¶ From James Breckinridge. Letter not found. 2 October 1827, Fincastle. Cover ( DLC ) addressed to JM ; franked and postmarked at Fincastle, 2 Oct. [1827]; year not indicated; conjectural year assigned based on the draft of JM to John Hartwell Cocke, 19 Nov. 1827 , written on verso; docketed by JM as received 21 October.
2To James Madison from James Breckinridge, 17 January 1820 (Madison Papers)
Your favr. of the 12th. inst. was this moment recd. & I hasten to say in reply to it that your declining to receive the C. seed I promised, will subject me to no sort of inconvenience. I am indeed glad that you have met with an oppo. of obtaining a supply elsewhere. Your Fd. & Sert. RC ( DLC ).
3To James Madison from James Breckinridge, 23 December 1827 (Madison Papers)
Immediately on the rect. of your fav. by Mr. Harrison I wrote to Mr. Johnson, assenting to the appointment of Mr. H. as the successor of Mr. Long & this moment have recd. Mr. Johnson’s answer saying that Mr. Cabell, Mr. Loyall, Genl. Cocke & himself were opposed to the appointment, so that Mr. H. is not appointed. It is of the first importance to the success of the institution, that we should...
4To James Madison from James Breckinridge, 27 November 1819 (Madison Papers)
I have had the pleasure of receiving yours of the 4th. inst. with the Charlottesville post mark of the 15th. a few days ago & would have immediately answered it if I could have done so satisfactorily. The delay has arisen from the apprehension of not being able to get a conveyance for the clover seed. I can spare the quantity you want (10 busls.) from my own crop but I dread the uncertainty &...
5To James Madison from James Breckinridge, 16 January 1820 (Madison Papers)
Having recd. a letter from Mr. Gordon saying that it would not be in his power to take the 10 busls. of clover seed to you in time, I immediately ordered that with an adl. quantity to be for[th]with sent to me here & as there is at this time a sufficient tide in the river to enable boats to navigate with safety, flatter myself that it soon be here. The moment it arrives I will write you....
6James Breckinridge to Thomas Jefferson, 28 March1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I meant to have set out this morning for the University , but nearly at the moment of my departure I was arrested by some circumstances which put it out of my power to leave home at this time. I regret it very much indeed as I had a great desire to attend the ensuing meeting of the visitors to see whether any plan can be devised for sustaining the credit of the institution & proceeding with...
7James Breckinridge to Thomas Jefferson, 28 November 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I enclose you a copy of Greenlee’s Plat which I intended to have deliverd in person when I rec d it but the day after, I was compelled to take a journey which detained me from home untill last night; so that it is now impossible for me to attend the meeting of the board of visitors RC ( CSmH: JF ); endorsed by TJ as received 5 Dec. 1821 and so recorded in SJL . RC ( MoSHi: TJC-BC ); address...
8James Breckinridge to Thomas Jefferson, 28 September 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I must beg you to excuse me for not attending the board of Visitors on Monday next. I am so much afflicted with a pain in the back that the journey, even in a carriage, would be attended with great inconvenience. I will endeavour to visit the universety University on my way to the assembly when I hope to have the pleasure of seeing you. RC ( CSmH: JF ); endorsed by TJ as received 3 Oct. 1820...
9James Breckinridge to Thomas Jefferson, 27 November 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
untill within a few days I expected to call upon you on my way to the Legislature . A circumstance has however recently occured which compels me to take another route & I regret it exceedingly, as I had a great desire to see & converse with you on the subject of the university & witness the progress of the buildings, that I might be better enabled to advocate its claims on Legislative...
10James Breckinridge to Thomas Jefferson, 4 September 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I returned return to you the notice for a special meeting of the Visitors of the University with my signature and am glad that our stated meeting is dispensed with for the reasons you assign. RC ( ViU: TJP ); endorsed by TJ as received 13 Sept. 1821 and so recorded in SJL . Enclosure: Call for Meeting of University of Virginia Board of Visitors, 15 Aug. 1821 .