1Alexander Garrett to James Madison, 28 June 1833 (Madison Papers)
Annexed I send for your approval, my check on the President & Directors of the Literary Fund, for Five thousand dollars; you will recollect, that in the letter I sent you some time ago, from Mr. Pendleton the Proctor, he suggested the necessity of drawing the above sum, so as to meet the quarter salaries to the Professors on the first of next month, and that the Va. Auditor has authorised the...
2Alexander Garrett to James Madison, 17 May 1833 (Madison Papers)
Inclosed I send you the 3d. Bills of exchange, drawn upon Messrs. Baring Brothers & Co. of London for £172:14.8 Sterling, in their hands due the University—directed by your letter of the 10th instant; Most Respectfully Your Most Obt. Servant RC (DLC) .
3Alexander Garrett to James Madison, 7 May 1833 (Madison Papers)
Above I send for your approval my check on the President & Directors of Literary Fund of Virginia, for Five thousand dollars, part of the annuity due the University the currrent year. This check is drawn rather earlier than heretofore practiced, to explain which, and for the purpose of affording you information in relation to the money of the University, in the hands of Baring & Brothers of...
4Alexander Garrett to James Madison, 18 April 1832 (Madison Papers)
Annexed I send for your approval, my check on the President & Directors of the Literary Fund, for Five thousand dollars, part of the annuity to the University of the current year. With my best wishes for your good health, I Remain Dr. Sir most Respectfully Your most Obt. St. RC (DLC) .
5Alexander Garrett to James Madison, 16 April 1831 (Madison Papers)
Annexed I send for your approval my check on the President & Directors of the Literary Fund of Virginia for Ten thousand dollars for [ ] the University. Most Respectfully Your obt Servant RC (DLC) .
6Alexander Garrett to James Madison, 1 April 1830 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Brockenbrough informs me that another quarters pay is this day due the Professors and desired me to procure the means to meet payment. I therefore annexed send my check on the Literary Fund for five thousand dollars for your approval. Most Respectfully Your Obt. St. RC (DLC) .
7Alexander Garrett to James Madison, 25 January 1830 (Madison Papers)
Above and annexed, I send for your approval, my check on the President & Directors of the Literary Fund, for Five thousand dollars, part of the Annuity due the University of Virginia for 1830. Most Respectfully Your most Obt Servant NB. The number of Students now at the University, I understand is about 140, all doing well nothing has as yet occurred this session to be much regretted of, save...
8Alexander Garrett to James Madison, 3 August 1829 (Madison Papers)
Annexed I send for your approval my check on the President & Directors of the Literary Fund, for five thousand dollars, being the last of the present years annuity Mr. Brockenbrough, advises me that a part of it will soon be wanted. Most Respectfully Your Obt. Servt. RC (DLC) .
9Alexander Garrett to James Madison, 14 April 1829 (Madison Papers)
Annexed I send for your approval, my check on the Literary fund of Virginia, for Five thousand dollars, a part of which is now wanted to meet, the Proctors drafts. Very Respectfully Your. most. Obt. St. RC (DLC) .
10Alexander Garrett to James Madison, 10 January 1829 (Madison Papers)
Annexed I send for your approval, my check on the P. & Directors of the Literary Fund, for Five thousand dollars of the Annuity of 1829—Having to go to Richmond in a few days, Mr. Brockenbrough advises me to take the check with me, that I may negociate it with the Bank while there, as the money will be very soon wanted by the Professors. Most. Respectfully Your Obt. St. RC (DLC) .
11Alexander Garrett to James Madison, 8 December 1828 (Madison Papers)
Your favour of the 5th. instant is this moment received. The account from July 1827. to December—27. shall be immediately copied and enclosed, to the Governor as directed, all these accounts have been heretofore furnished and must now be in Mr. Trst office at the University, I have never recieved any letter from Mr. Trist on the subject of these accounts, I have lately learned, that he wrote...
12Alexander Garrett to James Madison, 19 August 1828 (Madison Papers)
Annexed I send for your approval, my check upon the President & Directors of the Literary Fund, for Five thousand dollars; the last of the present years annuiety. This will be wanting very shortly, to meet the approaching quarter payments to the Professors. Very Respectfully RC (DLC) .
13Alexander Garrett to James Madison, 10 March 1828 (Madison Papers)
An apology, is due for my seeming neglect, in not sooner answering your letter of the 4th. instant, and that apology I hope may be found, in the fact, that your letter reached me, on the monday morning of our last quarterly court, which set the whole week, affording me not a moment to devote to any other business but that of the court, since its adjournment, I have examined into the various...
14To James Madison from Alexander Garrett, 11 July 1827 (Madison Papers)
Your letter, enclosing the proposal of the trustees of Mrs. Randolph, for the loan to the University of Virginia; was duly recieved; and in obedience to your instructions I immediately communicated the same by letter to the Visitors of the University, from whom I have recieved answers accepting of the loan as proposed, “with the understanding, that the interest upon the certificates shall be...
15To James Madison from Alexander Garrett, 3 May 1827 (Madison Papers)
A day or two after the reciept of your favour of the 18th. ult, I went to Richmond in the hope, that I should be able to make some arrangement either with the Literary board, or with the Banks, by which the loan, lately authorised by the Legislature, would be taken up on favourable terms to the University; The absence of Mr. Daniel from Richmond, prevented a meeting of the Literary board, on...
