781From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Oxley, 10 November 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I duly recieved your favor of Oct. 26. proposing to deposit the models of your land-clearing machine either in the Museum of the University, or with myself for safe keeping. no apartment is yet ready in the University for recieving such articles, and I would recommend to you to reconsider the proposition as to myself. my advanced age renders of course the continuance of my life very uncertain,...
782From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Moore, 14 April 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
You will recollect that I wished yourself & your colleagues to reconsider the question whether the Western road should pass through Uniontown or Brownesville. this I did because you told me the Commissioners had decided very hesitatingly in favor of it’s passing through Brownesville, & I thought myself it was going out of it’s true course. but I wished you, on reconsideration, to decide...
783Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Cramer, 7 April [1822] (Jefferson Papers)
I rec d on the 4 th inst. your favor of Mar. 4 . inform g me of my nomination as an honorary member of the Agricultural society of the Valley , I accept with just respect the membership of the society , but and am bound to
784From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 26 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
A caucus was held on Saturday by the members of Congress at which 89. attended. Mr. Madison had 83. votes, Clinton 3. Monroe 3. as president, & Clinton had 79. as V. President. but one member from N. York attended, and but 1. federalist, J. Q. Adams who voted for mr Madison. of the Virginia members in town J. Randolph, Garnett, Gray, Trigg & Bassett declined attending, the last because...
785From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 3 July 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Inclosed is a letter to our bankers in Amsterdam covering a bill of exchange drawn on them by the treasurer for one hundred and twenty three thousand seven hundred and fifty current guilders which I have endorsed thus ‘Philadelphia July 3. 1792. Enter this to the credits of the Secretary of state for the United states of America. Th: Jefferson.’ to prevent the danger of interception. My letter...
786Thomas Jefferson to Thomas McAuley, 14 June 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of May 19. has been recieved, but of the subject it respects I know nothing. I have heard of the Alpha, Phi, Beta and Kappa society , but never understood either it’s location or object. when I was a student of W m & Mary college of this state there existed a society called the F.H.C. society , confined to the number of six students only, of which I was a member, but it had no...
787From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 7 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Among the multiplicity of things I had to think of on my departure from home I omitted to speak with you on the subject of the cask of beer you were so kind as to put by for me at Hay’s. I will thank you to have it bottled and sent up. At this moment C. Johnston has no money of mine in his hands. Therefore I have given Mr. Hay (whom I met with here) money for the bottles, and immediately on my...
788From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Pinckney, 22 August 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson with his compliments to Mr. Pinckney asks the favor of him to have the inclosed delivered to Mr. Donald himself. —Several circumstances have postponed Th: J’s departure to the end of the present year, when he will leave this place. He is anxious to hear of his threshing machine from Mr. Pinckney.—He does not write to him on public matters till he can meet with a confidential...
789From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Leiper, 9 December 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Mr. Lieper and, according to the conditions of his lease , informs him he shall relinquish it at the end of three months from this date. He thinks it probable he can find a good tenant for Mr. Lieper, and shall do it with pleasure. Nothwithstanding what was done by the plaisterer the passage leaked excessively with the last rain.—Th:J. will be obliged...
790From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 11 June 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I believe I mentioned to you at Monticello that seeing that the case between Peyton & Henderson would branch out into endless different lawsuits if left to take it’s course from every occurrence which might arise I had determined to bring the whole case, with every circumstance belonging to it & every party interested, into one bill and a single suit in Chancery; and I drew a bill accordingly...