51To Thomas Jefferson from Theodorus Bailey, 18 November 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I have now the pleasure to inform you that your letter to M r Appleton, was yesterday put into the hands of M r Raggi; who has at length found a passage to Italy—He goes out in the United States Sloop of War Cyane, by permission of M r Southard, Secretary of the Navy; and with the consent of Capt n Creighton, Commander of the Cyane—which Ship is to sail in a few days for the Mediterranean.— I...
52Articles of Agreement with Theodorus Bailey, 5 January 1796 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
5 January 1796. JM has sold to Theodorus Bailey and John B. Van Wyck his land known as lot number two of the Sedachqueda Patent in the Mohawk Valley of New York, amounting to approximately nine hundred acres, at $5.83⅓ per acre, for a total of $5,250. Bailey and Van Wyck have paid JM $4,000 and have given him a note for $1,250 payable on or before 1 Jan. 1797. The parties agree to have the...
53Theodorus Bailey to Thomas Jefferson, 26 April 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
I do myself the honor to transmit to you under cover, a letter from the Post-Master at Scaghticoke , in answer to one I addressed to him on the subject of your letters to M r Oliver Barrett ; by which you will know that your letters have been delivered to M r Barrett . With the highest consideration and regard RC ( MHi
54From 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...
55From 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...
56Thomas 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...
57Theodorus Bailey to Thomas Jefferson, 25 January 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
In place of the map of the northern and western parts of this State , by M r Lay , which I some time since promissed to send you, I substitute and now transmit herewith, that of the Can a das ; having found upon examination that the former is little more than an abstract of Simeon DeWitt’s map; and that the latter is original and more comprehensive, and includes a particular description of the...