2901From Thomas Jefferson to Francis Walker Gilmer, 6 March 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
The board of Visitors met the day before yesterday and I laid before them your letters, your report and documents and I have the pleasure to assure you that the manner in which you have executed your mission has given them the most perfect & unqualified satisfaction and they are especially pleased with your selection of Professors so far as they see of them as yet . I now return you the...
2902From Thomas Jefferson to Henry St. George Tucker, 6 March 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
The board of Visitors at their session of the 4 th instant continued by adjournmt to the 5 th proceeding to the appmt of a Professor for the school of law in the University of Virga, gave their suffrages unanimously for offering that chair to you. in the course of the same day a letter was brought from the P.O. addressed to mr Johnson, who was not present but had desired mr Loyall to open it....
2903From Thomas Jefferson to Arthur S. Brockenbrough, 7 March 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
In consideration of the delay which attended the opening of the University beyond they day on which it had been announced, the uncertainty which this might occasion in the minds of many at what time it might be opened, and the temporary engagements which, in consequence thereof, they might entire into elsewhere, Notice is given that, for the present year , Students will be recieved at the...
2904From Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Garrett, 8 March 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I now inclose you the ratification by the board of visitors of the loan of 5000 D. from the Farmer’s bank, the bill which gives us the 50. M. D. has past both houses of Congress. we ought to recieve it directly , and not thro the circuitous and useless medium proposed by the law. We should immediately, and without any delay remit the sum of 3000. D. to mr Appleton on account of our capitals,...
2905From Thomas Jefferson to Robert Greenhow, 8 March 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
In the many interesting conversns I had with you while we had the pleasure of your company at Monticello you mentioned that we could have from Italy the finest Anatomical preparations, castings E t c and for the cheapest prices of any part of the world. our University begins it’s operns this day, and our school of Anatomy and Medicine is as yet unprovided with it’s proper subjects and...
2906From Thomas Jefferson to Arthur S. Brockenbrough, 9 March 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I omitted, in my letter of this morning, to desire you to have remitted immediately to mr Appleton the sum of 3000. D. towards payment for our capitals, pavement, and the bases which Raggi had agreed to furnish, but is not able to do it, in a letter to mr Garrett I have pointed out the course of effecting it through Col o Peyton. ViU : Thomas Jefferson Papers (Proctor’s Papers).
2907From Thomas Jefferson to Arthur S. Brockenbrough, 9 March 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Hereto annexed I send you certain resolutions of the Visitors past at their late session, on which you will have to act so soon as we can learn how and when the monies expected from the General government can be recieved by us. these monies being expressly appropriated by law to ‘the purchase of books and apparatus for the University,’ a separate account must be opened for it as a distinct...
2908From Thomas Jefferson to George Tucker, 9 March 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Feb. 23. was laid before the Board of Visitors of the University at their meeting on the 4 th inst. and they immediately and unanimously appointed you Professor of the school of Moral philosophy in which are to be taught mental science generally, including Ideology, general grammar, logic and Ethics. I was in hopes, from your letter, that you would have taken this in your return...
2909To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 10 March 1825 (Madison Papers)
Considering Chr. Tucker’s acceptance as absolutely desperate, the reasons he assigned being of an immovable character, and the hopeless state in which we should be if Barber also declined I took advge. of his being at our court to ask him to call on me. He did so. I entered with him on the subject of his undertaking our chair of Law. He stiffly maintained at first the preference of his present...
2910From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 10 March 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Considering Ch r Tucker’s acceptance as absolutely desperate, the reasons he assigned being of an immoveable character, and the hopeless state in which we should be if Barber also declined I took advge of his being at our court to ask him to call on me. he did so. I entered with him on the subject of his undertaking our chair of Law . he stiffly maintained at first the preference of his...