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Your letter of May 5. 1786. came to my hands January 24. 1787. My memory tells me that I have answered the article in it relative to Mr. Bernard Moore’s purchase of books of Mr. Carr’s estate; yet as I find neither a copy nor note of my letter to you on that occasion, I will repeat what I therein assured you, that I am almost perfectly certain that Mr. Moore never accounted to me for the...
[ Paris, 20 Aug. 1785 . Entry in SJL reads: “Mrs. Carr. See copy. By Mr. Fitzhugh.” Not found.]
Your letter of May 6. came to hand by Mr. Mazzei on the 22d. of July. I sincerely condole with Mr. Bolling and my sister on their late losses. None can do it fully but those who have been in their situation. You and I have that unfortunate qualification. It would be difficult to find a fibre of the human heart whose sufferings are unknown to me. My losses have left me little more to lose. I am...
[ Paris, 11 Nov. 1784 . Entry in SJL reads: “Mrs. Carr. By Col. Le Maire. I send things for Nancy—Mad. will take care of Pet. and Dabn.—I now take arrangements with him to lessen inconveniencies of unpunctual supplies of money—Patsy well placed. Inclose her letter. Le Maire recommended to Mr. Boll[ing]—my address.” Neither letter nor enclosure has been found.]
[ Annapolis, 7 May 1784 . Entry in SJL reads: “Mrs. Carr. Consign P.C. [Peter Carr] to Mr. Madison. Dabney also. Invitation to pass hot season at Monticello.” Not found, but see TJ to Madison, 8 May 1784. ]
[ Annapolis, 19 Dec. 1783 . Entry in SJL reads: “Mrs. Carr. My request of W. S. [William Short] and orders to Key—ill health—heard only once from P. and L. [Polly and Lucy]. Not found.]
[ Annapolis, 4 Dec. 1783 . Entry in SJL reads: “Mrs. Carr. A.S.J. Pats. [i.e., Anna Scott Jefferson, TJ’s sister, and Patsy, his daughter].” Not found.]