1To Thomas Jefferson from Frederick Winslow Hatch, 21 June 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Knowing the deep & truly paternal interest which you take in the improvement & future prospects of your Grand Children, will you permit me to tender to Lewis, thro’ yourself, my attentions to his studies during the Vacation of about four weeks which commences tomorrow. It will give me pleasure to meet him at my house every Morning at 8 O’clock & to receive from him such recitations as he may...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Frederick Winslow Hatch, 15 June 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Benjamin has gone thro’ & revis’d the full course prescrib’d in order to be ing admitted into the Mathematical Class at the University, & from a conversation which I had a few days since with mr Key, I imagine the present is the best time that will offer during the session at the University for his entering there. Mr Keys’ Class are now entering upon Geometry, & he advises students who intend...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Frederick Winslow Hatch, 16 May 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Duty requiring my absence in attendance upon the Convention of our Church for a few days, my school must necessarily be suspended mean while.—The time lost will be supplied during the usual vacation.— Benj n has just finish’d the cube Root, & I propose confining him during the remainder of the Session to the revision of his whole course & further improvement in French.—During my absence, if he...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Frederick Winslow Hatch, 6 April 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
The Bearer of this, is Mr Reeder, & his object in calling on you is to recommend himself to your favorable influence in the Military appointment for the University for which he has offer’d himself, a candidate.— Of his qualifications I do not feel myself competent to judge, but from my own observation & the remarks of others I have no doubt of his being possess’d in a high degree of all of...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Frederick Winslow Hatch, 12 March 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
In consequence of some intimations from your Grand Son Benj n respecting y r wishes as to his future course of study, I have concluded to place him on Monday in a French Class, to continue his Latin, carry him forward in his arithmetic & dispense with his Greek.—In this way, he may be qualified to enter the University by the middle of June.— He informs me that such is your wish, & in order to...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Frederick Winslow Hatch, 26 January 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
My school being too small this session to permit any sufficient inducement for the continuance of Mr Hern in the establishment, he is about to leave Town with a view to a situation elsewhere. My engagements to Mr Hern pledge me for one half of the whole amount of tuition, which circumstance together with my almost sole dependance upon my school for the necessities of my family, compel me,...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Frederick Winslow Hatch, 12 January 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
A class in preparation for the University, commences its studies with me tomorrow: should you require any attention to James, either in Arithmetic or Prosody I shall be happy in seeing him at the School room as soon as convenient—The regular course of my School will be resum’d on Monday next .—The charge for James will be only for the time he attends, before going to the University. MHi .
8To Thomas Jefferson from Frederick Winslow Hatch, 23 December 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
The close of the present session of our little establishment makes it my duty to give some account of the progress of your Grandsons. This has not been as great as I could have wish’d, but perhaps the circumstance is to be attributed in a considerable degree to the defect of interest in a new study, the Greek not being very amusing to a beginner, & particularly to youths.— James, I doubt not,...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Frederick Winslow Hatch, 28 October 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Being absent on my Northern tour; at the close of the last session of my little school; the Account for the tuition of your Grandsons was not sent to you.— I forward it now by way of Memorandum, supposing the subject to have escap’d your recollection, but, wishing you to consult your own convenience as to the pay t .— I am happy to inform you, that the boys are at present doing very well,...
10To Thomas Jefferson from Frederick Winslow Hatch, 3 June 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
I am call’d by a deep sense of duty to pay a last visit to an aged & declining Parent: & my motive in obtruding the circumstance upon your attention is, that it may serve as my apology for a Weeks absence from my School previous to the Vacation which will take place on the 19 th of this Month & continue till the 19 th of July.—Mr Hurd will attend to the duties of the establishment during that...