511From Thomas Jefferson to Joshua Dodge, 25 November 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
The bearer of this letter is mr John Carr a midshipman on board the N. Carolina ship of war of the US now about to sail on service in the Mediterranean. he is the son of Col o Sam l Carr my nephew, neighbor & particular friend. should he have occasion to visit marseilles I will ask for him your kind attentions and good offices, of which his correct character will render him worthy, and the...
512From Thomas Jefferson to Achille Murot, 26 October 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Murot and acknoleging the reciept of his favor of Sep: 29. informs him that he has never heard of any English translation of the Works of Filangieri. he prays him to accept his respectful salutations and best wishes CSmH .
513From Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 10 September 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved your favor of the 4 th covering a specimen of wheat, for which be pleased to accept my thanks. withdrawn by age from all agricultural attentions, I have made the most advantageous disposition of it by consigning it to the agricultural society of my county who will give it a fair trial. I am gratified with this occasion of adding to my thanks the assurances of my continued...
514From Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Coolidge, 22 June 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Feb. 27. came to hand in due time; that of the 15 th inst. was recieved yesterday. I have this day directed our Proctor to have 250.D. immediately remitted to yourself for mr Willard, to hold 250.D. more ready to be called for at his convenience, & to count on paying the whole balance at the final conclusion. whenever therefore mr Willard’s convenience may make it acceptable to...
515From Thomas Jefferson to George Stevenson, 25 June 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
I have had no information from Dodge & Oxnard but of the time of shipping the wine, the vessel and port. the papers the collector was so kind as to send, never came to my hand, but as he ascertained the duty &c. I have this day desired Col o Peyton to remit him 18 D. and I will give you the further trouble of requesting him to ship the wines to Peyton’s address who will pay all charges. I...
516From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 20 February 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
I received yesterday your’s of the 16 th and by the mail which goes tomorro. morn g I have written on the subject with all my heart and soul, and have said that I would desire you in the moment of the occurrence to address a letter of informn directly to himself that no time may be lost by it’s passing thro’ me. do not wait for documents, only say that they shall follow: they will be desired...
517Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Cooper, 10 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Our letters have been very unfortunate in the length of their passage. mine of Sep. 1. appears to have been 17. days getting to you. your’s of the 17 th & 19 th were 20. days coming to me; the ordinary time of the mail from Philadelphia being 5. or 6. days only. your’s of the 30 th came to hand the 9 th inst. the two former ( 17 th &
518Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on Lease of Tufton and Lego to Thomas Jefferson Randolph, [after 1 January 1818] (Jefferson Papers)
Memms of an agreement between Tho s Jefferson & Tho s J. Randolph for the lease of the Tufton & Lego plantations of the sd Th: Jefferson with all the negroes, stock and utensils upon them. The lease is to continue five years. the negroes are to be maintained, clothed and their taxes and levies paid by the lessee,
519Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Cooper, 1 September 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
You will recollect that I formerly troubled you on the subject of a proper course to be established in a College of general science . such an establishment in my neighborhood (near Charlottesville ), then in contemplation only, has lately advanced so favorably as to get into a course of execution. the single county in which it is located has contributed 30,000.D. and we expect the rest of the...
520Thomas Jefferson: List of Taxable property in Albemarle County, 1 Feb. 1823, 1 February 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
a list of taxable property in Albemarle county Feb. 1. 1823, for which the subscriber is responsible ? 2597. acres of land ? 56. slaves above 12. years of age 1. Landau horses and mules. MHi .
521From Thomas Jefferson to Craven Peyton, 31 March 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
The proceedings on my lottery are too far advanced to admit the practicability of any change whatever to be made on it. I have put the whole business in to the hands of my grandson who is now on his way to Baltimore and the Northern cities, and has already disposed of tickets probably in Richmond and on the road. I have meddled so little with it that I have not even asked from him any...
522From Thomas Jefferson to John Hartwell Cocke, 28 May 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
Can you come and breakfast with us tomorrow morning? I have the papers ready for your inspection, but they require explanation. you can then consider them at your leisure and get them corrected on consultation with mr Garrett. I could ride to Charlottesville, but it is always followed with inconvenience and injury, or I should not ask the indulgence. respectful and friendly salutations. ViU .
523Thomas Jefferson to William Huntington, 6 April 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson asks the favor of mr Huntington to dine with him on Sunday the 8 th RC ( Heritage Auctions , auction 6080, Dallas, 11 Apr. 2012, lot 34094); dateline at foot of text; addressed: “ M r Huntington .” Not recorded in SJL .
524From Thomas Jefferson to John Ponsonby Martin, 2 February 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
of the transaction which is the subject of your lre of Jan. 25. or of any transaction whatever with either mr Sam l Martin or Rob. Sq. Taylor there is not the smallest trace in my memory. this perhaps is not strange after a lapse of 50. years. a sight of the acc t , it’s articles, it’s nature & perhaps names ment d in it m t bring something to my recollection or enable me to turn to some paper...
525From Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 8 April 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
2. yards best bed-ticking ViCMRL .
