11Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Ritchie, 7 January 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I see with much concern in your paper of the 3 d that they are endeavoring to compromit me on the subject of the next President. the informn of the said to come from a gent. from Columbia is totally unfounded, & you will observe that the Augusta Chronicle cited also as giving an acc t of the same Caucus says not a word of any letter from me. for all of the gentlemen named as subjects of the future
12Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Ritchie, 10 June 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to return you infinite thanks for the kind interest you have taken in the late denunciation against me by a Pseudo- native of Virginia , and particularly for the proofs of it furnished thro’ the hands of my grandson . it has been a rule of my life, steadily observed to take no notice of anonymous defamations. but I know that money imputations are more apt than others to excite...
13From James Madison to Thomas Ritchie, 2 July 1822 (Madison Papers)
I recd. some time ago a letter from Mr. H. G. Spafford at Ballston Spa N.Y. in which he says “I wish your Booksellers would encourage me to write a Gazetteer of Virga. I could travel all over the State, collect materials, & prepare the work for the press, in about 2 years on a salary of $1000 a year, & a few copies of the work.” I answered that I could not undertake to judge how far a...
14Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Ritchie, 6 August 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
If you have on hand any more of the Reports of the Comm rs of Rockfish gap on the subject of the Univ ty I will thank you for half a dozen. repeated applicns to me from other states for the scheme of educn proposed for our Univ ty I generally answer by a copy of that. I take for granted you present your acc t for these things with that of the Enquirer to Col
15From James Madison to Thomas Ritchie, 13 August 1822 (Madison Papers)
Your favor of Aug 7 is so full & satisfactory an answer to my request of July 2. that I ought not to withold my thanks for it. The delay was immaterial. But I lament most sincerely the afflicting causes of it. With much esteem & friendly respects The Enquirer of the 6th. very properly animadverts on the attempts to pervert the historical circumstances relating to the Draught of the Declaration...
16From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Ritchie, 3 March 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Th Jefferson asks the favor of mr Ritchie to add Charlottesville to the address of his paper, without which it goes to the Milton P.O. with which he has no intercourse, & the consequence is that his Enquirers accumulate there till some accident offers a conveyance whereas with Charlottesville he has daily communicn. he salutes him with esteem & respect MHi .
17From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Ritchie, 13 June 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
In the year 21. there were inserted in your paper three series of essays on the case of Cohen, subscribed by Algernon Sidney, Fletcher of Saltown & Somers, which compleatly pulverised the opinion of the Federal court in that case. had these been published in the papers of the other states, they would have left no doubters on that subject. I have an oppy of putting them into the hands of a...
18From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Ritchie, 17 June 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you on the 13 th on the subject of my arrearages, on looking into mr Gibson’s acc ts who acted for me till 21, I find a payment of 10.D. for the Enquirer on June 9. 20. so that I suspect I was mistaken in supposing I had written to Col o Peyton to pay for the paper. I presume that on changing my agent in 20. or 21. I omitted to give the general order and that my arrears commence after...
19From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Ritchie, 9 November 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Oct. 29. was duly recieved. our Report was ready on the 6 th of Oct. except as to a single blank to be filled with the result of an account not then in hand, this was not rendered to me till the day before yesterday and I this day commit the whole to the mail under address to the Gov r as required by law. I hope you will always print our reports in 8 vo being most convenient for...
20From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Ritchie, 22 November 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
It has not been in my power to forward to the Gov r the Report & documents of the Visitors of the University till this day. there were 2. blanks in the Report which our Collector never enabled me to fill till yesterday. I now forward those papers to the Gov r but there will still be a letter to accompany them which is to give him such informn subsequent to the date of the Report as may be...