1Reuben G. Beasley to Thomas Jefferson, 25 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I send you a Receipt for a small Box of Seeds from the Royal Garden of Plants in Paris which goes by a French Vessel bound to Norfork or City Point to the care of the Collector of one or the other with request that it may be forwarded to you immediately. By the same conveyance I send you a file of French papers which will enable you to form a pretty correct idea of what is now passing in...
2Reuben G. Beasley to Thomas Jefferson, 29 September 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
By the ship Atlas Cap. Jennison bound to Alexandria I have this day shipped to the care of Rob t Patton Jr . a Case of Books received from De Bure freres of Paris for you—value fr. 700. I avail myself of this occasion to make you a tender of my Services here, and am with great respect— , Sir, RC ( MHi
3Reuben G. Beasley to Thomas Jefferson, 1 May 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I send to the address of the Collector at New York a Box of seeds for you from the Garden of Plants in Paris . RC ( MHi ); endorsed by TJ as received 9 June 1822 from “ Beasley B. G. ” and so recorded in SJL . RC ( MHi
4To Thomas Jefferson from Reuben G. Beasley, 25 July 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to enclose Bill of Lading for a Bale, and a small parcel, containing Books, received from Mess: D e Bure Frères, which I have shipped on board the Moutain, Capt Smith bound to New York, to the care of the Collector there—Mess: D e Bure’s inform me that they had received the charges on these Books from the prospector of the Waggon, who included them in his account of Carriage....
5Thomas Taylor (for Reuben G. Beasley) to Thomas Jefferson, 1 October 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to enclose a Bill of Lading for a case of Books received from Mess: De Bure Frères of Paris which I have shipped on board the Ship Comet, Capt Hall bound to New York , to the care of M r Gellston —I have also forwarded a Bill of Lading to that Gentleman, with a request that he would send them on ⅌ first opportunity. When I last year shipped the case of Books ⅌ Dumfries, I...
6Thomas Taylor (for Reuben G. Beasley) to Thomas Jefferson, 29 March 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I received a few days since a Case of Seeds from M r Thouin of the Jardin du Roi to be forwarded to your address by the first opportunity, And as no direct conveyance at present offers I have shipped it on board the Brig John Burgwin — Capt: Perry bound to Philadelphia to the care of the Collector , with a request that he will cause it to be forwarded to you immediately after its arrival.—...
7Reuben G. Beasley to Thomas Jefferson, 28 September 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I have had the pleasure to receive your letter of the 8 th of April ; and for the friendly sentiments you express be pleased to accept my thanks. I shall be happy at all times to be useful to you, and I hope you will command me freely. By this conveyance, the ship Dumfries bound to Baltimore , I forward to the Collector some Books for you received two days ago from Mess rs DeBure , which I...
8Reuben G. Beasley to Thomas Jefferson, 8 October 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
The books mentioned in the letter herewith from your booksellers have been shipped on board the American ship Imperial bound to New York and addressed to the Collector at that port with request to follow your directions relative to them. RC ( MHi ); at foot of text: “ Thomas Jefferson Esqr”; endorsed by TJ. Recorded in SJL as received 22 Dec. 1821. Enclosure: de Bure Frères to TJ, 24 Aug. 1821...
9Reuben G. Beasley to Thomas Jefferson, 8 July 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the pleasure to enclose a letter from your Booksellers in Paris , and to say that I have this day put on board of the American ship Comet , Hall master, directed to the care of the Collector at New York , the packet which came with the letter and requested him to forward the same to you. RC ( MHi ); at foot of text: “ Thomas Jefferson Esqr &c. &c. &c.”; endorsed by TJ as received 26...