1To Thomas Jefferson from William Barton, 25 March 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Fifth Street, No. 36 North, 25 Mch. 1793. Today he received a letter from Rodolph Vall-Travers of Hamburg which had been mistakenly delivered to his brother, Dr. Barton. A small box marked R.V. described as accompanying the letter has not come to hand. He asks through which channel the letter reached TJ, in hopes that this will help him find the box. RC ( DLC ); 2 p.; at foot of text: “Thomas...
2To Thomas Jefferson from William Barton, 1 September 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
[ Philadelphia ], 1 Sep. 1791 . The suit of Currie v. Griffin, an action of attachment, was begun at the July term of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and the sheriff has now attached the goods of Isaac Hazlehurst, Matthew McConnell, William Shannon, Richard and James Potter, and Robert Morris as garnishees. Currie will be entitled to judgment at the January term of court and interrogatories may...
3To Thomas Jefferson from William Barton, 31 December 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
The sheets which compose the Pamphlet, herewith inclosed, will be comprized in the third Volume of the Philosophical Society’s Transactions, now in the press. Being favored by the Printer with a few copies of this part (with the addition of a Title-page) I beg, Sir, your Acceptance of one. If some additional Observations on the same subject, resulting from the Census, which have been read in...
4To Thomas Jefferson from William Barton, 15 June 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed Observations on the Hessian Fly, in answer to the Queries published by the Committee of the Philosophical Society, and addressed, to You, were transmitted (under Cover) to me, since the last stated Meeting of the Society. In the Letter, to me, which covered these Observations, the ingenious Writer—Dr. De Normandie of Burlington—makes mention, that the Magnifier he used on the...
5To Thomas Jefferson from William Barton, 24 February 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
[ Philadelphia ], 24 Feb. 1792 . Enclosing a transcript in Currie v. Griffin. For the April term of court, a writ of scire facias must now be issued against the garnishees, which, if TJ will direct Remsen to pay him 1 3/6;, he will obtain from the prothonotary and see that it is served in time. Immediately after the court convenes, interrogatories may be filed, and at the September term the...