2831From Thomas Jefferson to William Hamilton, 22 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
It is with great pleasure that, at the request of Govenor Lewis, I send you the seeds now inclosed, being a part of the Botanical fruits of his journey across the continent: I cannot but hope that some of them will be found to add useful or agreeable varieties to what we now possess. these, with the descriptions of plants, which, not being in seed at the time, he could not bring, will add...
2832From Thomas Jefferson to John McDowell, 13 November 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Being within a few days of my departure for Congress where I shall continue through the winter, & desirous of leaving all my pecuniary affairs settled, I must avail myself of the post rider from your place to Charlottesville for the transmission of the balance which may be in your hands for me. any sum which you may put into his hands for me on return from his present tour, will still find me...
2833From Thomas Jefferson to Adam Lindsay, 15 September 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Your kindness in offering to execute any little matters for me in your place, will perhaps induce me to trouble you annually, during my residence in Philadelphia for the two articles of Myrtle wax candles, and Hughes’s crab cyder, which can be got no where else. I will now ask the favor of you to procure for me, in the proper seasons 250. њ of myrtle wax candles, moulded, and of the largest...
2834Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 23 December 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
Since mine of Nov. 21. I have recieved yours of Nov. 23. Dec. 7. & 14. in that of the 7 th Nov. 23. came the 45.D. small bills, and in the last a notice of mr Harvie ’s payment. I regret much my tobacco is not at market, and am pressing my manager
2835From Thomas Jefferson to J. P. P. Derieux, 16 September 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I availed myself of the letter of June 1 with which you were pleased to honor me to wait on Madame Bellenger, and to begin an acquaintance which I have found perfectly agreeable, and the more so as it has enabled me to be useful to you. I found in her all the good dispositions possible towards you, but not seeing clearly in what way her bounties would relieve you. I made her sensible that by...
2836Thomas Jefferson to Littleton W. Tazewell, 12 April 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Livingston’s suit having gone off on the plea to the jurisdiction, it’s foundation remains of course unexplained to the public. I therefore concluded to make it public thro’ the ordinary channel of the press. an earlier expectation of recieving the pamphlets, & the desire of sending you one, has delayed, from post to post, my sooner acknoleging the reciept of your letter informing me of...
2837From Thomas Jefferson to the House of Representatives, 15 March 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreeably to the request of the Senate and House of Representatives delivered me by their joint committee of inrolled bills, I now return the inrolled bill, intituled ‘An act for the relief of the captors of the Moorish armed ships Meshouda & Mirboha’ to the House of Representatives in which it originated. RC ( DNA : RG 233, PM , 8th Cong., 1st sess.); endorsed by a clerk. PoC ( DLC ). RC (...
2838Thomas Jefferson to John Melish, 8 February 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson returns his thanks to mr Mellish for the copy of his lre to the President on the subject of manufactures which he has been so kind as to send him . enfeebled by constant ill health with little prospect of it’s becoming better, he is obliged to withdraw from all cares beyond the walls of his chamber. as to those of his country and the interests of the different classes composing...
2839From Thomas Jefferson to David Humphreys, 11 September 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknolege yours of May 19. 29. and July 20. being Nos. 72. 73. and 76. It is long since I wrote to you, because I knew you must be where you could not receive my letters: and perhaps it may be sometime before I write to you again on account of a contagious and mortal fever which has arisen here, and is driving us all away. It is called a yellow fever, but is like nothing known or...
2840From Thomas Jefferson to De Thulemeier, 16 October 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I am to acknolege the receipt of the letter of the 11th. inst. with which you have honored me, and wherein you are pleased to inform me of the ratification by his Prussian majesty of the treaty of Amity and Commerce between him and the United States of America. On our part the earliest opportunity was embraced of forwarding it to Congress. It goes by a vessel sailing about this time from...