2281From Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 12 June 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson has the honor of inclosing to the President the opinion on the two cases of vessels referred to the heads of the department, and the letter he has prepared in consequence to the Attorney of the district. Genl. Knox will wait on him with his letter to the Governor .— Symmes’s case is to be considered of tomorrow, as it required some enquiry. RC ( DNA : RG 59, MLR ); addressed:...
2282From Thomas Jefferson to James Oldham, 11 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I received in due time your letter of Feb. 4. and immediately sent to mr Andrews’s to get the information you desired, but he was gone to New York. I waited supposing he might return and being just now on my departure for Monticello, I sent to his house again to-day, but he is not returned, nor expected under a month. any thing however can be done in his absence where they have the moulds: but...
2283From Thomas Jefferson to La Luzerne, 7 February 1783 (Jefferson Papers)
The Chevalier de Ville Brun was so kind as to communicate to me yesterday your Excy.’s letter to him of Jan. together with the intelligence therein referred to. I feel myself bound to return you my thanks for your orders to the Guadaloupe frigate to receive me if I should think a passage should be hazarded under present circumstances. According to this information (which is the most worthy of...
2284From Thomas Jefferson to the Commissioners of the Federal District, 11 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I am to acknolege the receipt of your joint favor of April 14. and Mr. Carrol’s separate one of Apr. 16.—I had informed you in a former letter that the catastrophe among the paper dealers would retard the completion of the loan. I now inclose you a letter from Mr. Blodget by which you will perceive it’s effect to be greater than he had at first supposed. He thinks that the payment of June,...
2285Thomas Jefferson to LeRoy, Bayard & McEvers, 7 April 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved, by our last mail only, your favor of Mar. 19. reminding me of a very ancient and very just debt to Mess rs Van Staphorsts , and which I ought certainly long ago to have replaced to them, unasked. but, engaged constantly in offices of more expence than compensation, our means are ever absorbed as soon as recieved by the needy who press, while the indulgent lie over for a moment of...
2286From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Williams, 29 September 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty as heretofore by instruction of mr J. Appleton Consul of the US. at Leghorn to remit to him thro’ your hands the sum of 500. D. for which sum Col o B. Peyton my correspdt at Richmond will forward you a bill of exchange with this letter praying you to remit the proceeds to mr Appleton. be pleased to accept the assurance of my great respect & esteem DLC : Papers of Thomas...
2287Thomas Jefferson to George Hay, 13 July 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
The suit of Samuel Scott of Campbell against Harrison and myself, altho without palpably groundless, has still a right to go through all the regular forms; and as I had sold the lands to Harrison before the suit, it is my interest, & my anxious wish to quiet him in his title and to force the suit thro’ all it’s forms, as quickly as possible. Harrison having borrowed from Scott a copy of his...
2288From Thomas Jefferson to Wilson Cary Nicholas, 19 October 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Jefferson the bearer hereof is not entirely unknown to you I believe. He asks of me however a line of introduction. He is a candidate for the office rendered vacant by the death of Mr. Hay, and he wishes me to say to you what I know of him. He has respectable talents, is well-read in the law, and is a good republican, and a very honest man. If no fitter person offers, I need not ask your...
2289From Thomas Jefferson to John Banister, 31 August 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Fitzhugh being to leave this within two or three days and proposing to attend the next session of Assembly in Richmond, I am thereby furnished with an opportunity of writing you a line, and knowing myself the anxieties of a parent for an absent child I know I cannot better gratify you than by informing you of the welfare of your son. From this place he went to Avignon, and not to Lisle as...
2290From Thomas Jefferson to James Sullivan, 9 February 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I have many acknolegements to make for the friendly [anxiety you are pleased] to express in your letter of Jan. 12. for my undertaking the office to which I have been elected. The idea that I would accept the office of President, but not that of Vice President of the US. had not it’s origin with me. I never thought of questioning the free exercise of the right of my fellow citizens to marshall...