1From Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 14 June 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of May 26. was recieved on my return to this place. I have no information of a plough destined for me from England. but the Agricultural society of Paris informed me some time ago that they should send a plough for me to one of the ports of France, as a model. I presume this is the plough arrived, and that the vessel may have been carried into England. of the cost I know nothing,...
2From Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 20 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Th Jefferson presents his compliments to mr Gelston, acknoleges the reciept of his letter of the 4th. (since his return to this place) and will thank him to forward the two boxes of wine to this place or neighborhood by the first vessel. he will also, at his convenience, be so kind as to inform Th:J. of the reimbursements he has to make him. MHi : Coolidge Collection.
3From Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 8 March 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved in due time your favor announcing the shipment of one of the pipes of wine from mr Jarvis for this place, and I have heard of it’s safe arrival at Alexandria. I now inclose a draught of the bank of the US. of this place on that at N. York for 51.48 D the sum you had been so kind as to advance for me on it. Accept my salutations & assurances of esteem & respect MHi : Coolidge Collection.
4From Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 6 July 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
After writing the within it occurred that the Vice President might have left New York. I therefore think it best to inclose it open to you for perusal, & to desire you to do immediately what is therein desired to be done by you, & then seal & have the letter delivered to the V. President, saying nothing of it’s contents to any other person. I pray you to lose not a moment in taking &...
5From Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 5 May 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I troubled you yesterday with a letter for mr Appleton to be sent by the John Adams, but if she be gone, to be returned to me. I take the liberty now of asking the same favor as to those inclosed addressed to Messrs. Cathalan, Higgins & Woodhouse and salute you with friendly respects. MHi : Coolidge Collection.
6From Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 5 May 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I now inclose you a draught of the bank of the US. here on that at New York for 22 D. 22 c the amount mentioned in your last letter. with many thanks accept my salutations and assurances of great esteem & respect. MHi : Coolidge Collection.
7From Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 20 June 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his respectful salutations to mr Gelston. he recieved last night his letter inclosing a statement of the disbursements for the books and wines by the Piamingo at 35 D. 14 c which he now incloses him in a post note of the Branch bank of the US. here on that at N. York with many thanks for the trouble he has taken with these articles. PoC ( MHi ); endorsed by TJ. his...
8From Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 6 November 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Having occasion to pay to mr Cheetham 30. D. for newspapers, I take the occasion of including that with duties &c on wine by the Franklin 6.95 & duty on the Stylograph 3.67 in all 40.62 in a draught in your favor on the bank of the US. and will pray you to pay to mr Cheetham the 30. D. on his calling on you which I have desired him to do. Accept my salutations & assurances of esteem & respect...
9From 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...
10From Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 1 May 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you a bill of lading just recieved from mr Cathalan of Marseilles for a box sent by the Franklin Capt. Avery to New York, the contents of which are expressed in the bill. I have recieved no invoice, but mr Cathalan in a letter informs me they cost 201 ₶. which he has included in a larger draught on me @ 5 ₶ .35 per Dollar making 37 D .50c which may enable you to fix the duty. I will...
11From Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 6 June 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of May 15. has been duly recieved, and I now inclose you a draught of the US. bank here on that at New-York for 111D.82C the amount of the duties you have been so kind as to answer for me, with my thanks and respectful salutations. MHi : Coolidge Collection.
12Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 28 January 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I am much obliged by the communication in your favors of the 21 st & 22 d of the arrival of my wines at New York , and still more by your kindness in undertaking to send them on to Richmond at once, without waiting my directions. that being my only port on tidewaters, and one from whence we have water carriage to my own landing, is of course the one to which every thing must come to me; & mess...
13Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 29 May 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Having occasion to send letters to Paris , Marseilles & Leghorn I have supposed there was no port in the US. from which opportunities of conveyance were more likely to occur than that of New York : and I had too often had proofs of your kindness to doubt that you would do me the favor of giving a passage to the inclosed letters for those places. I ask this good office with the more pleasure as...
14Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 16 October 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Sep. 26. was recieved a few days ago, and I have this day written to my correspondents in Richmond , mess rs Gibson & Jefferson to desire them to remit you the amount of the account you inclosed me , to wit 89.11 D which I trust they will do without delay. I am very thankful to you for your kind offices on this & similar occasions which I could with much difficulty arrange...
15From Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 30 December 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
By a letter from Mr. Lee at Bordeaux I learn he has shipped for me to your address five cases of Bordeaux wines and 3. cases of preserves, the cost of the former 738.₶ of the latter not mentioned. I inclose you the bill of lading and will ask the favor of you to have the cases forwarded to this place by the first vessel, and to be so good as to inform me of the amount of duties & other charges...
16Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 2 July 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday your favor of the 26. and lose no time in replying to it. if a conveyance by a coasting vessel to Norfolk or Richmond can be found it is so much the simplest that I should prefer it, notwithstand g the risk brought on by the war. but the enemy have not yet had time to spread their privateers on our coast, nor have their ships of war as yet had time to catch our swift...
17Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 3 April 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to mr Gelston and his thanks for the pumpkin seed he has been so kind as to send him . he will with pleasure give them a trial; the pumpkin being a plant of which he endeavors every year to raise so many as to maintain all the stock on his farms from the time they come till frost, which is from 2. to 3. months. besides feeding his workhorses, cattle &...
18From Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 9 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson returns his thanks to mr Gelston for having forwarded the Stylograph recieved from Majr. Hunt, which came safely to hand. he has no information what it cost, in order to ascertain the duty; but observes by a printed advertisement that those of the highest price (folio) are 4. guineas in London, the middle price 3. guineas, the lowest (8vo.) 2. Guineas. his being a 4to. is...
19From Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 21 October 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Hoping that the present favorable change of weather will re-establish the health of New York, and restore it’s commercial communications, I take the liberty of recalling to your mind your letter of July 23. in which you mentioned that you had recieved from mr Appleton a bill of lading for 10. cases of Tuscan wine, & that you would forward the wine. I presume the wine itself arrived and now ask...
20From Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 8 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Two tierces of cotton seed sent me from Savanna to Baltimore I have desired messrs. Falls & Brown of that place to forward by the first vessel to New York in the hope they may arrive there before the departure of the public vessel bound from thence to France. should they arrive in time I will pray you to put them on board that vessel, with a card on them addressed to ‘M. Sylvestre Secretary of...
21Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 18 October 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 11 th came to hand last night. supposing that mr Gibson will have sent on the former sum of 89.11 as mentioned in my letter of the 16 th before I could advise him to enlarge it, I have thought it best to inclose to you directly the additional sum of 6.60 D in Richmond bank notes which we understand to be at par in N. York , or if not exactly so the fractional cents on the...
22Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 9 March 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
In your letter of Feb. 6. you were so kind as to inform me that you had that day shipped my wines on board the schooner Brilliant , Cap t Black , belonging to Richmond . having heard nothing of her since, and that date having been followed by a month of dreadful weather , I am become quite uneasy lest some accident should have befallen her. it is to relieve this that I trouble you to say in a...
23Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 27 August 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night your favor of the 21 st and at the same time an invoice of the books from Debure , cost 19 180. ƒ charges 11–50 making 191–50 ƒ which invoice I now inclose you with a request of it’s return , with notice of the duties and charges for which I shall be your debtor. the sum being too small to be remitted by a draught, I will inclose it in a bank bill with an allowance for...
24From Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 5 November 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Oct. 9. was recieved in due time, & the articles mentioned in it are safely arrived. I now inclose you a draught of the US. bank here on that at N.Y. for 13.50 D which covers your account of 11. D. for duties &c, and I have taken the liberty of including with it 2.50 D for a mr D. Frazer of N. York author of a book entitled the ‘History of Man’ printed by Southwark & Hardcastle...
25Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 18 September 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Aug. 31. did not come to hand but by yesterday’s mail, delayed I presume by the late extraordinary floods . it brings me the first notice of the arrival of my books which I have been 3. or 4. months expecting . them but I have not yet recieved either invoice or letter. as we ought to suppose they came by the same ship, tomorrow’s mail may perhaps bring them, in which case you...
26Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 1 October 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
On my return home after some absence I found here your favor s of Sep. 2 & 15. stating the amount of freight & duties on my books at 7.75 D Having no medium of remittance but in the bills of our banks I inclose 8.D. presuming they are negociable with you, and that the fractional surplus may cover their discount at market. I salute you with continued friendship & respect. RC ( William Doyle...
27Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 20 January 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 8 th is just now recieved, informing me of the reciept of a box of garden & flower seeds from mr Baker of Tarra gona for me. I do not think I can better dispose of them than by asking from the Botanical garden of New York their a ccept ance of them. perhaps there may be among them something worthy their notice and I am happy in an occasion of shewing my willingness to be...
28From Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 9 September 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I yesterday recieved your favor of the 1st. inst. announcing the reciept of 95. bottles of wine for me. it is a wine of Nebioule in Piedmont, and I presume of the non-enumerated class in the tariff of duties. that a box of medecines should come to me is incomprehensible, nor have I any advice of it. but as I am in the habit of recieving seeds & plants from mr Appleton, and from the Botanical...
29Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 4 December 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night your favor of Nov. 24. and am very thankful for your kind attention to forward my books to Richmond promptly and without waiting my answer. the advance of the season which renders them more liable to loss or injury makes this dispatch interesting. I return you mr Beasley’s letter, and inclose also Debure’s letter & invoice of the cost of the books. as soon therefore as...
30Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 3 August 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I have just recieved a letter from John Martin Baker , our Consul, in which he informs me he had shipped a case of Barsac wine for me from Bordeaux by the American brig Gen l Ward addressed to your care. will you have the goodness to reship it to Richmond to the address of Mess rs Gibson and Jefferson of that place who will pay all charges which can be referred to them. such as cannot, I will...