401To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Smith, 7 February 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
have addressed you letter prior to this expecting you would notice me. I having taken an active part at the Election in the year 1800 Being a printer I had some advantage as I could get a line put into Mr Greens paper at Annapolis and this step that made you President of the United States of America—I am now indisposed & shall thank you much for a few Dollars and it will be remembered you must...
402To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Smith, 9 March 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
You must know I have been waiting for an answer to my letter of respecting asking of you some aid having in the 1800 did the Deed that made you President of the United States, you must know it is 24 years this fourteenth of May that I left Philadelphia and travelled through (Delaware) Wilmington to Baltimore that I left Baltimore the 13th of June or thereabout to Chestertown and to Easton:...
403To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Smith, 29 September 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
You must know that in the year 1800 I took an active part in your election and left Philadelphia the 17 day of May for Baltimore at Annapolis I put into M r Greens paper a card that brought out G G Duwald to write essays that w hent through a great many papers in the U States and I consider that it was those essays of G.G Duwald made you the President of the US as I am growing in years I thin...
404To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Smith, 20 January 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I have addressed you several letters to you and, sented to you of my going to Claibourne for you in the year 1800—It was me that put into the Annapolis paper Md a to bring forward G. D. Duwald who wrote essays that made you the President of the US. and I think you should assist me having laboured for you as you are on decline of Life I should think you should assist me with a few Dollars at...
405To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Smith, 17 June 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
it is now a quarter of a s entuary since I left Philadelphia to Endeaver to bring you in as President of the United States—I had expected that when I got in years I should most assuredly be noticed by you and assisted I find that I have been ill treated by James Maddison as well as James Monroe—I took my station at Pittsburgh in the year 1810 I saw there would be a war between England and the...
406To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Smith, 2 September 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote to you some time previous to the 4th of July and desired and expressed that you would give me answer to my leter I stated to you that it was me that put the card in both Greens paper Annapolis paper in 1800 that it is now a quarter of a century since I went electioneering for you—I stated to a customer of this place yesterday that I had given you a letter requesting you to assist me...
407To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Smith, 15 December 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I have addressed you letters respecting of going electioneering for you in the year 1800. having left Philadelphia for Richmond virginia arrived at Baltimore the last week of May proceeded from there to Charlestown on to Easton to Hadler Cove and crossed Chesepeake Bay ; for Annapolis arrived there about the last of June left there the 5th of July for Washington city got on to and to...