1To Thomas Jefferson from John Hartwell Cocke, 15 April 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Thinking that fresh Shad wou’d be a rarity, I avail myself of an occasion I had of sending up to the University, to forward you a few of the first we have obtained this Season. CSmH : Jefferson File.
2To Thomas Jefferson from John Hartwell Cocke, 23 November 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I will thank you to send by the Bearer, a copy of the Resolution of the Board of Visitors assigning to me the duty of examining the Proctors Books with its date that it may appear at the head of my Report— P.S. We are making the effort & hope to finish our labours tonight CSmH : Jefferson File.
3To Thomas Jefferson from John Hartwell Cocke, 8 October 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
You will receive herein sixty dollars which I understood you to say was the price asked for the Polyglot Bible, offerd to the University. Be so good as to order it, as my donation.— CSmH : Jefferson File.
4John Hartwell Cocke to James Madison, 25 May 1829 (Madison Papers)
After despatching my late letter to you from this place, Doctor Harrison put into my hands the within Corrected list of deficient Numbers of the Thesaurus I therefore hasten to forward *it to prevent a mistake—I am Yours respectfully RC (DLC) .inclosed by J. M. to Mr Long
5To Thomas Jefferson from John Hartwell Cocke, 13 December 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I have this morning received a letter from M r Timberlake, saying, that M r Michie has taken a school which prevents his accepting the office of Librarian— Accompanying this communication is a strong recommendation from M r Timberlake in favour of M r James M Bramham—who will deliver this but having no personal acquaintance with M r B can only inform you, what I learn of him from M r T–s...
6To Thomas Jefferson from John Hartwell Cocke, 22 February 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Being the sole superintendent & director of a difficult & important job which employs many hands, who wou’d be almost idle in my absence; to leave home just at this time, or for a few days hence, wou’d be attended with unusual inconvenience to me: but all private considerations shou’d certainly yield to publick duty and your summons obey’d forthwith, did I not hope from the tenour of your...
7To Thomas Jefferson from John Hartwell Cocke, 7 August 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me to introduce to you, the Rev d M r Marsh, who in returning to his native State of Massachusetts from Hampden, Sidney his late residence, calls to pay his respects to you & see the University.— M r Marsh, I understand, was a fellow Collegian of your correspondent M r Ticknor—and has devoted much of his attention to Classick literature.— CSmH : Jefferson File.
8John Hartwell Cocke to James Madison, 2 November 1834 (Madison Papers)
Permit me to introduce to your acquaintance Edwd. C. Delavan Esqr. Chairman of the Executive Comtee of the New York State temperance Society. Mr. Delavan has visited our State, to be present at the temperance Convention which has taken place here—He anticipates some advantages to this great cause, if he can obtain the assurance of your countenance in its favour—He is more-over desirous of...
9To James Madison from John Hartwell Cocke, 6 October 1827 (Madison Papers)
Yours of the 24. Ulto. upon the subject of Mr. Longs appointment in the University of London—and communicating his wish to be released from his engagement to us after the expiration of the present course of Lectures at the University of Virginia, came duly to hand. There is but one view of the subject, which produces a moments hesitation upon my part, in a prompt & full compliance with Mr....
10To James Madison from John Hartwell Cocke, 4 January 1828 (Madison Papers)
I returned yesterday from Charlottesville, & hasten to acknowledge the receipt of your package, containing several letters from Candidates for Mr. Longs Chair, together with your own, written under the impression that there would be a meeting of the Board of Visitors the 10th. of last Month. As there is now no immediate prospect of a meeting of the Board, I shall take the papers above...
11John Hartwell Cocke to James Madison, 23 May 1829 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. yours of the 8th Instant, with the letters from Mr. Long & Mr. Barbour inclosed— I send you herein the result of Dr. Harrisons investigation of the deficient parts of "Valpy’s Edition of Stephens’ Thesaurus" by which it appears, the expense will be small to compleat this valuable work and I should concur with you in ordering it to be purchased immediately—The subscription price of...
