1Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on a Proposed Albemarle County Road, [ca. 8 April 1817] (Jefferson Papers)
Present roads Proposed roads from the Mainstreet of Charlottesville Miles po miles to Moore’s creek 0.98 to Secretary’s ford 614. = 1.92. by Smith the Thoro’fare 1.25
2Thomas Jefferson Randolph to Thomas Jefferson, 25 March 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Cary is unfortunately from home; I have ordered Phil to wait and have left a message for him with his W w ife . I am afraid there is little prospect of getting him: Will you sign my bond RC ( ViU : TJP-ER
3To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Jefferson Randolph, 7 February 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
I am sorry I cannot announce to you any definitive result as to the object of my visit here to-morrow however the bill will be brought in without fail; there will be opposition but wither by silent vote or active debate is not known; your friends are sanguine there has been no pause or hesitation with them since I last wrote. By the next mail or by private conveyance if any offers earlier I...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Jefferson Randolph, 3 April 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
Upon my arrival here I found no steps had been taken to prepose the tickets for the Lottery some difference of opinion existed as to the expediency of price proposed viz $10. I find no reason to alter and I believe none will exist: the tickets scheme &c I propose to have preposed in New York to which place I shall hurry on without stopping in Washington or Philadelphia. after every thing is...
5Thomas Jefferson Randolph to Thomas Jefferson, 4 June 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved your letter of the 14 , not ( untill the 28 when I immediately bought the oil, but there has not been a boat from Milton since, by which I could sent send it; the first few bottles cost a Dollar by the bottle
6To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Jefferson Randolph, 28 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I heard to day from a Virginia student who had recieved letters from home stating an Insurrection in Amherst. If you have heard any of the circumstances attending it, pray inform me, as it is too near to every thing which is dear to me, to fail being very interesting. I have paid, McAllister and Mr Parke for clarksons history, which you had forgot to Mention, I went to see Mr J. Pemberton, he...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Jefferson Randolph, 31 January 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
I hastened upon my first arrival here to deliver your letters and commune with your friends upon the subject of the lottery, the leading men have taken up the affair with zeal and are making their impressions upon others. we propose on thursday to ask leave to bring in the bill. your friends are confident of success. The bill has been drawn in conformity to the opinions of the most zealous and...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Jefferson Randolph, 3 February 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
You will be disappointed in hearing your bill is not yet before the Legislature. Upon the being generally known that such an application would be made, a panic seised the timid & indecisive among your friends as to the effect it might have upon your reputation which produced a reaction so powerfull that yesterday and the day before I almost despaired of doing anything. But upon availing myself...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Jefferson Randolph, 4 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I have obtoained permission to have a time in the hall of the Philosophical Society where I can study in solitude; Dr Wistar & Mr Peale have as yet made nothing of the Fleecy goat owing to the imperfection of the sample. all the lectures will end this Month & I wish very much to go to washington the 1rst of March to see you as I will not have it in my power to see any of the family before...
10Thomas Jefferson Randolph to Thomas Jefferson, 9 September 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
By accident I have obtained in this wrect wretched country paper enough to write a letter upon, we arrived at camp (on the sixth) about two miles from West point , in want of every thing necessary for the support of the army both man and horse; we get some beef but never, enough, and that such as we find in the old fields, not good, without salt and often without bread, the supply of which is...