51From Thomas Jefferson to Theodorus Bailey, 2 July 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed letter to mr King covers a bill of exche. for 1350. £ sterl. for the purchase of an Apparatus for our University, and the two accompanying letters are from two of our Professors on the same subject, wherefore I have placed them under my cover. the importance of these papers occasion me to take the liberty of assuring their safe passage to N.Y. under your cover and of requesting...
52From Thomas Jefferson to Theodorus Bailey, 21 June 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 17th. is this moment come to hand, having been so long retarded by the effects of the great rains on the roads. altho’ the Champaigne on which I have troubled you is not of the first quality, and is dearer than it would cost to import it, yet considering the blockade of the French ports, the delays, uncertainties & trouble of importation I have concluded on the whole rather...
53Thomas Jefferson to Theodorus Bailey, 9 August 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved your favor of July 21. with the map of the environs of New York , for which as well as for the kind offer to send me Law’s map of the Northern and Western frontier when done, be pleased to accept my grateful thanks. these proofs of friendly recollection give me great pleasures pleasure , as marks of an esteem which has grown out of our connection as fellow-laborers in the...
54From Thomas Jefferson to Theodorus Bailey, 8 October 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
The person to whom the inclosed letter is addressed is about taking his passage from New York to Leghorn and promised to be the bearer of some letters inclosed to him and to call for them at your office. lest he should be gone or fail to call, the letters being important, I take the liberty to inclose them to you with a request that should he not call for them you would do me the friendly...
55From Thomas Jefferson to Theodorus Bailey, 22 November 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved your kind favor of the 11 th inst. M r Raggi had assured me that he was promised a passage in the Cyane capt Creighton to sail for Gibralter about the 20 th of Oct. but as he had not sailed at the date of your letter, I must consider his getting a passage as too uncertain to be waited for. I must therefore request you to withdraw from him my letter to mr Appleton, and to...
56From Thomas Jefferson to Theodorus Bailey, 20 May 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
I have found my letters for Europe to which I have taken the liberty of asking your attention get always to their destination with so much certainty, that I am tempted to abuse your goodness by often asking the same favor. the communicns with Leghorn, which the wants of our university will still for a while continue, are so necessary to that instn as to render their safe transmission greatly...
57Thomas Jefferson to Theodorus Bailey and David Gelston, 9 April 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
I have written to a mr Ebenezer Herrick of West Stockbridge Mass. for a Spinning machine of his invention which he writes me he can more handily send to N. York than to any other port. I have taken the liberty to say to him that if he will commit it to you, you will be so kind as to have it embarked on board some vessel bound to Richmond . should any expence attend this, messieurs Gibson and...