1151From Thomas Jefferson to Imbert de la Platière, 25 September 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Monsieur Jefferson etant à l’instant de son depart pour l’Amerique il n’y aura plus moyens de lui faire passer les numeros de l’ouvrage de Monsieur le comte de Platriere qui doivent paroître ci après, ni de lui en remettre le prix. Il a l’honneur donc de prier Monsieur le Comte de regarder son abonnement comme fini. PrC ( DLC ); addressed. “ A Monsieur Monsieur le Comte de Platriere en son...
1152From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 6 November 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
The mission of a Minister Plenipotentiary to the court of London being now to take place, the President of the United States is desirous of availing the public of your services in that office. I have it in charge therefore from him to ask whether it will be agreeable that he should nominate you for that purpose to the Senate. We know that higher motives will alone influence your mind in the...
1153From Thomas Jefferson to Robert Fulton, 10 December 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents mr Fulton his thanks for the communication of his Memoir, which he has read with great satisfaction and now returns. there is nothing in it but what will contribute to the promotion of it’s great object, and some of the calculations will have a very powerful effect. he salutes him with esteem & respect. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
1154From Thomas Jefferson to the County Lieutenants of Buckingham and Amherst, 22 March 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
The Board approve of your having complied with the Call for militia on the Invasion of our Country, tho’ that Call did not proceed immediately from the Executive. Necessity obliged us on the first of Arnold’s (&c. as in the Letter to the County Lieutenant of Culpeper). FC ( Vi ). The remainder of the letter to the two counties was the same as that indicated in the note to the letter to the...
1155Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Griffin, 3 January 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
Our last mail brought the letter of Dec. 22. with which you were pleased to honor me, and in which you ‘request my answer to the following interrogatories. Should the legislature cancel the bonds and release the University from it’s debts to the literary fund will the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia ensure that no further applications for appropriations from the revenue of...
1156[From Thomas Jefferson to D’Anmours, 7 May 1784] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Annapolis, 7 May 1784 . Entry in SJL reads: “Chevr. D’Anm. Qu. if Cazeau left the money—countermand kettles—invitation to breakfast and dine—requisitions, Western territory Commercial resolutions.” Not found.]
1157From Thomas Jefferson to Robert Smith, 20 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate Joseph Tarbell—now a Lieutenant in the Navy—to be a Master Commandant in the Navy—to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of George Cox late a Master Commandant . Words in italics in Robert Smith’s hand [ Postscript in TJ’s hand: ] Will mr Smith be so good as to say what is the appointment vacated by Cox & to which Tarbell is to be promoted, as that must be specifically...
1158From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 26 February 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday your favor of Feb. 20. and am truly concerned and alarmed at the crisis respecting Varina, and the more so as I apprehend the mode of procrastination proposed by you cannot be made use of. It was in a letter I wrote you from Germantown , if you recollect, after I had written to LeRoy, that I mentioned the possibility of a cross bill brought by myself &c. the object of...
1159From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 4 November 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
As it will be necessary to decide how this question of the Batture is to be settled, we must of course take the trouble of understanding it. I therefore send you a very able opinion of Derbigny’s to be returned when read to mr Rodney. happening to have the Encyclopedia which he quotes, I have turned to it & find it able and satisfactory. mr Rodney is in possession of the opinion of the court...
1160From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas Gouin Dufief, 13 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson returns to mr Dufief his thanks for the copy of the new edition of his work which he has been so kind as to send him, and which he shall look into with pleasure in the first leisure moment. he prays him to accept his salutations & respects. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.