91To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 25 April 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter , my dear and much respected Friend, was handed to me at Richmond, after 9 O’Clock at night, at the instant of my return from my sad visit to my dying Brother. I should have acknowledged the receipt of it on the following Morning, had I not been so much indisposed, by taking cold in walking the night of my Journey over much of wet bad roads, to be scarcely able to perform the...
92To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 6 July 1776 (Jefferson Papers)
When I wrote last week to Col. Nelson I promised to write to both of you by this Post, a circumstantial Account of the State of Things here, but the whole Week has slipt away in the Hurry of Business, without my being able to spare a single Minute for that Purpose and I am now as much in Want of Time as ever, the Post being about to set out in a few Hours, in which Time I am to wait on our new...
93To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 1[2] January 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed is such a Note, as with your Name on the Back of it (generally written across) will answer my Purpose and shall be no Inconvenience to you. I have now only Time to add that you have greatly obliged & relieved the Feelings of your Friend, RC ( MHi ); endorsed by TJ as received 12 Jan. 1792 and so recorded in SJL . Appended on separate sheet is a copy of the enclosed note entirely...
94To James Madison from John Page, 9 December 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
9 December 1804, Richmond. “Be so good as to give the inclosed letter a proper direction, under another cover, & such conveyance as may be most certain & expeditious. “I congratulate you on the compleat success of the republican Ticket here, & on the Triumph of Republicanism in Massachusetts, & on the prosperous State of your Administration. “Mrs. Page joins with me in presenting our...
95To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 22 September 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
The particular Attention paid by the Executive to my Recommendations, and Informations could not but be flattering to me, but the Manner in which you expressed your Approbation of them, in your last Letter , greatly abated the Satisfaction I should have felt. But, should I tell you what I felt and thought on reading your Letter, you might think me either captious or Hypocritical for I must...
96To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 28 November 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to inclose to you a Copy of a letter from the coroner of the County of Norfolk, by which it appears that John Bullen, a Soldier of the Garrison of Norfolk has been murdered by Woodley Eastridge a Drummer of the said Garrison, who has fled from justice, and said to be at Fort McHenry, within the jurisdiction of the United States. I make to you Sir, this Communication that such...
97To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 10 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Pardon my dear Sir, my late acknowledgment of the receipt of your favor covering Mr. Robertson’s commission, which has corrected the error, in the first Commission sent him, as To his Christian name, but that respecting his Sur-name remains; and it had not your signature. I instantly delivered it to his Father, who said that he expected his Son the next day, and that he would advise him to...
98To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 16 March 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the Liberty of introducing to your acquaintance and Civilities the Honorable Captain John Murray of his Britanic Majesty’s Navy, third Son of the Earl of Dunmore. He has been several weeks here, and seems worthy of the polite Attention which has been paid him. I confess I am happy to hear that our Countrymen, where ever he has been, have exhibited a Conduct towards him, which can not...
99To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 14 August 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
I believe the Board had no Intention of removing the Convention Troops till you return; and wish to have a full Board, whenever the Propriety of that Measure shall be taken under Consideration, and every Inform[ation] which can be procured on a Subject of such Importance. Ayletts Letter [to] his Deputy was certainly unjustifiable. I will write to him on the Subject as he is not in Town. I hope...
100To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 20 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Last night your favor of the 17th. instant from Monticello inclosing the Commission for Mr. Bolling Robinson came to Hand, which I immediately delivered to his Father—and to-day he presented it to his Son who had arrived here from Petersburg. I did not know, when I first mentioned this Gentleman to you, that his Name was Thomas Bolling Ro bert son I mention this, because in your letter & Note,...
101To James Madison from John Page, 29 September 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
29 September 1803, Richmond . “I am advised by the Council of State to forward to you, for the information of the President of the United States, the inclosed copies of certain letters and papers [not found] forwarded to me by the Recorder of the Borough of Norfolk.” Letterbook copy ( Vi : Executive Letterbook).
102To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 15 March 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I return you many Thanks for your Letter and much valued Packet by Col. Le Maire. I am the more obliged to you as I am conscious I so little deserved your Attention, but I hope when I shall have more Leisure I shall be able to apologise for a long seeming Neglect, give you some Satisfaction respecting several Matters you may wish to be informed of, and demonstrate to you that I can never...
103To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 26 April 1776 (Jefferson Papers)
I have snatched a few Moments to scribble you a few loose Thoughts on our present critical Situation. I think our Countrymen have exhibited an uncommon Degree of Virtue, not only in submiting to all the hard Restrictions and exposing themselves to all the Dangers which are the Consequence of the Disputes they are involved in with Great Britain, but in behaving so peaceably and honestly as they...
104To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 25 June 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 21st. instant inclosing the necessary Affidavits, and demanding Philip Williams and Jacob Ray , fugitives from justice, charged with having committed a felony within the district of Columbia, was delivered to me last night by the Postmaster of this place; and in compliance with your demand, and the constitution and laws of the United States, I have issued this day the orders...
105To George Washington from John Page, 9 September 1785 (Washington Papers)
A thousand Accidents have happened which prevented my writing to you since I had the Pleasure of seeing you at Richmond—for some Time I comforted myself with the Hope of being able to wait on you: & when I was appointed by the Convention one of their Deputies to the gen’l Convention to be held at Philada I then determined to wait on you in my Way —but the Situation of my Affairs has detained...
106To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 18 June 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
By the advice of the Council the inclosed Confessions of Thomas Logwood , and a Communication from Thomas Moore , are submitted to your consideration. So much of Logwoods information as respects Abraham Collins and one of his accomplices, who is said to go by the name of Greenlee, but whose real name is Moore, was transmitted to the Governor of North Carolina; but as no deposition or Witness...
107To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 13 April 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
As, by the Neglect of our Commissioners, The Assessment has not yet been returned we have been prevented from laying off our Divisions for the Draught; and as our County is at present in a very defenceless State and daily exposed to the Ravages of the Enemy I must entreat you in behalf of the County to suspend the Operation of the Act till the Situation of our Affairs may render it less...
108To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 2 March 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I received last night your letter of February 1803, to the Governor of Virginia, written in compliance with a request of the House of Representatives of the United States, that you should urge on the Executive of each state the importance and indispensible necessity of vigorous exertions on the part of the State governments to carry into effect the militia System adopted by the national...