1From Thomas Jefferson to Theodorick Bland, 8 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter to Governor Henry of the 1st. instant came safe to hand yesterday and I immediately laid it before the Council. It gave them pain to hesitate on my request from General Phillips whose polite conduct has disposed them to every indulgence consistent with the duties of their appointment. The indiscriminate murther of men, Women and children with the usual circumstances of barbarity...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Theodorick Bland, 14 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Having been inform’d that since your Excellencys Appointment to the Government of this Commonwealth your residence will be chiefly, if not entirely at the seat of Government, You will pardon me if (tempted by the perpetual view of your delightfull Seat from my lowly and I may say Dirty Cottage) I should venture to ask a preference should you be disposed to permit any other than your own family...
3From Thomas Jefferson to Theodorick Bland, 18 June 1779 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 14th inst. , came to hand this day. * * * with respect to Col. Finnie, as a continental officer, [we decline med]dling with his conduct; being yourself in the continental service, [we] take it for granted, that if he fails in his duty you will [put] him under a proper train of enquiry. His assurances to us are fair; one thing only I am to inform you, that however true it may be...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Theodorick Bland, 18 January 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
The most timid being now satisfied that the enemy will not pay us a visit, Baptiste is relieved, after a delay which seems to have been very painful to him. This should have taken place much sooner, but I wished and hoped daily to send by him orders for taking off the suspension of General Scott’s march, which it was thought not proper to do, till we received satisfactory information of the...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Theodorick Bland, [ca. 5 October 1780] (Jefferson Papers)
Some overtures having been made to Congress, through Mr. Jay our Commissioner at the Court of Madrid, for Building Frigates in America for and on account of his Catholic Majesty and the Proposals having been referred to the Admiralty to Confer with the Navy Boards of the Eastern and Middle district and obtain from them estimates of what would be the Cost of a frigate of forty Guns, and there...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Theodorick Bland, 22 November 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Walker, who sets off to Virginia tomorrow, affords us this opportunity of Enclosing your Excellency a Copy of a letter Presented to us the 16th Inst. together with a Copy of our Answer, concerning the affair of the Indiana Company. It may not be improper to Inform Your Excellency and, (through Your Excellency) the Legislature who we suppose may be now Siting, that every art has been and...
7[To Thomas Jefferson from Theodorick Bland, 17 December 1780] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Philadelphia, 17 Dec. 1780. Burnett, Letters of Members , v, No. 537, note 5, quotes from a letter of this date written by Theodorick Bland to TJ introducing “the Marquis de La Valle and the Count de Guistine,” who had been introduced to Bland by La Luzerne and Lafayette. Burnett’s source was a “Copy, from the original, in possession of the Carnegie Institution [of Washington],” but neither...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Theodorick Bland, 17 December 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
Yr. Excellency will I hope excuse the liberty I take to Introduce to you the Marquis de La Valle and the Count de Guistine two Noblemen of distinction the latter a Brigadier in the Army of France and the former a Colonel—of the House of Montmorenci—they have been introduced to me by the Minister of France and the Marquis de la Fayette. I doubt not but that the Civilities they will meet with...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Theodorick Bland, 29 January 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
A French officer of the name of Dubuisson a Colonel in our Army and formerly aid to the Baron Du Kalb who was wounded in the Action near Cambden and taken Prisoner, has requested me to enclose the Contents of this to Your Excellency, which will fully explain his desire. Your Excellency, will be pleased to do in the affair, what you think Justice, Humanity and Policy dictate, and will be so...
10From Thomas Jefferson to Theodorick Bland, 9 February 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
I received yesterday your letter inclosing that of Colo. Dubuysson . It gives us great pain that we are not able to do what is desired by that gentleman. I shall not rest this merely on the determination of the Executive not to exchange Govr. Hamilton at all while matters on our frontier are situated as at present, a determination founded as well on the possibility of real injury he would be...
11To Thomas Jefferson from Theodorick Bland, 9 February 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
The Delegates some time ago transmitted to Your Excellency officially an account of their application to the Minister of France to interpose his interest with Monsr. de Ternay to induce him to detach a frigate of the Fr: Squadron at Rhode Island, to convey the Arms belonging to our state which came in the Comite, thither in safety. Since which my Personal application, singly, has been...
12To Thomas Jefferson from Theodorick Bland, 3 June 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
The letter from the delegation to your Excellency will apprize you of the Situation of Public affairs at this time, and of our endeavors to promote every thing that can give energy to the operations of the Army in defense of our distressed Country. I should not therefore have troubled your Excellency with the perusal of this which relates to myself did not my own peculiar Situation render it...
13From Thomas Jefferson to Theodorick Bland, 24 February 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I sometime ago recieved a letter from you signifying a wish to be appointed a judge of Orleans. the necessity of the judges of that territory understanding French as well as English, the pleadings the juries & witnesses being of both languages, obliged me to fill that bench with gentlemen possessing both languages. the place of judge in Michigan is now vacant, & Judge Griffin of Indiana has...
14Theodorick Bland to Thomas Jefferson, 18 June 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I understand that you are one of the most active promoters of that valuable institution, expected ere long to be established in your neighborhood, the Virginia University —I have a Son , who is now fifteen years of age, and is pretty well advanced in the Greek, Latin, and French languages; and is very ambitious of becoming a good Scholar; in which I have resolved to gratify him as far as I can...
15Thomas Jefferson to Theodorick Bland, 26 June 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 18 th was recieved yesterday. the state of our University is such that we cannot say when it will be opened. the buildings for the professors and students will all be finished the ensuing winter. but their erection will have left us very largely indebted, and if to be paid out of the annuity settled on it, it will be many years before it will be free. it is believed however...