1Thomas Jefferson to David Bailie Warden, 17 May 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night your favor of Feb. 20. and hasten to acknolege it by return of mail, in the hope it may be in time to reach mr Gallatin before his departure. I should have associated you myself with mr Ticknor in requesting the friendly office of purchasing some books for me, but at the time he left this country your letters had given me reason to believe you might be on a return to it....
2Thomas Jefferson to David Bailie Warden, 1 February 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
It is long since I have written to you. the reason has been that from one of your letters I concluded you were returning to the US . by yours of Apr. 9. 15. I found you were still at Paris . I can assure you that I did every thing in your case which could be done, as far as decency or effect permitted: but I found that nothing would avail; & ceased under the hope that your presence here might...
3Thomas Jefferson to David Bailie Warden, 27 February 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
My last to you was of Dec. 29. 13. since which I have recieved your’s of May 5. and July 25. with P.S.S. of June 18. & Aug. 1. these gave me the first information of your being under any difficulty with our government, and I lost no time in writing to the President & Sec y of State , sending the statement you inclosed. the plain and direct narrative of this paper I did not doubt would impress...
4Thomas Jefferson to David Bailie Warden, 29 December 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I need much of your indulgence for the want of punctuality in acknoleging the reciept of your several favors. but my situation is so far removed from the seaport towns, that no notice of vessels about to sail ever reminds me of the duty of making these acknolegements; and so they lie over from month to month, until my own conscience is at length smitten by the delay. even at this moment I know...
5Thomas Jefferson to David Bailie Warden, 10 July 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his friendly salutations to mr Warden and having recieved a single copy of the Review of Montesquieu he is anxious to have the benefit of the safe conveyance by mr Warden & the Essex to get it to France . he again therefore takes the chance of a letter still finding him at Washington & of asking his care of it with a repetition of his wishes for a happy voiage. RC ( ViU...
6Thomas Jefferson to David Bailie Warden, 9 July 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
The possibility that another post may still find you at Washington induces me to risk another letter’s getting in time to have the benefit of your care. mr Mazzei , of Pisa , to whom it is addressed, is the intimate friend of mr Febroni , probably known to you as a man of letters, lately appointed by the Emperor a Maitre de requetes , charged with the care of roads and bridges South of the Alps
7Thomas Jefferson to David Bailie Warden, 8 July 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved your favor of the 1 st by our yesterday’s post and have hastily written the two inclosed letters to Mess rs La Fayette & Kosciuszko , the in the hope that the return of the post may still find you at Washington . I kept, during the last half dozen years of my residence at Washington a diary of the weather . I h
8Thomas Jefferson to David Bailie Warden, 12 May 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson salutes mr Warden with esteem & respect and prays him to take charge of the inclosed for Gen. Kosciusko . it covers the 2 d of a bill of exchange, the 1 st of which is remitted him through mr Barlow , to multiply the chances of one of them getting safe to him through the accidents impending by sea & land. he repeats his wishes for a pleasant voyage to mr Warden. PoC ( DLC );...
9Thomas Jefferson to David Bailie Warden, 28 March 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 18 th gives me the hope you have recieved that which I had taken the liberty of putting under your care for M. Tracy : and the further hope also that those I now inclose for M de de Tessé M. de la Fayette & mr Walsh may reach you in time. M de de Tessé I believe you know is the aunt of
10Thomas Jefferson to David Bailie Warden, 11 March 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Burwell is this moment arrived here, and our post in the instant of it’s departure. the inclosed letter happens to have been ready written and I am extremely anxious to have it delivered into the hands of M. Tracy without the possibility of it’s being opened by the government. mr Burwell thinks if I inclose it to you by this post it may get to N. York before you will have sailed. I...