5941Thomas Jefferson to Clifton Garland, 7 August 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I have examined the account of the Mutual insurance co. which you put into my hands. so much of it as respects the houses at Monticello is right: but the account for what the mill house which was the property of the Hendersons , I have nothing to do with, having never purchased nor owned it. it was excepted out of all my deeds. but indeed that account lies against nobody; for on their being...
5942Thomas Jefferson to George W. Summers and John B. Garland, 27 February 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I have recieved your favor of the 18 th and am duly sensible of t he honor done my name by it’s association with the institution formed in your College for improvement in the art of speaking. the efforts of the members will I trust give a just reputation to the society & reflect on it’s name the honor which it cannot derive from it. in a country and government like ours eloquence is a powerful...
5943Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Garland, 20 September 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Altho I am to return to this place again within three weeks, and then to remain here till December, yet not having had the pleasure of seeing you while here I think it a duty to say something as to my expectations of discharging my debt to mr Millar . I have already made sales o f some property and expect to recieve a part of the money in all October , which will enable me to pay you 800. or...
5944From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Garland, 4 August 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
H aving recieved from mr Barrett a letter of like import with yours of July 3. I have, in answer, informed him that myself, and my grandson Th:J. Randolph (into whose hands & management age and debility have obliged me to give up all my affairs) had before determined on a large sale of property in Bedford about Christmas: and that on reciept of your letter we had likewise determined that the...
5945Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Garland, 13 July 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Not being able as yet to proceed myself to Bedfo r d I according to promise inclose you a draught for mr White ’s debt on Capt Peyton of Richmond for 152.90 D to wit 143.57 143.56 principal and 9.33 9.34
5946Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Garland, 18 January 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
In my letter of Oct. 25. from Poplar Forest I stated that my note to Hawkins should be paid as soon as the state of our river would permit me to get down some flour, which I thought would probably be in the course of the then ensuing month of November. it was not till near the last of that month that I got home from a call I had to the Natural bridge , and within a few days after, our river...
5947Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Garland, 12 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I had counted on sending you an additional order for 200.D. before my leaving this place , my grandson having promised to see to the sending down some flour to give me notice of it. not having heard from him I presume the state of our river has not yet permitted it: I must therefore defer the draught to my return home and the moment my flour can be sent off I will take care to forward you the...
5948Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Garland, 25 October 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
The bond to Hawkins presented to me yesterday had been given by mr Yancey on my acc t for the purchase of horses; he expected to have p d it from the plantn & had not given me notice of it. it is good, and shall be paid as soon as the state of our river will enable me to send down flour on which I can draw. this season being generally dry, it is impossible to fix a time; probably however...
5949Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Garland, 15 November 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I had expected that on my arrival here I should be able to give you an order on Richmond for 800.D. but I find that my funds there at present will meet 600.D. only, and for which sum I now inclose you an order on Capt. B. Peyton : and I will give a further order for 200. Dollars before I leave this place, say in December. I salute you with great esteem & respect. PoC ( MHi ); at foot of text:...
5950Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Garland, 30 June 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Your two letters of the 15 th and 21 st inst. have been recieved. on the withdrawing of one half of our circulating medium, the prostration of commerce produced by it, and the fall in the price of produce which suddenly ensued and is likely to be permanent, I became sensible that the debts which I had expected to pay from annual crops as prices had been, could no longer be met in that way. I...
5951Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Garland, 9 August 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 1 st is duly recieved. on reciept of a letter of Feb. 6. of the last year from mr William Barrett of Richmond informing me that he was in possession of my bond to Robertson & co. I stated to him that I believed I could make him semi-annual payments of 750.D. each until a full discharge of the debt. I made him two payments amounting to 1250.D., but failed entirely in my third...
5952Thomas Jefferson to John Garnett, 4 January 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Dec. 17. was recieved on the 30 th with the copy of your new method of correcting the Moon’s apparent distance which you were so kind as to inclose. every thing which can facilitate to the mariner the ascertainment of his place at sea is a valuable present to him. I had written some days ago to mr Millegan , my corresponding bookseller at George town , to procure me your Nautical...
5953Thomas Jefferson to Robert S. Garnett, 4 April 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved in due time your favor of Mar. 20. contain covering recommendations of Don Marcus Escopinachi as Professor of modern languages. they abundantly establish his qualifications for that office, and your own recommendation of D r Speed & more particularly of mr Bonfils would be equally sufficient. but the Visitors of the University are of opinion that it’s whole funds should be applied...
5954From Thomas Jefferson to Robert Selden Garnett, 14 February 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to thank you for the copy of Col o Taylor’s New views of the Constitution, and shall read them with the satisfaction and edification which I have ever derived from whatever he has written. but I fear it is the voice of one crying in the wilderness. those who formerly usurped the name of federalists, which in fact they never were, have now openly abandoned it, and are as openly marching,...
5955Thomas Jefferson to Robert S. Garnett, 18 June 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Mar. 20. was recieved in due time, and it’s contents communicated to the Visitors who met on the 29 th of that month. the recommendations of D r Speed , mr Bonfils , and the testimonials of Don Marcus Escopenichi would certainly have commanded their serious attention and respect, but that a previous question had precluded all proposals of the kind. they had decided that it was...