12To Thomas Jefferson from John Hartwell Cocke, 6 April 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I have just risen from a conference with General Cocke on the subject of the Law-Professorship at the University the result of which I beg leave to communicate to you. Some two or three years ago, after our contract with Doctor Cowper had been dissolved, General Cocke & myself felt greatly desirous to get Judge Carr appointed to the Law-Chair, but your answer to the letter which I wrote on...
13To James Madison from John Hartwell Cocke, 6 February 1827 (Madison Papers)
After acknowledging the rect. of your late favours, the one containing the Bills of D & N. and the other a copy of your communication to the Proctor respecting the reinstatement of the Hotel keepers: permit me to call your attention to the inclosed letter of Mr. Wm. Matthews. I can see no objection to Mr. M. being permitted to make up such a school for Military instruction at the University as...
14John Hartwell Cocke to James Madison, 17 December 1834 (Madison Papers)
In a letter I received from my Friend Mr. Delavan, soon after his late visit to Montpelier, he requested me to inform you, of the success of his application to Mr. Adams and the President to follow your Example in giving their countenance to the temperance reformation: but immediately after getting his letter, I perceived the information referred to, was carried to you through many channels of...
15John Hartwell Cocke to James Madison, 5 May 1828 (Madison Papers)
At the time I united with Mr Johnson, in declining to assent to the immediate appointment of Mr. Ritchie to the vacant Chair of Nat. Philosophy in the U—I consider’d we were in some degree committed by our understanding with Dr. Jones to pursue, this course—I am now informed, by a letter from Dr. Jones that he has accepted the appointment to the patent office, at Washington. And seeing the...
16To James Madison from John Hartwell Cocke, 29 November 1827 (Madison Papers)
I write chiefly to acknowledge the rect. of yours of the 19. together with the letters it inclosed. I am content to make the effort with the present Hotel keepers under your view of our restricted powers, but I am in duty bound to add, that new developments daily convince me, that we shall have finally to get rid of the present set. I was informed this week at Fluva. Court by Mr. Gilmer of...
17To James Madison from John Hartwell Cocke, 23 June 1827 (Madison Papers)
I received your circular of the 27. May in due time. In a letter which I have just received from Mr. Short, he says, “I have lately taken up an idea from an expression which accidentally fell from a Gentleman with whom I was in conversation, & who is acquainted with Mr. Adrain, that he would accept the vacant Professorship in the University of Virginia if offer’d to him.” I deem it useless to...
18To James Madison from John Hartwell Cocke, 20 January 1827 (Madison Papers)
The extreme coldness of the Weather, rendering the passage of the Rivanna already difficult & probably impracticable by the time I should be returning home—must be my apology for failing to visit you at this time, according to my appointment by letter from Richmond. I therefore hasten to communicate to you the opinions of the Members of the Board of Visitors now in Richmond in relation to the...
19To Thomas Jefferson from John Hartwell Cocke, 16 April 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
It is proper to inform you before I leave the neighbourhood what I have done, in discharge of the duty assigned us, by the Board of Visitors at its last meeting— Doctor Dunglison accompanied the Proctor & myself in viewing the situation of the Eastern Range of Hotels & Dormitores when it was decided to be necessary, to construct two paved or brick-laid gutters in the rear of two sections of...
20To James Madison from John Hartwell Cocke, 23 February 1828 (Madison Papers)
I received yours of the 9. Inst. covering Mr. Egans letter, & the accompanying recommendations of him, for Mr. Longs Chair. As I shall have no opportunity of placing these papers in the hands of our Colleagues but through the post, which I agree with you might be hazardous, I shall take the safer course of placing them in the custody of the Secretary to the Board of Visitors, at my next visit...
21John Hartwell Cocke to James Madison, 23 August 1828 (Madison Papers)
Yours of the 12. inst. inclosing a Letter from Professor Lomax reached me by our last post. It is highly desirable to guard against the evils referred to in Mr. L’s communication, but I can see no reasonable hope of effecting anything at this advanced period of the vacation by attempting to communicate with our Colleagues. The dispersed state of our Members renders it impracticable to collect...
