31From Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 5 May 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I have this day remitted to Messrs. Gibson & Jefferson for you the sum of 179. D 80 C being the amount of the coal I bought & of the money I recieved from Capt Andrews on your account which they will accordingly pay you on demand. I set out tomorrow for Monticello. Accept my salutations & best wishes MHi : Coolidge Collection.
32Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 8 April 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Th Jefferson sends to Mr Oldham an acceptance of his offer to undertake a pavilion, at the printed Philadelphia prices without the discount offered by him— he sends him a drawing of the pavilion N o 1 allotted to him, and wishes him to take a copy for his own use so that Th. J. may receive
33From Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 24 April 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved your favor of the 16th. by the last post, whereby I observe you are engaged on the N. Western cornice of the house. I would much rather have the 2d. and 3d. air-closets finished before any thing else; because it will be very disagreeable working in them after even one of them begins to be in use. I shall be at Monticello within a fortnight from this time. Accept my best wishes. RC...
34From Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 28 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night your letter of the 26th. I am afraid from the account you give of the sheet iron there will not be enough to finish. however let it be put on the part where long sheets are wanting, so that whatever supply may be necessary may be of common sheet iron, and let me know as soon as done, how much will be wanting. I am in hopes you have recieved the screws. mr Stewart set out...
35From Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 9 January 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night your letter of the day before, and now inclose you the 20. Dollars desired. I ordered from Philadelphia the three sheets of sheet iron which you supposed might be wanting. they are now on their way. if not wanting to finish the terras, they may be employed on the gutturs which are to be laid with sheet iron. they should be painted on both sides before they are laid down....
36Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 24 March 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his friendly salutations to Cap t Oldham and asks the favor of him to select for him 4. good mortise doorlocks, of brass & plain for doors 1 ⅜ & 1 16 thick, that is to say 1 ½ I. wanting 1 16 mr Gibson will be so kind as usual to pay for them, and the bearer mr Gilmore
37From Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 29 May 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
On the 26th. inst. there were shipped from Philadelphia 2 boxes of sheet iron for the terras, bent & painted ready to be laid. these contain 39. sheets only. for the terras it will take 96. sheets in the whole and 20. do. for the 8. gutturs of the porticos & piazzas 3. do. for the gutturs where the roof joins the walls of the dome room 119 in the whole. so that about a third only of the whole...
38From Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 7 October 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday, during the session of the Visitors of the University, and laid before them, your two Memorials addressed to them, the one on your participation in the future work to be done on the Rotunda, and the second on the difference between yourself & the Proctor in the settlement of your accounts. As to the first their answer is the fact that they do not propose that any further...
39From Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 8 June 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 3d. was recieved last night. would not riven pine slabs make a better moveable cover for the plaistered part of the house, than linen? if slabs 10. f. long and 2. f. apart were first laid cross ways thus horizontally and then others nailed up & down close, & breaking joints and the nails clinched on the under side, it would hang together strongly, and might be laid on, & laid by...
40From Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 16 November 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you mr Andrews’ reciept for 174D.18c paid him on your account. mr Poype having obtained from mr Montgolfier the inventor of the Hydraulic ram permission to use his patent right to the advantage of mr Poype who has need of it, I do not think myself at liberty to make any communication of it’s construction to his prejudice. on the same ground I have not put to use yet the one he...
41Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 27 September 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
Being in immediate want of some glass to keep the winter out of our broken windows, I must trespass on your friendship, as being a judge of the quality to look out for the following sizes, to wit. 50. panes 12 I. square 20. panes 12. by 18 I. 3. panes 24. by 18 I. mr Gibson will be so good as to pay the bill, and if you will have the box lodged with him, I will direct a boatman to call for it...
42From Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 11 April 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you the copy of a resolution of the Visitors of the University of Virga entered into at their late meeting and also a copy of the letter to mr Griffin which is the subject of it, the original being deposit d with the papers of the board in my possession and open to your inspection, if desired. you will observe that the first duty enjoined on me by the resoln is to ask of you whether...
43From Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 23 February 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
It is now become very material that the whole of my doors should be finished & got to Monticello as speedily as possible, as my painter will otherwise have left me. he is a most capibal hand, and should he not paint them, it may be years before I have another opportunity. Capt. Andrews is gone to New York, he told me before he went away that he was desired to leave some money for you in my...
44Thomas Jefferson’s Agreement to Hire James Oldham for Work on University of Virginia, 8 April 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
The terms offered by James Oldham are accepted for the Pavilion N o I. with an allowance to him of the Philadelphia printed prices without any discount Th: Jefferson Apr. 8. 19. Pavilion N o I. is 44. f front & 48.f. flank the interval between N. II. & I is 54.f. from wall to wall. MS