1Thomas Jefferson to Theodorick Bland, 26 June 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 18 th was recieved yesterday. the state of our University is such that we cannot say when it will be opened. the buildings for the professors and students will all be finished the ensuing winter. but their erection will have left us very largely indebted, and if to be paid out of the annuity settled on it, it will be many years before it will be free. it is believed however...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Theodorick Bland, 9 February 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
I received yesterday your letter inclosing that of Colo. Dubuysson . It gives us great pain that we are not able to do what is desired by that gentleman. I shall not rest this merely on the determination of the Executive not to exchange Govr. Hamilton at all while matters on our frontier are situated as at present, a determination founded as well on the possibility of real injury he would be...
3From Thomas Jefferson to Theodorick Bland, 18 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 14th inst. , came to hand this day. * * * with respect to Col. Finnie, as a continental officer, [we decline med]dling with his conduct; being yourself in the continental service, [we] take it for granted, that if he fails in his duty you will [put] him under a proper train of enquiry. His assurances to us are fair; one thing only I am to inform you, that however true it may be...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Theodorick Bland, 24 February 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I sometime ago recieved a letter from you signifying a wish to be appointed a judge of Orleans. the necessity of the judges of that territory understanding French as well as English, the pleadings the juries & witnesses being of both languages, obliged me to fill that bench with gentlemen possessing both languages. the place of judge in Michigan is now vacant, & Judge Griffin of Indiana has...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Theodorick Bland, 8 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter to Governor Henry of the 1st. instant came safe to hand yesterday and I immediately laid it before the Council. It gave them pain to hesitate on my request from General Phillips whose polite conduct has disposed them to every indulgence consistent with the duties of their appointment. The indiscriminate murther of men, Women and children with the usual circumstances of barbarity...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Theodorick Bland, 18 January 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
The most timid being now satisfied that the enemy will not pay us a visit, Baptiste is relieved, after a delay which seems to have been very painful to him. This should have taken place much sooner, but I wished and hoped daily to send by him orders for taking off the suspension of General Scott’s march, which it was thought not proper to do, till we received satisfactory information of the...