31Marriage Settlement for Mary Jefferson (Jefferson Papers)
This indenture made on the twelfth day of October one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven between Thomas Jefferson of the one part, Mary Jefferson his daughter of the second part, both of Albemarle, Francis Eppes and Elizabeth his wife of the county of Chesterfeild of the third part and John Wayles Eppes their son of the fourth part of the same county, Witnesseth, that forasmuch as a...
32From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 22 February 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you last on the 15th. since that we are quieted by an entire confidence in the account from the Natchez that the Spaniards will immediately deliver up the posts. the conduct of our agents there was so waspish as to have induced a suspicion that, if war was to take place against France, we meant to drive Spain into it also, that our Southern states might have something to conquer and...
33Enclosure: Bond to Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 26 March 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Jefferson of Monticello in the county of Albemarle in Virginia am bound unto Nicholas and Jacob Van Staphorsts and Nicholas Hubbard of Amsterdam in the United Netherlands in the sum of two thousand Dollars of the United States of America, to the paiment whereof to themselves, their executors administrators or assigns, I bind myself, my heirs,...
34From Thomas Jefferson to James Martin, 23 February 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved after my return home in July last your obliging letter inclosing an oration pronounced at Jamaica in Long island on the 4th. of July 1796. a singular concurrence of name with one or two other circumstances occasioned me to ascribe it to another gentleman from whom I had parted a few days before only; and to write to him a letter of acknolegement . it was not till I had the pleasure...
35Statement of Account with Gibson & Jefferson, 15 January 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Messrs. Gibson & Jefferson in acct. with Th: Jefferson 1800. Dt. £ Feb. 5. By cash on Barnes’s ord. on Heth 240. 0. 0 May. 31. do. W. C. Nicholas’s ord. on Pick. Pol. & Johnson 135. 0. 0 Sep. 18. do. from G. Nicholson for nail rod recovy. 20.19. 3 24. do. remitted by J. Barnes.
36To John Adams from Thomas Jefferson, 17 January 1801 (Adams Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his respects to the President of the US. and will have the honor of waiting on him to dinner on Thursday next NHi ; NNGL .
37From Thomas Jefferson to Littleton W. Tazewell, 10 April 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Mar. 29. is duly recieved and the object of the present is to answer your enquiries concerning mr Welch’s open account. consulting with the late mr T. Adams in 1774. about the importation of glass windows ready made & glazed for my house, he pressed me to address my commission to his friends Welch & co. I did so, making them a small shipment which turned out next to nothing,...
38From Thomas Jefferson to Wakelin Welch, 4 June 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Aug. 22. never came to my hands till about a fortnight ago. In the meantime, that is to say about January or February last the subject of it had been included and settled in a general settlement of the debt of the late Mr. Wayles to Cary & Co. between Mr. Wickam acting for them and Mr. Wayles’s executors, of which I have no doubt you recieved information in due time. Your letter...
39From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 5 April 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknolege the receipt of your favors of Mar. 26. & Apr. 1. and to thank you for the speedy effect given to my draught in favor of mr Richardson. 4. hhds of my tobo. left this yesterday. there are still 9. to go. they will make between 19 & 20,000. I am not in the least alarmed with the late [decline here?] on the price of tobo. this is not an article which is up one day & down the...
40IV. To Thomas Mann Randolph, 12 February 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
The H. of R. has been in conclave ever since 2. aclock yesterday. 25. balots have been taken at intervals of from half an hour to an hour. they were invariably 8. 6. & 2. divided. I can venture nothing more by the post but my affectionate salutations, to yourself & my dear Martha. P.S. 1. P.M. the H. of R. suspended the balloting from 7. to 12. this morning & after trying a few balots with the...