154391To John Adams from William Cunningham, 29 December 1809 (Adams Papers)
When I wrote to you on the 9th. inst. I did not expect that I should again trouble you; nor did I look for an answer, except to the postscript, nor to that unless you chose to continue the communications you have made me embargoed in my bosom. To this hour, I can very truly assure you, that the contents of your Letters are unknown to any human being but myself, excepting those to whom they...
154392To James Madison from Isaac A. Coles, 29 December 1809 (Madison Papers)
After what has passed in the House of Representatives I feel myself compelled to declare to you, that I never can again be the Bearer of a Message to that Body. It is with feelings the most painful that I make this declaration, which I believe to be due as well to them as to myself—to avoid the Occasions for mortifications & insults which might be offered by some, whose feelings are the most...
154393Thomas Jefferson to Ann C. Bankhead, 29 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Mama has given me a letter to inclose to you, but whether it contains any thing contraband; I know not. of that the responsibility must be on her. I therefore inclose it. I suppose she gives you all the small news of the place of such as the race in writing between Virginia & Francis ; that the wild geese are well after a flight of a mile & a half into the river, that the plants in the...
154394William A. Burwell to Thomas Jefferson, 29 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Some days Since I received a letter from the Son of Genl Lee requesting me to apply to the P’t of the US. upon the Subject of a Medal voted his Father for his Services by the old Congress , which has never been presented; he said the you were entrusted with procuring it while minister in France , but had left the Country before the Medal was completed; I stated these circumstances to Mr...
154395Isaac A. Coles to Thomas Jefferson, 29 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed letter for M rs Randolph was sent under cover to the President as well as the parcel of Books which I forward by this day’s Mail. The Pictures will be shiped for Richmond in the course of a few days—viz. M r Latrobes drawing of the Capitol , a small one on the Dioclesian Plan, & the Dioclesian Portico. there are also some pictures which hung in your bed-chamber, which were...
154396Thomas Jefferson’s Resurvey of Lego, 29 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Lego . re-survey of Dec. 29 09. scale 40. po. to the Inch the hedge row mentioned in the survey of Nov. 94 . remained entire, & bears magnetically about N.48¾ E. the double bodied walnut, in line 5.6. remains one peach tree on the line 7.8. is remaining. the row of peach trees 7.11. has many remaining. the Western walnut between 1. & 9. is standing, but belted & dead. the fore & aft line tree...
154397To James Madison from William Lewis, 30 December 1809 (Madison Papers)
I am about to take a liberty with you which in an ordinary Case I should hardly think myself warranted in doing, but trust you will have the goodness to excuse it when the occasion is known. The friendship which subsisted between the late General Hamilton and myself during his life was great, and his memory is very dear to me. It affords me much pleasure, as well as some others to find, that...
154398Thomas Jefferson to Gordon, Trokes & Company, 30 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I send you below another quarterly list of groceries which I will beg the favor of you to furnish me. Let them be very securely packed & sent by mr Randolph’s boatmen. mr Jefferson will be able to inform you when they are at Richmond . I have mentioned the article of Maccaroni, not knowing if they are to be had in Richmond . I have formerly been supplied from Sartori’s works at Trenton , who...
154399Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson Randolph, 30 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
It may seem odd that while I was involved in so much business at Washington , I could yet find time to write to you sometimes, and that I have not been able to do it in my present situation. but the fact is that letter writing was there my trade. from sunrise to near dinner was to be of course devoted to it, & a letter more or less made little odds. but in our country economy, letter writing...
154400From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 31 December 1809 (Adams Papers)
This is the last Day of the year 1809, and almost 4 Months Since you left us. we have been fortunate in hearing from you and of you, through this long voyage. From the banks of Newfoundland we received your Letters by the Dove. the beginning of August, we heard again of you on the 26th. and upon the Evening previous to our thanksgiving. whilst my harp was hung upon the willow, reflecting upon...