4441Thomas Jefferson to Christopher Ellery, 3 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Feb. 22. gave me great pleasure as it assured me you were in life and health, but greater still as it told me I could render you a service. I have not hesitated to address a letter to the president bearing witness to your merits in the times of trial as well as to those of all times: altho’ suffering health has obliged me to cease from letter-writing in a great degree, and a...
4442John Laval to Thomas Jefferson, 3 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
having determined to reduce Our Stock of Books, now on hand, Which I find too extensive for the present demands of the Country, I offer to you, at a Small advance on the Cost, All the Works you May Wish to obtain for your Library I have Nautical Almanacs for 1820 & 1821, & More than a thousand volumes procured Since the publication of our Catalogue Sales are So dull that I can not raise, out...
4443Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 3 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I am often placed under the dilemma of either alienating my old friends, or of giving you the trouble of reading a letter, and I have had too many proofs of your friendship not to know you will take that trouble to save me from so painful an alternative. mr Ellery , I know your difficulties, and after giving my testimony, I pay no attention to the result, leaving that to yourself who alone...
4444John Vaughan to Thomas Jefferson, 3 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I am your Debtor on the Score of Correspondence & hope you will accept my apology— The Vanilla I could not procure Your letter for M Dodge was forwarded & I have his reply—Your wines he Sent to adress of our Collector who enterd & will forward same—I offerd to pay expences which he declin’d recieving without an order to that purpose from you— They have r only recievd a few Days on acc t of the...
4445Enclosure: Thomas Cooper’s Order on Alexander Garrett, [by 3 March 1820] (Jefferson Papers)
Please to pay to the order of M r John Vaughan of this City seven hundred and fifty dollars being an anticipation in part of my salary as Professor in the University of Virginia agreably to the terms of my proposals in a letter to M r Jefferson of 25 Oct r 1819 MS ( ViU: TJP ); in Cooper’s hand, with notations in other hands as indicated; undated; adjacent to signature: “Treasurer of the...
4446Enclosure: Edy Turner’s Vocabulary of the Nottoway Language, 4 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Vocabulary of the language of the Nottoway Tribe of Indians, obtained from an old Indian Woman of the name of Edie Turner , the 4 th of March 1820 . Nouns. Of the Universe 1. The Sun Aheeta 2. The Moon Tethrāke 3. The Stars Deeshū
4447To James Madison from William S. Cardell, 4 March 1820 (Madison Papers)
Though my name is signed individually to the enclosed circular you will not, unknown to you as I am, consider me as acting without the concurrence of the first Scholars and the first citizens in this vicinity. The subject is considered as resting on its own merits or I should have asked a distinguished gentleman personally acquainted with you to enclose my letter. There is a particular anxiety...
4448Hugh Nelson to Thomas Jefferson, 4 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Presuming that you feel a deep Interest in the decission of the question which of late so deeply much agitated the Country, I presume doubt not a brief statement of its Issue will be agreable—on Friday last, the 2 d In t it was finally settled between the two Houses . The Restriction on Missouri as a state was rejected and also in the Country South of 36.° 30′
4449William Prentiss to Thomas Jefferson, 4 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
In 1796 We purchased large tracts of Lands in this Country which cost us about 100,000$—but we soon found that we had been Duped out of our money, by the artfull and designing speculators of those times. and given up as loosing our property— In 1817 having business in this Country, I made some enquiries respecting these lands and found this one Tract valuable and was led to believe our claim...
4450Enclosure: William Prentiss’s Memorandum on Establishing a School, 21 October 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
My Wish, is, to commence a School, as early as possible, which may lead to an Established Academy— If those living within the bounds of our Tract, or near enough, to be benefitted by a School, will assist in building a Schoolhouse—and to be used as a place for public worship — , I will build the necessary houses for the Convenience of boarding the Children & will procure a Good Lancastrian...
4451From John Adams to James Monroe, 6 March 1820 (Adams Papers)
I ought not o have delaid an acknowledgement of your favour of February 20th. and the Volume of the Journal of the Federal Convention which attended it—The Volume shows that our present inestimable Constitution cost the Venerable Characters who composed it—much anxiety, debate, and difficulty—But a Candid and liberal disposition on all hands resulted in the—“preclarum singulare quiet”—which we...
4452From John Adams to William Wood, 6 March 1820 (Adams Papers)
I thank you for your letter of the 2d of this Mongth, and for the Catalogue for the apprentices’ Library—I am highly gratified to see that it already amounts to so respectable a number—as I do not see in the list a Naval History of the United States—I take the Liberty to send you a Copy of that Work—which is at once a Monument to the Glory of our Naval Heroes and a proof of the inattention of...
4453William Lee to Thomas Jefferson, 6 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Arganil a respectable french homme de Lettres residing in Newport R.I. is anxious to procure the situation of professor of the French, Spanish & Italian languages in one of our Colleges for which I believe him eminently qualified. Thinking it possible that such a person may be wanted in the institution patronised by you I take the liberty to inclose for your perusal two or three of his...
4454From John Adams to Elihu Marshall, 7 March 1820 (Adams Papers)
I thank you for the honour you have done me, by your letter of the 16th. of last Month—and for the valuable present of the American Tutors Assistant—which I believe to be a valuable Book—At the moment I received these favours; I was deeply engaged in reading Cato Major—and I could scarce help thinking, that I was reading Tillotson Sherlocke, Buttler, or our Buckminster, or Everett—for there...
4455From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to George Washington Adams, 7 March 1820 (Adams Papers)
I am at length about to attempt to answer your Letter but am not quite sure whether I shall be successfull as it is late and impossible to guard against interruptions— In the first place the Missouri question is decided—How I leave you to judge as you will read the account in the publick papers—The juggling between the Clerks of the House and the Speaker places our National Councils in so...
