1From Thomas Jefferson to Richard Henry Lee, 29 November 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I thank you, Sir, for the copy you have been so kind as to send me of the life of R. H. Lee. I shall read it with great pleasure for a dictum of Virgil’ s taught us long ago the truth that ‘ juvet renovare dolores .’ altho’ the times were trying, we look back to them with satisfaction. your grandfather was a great man , and acted a great part in those awful scenes, and he is fortunate in...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Richard Henry Lee, 25 April 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his respects to Colo. R. H. Lee and returns the paper he desired. He awaits the effect of the applications spoken of, before he will move in the case of Mr. Church. PrC ( DLC ). Lee’s letter to TJ of 23 Apr. 1792 is recorded in SJL as received 24 Apr., but it has not been found.
3From Thomas Jefferson to Richard Henry Lee, 22 April 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
In your letter of October the 29th. you desired me to send you one of the new lamps. I tried at every probable place in Paris, and could not get a tolerable one. I have been glad of it, since I came here, as I find them much better made here. I now deliver one with this letter into the hands of Mr. Fulwar Skipwith, a merchant from Virginia settled here, who promises to send it to you, with one...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Richard Henry Lee, 12 July 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I was honoured two days ago with yours of May 16. and thank you for the intelligence it contained, much of which was new to me. It was the only letter I received by this packet except one from Mr. Hopkinson on philosophical subjects. I generally write about a dozen by every packet, and receive sometimes one, sometimes two, and sometimes ne’er a one. You are right in supposing all letters...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Richard Henry Lee, 7 February 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
By the Marquis Fayette we received information of your appointment to the chair of Congress, on which testimony of their esteem permit me to offer you my congratulations. We are on the point here of the great decision of war or peace, yet very few indeed are those who can say which it is to be. The most impenetrable secresy is observed. Were we to judge from the movements of the parties (and...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Richard Henry Lee, 16 April 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
We are very sorry that it is out of our power to furnish you with cartridge paper and lead. The former article has been entirely exhausted from our magazines by the Southern and eastern armies. Your express receives 500 flints, and should have had powder but that we think it better you should purchase the two or three barrels you propose and draw on the Executive for paiment which shall be...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Richard Henry Lee, [16?] March 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
I must beg the favor of you to procure for me the advice of assembly on the inclosed matter on the first meeting this morning. Will you be so good also as to intimate to the Speaker of the Senate that immediate dispatch is requisite on any resolution which the delegates may think proper to send them. I am with much esteem Sir Your obt Sevt., P.S. This being intended for a private letter I will...
8From Thomas Jefferson to Richard Henry Lee, 13 September 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
The clearing the bay of the pickeroons which infested it was attended to the moment the brig Jefferson was in tolerable readiness. About the 3d or 4th week of the last month Commod. Barron cruized up the bay as far as the Tangier islands and took five of those vessels which being as many as he could man he returned. About the 1st. inst. I received a letter from Govr. Lee desiring we would join...
9From Thomas Jefferson to Richard Henry Lee, 2 January 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed letters which came to hand yesterday from France do myself the pleasure of forwarding to you. I have had in my possession for you, two months, four numbers of the parliamentary register, containing the whole correspondence between the ministry and Sr. Wm. Howe, and Burgoyne from the time of Howe’s coming to America till the Convention of Saratoga. I kept them at first in hopes of...
10From Thomas Jefferson to Richard Henry Lee, 17 July 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
This being post morning and many letters to write I must beg leave to refer you for some articles to my letter to the feild officers of Northumberland &c.. In order to render our miserable navy of some service orders were some time ago issued for two gallies on the seaboard of the Eastern shore to join the others; another galley heretofore stationed in Carolina (if not purchased by that...