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On my return from Bedford lately I found here your two favors of Aug. 22. & 31. I thought I had the form of an order on the bank of Pensylva for Kosciusko’s dividends, such as I used to sign for you; but on searching my papers I do not find it. I have endeavored therefore to make out an order for the last half year’s dividends which I am in hopes may be substantially sufficient, tho’ not so...
Know all men by these presents that I Thomas Jefferson of Monticello in Albemarle county of the state of Virginia , by virtue of the powers to me given by Thaddeus Kosciuzko late a General in the army of the United States , do hereby constitute and appoin t John Barnes of Georgetown in the district of Columbia lawful attorney under my self of the sd Thaddeus
I recieved last night your fav or of the 7 th and in it the following certificates of stock in the name of Gen l Kosciuzko , to wit,     D  C US. Certificate N o 90. for 11,363. 63 six per cents of loan 
I have just recieved a letter of Dec. 1. from Gen l Kosciuszko , in which he says ‘I have recieved a bill of exchange of 5500 francs from mr Barnes , and I have been punctually paid by the house of mr Morton . I pray you to continue to remit to me my interest thro’ the same channel; if mr Morton will have the goodness to permit it’ This putting out of all doubt the preferable channel of...
I have this moment recieved a letter from Gen l Kosciuszko dated Feb. 1. in which he acknoleges the reciept of two letters from me, one from you and a bill of exchange . knowing it would give you pleasure to be ascertained of this, and supposing the General , who is not a man of business, may not have written to you, I drop a line for him. always affectionately yours PoC ( DLC ); at foot of...
Yours of the 25 th came to hand last night & I am quite satisfied to pay the 2. months interest delayed by my forgetting I had the certificates. you will therefore be pleased to consider the interest as beginning Apr. 1. 1809. and make your draught on Gibson & Jefferson for the year ending Apr. 1. 1810. of which I will give them advice ever Your’s affectionately PoC ( DLC : TJ Papers ,...
The departure of the mail and my distance from the office leave me barely time to inclose you an order on the Treasury for 4870.D. to wit 4500.D. the principal of Gen l Kosciuzko ’s money in my hands, and 360.D. one years interest. the order is for 10.D. over to cover any fraction of interest. the high interest on this principal has made me anxious to get first rid of it, and I have informed...
On my return from Bedford I found here your two favors of Apr. 29. and I now return you mr Williams’s letter which was inclosed in one of them. I should think it adviseable to delay the annual remittance awhile for the expected return of the vessel from Bordeaux , by which you may learn if the General approves of the channel we proposed; in the mean d time, that there may be no delay on my...
Your letters of the 17 th & 18 th were recieved only the last night, having loitered some where a week, altho’ there are 3. days of departure from Washington of the post for Milton every week. that of the 24 th of March covering your account was recieved in due time, but being occupied constantly out of doors from an early breakfast to a late dinner every day, writing, as with other country...
It is long since I have had occasion to write to you. your favor of the 12 th now furnishes it. the annual remittance to my friend Kosciuzko shall never wait a moment for my quota of it. accordingly I now inclose you a letter to Mess rs Gibson & Jefferson who will thereupon pay the sum you shall call for. it’s precise amount I cannot fix so well as you can. you know what would have been the...