4621From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 8 February 1825 (Madison Papers)
The letters from Mr. Cabell are herein returned. I just see that he has succeeded in defeating the project for removing the College from Williamsburg. I hope your concurrence in what I said of Mr. Barbour will not divert your thoughts from others. It is possible that the drudgery of his profession, the uncertainty of a Judicial appointment acceptable to him, and some attractions at the...
4622To James Madison from Robert Taylor, 8 February 1825 (Madison Papers)
I was prevented by hurting my foot from being at last Madison court. I wrote however to Harrison and invited him at the request of Mr. Y. Cowherd to be at our court in this month. I had intended to have pumped Mr. Cowherd in relation to what I wrote you, Harrison me—but he anticipated me and volunteered the information that you would be obliged to pay the whole. I asked him if he meant the...
4623To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 8 February 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
The letters from M r Cabell are herein returned. I just see that he has succeeded in defeating the project for removing the College from Williamsburg. I hope your concurrence in what I said of M r Barbour will not divert your thoughts from others. It is possible that the drudgery of his profession, the uncertainty of a Judicial appointment acceptable to him, and some attractions at the...
4624To Thomas Jefferson from George Blaettermann, 7 February 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to return you your excellent little tract on the Anglo Saxon language and mode of teaching it. I have perused it with attention and am delighted with your idea on the subject. I have found, in the course of my experience as a teacher, that assimilating, even by forcing and straining a little, the language of the learner to that he is to acquire greatly facilitates his labor....
4625To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Carrington Cabell, 7 February 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I am happy to inform you that our efforts have eventuated in success, and that the College party have been defeated in the House of Delegates by a majority of 24. You need not give yourself any further trouble on this subject. Our friends & myself concur in thinking that it would be improper to bring in the bill for dividing the funds of the College. The public mind is not prepared for so bold...
4626To Thomas Jefferson from Daniel L. Green, 6 February 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
About the begining of January, I took the freedom of sending, for your acceptance, some medical tracts.—Accompanying them, with observations of a desultory nature; as to the object of so sending them. Perhaps the packet in which they were enclosed got lost, or stolen, as often is the case. In a seperate packet, by the same mail, I also forwarded a letter in manuscript.—To this letter I wisht...
4627To Thomas Jefferson from John M. Perry, 6 February 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
haveing seen mr Catlett on the subject of the road proposed to be run through his lot in front of his house & also having made the best arrangement with him I Could—I report to you the result—M r Catlett is willing to take 110$ for the ground the road will take leaving eight feet in front of his house which 8 feet he wishes to inclose—and which is the width of the walk above—M r Catlett...
4628To Thomas Jefferson from C.P. Montgomery, 5 February 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I discover by a newspaper corrospondence that the University of Virginia is one of superior eminence to any in the U.S. and that it would go into operation the 1st of this month I am going to School to this College but being one of a n ordinary kind I do not wish to complete my education here knowing that the instruction of the University of Virginia will be invaluably superior my Father was...
4629To Thomas Jefferson from DeWitt Clinton, 4 February 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Littell an enterprising, intelligent and respectable Citizen of Philadelphia will communicate to you a plan which he has profected for the promotion of education, literature and Science on an extensive scale. He has conferred with me on this subject. Approving of its outlines and viewing you as a sincere and distinguished friend of these great interests, I have taken the liberty of...
4630To Thomas Jefferson from William Harris Crawford, 4 February 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I perceive that several professors are still to be appointed for the Central Seminary of the State I take the liberty to bring into your view for one of those professorships—D r Henry Jackson youngest brother of General James Jackson—late of late of the Senate of the US. D r Jackson was professor of natural philosophy in 1813 when I was going to France in that year, he desired to accompany me...