1John Quincy Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 24 May 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
The bearer of this Letter, M r Cardelli , is a Sculptor by profession, a Republican by principle, and a Roman by birth—He is ambitious of the honour of taking your life bust from the life, and I believe him to be by his talent worthy of it—Thinking with one of his illustrious countrymen of a former age “ non intercedendum imaginibus, quae marmore aut aere finguntur ,” I wish him success to his...
2Peter Cardelli to Thomas Jefferson, 8 July 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Je suis bien desolé de ne pas recevoir la Caisse de Votre buste; il y a cinq saimaimes d que je suis parti de Monticello ; tous mes affaires sont appuyé a cett’Ouvraje que je doit montrer au President a son retour . . je sacrifie se que je peut gagner au Capitol pour cela! Je vous en prie; de donner ordre a Votre Expedictionier s’il n’y à pas d’occasion par Eaux, qu’il expedie par le staje,...
3Thomas Jefferson to Peter Cardelli, 29 July 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Your l e tter of the 8 th found me yesterday only at this place. soon after your departure from Monticello , I deposited your box with mr W m D. Fitch at Milton and recieved his promise that it should be forwarded to Cap t
4Peter Cardelli to Thomas Jefferson, 12 September 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
C’est j’en suis sur un annui que d’ecrire si souvant et Vous étourdire pour un sujet de peu d’importance … mais c’est un Objet trop precieux pour moi qui Sacrifie trois dolar par jour au Capitol sur l’experance au moin de faire connoitre au Congres que je Suis Sculpteur … j’ai presanté celui de M r Madison Au President , il en a èté Satisfait et tous ceux qui l’on vu. Tous le Monde desire voir...
5Thomas Jefferson to Peter Cardelli, 7 November 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Oct: 24. was not recieved until the 4 t h instant. I think you left us in June, and within 2. or 3. days afte r I lodged your box in Milton under a strict charge to send it to Cap t Peyton in Richmond by the first boat; for as this neighborhoo d
6Thomas Jefferson to Peter Cardelli, 4 October 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I understand you have taken the busts in plaister of the President of the US. and of mr Madison of the size of the life and have to request the favor of you to send me a copy of each. as they are to stand en suite of those of Gen l Washington & D r Franklin which perhaps you may have noted in our tea-room and these are of a brick-dust color, I should be glad that those you send me should be of...