791To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Moss White, 1 January 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Having had the Care of the Post Office in this Place, as an assistant to my Brother who is the Post Master, here, I have observed that Samuel Morse the Printer, so long as he continued printing a New Paper in this Town was wont weekly to send one to You, which if received by you I doubt not you must have noticed Several Numbers Entitled, The Inquirer All upon the Subject of Religious Liberty,...
792From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Whitlaw, 19 February 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
As it is now settled that I am to [remain here] I can no longer […] to build myself the nailshop at Monticello which I proposed to you to undertake. I must therefore engage you to do it yourself out & out, and will give you the price you then stated to be the lowest you could take. what that was I do not now recollect with certainty, but I have a note of it at home, made at the time as I...
793From Thomas Jefferson to John Wickham, 2 August 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of June 22. not having found me at Philadelphia came after me to this place, since which I have recieved that also of July 16. in which I learn with pleasure that it will be yourself I am hereafter to consider as the person to whom my payments for mr Welsh are to be made. I now therefore return you the same order on mr Hooper for 1000. D. which I had before inclosed to & recieved...
794From Thomas Jefferson to John Wickham, 25 March 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
In fixing with you on the epoch of July 1. for the annual paiment of my instalments to the representatives of Cary & co. I had a view to my tobacco which I have heretofore sold in April or May, payable July 1. for some time past however, and especially by my sales of the last year, it has appeared, that the most advantageous time is not till September, and especially when sold at this place...
795From Thomas Jefferson to John Wickham, 15 June 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
In a former letter I informed you of the circumstances which would postpone my annual paiment somewhat later than the day fixed for it, and I recieved your answer that you had communicated my letter to mr Waller. I have lately sold my tobacco to mr Hooper of Richmond and now inclose you an order on him for one thousand dollars payable Octob. 1st. the term of credit allowed him. as you will be...
796From Thomas Jefferson to John Wickham, 6 May 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
I have hitherto been in expectation of selling my last year’s crop of tobo. at Richmond & of ordering out of it the same paiment to you as the last year . but the prices, instead of rising through the season as usual, have fallen, and far below what the state of the general market of Europe justifies. I am now therefore looking out for information whether to send my tobaccoes to Philadelphia,...
797From Thomas Jefferson to James Wilkinson, 23 February 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty of asking the protection of your cover for a letter to Lieutt. Meriwether Lewis, not knowing where he may be. in selecting a private secretary, I have thought it would be advantageous to take one who possessing a knolege of the Western country, of the army & it’s situation, might sometimes aid us with informations of detail, which we may not otherwise possess. a personal...
798From Thomas Jefferson to James Wilkinson, 16 January 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
A mr Morgan Brown of Palmyra has been so kind as to offer me two Indian busts of marble or other stone, which are to be forwarded to New Orleans to the care of mr Daniel Clarke junr. of that place. as there would be considerable danger of their being lost, should they come by any common conveyance from thence to this place, and understanding you will be coming round in a frigate in the spring,...
799From Thomas Jefferson to Jonathan Williams, 15 January 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments & thanks to mr Williams for the copy of his Thermometrical navigation which he was so kind as to send him. he has read it, as he had done before, in another form , with great satisfaction, and has no doubt it will be of great utility to navigators. Th: J. has for some time wished he could try the thermometer daily in the river near which he lives,...
800From Thomas Jefferson to Hugh Williamson, 11 February 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknolege the reciept of your favor of the 2d. inst. I [will] with great pleasure sound opinions on the subject you mention, & [see] whether [it] can be brought forward with any degree of strength. I doubt it however, & for [this] reason. you may recollect that a report which I gave in to Congress in […] [93. and] mr Madison’s propositions of Jan. 94 went directly to establish a...