31Thomas Appleton to Thomas Jefferson, 7 July 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Your duplicate letters of 16. April , both reach’d my hands on the 1 st of the present month, by Gib r & London ; & by a singular combination, on the same day— I have also rec’d one from M r Sam l Williams of London
32Thomas Appleton to Thomas Jefferson, 2 November 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
The tranquility of Sicily is restored, by the Surrender of Palermo to the neapolitan arms; the low populace have been disarm’d, & the factious leaders have been Sent to Naples .—The attitude of the Kingdom of Naples , is imposing in the highest degree—the Capital has a well-organiz’d national guard of 30,000–men, commanded by tried & experienc’d officers—the provinces are guarded by two or...
33Thomas Appleton to Thomas Jefferson, 10 October 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 13 th of July & postscriptum of the 30 th reach’d me on the 4 th of the present month.— A few days previous, I receiv’d, by duplicates, m r Vaughan ’s letters, containing a bill on Paris , for Two thousand three hundred & fifty three francs. 20 cts, which when negotiated, deducting brokerage & postage, left 436– Dollars, which I have paid m de Pini & now inclose you their...
34Thomas Appleton to Thomas Jefferson, 2 June 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
The unexpected departure of a vessel in the course of the day, Affords me but a short time to reply to your letter of 15 th of feb y receiv’d by me on the 5 th of may ; — at the same time, I receiv’d a bill of exch a from m r Vaughan , on Paris , which produc’d here, precisely four hundred dollars, and has been paid equally between the wives of
35Thomas Appleton to Thomas Jefferson, 18 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
my last respects to you, Sir, were under date of the 15 th of January , by the brig Eliza , bound to Petersburg, virginia ; and by which conveyance, I sent you, and to the care of the Collector , a bag of Bologna hemp-seed, in which, were also, four little packages of the white gentili grain of Tuscany , which I sincerely hope, will find a congenial climate in your part of America .— The
36Thomas Appleton to Thomas Jefferson, 21 January 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I had clos’d my letter of the 15 th & waiting dayly the departure of m r Fletcher , when your letter of the 3 d of Sept r from poplar forest , has been deliver’d me; through what avenues it has pass’d in this period of time, I cannot say , I only perceive, it last pass’d through Germany
37Thomas Appleton to Thomas Jefferson, 15 January 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
The last favor I receiv’d from you, was your billet of the 29 th of June , covering the quadruplicate of exchange for 2362.50 francs, which, however, was So burnt, by the purification of Gibralter , or Spain , as to have intirely consum’d the name of the drawer; it was, fortunately, of no import, as the first had been already paid.—allow me to recommend, to Send your letters, either through...
38Thomas Appleton to Thomas Jefferson, 10 September 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I now inclose you some letters for the Raggis, as I have learnt from their own hands, of their Safe arrival, and the kind reception they found at monticello .—the younger Raggi, intimates in his letter to me, his desire, that the brother he left behind, may accompany his wife to the U:S. where he would find employ in your Service.—should you have occasion for one or more Sculptors, they can...
39Thomas Appleton to Thomas Jefferson, 4 September 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
My last respects, Sir, were under date of the 23 d of August , inclosing the receipt of m r & mad: Pini for the year’s interest paid to them, by the remittance made by you in may last, through m r Vaughan . — A few days Since, I receiv’d letters from the two Raggis, expressing their great contentment at their reception at monticello : all their letters have been deliver’d at Carrara .—a vessel...
40Thomas Appleton to Thomas Jefferson, 23 August 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
On the 15 th of the present month, I receiv’d your letter of the 28 of may ; at the Same time, was convey’d to me a draft by m r Vaughan on Paris for=450– dollars; and on the 19. ins t I deliver’d & paid to m. & m de Pini —444= dollars for the year’s interest, as will appear by their receipt now inclos’d—