16To James Madison from Alexander Garrett, 9 April 1827 (Madison Papers)
Annexed I send you the copy of a letter just received from the 2. Auditor in relation to the loan of $25000. asked for the University, my letter to the President & Directors of the Literary fund of the 30th. ult, was written by direction of Genl. Cocke and I was further directed, that, in case, the board should decline the loan, then to open a negociation with some one of the banks in...
17To James Madison from Alexander Garrett, 11 January 1827 (Madison Papers)
Above I send you my check on the P. & Directors of the Literary fund, for whatever sum you may deem proper to approve the payment of, The balance due the University of the annuiety of the current year is $12,000 $3000. of the $15,000 has been drawn (or rather negociated with the Farmers bank of Va.) by order of the board of Visitors at their last October meeting and paid out to the drafts of...
18To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Garrett, 4 March 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
In execution of the resolution of the board of Visitors of October 1824. directing “a negociation with either of the banks in Richmond for a loan to the University, to the amount of the s e perate part of the subscriptions,” On the 14 th of October last, I addressed letters to the Presidents of the bank of Virginia, & Farmers bank of Virginia, preposing an accomodation to the university of...
19To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Garrett, 1 February 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I send you the letters & c with which I was charged by Mess rs Gilmer & Cabell to which I beg to add, a part of a New York paper giving some information of the Competitor, by a still later arrival at Norfolk, later intelegence is recieved, the Norfolk Herald of the 27 th Jan y states, that the Competitor was at Plymouth on the 5 th December to sail soon, I succeeded in selling $10,000 of the...
20To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Garrett, 18 April 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Inclosed I send you two letters recieved by the last nights mail, the one from the 2 d Auditor, the other from the Cashier of the Farmers Bank of Virginia; by the former it seems, no part of the Annuity of 24. can be expected from the Literary board untill July, by the latter an accomodation is proposed to the University on payment of interest, shall I accept or reject the proposal; If the...
21To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Garrett, 16 March 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Thinking it possible that at this meeting of the Visitors, they may take into consideration the applications for stewardships at the University, I take the liberty of enclosing two letters written me on that subject, the one by Col. P. P. Barbour the other by Reynolds Chapman esq. clerk of Orange, setting forth in strong terms the pretentions of Major Geo. W. Spotswood of Orange county to such...
22To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Garrett, 6 February 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
I herewith send for your inspection a letter lately recieved from Jos C. Cabell esq r asking of me to procure for him from persons residing in this county some evidence relative to the value of negroes in the year 1815. 16. the affidavits of such as I have been able to procure in the short time allowed me, I also send for your inspection, In an interview I had with M r Cabell a few days ago in...
23To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Garrett, 4 October 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Thomas not having returned from Richmond, I have not been able to get his report (relative to the state of the subscription) corrected as you desired, I return it to you least it may be wanted at the meeting of the Visitors, On the return of M r Thomas I will get him to report anew as directed, and forward it to you I hope in time to answer all purposes. Not having time to get from the...
24To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Garrett, 2 May 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I send for your perusal the enclosed letter recieved today, from M r Brown relative to the loan to the University, I send you a couple of fresh shad, of which I beg your acceptance. CSmH : Jefferson File.
25To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Garrett, 22 March 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I send for your perusal, a letter recieved yesterday from M r Brockenbrough stating the want of $500. to meet some pressing demands upon the University I also send a check for the $500. for your approval provided you consent to apply the $500. heretofore reserved to meet the freight &c. of the marble caps. as M r B. proposes: there is yet a balance of the annuity of 23. undrawn, how much...
26To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Garrett, 30 January 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
By request of M r Brockenbrough contained in the enclosed letter, I send for your approval, a check on the President & Directors of the Literary fund, for seven thousand dollars. my engagements at home to day, prevents my waiting on you in person on this subject CSmH : Jefferson File.
27To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Garrett, 18 December 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
The child of my daughter Southall, died in yesterday. she is desirous it should be burried by the side of the one you were so good as to permit my wife and self to deposit in your grave yard some time past. If it is not askeing too much of you, I should be greatly obliged by your permission to gratify my daughter in her wish. MHi .
28From Alexander Garrett to William Mitchell, 7 October 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
Recieved this 7 th October 1822 of William Mitchell by M r Jefferson fifty dollars account his subscription to the Central College. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
29Alexander Garrett to Thomas Jefferson, 4 September 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I send for your approval the check of two thousand dollars enclosed; besides several drafts which have been presented for payment (& which I could not pay for want of funds) M r Peyton has sent me his account for the purchase of the bill of exchange on Leghorn by which the University is in his debt about $100. and which I wish to send him by the return mail, I would have wrode up to see you...
30Alexander Garrett to Thomas Jefferson, 7 June 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I am again out of funds to meet the drafts of the Proctor of the University and the holders of a few, are pressing. I therefore enclose a check for three thousand dollars for your approval. I would come up to see you in person, but am detained by the court setting today. I intend starting early tomorrow morning to Richmond and wish to take the enclosed check down with me. RC ( CSmH: JF );...