1From Thomas Jefferson to David Ramsay, 8 August 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly received your favor accompanying that of Mr. Van bram Houckgeete on the subject of a cask of snuff sent by him to Bordeaux. The importation of that article is prohibited by the laws of France on pain of fine and forfeiture of the article to the Farmers general. His snuff was seized and condemned on due process of law. He sais he was ignorant of the law, and I believe it: his...
2From Thomas Jefferson to David Ramsay, 23 August 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
The bearer hereof, Mr. John Brown Cutting, proposing to go to Charleston, I take the liberty of introducing him to your acquaintance and attentions. His merit and talents will justify me in taking this liberty, as they will fully recommend him to your esteem, while I am equally assured he will find in you what will render it reciprocal. He is authorised to ask from your state some arrangements...
3From Thomas Jefferson to David Ramsay, 12 October 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
The Mr. Fitzhughs the bearers of this letter being on the point of setting out, I have only time to inform you that after trying many booksellers and receiving a variety of propositions the best offer is of 900 livres for your book, paiable 12 months after the printing of it here shall be completed. The M. de Chastellux thinks it best to accept of this, I shall therefore do it this day. I...
4From Thomas Jefferson to David Ramsay, 10 July 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I am honoured with your letter of May 3. and obliged by your kind notice of what I had written on the subject of my own state. If I have any merit from it, it is in being fully sensible of it’s imperfections.—It is time you should hear something of a much more important work, that written by yourself. The translation and printing go on slowly. I do not think they are half finished. The Marquis...
5From Thomas Jefferson to David Ramsay, 27 January 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Since writing my letter of yesterday a person, whom I am very desirous of obliging , has asked me to procure from South Carolina some plants of the Magnolia grandiflora, sometimes called altissima, and some seeds of the Dionaea muscipula. If you can be instrumental in procuring them you will gratify me much. I have heard there is one Watson at Charles town who furnishes these articles well. I...
6From Thomas Jefferson to David Ramsay, 4 August 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknolege the receipt of your favors of Nov. 8. and Apr. 7. and the pleasure to inform you that the translation of your book sells well, and is universally approved. Froull will send you some copies of it, by the first opportunity. I am happy to hear you are occupied on the general history. It is a subject worthy your pen. I observe Stockdale in London has printed your work and...
7From Thomas Jefferson to David Ramsay, 7 May 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
It is time to give you some account of your affairs with the bookseller Frouillé. They stand thus. Price agreed on for the copy for translation 900. livres Tourn. 9 copies (out of 50) of the English work received from Dilly and sold @ 12.₶ 108 1008 Cr. By a dozen copies of the translation sent you @ 6.₶ 72 Balance now paiable to you 936. livres I delivered to him your letter wherein...
8From Thomas Jefferson to David Ramsay, 27 October 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I mentioned to you in a former letter that as the booksellers in London were afraid to sell your book there, I would have some copies brought here, advertising in the London papers that they could be furnished weekly from hence by the Diligence. 50 copies are just arrived, and 50 more are on the way. The translation will come from the press in a few days. Having observed the immense...
9From Thomas Jefferson to David Ramsay, 31 August 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I am honoured with your two letters of June 15. and July 13. and am to thank you for the sheets of your history sent therewith. I am much pleased to see a commencement of those special histories of the late revolution which must be written first before a good general one can be expected. I shall be more pleased to see the remaining parts as well executed as this which sets the example. Another...
10From Thomas Jefferson to David Ramsay, 26 January 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
The letter I did myself the honour of writing you on the 12th of Oct. will have informed you what I had ultimately done on the subject of your book. Your’s of Dec. 10. is just received. I am very sorry to find that your printer is so much deceived as to the parts of the work which have come to my hands. They are exactly as follows. Vol. 1. pa. 1. - 328. 329 - to the end. Vol. 2. pa. v. - xx....