1To Thomas Jefferson from John Benson, 26 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Your esteem’d favour of the 23rd current was duly received, and its contents punctually attended to. I hope the box will be safely delivered to you. Permit me Sir to congratulate you, on your reelection, Accept my best wishes for your heath & happiness, with Sentiments of esteem, I am very respectfully your Obt Servt MHi : Coolidge Collection.
2To Thomas Jefferson from John Benson, 25 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me to congratulate you, on the arrival of Col Bur, who was brout in town this evening under a guard of 9 men, at the very moment he arrived, Mr. Ford also arrived, with despatches to the Officer, and at 12 OClock we shall start Them for Richmond, in haste May you live to enjoy peasce . Your frend DLC : Burr Conspiracy Collection.
3To Thomas Jefferson from John Benson, 15 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
The irregularty of the mails, has been ocationed from the imence fall of rain which has raised our river higher than it has been since ‘86 our bridge, is entirely gone, I am informed, Ellicotts and the Colchester bridges are also gone. I hope your communications will in future be regular. the Burr seige I fear will be as long as the seige of Troy Accept my best wishes and believe me your...
4To Thomas Jefferson from John Benson, 18 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Will Mr Jefferson Accept, of a haunch of venison, and the good wishes of his old friend MHi : Coolidge Collection.
5To Thomas Jefferson from John Benson, 3 March 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
It is the anxious wish, of your friends in this place, that you shoud spend one day with them, when you are, on your way, to Monticello, shoud it be convenient and consonant to your feelings, please signify to me, what day we shoud expect you Accept my best wishes for your present, and future happiness with sentiments of Esteem your Obt MHi : Coolidge Collection.