451James Martin to Thomas Jefferson, 2 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I am offered the $4000 for your land payable $1000 on the first day of april next an three annual payments for the balancee I have full confidence in the punctuality of the purchaser who can give me any Security I demand I darsay their will be no danger, but the whole will be paid to the day he prefers pursonal security he will give such as is unexception i a ble,— please say immediatily if I...
452William C. Rives to Thomas Jefferson, 3 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
You will receive from the bearer of this note the books, whose names are subjoined.— I have read Dalrymple on Feudal property, but as a recurrence to it may sometimes become necessary, I have retained it.—It was my wish to have waited on you this morning, but preparations for my departure from Milton , and the constant expectation of the stage’s arrival, detain me here. 2 nd Vol. Kennets Hist....
453Richard Barry to Thomas Jefferson, 5 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I received your letter of the 30th Nov r in which you mention that M r Leitch required payment of you in 30 days for the am t ballance due by you of my account I can assure you Sir, it was contrary to my wishes . I met M r Leitch in this City on his return from Baltimore
454Joseph Dougherty to Thomas Jefferson, 5 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
yours of the 30 Nov. I rec d the 3 rd of this month and delivered the inclosed, to M r Barry . Sir I expect expect that you have so many applications for the breed of your shepherds dog, that it is no use for me to say any thing to you about them, however, if you should have any to spare, I would be verry thankful to to you for one. before this reaches you, you perhaps may have heard of a duel
455William Lambert to Thomas Jefferson, 5 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I acknowledge with sincere gratitude and respect, the receipt of your obliging note , inclosing a vote of thanks from the American Philosophical Society for a table of the Moon’s motion, transmitted to you, some time since, as their President. Truly sensible of the instances of friendship with which you have been pleased to favor me, I shall endeavor to reciprocate, so far as I may have it in...
456Randolph Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 7 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I would Esteem it as a singular favour of you if you would be so Good as to lend us your Gigg harness to go as fare as charlotte as one of my wifes brothers lays like to dye and she has a Great desire to Go and see him and they shall be reternd safe back a gane as soon as she gits back which will be in seven or Eight days my wife Joins with me in love to you and family. RC ( ViU : TJP-CC );...
457Erastus Granger to Thomas Jefferson, 8 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
having had the honor of receiving from you the appointments of Collector of the revenue for this district, and that of Indian agency to the six Nations ; I take the liberty (as a small testimony of respect) of enclosing for your amusement, two Indian speeches, dilivered on different Occasions.— I have every reason to believe the speech of Farmer’s Brother was dilivered by him, as now...
458William Lambert to Thomas Jefferson, 8 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to transmit herewith, two astronomical tables; one for computing the Moon’s longitude, latitude, Etc. for every hour, and the other to find the Moon’s hourly velocity at any intermediate time between 0 and 12 hours, by which the motion for a given number of minutes and seconds between the hours, may be accurately obtained. The table which I formerly presented to you, was...
459John Wayles Eppes to Thomas Jefferson, 10 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been looking with great anxiety for some time for a letter from you—My own situation has been such that I have not had a moment to devote to any purpose— You left me almost on the bed of sickness— So soon as I was able to perform the journey I went with M rs Eppes to Carolina and my Journey was so long delayed that I did not return to Eppington until the 20 th of November — On the 21 st my
460James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 11 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I duly rec d your two letters of the 26. & 30. Ult: The State of Col. Monroe’s mind is very nearly what I had supposed. His willingness to have taken a seat in the Cabinet, is what I had not supposed. I have written to Maj r Neele , according to your suggestion, and shall follow it also as to the distribution of Gov r Lewis’s papers when they arrive. Fayette