2971From Thomas Jefferson to George Rogers Clark, 25 December 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
A powerful army forming by our enemies in the south renders it necessary for us to reserve as much of our militia as possible free to act in that quarter. At the same time we have reason to believe that a very extensive combination of British and Indian savages is preparing to invest our western frontier. To prevent the cruel murders and devastations which attend the latter species of war and...
2972From Thomas Jefferson to George Rogers Clark, 8 September 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Letters of July by Mr. Randolph came safe to hand. In a former letter to you on the Subject of this summer’s operations (which I hear you never received) I informed you that the County Lieutenants to whom I had referred to determine on a plan of co-operating with their militia had estimated the expence at 1,995,000 pounds, a greater sum than we had in our treasury, could every other...
2973From Thomas Jefferson to George Rogers Clark, 19 December 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
As I think it probable your brother will have left you before the inclosed comes to hand, I have left it open, and request you to read it, and do for me what it asks of him, and what he will do should he still be with you: that is to say to have the bones packed & forwarded for me to William Brown, Collector at N. Orleans, who will send them on to me. I avail myself of this occasion of...
2974From Thomas Jefferson to George Rogers Clark, [19 April] 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received information of many Murders recently committed by the Indians in Washington, Montgomery, Green-Briar, Kentucky and the neighborhood of Fort Pitt. Tho the Nations by whom co[mmit]ted are not specified in the Information, the extent of the Mischief [indicates an?] extensive combination. Incertain whether you were near enough at Hand to afford relief, and indeed rather expecting...
2975From Thomas Jefferson to George Rogers Clark, 21 June 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
The bearers hereof Doctor Saugrain and Monsieur Picque purposing to go to Kentucky to establish themselves, I take the liberty of recommending them to your notice and civilities. The former is recommended to me by a very good friend of mine, as a gentleman of skill in his profession, of general science and merit. The latter is associated with him in the design of procuring a considerable...
2976From Thomas Jefferson to George Rogers Clark, 1 January 17[80] (Jefferson Papers)
The late assembly having made some alteration in the Western force as stated to you in my former letter , I think it necessary to apprize you of it. They have directed your battalion to be completed, 100 men to be stationed at the falls of the Ohio under Majr. Slaughter, and one only of the additional battalions to be completed. Major Slaughter’s men are raised, and will march in a few days,...
2977From Thomas Jefferson to George Rogers Clark, 6 January 1783 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you a letter from the neighborhood of Richmond during the course of the last month , but as there were no delegates at the assembly from the counties on the Ohio, and the conveiance of that letter may therefore be incertain, I will mention again a part of the subject of it. You were so kind in a former letter as to inform me you had procured for me some teeth and bones of the big...
2978From Thomas Jefferson to George Rogers Clark, 27 September 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Randolph having been prevented by sickness from setting out for the Westward, gives me an opportunity of sending you by him my last orders to Col. Crocket. I am with great respect Sir Your most obedt. Servt., RC ( WHi ); in a clerk’s hand, signed by TJ. See TJ to Crockett, following , which was perhaps enclosed in the present letter.
2979Thomas Jefferson to Henry Clark, 18 October 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Oct. 4. is recieved. you have been quite un misinformed as to my having any intention to lease my possessions in Bedford . nothing would induce me to put my negroes out of my own protection. from the good opinion I entertained of your father I should have as willingly listened to proposals from yourself as from any body, had I the intentions you supposed. I tender you the...
2980Thomas Jefferson to John Clark, 12 October 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been applied to in behalf of the Northern seminaries in the US to solicit the cooperation of those in the South & West in an application to the ensuing session of Congress to for a repeal of the duty on imported books, which is believed to be a considerable obstruction to the progress of science among us.
2981From Thomas Jefferson to Sheldon Clark, 5 December 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I thank you for the pamphlets you have been so kind as to send me; but I cannot comply with your request to give my opinion of them. against this I have been obliged to protest in every case. I should otherwise, for the last 20. years, have been constantly employed in the trade of a Reviewer of books, for which I have neither taste, talent nor time; and instead of reading according to my own...
2982Memorandums for Manoah Clarkson, [23 September 1792] (Jefferson Papers)
The butcher has furnished me his account of meat supplied from the time I came home which I leave with you. He has furnished 589¾ ℔ of beef, and about 202¼ ℔ of mutton. He has already received one beef towards payment, and is to be paid the balance in beef in good order. Endeavor to agree with him about this. Credit Ben Calvard the amount of his account against Mr. Randolph, also some flooring...
2983From Thomas Jefferson to Matthew Clarkson, 17 August 1784 (Jefferson Papers)
Having been here but few days and as yet seen but little of the place or people I cannot pretend to decide from my own observations on the hopes which may be justly formed here of success in your mission. From the conversations I have had on the subject they appear to me small indeed. Dr. Franklin is decidedly of opinion they are desperate here, and Mr. Adams that they are so both here and in...
2984From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Clarkson, 2 February 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
It has been by my direction that my servant has offered the horse for sale, which is the subject of your letter . He had told me yesterday that he had found a purchaser, but I did not enquire who it was. At present, presuming, if the purchase is either for yourself or a friend, you may be glad of information respecting the horse which may be relied on, I take the liberty of mentioning that I...
