1To James Madison from Dabney Carr, 21 June 1802 (Madison Papers)
I intended to have waited on you, at your Office, today, on the subject of the enclosed letter; but unluckily deferred my walk, till I found, that you had returned to your own house. I am obliged to leave the City this evening, & have therefore thought it best, to communicate with you on the subject in this mode. If in doing this, I make a faux pas , it will, I trust, be attributed to my...
2To James Madison from Dabney Carr, 11 August 1807 (Madison Papers)
When I saw you yesterday I entirely forgot to mention to you, a circumstance, in which I feel some interest. An intimate friend of mine Mr. David Yancey, apprehending a breast complaint, has determined on a voyage to some of The Islands, Madeira if he can meet with a passage He wishes a protection. The President informed me, that a certificate of citizenship, & a passport from the Secretary of...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Dabney Carr, 19 May 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
You requested that I would get a copy of the costs in the qui tam vs Johnson —I suppose you wanted only Johnson’s costs—they amount to fifty one dollars, & twenty one cents.—Johnson has applied to me to day on the subject, & I told him that I should write to you immediately & expected that you would make arrangements to pay him the money in a very short time All your friends in this quarter...
4Dabney Carr to William Wirt, 15 June 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I am greatly in arrears to you my Dearest friend: nor can I now discharge the debt. This you will readily believe when I tell you that my darling little Jane is very ill, that I was up with her the greatest part of the last night; & am now suffering under serious apprehensions for her fate—Can any thing wring a father’s heart more severely, than to see a child whom he doats on, parched up with...
5Dabney Carr to Thomas Jefferson, 14 March 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
your letter of Feb. 27 was received by the last mail. Mr Randolph , was in this place, when I came to it last fall, & had resided here for some time previous; but soon after that, he left it, & has been since, as I am to be, with his son in law, Mr B. Taylor in Jefferson County , not far from the little village of Charleston : Being informed this morning, that Doctr Grayson , of this Town, was...
6Dabney Carr to Thomas Jefferson, 8 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed Deed was this moment delivered to me by mr Randolph , with a request, that I would forward it to you: I do so without loss of time, as I know that you are anxious to receive it, & to close the business to which it relates. you will see that it has been reacknowledged by mr R. & ordered to be certified from this County—this was done at the last County Court—It is very well that...
7Dabney Carr to Thomas Jefferson, 1 December 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
When I last saw my lamented brother Peter (then on his death bed) we were conversing about our father , & particularly of the motion made by him in the Virginia Assembly , for appointing Committees of correspondence—I remarked, that I thought it, but justice to his memory, & a duty on his Sons, to make this fact, known to the world— & suggested, that the life of P Henry , which Mr Wirt was...
8Dabney Carr to Thomas Jefferson, 29 January 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I rec d last evening your letter of the 19 th ins t . Accept I pray you, my best thanks, for it’s contents—they are perfectly satisfactory— If I could ascertain with certainty, that Girardin in his continuation, of Burks history, has taken that notice of my father , which you suggested to him; I should doubt, whether it ought to be repeated, in M r Wir t’s book—in conveying to him, the...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Dabney Carr, 30 April 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I regret extremely, that absence, has prevented my earlier reply to your letters of 3 d & 16 th instant. On the last of March, our Court, adjourned for a month; & determining to take advantage of this vacation, for a short tour of health; I left home on 3 d Apl, for Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, & West Point; from which trip, I have but, this day returned. I cannot express to...
10To Thomas Jefferson from Dabney Carr, 26 June 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Since receiving Henings bond from you I have been almost constantly from home at Amherst & Flu bouts—from the latter I returned only yesterday evening—I walked once to Hening’s house a half hour ago with the hope of see ing him on the subject, but he is from home—I cannot therefore say whether he will give other bonds for his, but suppose if he has them, & that is very probable, that he will...
11To Thomas Jefferson from Dabney Carr, 16 January 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
A bond of Mr Perry’s to Mrs Carter, for the hire of some negroes, has been put into my hands for collection—to discharge this, he has drawn the inclosed draft on you—If it be correct, you will be so good as to accept it, & return it to me. My mother who is with me, requests to be mentioned affectionately to you. Yrs &c ViU .
12To Thomas Jefferson from Dabney Carr, 6 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
You will receive enclosed a Draft drawn by Perry for £100. with interest payable by monthly instalments beginning with May. This he says will not interrupt his work, nor break in upon the funds necessary for carrying it on Yrs &c ViU .
13To Thomas Jefferson from Dabney Carr, 29 May 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have just recd your letter of the 25th—Perry’s bond, on which you were to pay me money, was put into my hands for collection; it was expected by the holder that I should have to travel through a course of law, before the money could be gotten—the arrangement made with you brings it earlier than a suit could have done—I suppose therefore, that I may with propriety give the time you wish—& I...
14To Thomas Jefferson from Dabney Carr, 15 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
The enclosed note was deliverd. to me by Mr Kinney at our last Court,—with a request that I would either shew it to you, or from it, make a verbal statement of the facts. If you find it convenient to give the indulgence asked for, you can either say so in a letter to Mr Kinney, or authorise me to inform him of it. Yrs &c MHi : Coolidge Collection.
15To Thomas Jefferson from Dabney Carr, 15 June 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
By todays mail, I recd. a letter from Mr Thomas L. Preston, of Rockbridge, mentioning that he had written to you in recommendation of a young Gentleman who had applied for a Lieutenancy. as Mr Preston had no personal acquaintance with you, he wished me to state what reliance might be had in his representations—with Mr Preston’s family I presume you are not entirely unacquainted—they are among...