526From Thomas Jefferson to Edward Everett, 10 April 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
I suspect I was mistaken in my letter of the 8 th in supposing the Report mentioned in your favor had not been recieved. I find one, said to be of mr Crownenshield on the Panama mission Mar. 25. 1826. in 13. pages which I suppose is the one alluded to. if so, be pleased to pardon the error and to accept my renewed assurances of esteem & consideration. MHi : Edward Everett Papers.
527Thomas Jefferson: Memo on Wm J Coffee’s agreement with U.Va., 10 Apr. 1823, 10 April 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
In the agreem t signed by mr Brockenbrough and inclosed to me by mr Coffee, and again returned to him, under Pavilion N o 1. the words ‘lead to be paid for extra’ and under Pavilion N o 2. the words ‘the whips of lead to be pd for extra’ are expressly inserted in the body of the description [various notes by TJ] : 3/6. N.Y. = .43¾ Coffee 413.34 Br. 382.39 pack g 13.64 396.03 lead
528From Thomas Jefferson to James Mease, 30 October 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Sep. 8. enquiring after the house and room in which the Declaration of independance was written has excited my curiosity to know whether my recollections were such as to enable you to find out the house. a line on the subject will oblige D r Sir DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
529From Thomas Jefferson to William DuVal, 10 April 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Mar. 17. from Richm d was duly recieved. I had with our revered friend G. Wythe a correspondence thro’ life, but it was especially frequent during the revolution. I then kept no copies of my letters, and am very anxious to recover those particularly of that period. I do not know that mr Wythe preserved them, but possibly he may have done so, and if they are still in being and...
530Thomas Jefferson: Memo re. renewal of notes, 10 Mar. 1824, 10 March 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Farmers Bank due 15/18 March $1,400.00 do do do 5/8 April 3 200.00 United States Bank do 18/21 do 2 250.00 do do
531From Thomas Jefferson to Frederick Winslow Hatch, 11 November 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
The weather having disappointed Th: Jefferson of the pleasure of mr Hatch’s company on Tuesday he will be happy to recieve him to dinner to-day, or any day during Gen l LaFayette’s stay at Monticello which may suit the convenience of mr Hatch. NN : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
532From Thomas Jefferson to George Tucker, 11 October 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I send you a M.S. copy of the new enactments passed by the Visitors of the University at their late session, and also a printed copy of those formerly past now made conformable, by corrections with the pen, withe the amendments enacted at the same session, and request that by handing them from the one to the other of the Professors they may make them known by reading them successively to the...
533From Thomas Jefferson to Elijah Mead, 26 June 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson returns his thanks to mr Mead for the copy he has been so kind as to send him of his address to the Linnæan society at their celebration of the 24 th ult. he has read with great satisfaction the history it presents of the rise and progress of Botanical science, and of the worthies who have particularly advanced it, of whom no one can be placed in competition with him who gives...
534From Thomas Jefferson to Arthur S. Brockenbrough, 27 December 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
If our last advertisement was printed in hand bills or on letter sheets, I shall be glad of a dozen to save writing letters. yours affectionately. ViU : Thomas Jefferson Papers (Proctor’s Papers).
535From Thomas Jefferson to Arthur S. Brockenbrough, 25 February 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson asks from mr Brockenbrough the favor of 1200. bricks, all clinkers, and if he can place them to the account of Cap t Perry it will be an accomodation perhaps all round. ViU : Thomas Jefferson Papers (Proctor’s Papers).
536From Thomas Jefferson to John J. Moorman, 16 November 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
In answer to your letter of Oct. 29. I have only to say that I have no thought of parting with my property at the Natural bridge, on the contrary I mean, as soon as I can make it convenient to improve it by such buildings, as may accomodate the great numbers of it’s visitants, I believe that at this time it recieves as many visitants, taking the year thro’ as any of the medicinal springs and...
537Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 27 June [1821] (Jefferson Papers)
The letter of Col o Taylor to Judge Roane recieved from you thro’ Martha , I now return in a letter to the judge, which I leave open for your perusal, after which be so good as to stick a wafer in it and deliver it to him. We have had a tremendous hail. it extended from about half down this mountain to Mechunk , tore corn to peices, beat off the heads of wheat & destroyed the rye. I suffered...
538From Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 16 August 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
3. yds flannel, crimson or scarlet this being intended for a saddle-cloth, I should be glad of a bit of buff cloth for binding. I guess that ½ yard of ¾ cloth would be enough Th:J Aug. 16. 24 ViCMRL .
539From Thomas Jefferson to E. Copeland, Jr., 18 December 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
I rec d yesterday from mr Dearborne Collector of Boston information of the arrival of the residue of my wines from mess rs Dodge & Oxnard at that port consigned to him, and the invoice for them also amounting to 277 fr–80 C mes and I have this day desired my Correspdt of Richmond to remit you 52. D 10 c the equivalent at par. any incorrectness on acc t of exchange is open to correction. I...
540From Thomas Jefferson to John Henry Sherburne, 4 February 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
It is not in my power to give you any certain information of the issue of Commodore Jones’s claim on Denmark. my impression is that that government persevered in refusing the claim. I salute you with respect DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.