4456From James Madison to George W. Featherstonhaugh, June 1820 [7 March 1820] (Madison Papers)
I have recd. your favor of the 1st. inst; with the pamphlet, containing the “Address from the Board of Agriculture of the State of N. York to the County Societies.” I thank you, Sir, for the Communication. The Address seems happily calculated as well to dissuade from the fallacious pursuits which have been so extensively injurious, as to cherish a zeal for the one most essential to the public...
4457To James Madison from Tench Coxe, 7 March 1820 (Madison Papers)
During your investiture with the office of President you were so good as to confer the appointments of Midshipman on two of my Sons. One of them, Henry Sidney Coxe on the return of Peace was induced by me to withdraw as I feared the influence of the severities of the service, would certainly deprive the family, his father & himself of his life. His symptoms were decidedly hectic. I induced him...
4458Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 7 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I return you the bond duly executed for the amount of my debt to you on the 1 st day of August last . the vast and sudden diminution in the circulating medium of our country which has taken place, with the retirement, by bankruptcy, of so many bidders for our produce, has brought that so low as to be no longer equal to the payment of debts contracted in expectation that it would continue to...
4459Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Robertson, 7 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I return you the bond duly executed for the amount of my debt to you on the 31 st day of August last . the vast and sudden diminution in the circulating medium of our country which has taken place, with the retirement, by bankruptcy, of so many bidders for our produce, has brought that so low as to be no longer equal to the payment of debts contracted in expectation that it would continue to...
4460John Payne Todd to Thomas Jefferson, 7 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I very reluctantly enclose you the list of Medals furnished by D r Mease from a fear that the answer to his enquiry may prove of some inconvenience. M r Madison will carry with him the Volume of plates of which I Spoke to Monticello , together with a print of the lately finished and much admired front of the Louvre in Paris . RC (
4461William Wood to Thomas Jefferson, 7 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
An Exon has been issued against me as a security, for about $110 which I am compelled to pay on thursday next or, suffer my property to be sold for any price, which I trust will be an apology for applying to you at this time for the amount of the Draft given by you on Mr Gibson ; particularly when it will be recollected that I can’t possibly get the money from Richmond in time to pay this...
4462From John Adams to Robert J. Evans, 8 March 1820 (Adams Papers)
I have received your letter of the 21st. of Febuary I have no scruples of conscience, and no reproaches to make to myself, for my conduct for first introducing Paine into public service—The abandoned viciousness and Proflagacy of his Character, was then totally unknown to me—and in truth—I did not give credit to Dr. Witherspoons accusation of Intemperance—because it was contradicted by...
4463From John Adams to Thomas Hertell, 8 March 1820 (Adams Papers)
I have received your kind letter of Febry 25th. your apology for publishing—my letter was unnecessary the letter has been published received with more indulgence than it merited—and if it has occasioned the sale of one of your Pamphlets more than would have been sold without it—I am glad it has been published— Judge Millers compliment to it, is more than a reward— I have not seen it in any...
4464From John Adams to James Monroe, 8 March 1820 (Adams Papers)
I ought not to have delaid an acknowledgement of your favour of February 20th. and the Volume of the journal of the Federal Constitution Convention which attended it—the Volume shows that our present inestimable Constitution cost the venerable Characters—who composed it—much anxiety and debate and but a Candid and liberal disposition on all hands, resulted in the “preclarum singulare...
4465To John Adams from Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 8 March 1820 (Adams Papers)
8th: March—Was very unwell all the morning and the weather was extremely disagreeable—In the evening went to the Drawing Room which was very full—The wedding much talked of in consequence of which the Russian Minister asked me when they might pay their respects and offer their congratulations I told him I understood they were to receive their friends without form or ceremony I believed in the...
4466Thomas Jefferson to William S. Cardell, 8 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Continued ill health, with little prospect of better renders me all but unable to acknolege the reciept of your favor of Feb. and equally so to add any thing to your own able developements of the subject it presents for consideration. with one foot in the grave, it would be very inconsiderate in me to engage in new enterprises which require, to effect them all the vigour and length of years...
4467Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Cooper, 8 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Feb. 10. came to my hands on the 27 th and expecting a consultation with 2. of my colleagues I postponed answering until that should have taken place. Your pavilion is finished except plaistering and painting. the former will require all this month, from the variableness of the season. the house joiner asks a fortnight after removal of the rubbish of the plaisterer to hang his...
4468Thomas Jefferson to Craven Peyton, 8 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I have never in my life been more chagrined or mortified that than I am in being obliged to inform you that my hope of pa repaying this spring one half of my debt to you becomes impossible. altho’ my crop in Bedford failed, the flour rents I recieve here authorized me to be confident in that hope. but on sending it to market it does not yield the third of the price of 3. or 4. years ago, nor...
4469Thomas Jefferson to John Vaughan, 8 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
By a letter from Doctor Cooper of the 10 th ult. from Columbia he desires me to communicate to you, for the information of mrs Cooper , some things relative to his concerns with us. The pavilion intended for him is finished except as to being plaistered and painted. for the 1 st of these operations we must allow to the end of this month on account of the uncertainty of the season. the house...
4470William Wirt to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
The gentleman who hands you this is M r Albert Insinger , who has been introduced to me as Son to the Prior of the great commercial house of Insinger, & Co. of Amsterdam . M r Insinger being on a tour through Virginia , & being desirous of paying his respects to you, I have been requested to give him a letter of introduction, which I do with very great pleasure, because I am sure you will,...