Thomas Jefferson to Mathew Carey, 15 January 1818
To Mathew Carey
Monticello Jan. 15. 18.
Sir
I recieved yesterday your favor of the 8th with the bill of the cost of the books sent, 14.75 and I now inclose you 15.D. as fractional sums cannot easily be passed between us let them always stand in account. with your letter came the Register, Worrall, Newcome, Ray & your catalogue.1 I suppose that Josephus is on the way. but these parcels are too large to come by mail. I am afraid it will be thought an abuse of my privilege of2 franking, and therefore wish never to recieve by mail any thing beyond a single 8vo. when you recieve a copy of Bridgman and of the miniature Bible, I shall be glad of them. I salute you with esteem & respect
Th: Jefferson
RC (PHi: Dreer Collection); addressed: “Mr Matthew Cary Philadelphia”; franked; postmarked Milton, 16 Jan.; endorsed by Carey as received 23 Jan. PoC (DLC); on verso of reused address cover of Bernard Peyton to TJ, 10 Nov. 1817; endorsed by TJ.
1. Preceding three words interlined.
2. Manuscript: “of of.”
Index Entries
- A Harmony in Greek of the Gospels (W. Newcome) search
- An Analytical Digested Index of the Reported Cases in the Several Courts of Equity, and the high Court of Parliament (R. W. Bridgman) search
- A Register of Officers and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval, in the service of the United States, On the Thirtieth day of September, 1816 search
- Bible; miniature edition of search
- Bible; TJ acquires copies of search
- Bibliotheca Legum Angliæ, part I. or, a Catalogue of the Common and Statute Law Books of this Realm (comp. J. Worrall) search
- Bridgman, Richard Whalley; An Analytical Digested Index of the Reported Cases in the Several Courts of Equity, and the high Court of Parliament search
- Carey, Mathew; and books for TJ search
- Carey, Mathew; letters to search
- Carey, Mathew; TJ pays search
- Catalogue of an Extensive Collection of Books in every department of Ancient and Modern Literature (Mathew Carey & Son) search
- franking privilege; of TJ search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; catalogues from booksellers search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Books & Library; works sent to search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Business & Financial Affairs; Invoice from Mathew Carey & Son search
- Jefferson, Thomas; Correspondence; franking privilege search
- Josephus; The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus (trans. W. Whiston) search
- law; books on search
- Mathew Carey & Son (Philadelphia firm); Catalogue of an Extensive Collection of Books in every department of Ancient and Modern Literature search
- Mathew Carey & Son (Philadelphia firm); invoice from search
- Newcome, William; A Harmony in Greek of the Gospels search
- Ray, John Mead; Synopsis, or, A Comprehensive View of Philosophical, Political & Theological Systems search
- religion; works on search
- Synopsis, or, A Comprehensive View of Philosophical, Political & Theological Systems (J. M. Ray) search
- The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus (Josephus; trans. W. Whiston) search
- Whiston, William; translatesThe Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus (Josephus) search
- Worrall, John; compilesBibliotheca Legum Angliæ, part I. or, a Catalogue of the Common and Statute Law Books of this Realm search