5 Dec. 1783 . Entry in SJL reads: “Arch. Stewart.—Convention—secretary to... |
| 2 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 25 January … | 1786-01-25 | I have received your favor of the 17th. of October, which though you mention as the third you... |
| 3 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 23 December … | 1791-12-23 | I received duly your favor of Octob. 22. and should have answered it by the gentleman who... |
| 4 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 9 September … | 1792-09-09 | I wrote you a long letter from Philadelphia early in the summer , which would not now have been... |
| 5 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 31 March … | 1793-03-31 | The bearer hereof Mr. John Nancarrow comes to Staunton on some view respecting a mine, in which... |
| 6 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 31 March … | 1793-03-31 | I have written you a line this day by Mr. John Nancarrow to recommend him to you as a man of... |
| 7 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 24 November … | 1793-11-24 | When I had the pleasure of seeing you at Monticello you mentioned to me that sheep could be... |
| 8 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 26 January … | 1794-01-26 | Your favor of the 22d. has been duly received, and, in consequence of it, my manager Mr. Biddle... |
| 9 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 30 October … | 1794-10-30 | I recieved some time ago your favor on the subject of Mr. Dowthwaite, and soon after that he... |
| 10 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 2 December … | 1794-12-02 | I now place in the hands of Colo. Bell in Charlottesville fifty dollars to be forwarded to you,... |
| 11 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 10 January … | 1795-01-10 | I received your favor of the 26th. Dec. only two days ago, and tomorrow the bearer Mr. Petit , my... |
| 12 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 19 February … | 1795-02-19 | Your favor of the 17th. is duly received, with the turneps and rape. There is quite enough of... |
| 13 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | Enclosure: Notes on Potash and Pearl Ash, 19 February … | 1795-02-19 | Notes on Pot and Pearlash. a man will cut and burn 2 ½ cords of wood a day. a cord of wood yeilds... |
| 14 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 18 April … | 1795-04-18 | I did not recieve your favor of the 7th. till the 17th. inst. Consequently you had then passed on... |
| 15 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 17 May 1795 | 1795-05-17 | The bearer hereof is Mr. Strickland, an English gentleman who is passing through our country to... |
| 16 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 23 May 1795 | 1795-05-23 | Your favor of the 3d. inst. has been recieved and I have this day packed all the books which were... |
| 17 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 11 June 1795 | 1795-06-11 | By a letter of yours, communicated to me by Colo. Bell, I am apprehensive mine of May 23d. did... |
| 18 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 30 June 1795 | 1795-06-30 | It was not till lately I could send a cart into Louisa for the books I had lent my nephew Dabney... |
| 19 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 14 July 1795 | 1795-07-14 | Having lately had an opportunity of examining our tax law in the new volume of laws lately... |
| 20 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 20 July 1795 | 1795-07-20 | I have recieved your favor of the 9th. It happened fortunately that I had preserved the original... |
| 21 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 26 July 1795 | 1795-07-26 | I am very thankful to you for your kind attention to our lost infant. The person you sent arrived... |
| 22 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 3 January … | 1796-01-03 | I troubled you once before on the subject of my nails, and must trouble you once more, but hope... |
| 23 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 22 February … | 1796-02-22 | My letter of Jan. 3. was still in my hands, when the reciept of considerable orders for nails,... |
| 24 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 5 April 1796 | 1796-04-05 | I am doomed to be a very troublesome acquaintance to you. I am now in want of a stone mason, one... |
| 25 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 26 May 1796 | 1796-05-26 | Two or three days before the reciept of your favor of the 20th. I had recieved a letter from Mr.... |
| 26 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 21 June 1796 | 1796-06-21 | The bearer hereof is Mr. Volney the celebrated traveller and author of several works highly... |
| 27 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 29 June 1796 | 1796-06-29 | The very contracted state of my acquaintance in my own country after so long an absence, and the... |
| 28 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 4 January … | 1797-01-04 | In answer to your favor of Dec. 31. and to the question whether adviseable to address the... |
| 29 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 5 September … | 1797-09-05 | I furnished to Wm. Alexander of Augusta in 1795. nails to the amount of £16-10-3. The year... |
| 30 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 8 June 1798 | 1798-06-08 | I inclose you some further communications from our envoys at Paris. to the information contained... |
| 31 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 13 February … | 1799-02-13 | I avoid writing to my friends because the fidelity of the post office is very much doubted. I... |
| 32 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 14 May 1799 | 1799-05-14 | I recieved by the hands of mr Coalter £13. from mr Alexander. he is mistaken in supposing I had... |
| 33 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 24 September … | 1799-09-24 | I trouble you with the inclosed copies of mr Clarke’s last letters to me, which will shew you he... |
| 34 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | V. To Archibald Stuart, 12 February 1801 | 1801-02-12 | The H. of R. has been in conclave ever since 2 aclock yesterday. 25. ballots have been taken, &... |
| 35 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 8 April 1801 | 1801-04-08 | I arrived here on the 4th. and expect to stay a fortnight in order to make some arrangements... |
| 36 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 25 April … | 1801-04-25 | I wrote on the 8th. inst. to ask your recommendation of an Attorney & Marshall for the Western... |
| 37 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 5 August … | 1801-08-05 | Mr. Caruthers, to whom I addressed the commission of Marshal for the Western district of... |
| 38 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 30 September … | 1804-09-30 | No special invitation can be necessary to satisfy you that you are a welcome guest here at all... |
| 39 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | From Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 22 October … | 1808-10-22 | A mr William Jenkings who lives 4. or 5. miles from the Natural bridge and whom I suppose to be a... |
| 40 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 13 January 1811 | 1811-01-13 | M r Peter Derieux , to whom the inclosed letter is directed, lived some time since at the Sweet... |
| 41 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 22 March 1811 | 1811-03-22 | I some time ago (in Jan.) took the liberty of putting a letter for Peter Derieux under cover to... |
| 42 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 8 August 1811 | 1811-08-08 | I ask the favor of you to purchase for me as much fresh timothy seed as the inclosed bill will... |
| 43 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 14 September 1811 | 1811-09-14 | In a letter to you of Aug. 8. I took the liberty of requesting you to procure for me some timothy... |
| 44 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 14 November 1811 | 1811-11-14 | We have safely recieved the cask of timothy seed, as also the very excellent parcel of butter... |
| 45 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 28 May 1818 | 1818-05-28 | Our fathers taught us an excellent maxim ‘never to put off to tomorrow what you can do to day.’... |
| 46 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 15 March 1819 | 1819-03-15 | Your letter of the 9 th was delivered by mr Cosby . you will have seen, by the advertisement I... |
| 47 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 9 April 1819 | 1819-04-09 | M r Cosby was so well recommended, & by friends I so much esteem, that I was anxious he should be... |
| 48 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 18 December 1819 | 1819-12-18 | It is my misfortune to be mistaken for a sturdy Mathematician. I was never but an Amateur, and... |
| 49 | Jefferson, Thomas | Stuart, Archibald | Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 18 January 1820 | 1820-01-18 | You will percieve by mr Garret’s note that your signature is required to the inclosed copy of... |