1To Thomas Jefferson from Peachy Ridgeway Gilmer, 26 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Carr informed me that you wished to know whether a man by the name of Dominick Gilmer had ever lived with my father, I can assert very confidently, that no such man has been a member of our family within fifteen years. that I never before heard the name, and that there is not a person of that name in any branch of the family I shall be very happy to furnish you with 30 gallons of cyder if...
2Peachy R. Gilmer to Thomas Jefferson, 14 January 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Mrs Trist some time ago presented me a campeachy chair, which had been sent for her, to Monticello and informed me that you had been so obliging, as to offer to send it to poplar Poplar Forest . I have since heard nothing of it and should be glad to get, it, If at Poplar Forest you will do me the favour, to direct Mr Yancey , to deliver it to me— If at Monticello I will request Mr Minor to...
3Thomas Jefferson to Peachy R. Gilmer, 27 January 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
The chair which is the subject of your letter of the 14 th was sent to Poplar Forest the last summer, and has only awaited the order of mrs Trist or of yourself. I write to mr Yancey this day to deliver it to any person under your order. we heard from Farmington three days ago. mrs Trist was well, but mr Divers much otherwise. indeed nothing can be more changeable than the condition of his...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Peachy Ridgeway Gilmer, 5 December 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
The Executor of the late M r William A Burwell has employed, an artist, to erect, a monument over his remains, in Maryland: the work is compleated, except the inscription: conversing, a few days since, with my friend M r Radford on the subject, he suggested, that you perhaps, would confer on M r Burwells relations, and friends, the favour, either to furnish an inscription, or to refer me to...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Peachy Ridgeway Gilmer, 16 December 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Nov. 5. if it were not a mistake for Dec. 5. has been strangely delayed, as it did not reach me till yesterday. you could not have applied to a worse hand for an inscription on the tomb-stone of our friend. I have no imagination. and an epitaph is among the most difficult of things. it requires brevity, point and pith. were such a task enjoined on me, as an imposition on a...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Peachy Ridgeway Gilmer, 3 January 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 16 th Ult reached its destination in the due course of the mail. a mistake in dating my letter to you, is no doubt the true solution of the apparent delay. I have no expectation or wish, that a better epitaph for our friend could be obtained from any one: and have forwarded it, to the Executor, to be inscribed on his monument. Mrs Gilmer has been very ill. but is better, she...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Peachy Ridgeway Gilmer, 8 February 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
The inscription on the Tomb Stone, of M r Burwell, will conform to the directions, given in your letter of the 13 th Jany: It will be compleated and placed over his remains in the spring: MHi .