1From Thomas Jefferson to Jonathan Thompson, 21 January 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 12 th is just now recieved and by this mail I have desired Col o Peyton to remit you 39.D 37 the amount of Duties and charges. with my renewed thanks be pleased to accept assurances of my great esteem and respect. MHi .
2From Thomas Jefferson to Jonathan Thompson, 4 July 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I rec d yesterday your favor of June 27. and am very thankful to you for having been so kind as to make the necessary advances for expediting our capitals. I have this day desired the Proctor of the University to instruct, by tomorrow’s mail, his correspond t Richm d , Col o Peyton to remit to you immediately the sum of 649. D 08; which will certainly be done with no other delay than may be...
3From Thomas Jefferson to Jonathan Thompson, 30 September 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
You will by this time I hope have recieved from Col o Peyton the sum of the freight duty & charges for the 6. boxes of marble recieved from Mr Appleton on my own private account. this you will observe covers the new as well as the old duties, as to which I make no demurrer in what concerns my six; and I wait only your answer to mine of the 13 th on the suspension of the new duties as to those...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Jonathan Thompson, 13 September 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
In my letter to you of Aug. 30. I omitted, through inadvertence to mention a circumstance which I beg leave now to supply respecting the duties on the marble for our University arrived at N.Y. . the bases stated in mr Appleton’s acc t were ordered on the 8 th of Sep. 23. the duties on such articles being then I believe 15. p.c. ad velorem. it was not till May 22. 1824. that the new Tariff law...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Jonathan Thompson, 30 August 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 23. was recieved yesterday. the letter it covered from mr Appleton contained the invoices for the marble rec d from him which I now inclose for your inspection and government. you will be pleased to observe that of the 37. cases recieved, 31, to wit those marked T. J. 1. to 31. are on account of the University of Virginia and the 6 others marked T. J. / M N o 32. to 37....
6Thomas Jefferson to Jonathan Thompson, [18] January 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 4 th is now at hand, and I this day write to Col o Peyton , my correspondent in Richmond to remit you the sum of 15. D 91 C amount of duties and charges on my books from Paris , which will be done with no other delay than may be necessary to procure a bill. he has not yet advised me of the arrival of the books, but have no doubt he will recieve them by the first conveyance. I...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Jonathan Thompson, 18 June 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed letter informs me of the arrival at New York of some Marble capitals from Leghorn for the columns of our University. I have no bill of lading, but there is probably one addressed to yourself—the letter is inclosed to inform you of the cost. if you will be so good as to drop me a line of the freight duty and other charges it shall be remitted by the first mail by way of Richmond,...
8Thomas Jefferson to Jonathan Thompson, 18 July 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of June 24. was recieved in due time, and I have ever since been endeavoring to get an US. bank -bill to cover the disbursements you were so kind as to make for me for the box of seeds. the bills of that bank , being the only form of remittance of small sums which we can make by mail are very rarely to be had in our inland situation. I have at length got a 5.D. bill which I inclose....
9Thomas Jefferson to Jonathan Thompson, 25 June 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I am thankful to you for your notice of the 14 th respecting a box of seeds. this comes from the king’s garden at Paris . they send me a box annually, depending on my applying it for the public benefit. I have generally had them delivered for the a public garden at Philadelphia or to D r Hosack for the Botanical garden of
10From Thomas Jefferson to Jonathan Thompson, 11 October 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 3 d is just now recieved, and I have this day instructed the Proctor of the University to remit you immediately the sum of 658. D 32 c on account of that institution which wish the 127.19 formerly remitted for my portion of what was due, makes up the whole sum of 785.51 the only motive for proposing a postponement of the duties was the supposition that Congress might more...
11From Thomas Jefferson to Jonathan Thompson, 17 November 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
From your letter of the 9 th I learnt with much regret that our proctor had not made you the remittance of the 638.32 D with the promptitude I had desired. these advances which the gentlemen Collectors are so kind as to make are such a convenience, in my inland situation that I am always anxious they should be replaced with as little delay as possible. immediately on the receipt of your letter...
12Thomas Jefferson to Jonathan Thompson, 23 December 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Our mail of yesterday which brought me your favor of the 12 th brought also the letter and invoice for the books you are so good as to inform me are arrived at N. York . by the invoice you will be enabled to settle the duti duty on the books which as soon as made known to me shall be remitted to you with the other expences. with my thanks for your having forwarded them to Richmond without the...
13From Thomas Jefferson to Jonathan Thompson, 9 December 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
I rec d yesterday your favor of Dec. 1. informing me that you had rec d & forwarded for me to Col o B. Peyton 11. boxes & packages from Mess rs Dodge & Oxnard of Marseilles, and had paid for me freight, duties E t c. 37. D 72 c and I this day desire Col o Peyton to remit you that sum. In running my eye over the items of the acc t I thought I discovered a small error. 96 ℔ Maccaroni charged in...
14From Thomas Jefferson to Jonathan Thompson, 8 June 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of May 31. is just rec d informing me that you had some time ago rec d & forwarded to Col o Peyton of Richm d 3. boxes of books addressed to me the freight and charges on which amounted to 12.90 and that you had since that rec d from Dodge & Oxnard of Marseilles 4. boxes of wine addressed to me the freight, duties and other charges of which amounted to 21.97 & had forwarded them...
15From Thomas Jefferson to Jonathan Thompson, 4 December 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Certain Professors engaged in England for the University of Virginia being expected to arrive in the US. and to bring with them their books for their own use and that of their school in the University I wrote to the Deptmt of the Treasury to be ascertained whether their books would not be entitled to exempt ion from duty. I recieved from mr Anderson the Comptroller the letter which I now...