1Elizabeth Trist to Thomas Jefferson, 20 December 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
My ever esteem’d friend I return you many thanks for your favor from Bedford , be assured it gives me great pleasure that your opinion with coinsides with all I have consulted on the subject s and be assured that it is very interesting to me, as it will give me an opportunity of seeing them every summer, the very Idea has renovated my health and sperits. Francis Gilmer mention’d to his Brother...
2Elizabeth Trist to Thomas Jefferson, 10 October 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
In consiquence of a letter I received from my Daughter of 28 th August, in which She mentions that in the calamitous State of Orleans in consiquence of the inundation She had sent for the Boys home. and they do not wish to return to that place again which detirmines M r Tournillon to make every exertion in his power to send them to this section of the US in the Spring to finnish their...
3Elizabeth Trist to Thomas Jefferson, 11 July 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
If I had obey’d the impulse of my heart I shou’d long ere now have express’d my thanks for your favor of the 28 th of April but the fear of being troublesome to my friends often deters me from writing, altho the last Winter and Spring almost incapasatated me from making the attempt my Spirits flag’d and I retain’d only the remembrance of what had occasion’d me unhappiness, and constantly in a...
4Elizabeth Trist to Thomas Jefferson, 8 February 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I have heard with much concern that you were very Ill, so much so, that your life was despaird of, and your being so far from your dear connections fills my mind with Sorrow least you may not be properly attended, often have I wish’d that it was in my power to administer to your comfort— but alas it is my fate to be of little servise to my friends, severely hath my immagination figur’d that...
5Elizabeth Trist to Thomas Jefferson, 28 February 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I can not deny my self the pleasure of addressing you on this joyful occasion tho I expect you will be borne down with congratulations, mine may mingle with the more important as no one can feel more than I do the happy termination of the war, and the victory we obtaind at New Orleans one of the most singular and Glorious that the Annals of our country can furnish, and will establishs our...
6Elizabeth Trist to Thomas Jefferson, 17 November 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I have long wish’d to address you but have been deter’d, from a fear of being troublesome, I want to know what you think of the state of our Country at present, The disasters at Washington has been a mortifying and distressing event, but when I had Reason to think that it woud be productive of good in the end, by rousing the people from the torpid State which they were beguiled into, by the...
7Elizabeth Trist to Thomas Jefferson, 29 July 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
Nothing is more grateful to my heart than assurances of friendship and remembrance from those I love and esteem. your favor therefore with the Book you may be assured was most joyfully received to hear that M r Randolph had resign’d his Military Commissi on and that the family were all well gave a Zest to the pleasure, God grant that every blessing may be extended to them, that your health and...
8Elizabeth Trist to Thomas Jefferson, 5 March 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I received your kind favor of the 1 st of last month with my usual feelings of gratitude for the many kind and friendly attentions I have experienced from you, my having obtruded M r Davèzac letter upon you for translation was inexcuseable for you mention’d in your last , from poplar Forest the little leisure you had for writing while at Monticello but that consideration never came into my...
9Elizabeth Trist to Thomas Jefferson, 17 December 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Your kind favor by last weeks mail, accompanied by one from my daughter now Madame S t Julian de Tourneillon occasiond my heart to glow with feelings that it has been long a stranger to, a reiteration of your continued friendship and good wishes, and assurences of her happiness in consiquence of the change in her condition were calculated to animate my mind to an enthusiastic degree of...
10Elizabeth Trist to Thomas Jefferson, 7 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I shou’d have made my acknowledgements ere now for your kind favor accompanying The History of John Bull and Brother Jonathan, but I was on a visit to M rs Tucker in Pittsylvania when it arrived, and just as I got home M r Burwells carriage came to take me to Franklin , tho prevented from setting off for three days in consiquence of two days heavy rain swelling the water courses your letter...
11Elizabeth Trist to Thomas Jefferson, 7 June 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Your kind favor with the pamphlet I rec d with great pleasure and have perused it with attention as I do every publication that bears your signiture in this instance I felt a desire to be convinced as it was the only circumstance that ever occurd in which my weak Judgment had been so operated upon as t not to subscribe implicitly to your opinions but the Analysis of your Work which was...
12Elizabeth Trist to Thomas Jefferson, 24 March 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
The only hope I have of your remembrance of me, is that you are not apt, to forget those whom you have once honor’d with the Appellation of friend, under that impression I can not deny my self the pleasure of once more addressing a few lines to you, not to trouble you with unavi unavailing regrets for the misfortunes and sorrows of those whoese welfare my heart takes the deepest interest in,...
13Elizabeth Trist to Thomas Jefferson, 7 March 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I gratefully thank you My Dear Sir for your kind and friendly letter which I received by yesterdays mail—it was a pleasure that I had not contemplated I had not written to you fearing it might fearing it might lay your politeness under contribution when I was well aware that your time wou’d be more usefully and Satisfactorily employ’d than it cou’d by replying to my details of unhappiness...
14Elizabeth Trist to Thomas Jefferson, 31 March 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Your note made me very happy as I began to entertain doubts of the safety of the letter in question I will take it as a favor when you write to the President to tell him I am not insensible to his very polite attention and return him many thanks any time when convenient to you will answer my purposes either sunday or any later day I am with Sincerity your ever obliged and affectionate friend...
15Elizabeth Trist to Thomas Jefferson, 22 March 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
In the number of gratulations on your return to private life I present mine with assurences that no one, is more sincerely gratified at the honorable termination of your Political career than I am, or derives greater happiness from the additional lustre reflected on your character, which has even impressd your enemies with sentiments of respect and admiration May Heaven spare you long to your...