22John Hartwell Cocke to James Madison, 24 November 1828 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. yours this day inclosing Monsr. Fer[ron’s] letter. Yours containing Professor Lomaxs communication came duly to hand, & has been acted upon. I informed Prof. L. that I could see no objection to "his occupying as heretofore, the hours of the Medical School, as long as in the opinion of the Faculty no inconvenience was likely to result from the change" I shall refer Monsr. Ferrons...
23To Thomas Jefferson from John Hartwell Cocke, 21 October 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
This will be handed to you by my friend M r Maxwell of Norfolk. He calls at Monticello for the double purpose of paying his respects to you;—and understanding more fully, the footing upon which the Board of Visitors in their last report, have proposed to the Legislature, to place the Theological Schools at the University. M r Maxwell is on his way to Staunton to attend a Synod of the...
24To James Madison from John Hartwell Cocke, 12 October 1827 (Madison Papers)
Hearing from our Colleague Mr. Johnson, that Doctor Patterson of Phila. had declined being a candidate for our vacant professorship—whose claims to our consideration have hitherto kept me suspended in regard to Dr. Jones—I now hasten to give my assent to the immediate appointment of the latter Gentleman. Mr. Johnson mentions, that he has not consented to release Mr Long from his engagement to...
25John Hartwell Cocke to James Madison, 29 March 1828 (Madison Papers)
Yours of the 9 Inst. inclosing Mr. Lawrences letter reached me in due course of Mail. Whatever we may have thought of Doctor Jones’ claims upon us he has taken a course which has left us entirely at liberty in future, by writing in answer to the letter referr’d to in yours, that he considers himself put out of nomination by our determination to deferr the appointment. His letter, with a copy...
26To Thomas Jefferson from John Hartwell Cocke, 27 August 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
In consequence of some conversation with M r Garrett, I deem it necessary to trouble you with a few lines, lest unexplained circumstances should leave the impression upon your mind, of my being regardless of the injunction of secrecy agreed upon by the last Board of Visitors in relation to the agent sent to Europe for Professors—and that this circumstance has become known thro me.— My Letter...
27To James Madison from John Hartwell Cocke, 29 August 1827 (Madison Papers)
Upon my return home three days ago, I found the inclosed Letters from Mr. Short. As they contain interesting information, in relation to our vacant Chair at the University (which it is so desirable should be filled as promptly as possible) I avail myself of the earliest opportunity to forward them to you. When I lately passed through Richmond, I learned from Mr. Johnson that he had received...
28To James Madison from John Hartwell Cocke, 9 January 1827 (Madison Papers)
Yours of the 27. Decr. reached New Canton during my late absence from home, which prevented it from coming to my hands as early as it otherwise would have done. The papers accompanying your letter, discover a deplorable state of things indeed, in the depravity of the Hotel Keepers. I have already confered with Mr. Cabell & Mr. Johnson upon this difficult & painful subject—and shall see Mr....
29To James Madison from John Hartwell Cocke, 22 November 1827 (Madison Papers)
I have just recd. a letter from Mr. Short, informing me, that Dr. Jones, before my last letter reached its destination, had enterd into an engagement with the Franklin Institute which will occupy him, until the first of March—and making difficulties as to our proposed mode of appointing him, which seem to me, to be quite unnecessary, and to leave us at liberty, provided the Gentleman mentioned...
30To James Madison from John Hartwell Cocke, 14 February 1828 (Madison Papers)
I received your several communications, addressed to me in Richmond—and together with our Colleagues there Mr. Johnson & Mr. Cabell, deliberated upon them. In relation to Doctor Jones, it was finally agreed to suspend further proceedings until July—and I accordingly wrote him the accompanying letter. Mr. Loyall had previously assented to the suspension of this appointment in a letter to Mr....