1To John Adams from Joseph Milligan, 10 August 1818 (Adams Papers)
At the request of Mr Jacob Gideon Jr: printer of Washington I have Sent you a copy of a new Edition of The Federalist which he has just printed & published; I have bound it and we beg that you will accept the book as a mark of the esteem we have for your public & private character MHi : Adams Papers.
2To John Adams from Joseph Milligan, 30 November 1818 (Adams Papers)
Your esteemed favour of the 20th inst was received this day I am happy to have it in my power to give you the information that you desire respecting the health of Mr: Jefferson you will see by the enclosed letter in his own hand writing (to my esteemed friend John Barnes eqr collector of the port of Georgetown) that his health is improving and by a copy of a book on Political Economy that has...
3Enclosure: Joseph Milligan to John Barnes, 18 June 1817, with John Barnes’s Note to Thomas Jefferson, 11 July [1817] (Jefferson Papers)
I received the Box of Books from M r Jefferson that he Sent to be bound they are now in the hands of one of my young men and will be finished in ten days also the book of tables which you brought will be bound in the Same time I will Send them all to Fredericksburg about the 6th or 7th of July that they may meet M r Jefferson on his return to Monticello July. 11 th yesterday M r Milligan...
4Joseph Milligan to Thomas Jefferson, 18 January 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
On the 15 th instant I received the Box of Books to bind I exchanged two or three letters with M r Gray of Fredericksburg befor I received them the delay has been between Fredericksburg and this place as during the frosty weather the steam boat has been laid up and the stages are not as yet regular but I trust the steam Boat will run again as the river is now entirely open and I trust as the...
5Joseph Milligan to Thomas Jefferson, 6 February 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
This day I have Sent to the care of M r W. F Gray of Fredericksburg a Box of Books contents as ⅌ Enclosed Memorandum your account is also Enclosed I am preparing to republish the little treatise on Garddening published Some years ago by S. H: Smith . I would wish to make it as Extensively useful as I can possibly do it to sell at a dollar; least you should not have a copy of the book I...
6Joseph Milligan to Thomas Jefferson, 30 July 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I shall send you another proof by the next mail If it would not be too much trouble I should like that you would receive and return a proof once a week whilst you are in Bedford but in this matter I do not wish you to do any thing that would not be agreeable to you on l y the book has been so long in hand I am desirous to progress with RC ( DLC ); at foot of text: “ Thomas Jefferson...
7Joseph Milligan to Thomas Jefferson, 17 February 1819 (second letter) (Jefferson Papers)
This will introduce to your friendly offices my young man James Thomas who has long lived with me his good conduct has placed him high in my confidence & Esteem With the best wishes for your health & happiness I am with Esteem RC ( DLC ); addressed: “ Thomas Jefferson Esqr Monticello ” by “M r James Thomas ”; endorsed by TJ as received 4 Mar. 1819 and so recorded in SJL . James Thomas
8Joseph Milligan to Thomas Jefferson, 27 November 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
By this days mail I have sent you a copy of Ricardo s Political Economy which please have the goodness to give a place in your library It is long since we have exchand exchanged letters but I am the debtor The Bookselling part of my business has passed into other hands since the 1 st of June 1819 . At that time my business was drawn to a crissis by having to pay Endorsements. I then declined...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Milligan, 3 September 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 16 th August is with me I printed 1000 Copies of Tracy I have still a few Copies on hand say about 40 there has not been a second Edition I think that a considerable portion of the first Edition is yet in the hands of the Booksellers by subscription & retail I disposed of 500 Copies—Four years ago when I disposed of my stock; the remainder of the Edition was sold to the...
10Joseph Milligan to Thomas Jefferson, 3 March 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I have this day forwarded to M r W m F Gray a Box addressed to you containing 40 Volumes which I have bound for you I trust they will meet your approbation In the Box there are 8 Political Economy and 3 American Gardener for M r James Thomas who I Expect has called on you as I had letters from him dated at Charlottesville 26 th