5956Thomas Jefferson to Robert S. Garnett, 26 February 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I thank you, dear Sir, for the Report of the Agricultural Committee on the subject of the Tariff, inclosed in your favor of the 14 th . I have read it with pleasure. between that and the Report of the committee of Manufactures, the justice and the expediency of the system of protecting duties, is ably discussed. of all the questions which fall within the scope of the human mind, none are more...
5957From Thomas Jefferson to James Garrard, 18 January 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Soon after the date of my letter to you of Dec. 16. the Memorial of the Senate & House of Representatives of Kentucky to the President of the US. and the Senate & House of Representatives of Congress came to hand. in that letter I informed you that we had reason to believe that the suspension of the right of deposit at New Orleans was an act merely of the Intendant, unauthorised by his...
5958From Thomas Jefferson to James Garrard, 16 December 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Nov. 30. has been duly recieved. the occlusion of the port of N. Orleans by the Spaniards, which is the subject of it, was calculated to give great alarm through the US. and especially the Western parts. information of it was recieved here from N. Orleans on the 6th. inst. and on the 8th. measures were taken to have the proceeding rectified. we think the evidence tolerably...
5959From Thomas Jefferson to John Skinker and William Garrard, 14 April 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
I am exceedingly sorry to learn that the Enemy are committing such cruel depredations in your part of the Country: however it may tend to produce irremoveable hatred against so detestable a nation and thereby strengthen our Union. Yet in the mean time it brings afflicting distress on Individuals and by diverting so great a Proportion of our force from their principal object leaves...
5960From Thomas Jefferson to Garreau, 22 December 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received the letter of the 17th. inst. with which you were pleased to honour me, proposing to sell to the United states of America a set of Anatomical paintings. But as objects of this nature are not comprehended among those allotted to me, I am unauthorized to treat on the subject. I may even add that they are foreign to the office of Congress, whose powers as defined by the Articles...
5961From Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Garrett, 29 March 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
The most calamitous event which could happen to my family would be my death intestate; and prudence even requires that I should guard against the possibility of accident to my will by fire or otherwise were a single copy to be trusted to any where. I ask therefore the friendly office of you to recieve a duplicate in deposit for safe keeping and assure you of my affectionate friendship and...
5962Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Garrett, 5 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
As I was from home when y your’s and mr Southall ’s letter came, it was not opened, and the bearer of it could not explain it’s object so as to be understood. if you can let me know how many of our cups you will want they shall be sent to you tomorrow forenoon. as we have and shall have a great deal of company to-day, they will be wanting here for the service of the day. mr Madison and mr...
5963Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Garrett, 23 June 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I thought it so important to close with mr Perry & especially to get a clause for the conveyance of the land put into writing that I undertook to sign the inclosed paper in your name. we have agreed that 2. copies of this shall be made, the one for him the other for you, leaving out the clause for conveying the land, and that the deed for the land shall be signed at the same time with the 2....
5964Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Garrett, 8 May 1822, with Garrett’s Note and Receipt (Jefferson Papers)
M r Appleton ’s account stands thus. Proceeds of former remittance 1239. to be paid of it to Giacomo Raggi 200 applicable to capitels. 1039 whole cost of Capitels 1900 bal ce to be remitted clear of exchange. 861. Note by Garrett
5965From Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Garrett, 16 March 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
I thought (too hastily) that the desperate debt alr e ady taken off from the 2940.30½. but as by your Thomas’s report – 932.25 of that is sperate, I co the balance 2008.05½ taken from the sum it leaves 21,815.92½ applicable to the instead of 23,823.98 and makes the whole
5966Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Garrett, 24 January 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson asks the favor of mr Garrett , when he shall have recieved the money for the University on his last draught, to procure a remittance of 400.D. of it to mr John Vaughan of Philadelphia , subject to my direction on behalf of the University . RC ( ViU: TJP-PP ); dateline at foot of text; addressed: “ Alexander Garrett esq. Charlottesville
5967From Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Garrett, 8 October 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I return you mr Thomas’s account, with a request that he will bring it down to the last day of Sep. and analyse it as well as he can under these three heads. 1. monies collected; 2. the amount secured by bond or acknolegement written or verbal; 3. the amount of what is due from subscribers not yet applied to dead, removed out of the state, or whom he considers insolvent. under the 2 d head he...
5968From Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Garrett, 2 June 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
In a letter of a few days age to mr Hilliard I informed him that the mail by which that letter went would carry orders to the bank of Virga for an immediate deposit of 18,000D. in the US. bank at Philada for him. I am now writing to him my last letter, covering the Catalogue. may I say that the deposit is actually made. ViU .
5969From Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Garrett, 8 March 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I now inclose you the ratification by the board of visitors of the loan of 5000 D. from the Farmer’s bank, the bill which gives us the 50. M. D. has past both houses of Congress. we ought to recieve it directly , and not thro the circuitous and useless medium proposed by the law. We should immediately, and without any delay remit the sum of 3000. D. to mr Appleton on account of our capitals,...
5970Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Garrett, 31 May 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I did not answer your letter in the moment of it’s reciept but took time to recollect whether I had any acquaintance in Detroit but having none, nor any personal acquaintance with Gov r Cass I have written the inclosed as the only means by which I can be useful to you. you will of course address a letter to him yourself which perhaps you had better put into mine, as my name on it’s back may...