2985Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Clark, 10 February 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Jan. 19. is recieved, and with it a copy of the 2 d edition of your Naval history, for which be pleased to accept my thanks. I subscribe willingly for a copy of your History of the US. and shall readily render you any service I can towards the procuring information. Richmond is the present deposit of our public records, which however sustained great losses by wanton destruction...
2986From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Clark, 16 September 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Having been confined to the house by sickness now 4. months I can no further comply with the request in your letter of Aug. 18. than by thanking you for it’s kind expressions towards myself acknoleging the pleasure I receive from every testimony that my services have been acceptable to my follow citizens and assuring you of my best wishes and respects MHi .
2987Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Clark, 20 March 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 7 th is duly recieved, and I now, according to your request, inclose you a letter to Govern r Barbour from whom I am persuaded you will recieve every aid and facility in his power towards the furthering your object. at the same time I fear that the destruction of our records by the British during the war, not only at all the County courthouses they could visit, but at the...
2988Thomas Jefferson to William Clark, 8 September 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
The travelling journal of Gov r Lewis and yourself having been published some time ago, I had hoped to hear that something was doing with the astronomical observations, the Geographical chart, the Indian vocabularies, and other papers not comprehended in the journal published. with a view to have these given to the public according to the original intention, I got a friend to apply for them to...
2989From Thomas Jefferson to William Clark, 12 September 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I presume you have heard that we have established in your native state an University for the purposes of educn on a scale of the first order. we were much squibbed for having sought some Professors of the first advancement in science from countries in advance of us. some of our sister instns in this country would have wished us with their refuse professors to have placed ourselves at the tail...
2990From Thomas Jefferson to William Clark, 19 December 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved your two favors of Sep. 20. and Nov. 10. and am greatly obliged indeed by the trouble you have been so good as to take in procuring for me as thorough a supplement to the bones of the Mammoth as can now be had. I expect daily to recieve your bill for all the expences which shall be honoured with thanks. the collection you have made is so considerable that it has...
2991Thomas Jefferson to William Clark, 18 August 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
The bearer of this letter, mr Robert Sthreshley , for some time a neighbor of mine has sold his possessions adjoining me and proposes to remove with his family to S t Louis . as he will be an entire stranger there he naturally wishes to be known to some one whose countenance may be a recommendation & introduction into the society of the place. he is a man of property, careful, correct,...
2992Thomas Jefferson to William Clark, 10 September 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of June 2. came duly to hand in July, and brought me a repetition of the proofs of your kindness to me. mr Fitzhugh delivered the fl skin of the sheep of the Rocky mountain to the President , from whom I expect to recieve it in a few days at his own house. for this as well as the blanket of Indian manufacture of the same material which you are so kind as to offer me accept my...
2993From Thomas Jefferson to Etienne Clavière, 16 August 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Cassinave, a merchant, lately established at Baltimore, will have the honor of delivering you this letter. He supposes he can be instrumental in extending the use of French manufactures in the United states, if he can participate of the advantage of supplying your government in return with the flour and other productions of this country. Knowing that you see in it’s just point of view the...
2994From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Claxton, 19 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I return you your list of the furniture of the President’s house, lately made, with mr LeMaire’s supplement of the Kitchen furniture, & an insertion by myself of some articles of plate lately obtained. I communicated also your letter to mr Madison, and bore just testimony to the satisfactory manner in which you had conducted yourself in the purchase of furniture for the house. in truth, I say...
2995From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Claxton, 4 September 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Aug. 27. came to hand yesterday. I am sensible the settees could not be here till long after I shall have left this place, & that it will be better they should await your going to Philadelphia. the mattrasses were intended to be single, and to have a decent furniture cover. I shall be at Washington on or before the last day of this month, barring sickness & accidents on the road....
2996From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Claxton, 2 June 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
In my letter of the day before yesterday I mentioned that [I was] not then fixed on the inscription for the Silver ewer . I was con[vinced] to have the following words engraved on the upper side of the lid. to wit “[Copied from] a model taken in 1778. by Th. Jefferson from a Roman Ewer in the Cabinet of antiquities at [Nismes.]” I enclose you a [paper] showing in what manner I think it may be...
2997From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Claxton, 27 May 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 24th. was recieved last night. the purchase of the 2. doz. desert knives with silver blades, the silver Castors in preference to plated, and the sallad dishes, is approved. the knife sent on for a model is therefore not returned. Accept my salutations & best wishes. MHi : Coolidge Collection.
2998From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Claxton, 9 June 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
As we shall move into the Mamoth room within 2. or 3. days we shall be in immediate want of chairs for it. if therefore you could send a couple of dozen round immediately it would be well. a decent lanthorn is wanting for the middle of the passage upstairs. such as those in the Hall below stairs would be best. also about half a dozen semi-vase lamps to hang against the walls in the passages &...
2999From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Claxton, 22 October 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved your favor informing me of your disappointment as to the grates. I think with you we had better get common cheap ones made here for this winter & perhaps order from England proper ones for the next year. six will do for the house for this winter. the one for the kitchen you will be pleased to get either in Philadelphia or here as you think best. accept my best wishes &...
3000From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Claxton, 26 October 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Observing that the roof of the Representatives chambers has sunk in the middle, that the walls are cracked in several places and pressing out from the perpendicular, I think it necessary that the cause should be examined into by good & experienced persons, that we may know whether they may be safely left in their present state until the next season, when such steps may be taken as Congress...