6641Mathew Carey & Son to Thomas Jefferson, 5 July 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favour of 28 th inst. is rec d We had supposed that M c Mahon’s Gardening was forwarded per mail, when ordered by you, but upon examination, we find that the package had not been forwarded. It is now sent per mail, & we hope will arrive safe.— Baron Grimm’s Memoirs cannot be obtaind obtained here either in French or English.—We can readily obtain it for you from London or Paris .—The...
6642Charles J. Ingersoll to Thomas Jefferson, 4 July 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Wilcocks , the American Consul at Canton in China , has sent me, by a late arrival from that country, a Chronological View, and Dialogues, with English translations, as specimen s to of Chinese Literature, or rather, of English advancement in it, which he desires me to present to you in his name— I avail myself of this occasion to renew the assurances of respectful consideration with which...
6643James Sloan to Thomas Jefferson, 4 July 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
your kind letter was not more flattering to my vanity as an author, than grateful to those feelings, which yeild enjoyments far more precious, than any which flow from the mere praise of men. It was is delightful to find exemplified in you, the unfading charms of literature, and the juvenile lustre they cast upon the dignity of declining years. Your praise will ever be to me the highest...
6644John Barnes to Thomas Jefferson, 3 July 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Your very particular fav r 28 h Ult o Covering—“I know not from whom the inclosed letter to Wanscher comes—nor whether he is still living, I suppose, it is from Germany . and invoke your Charity to dispose of it according to Circumstances.—I do it, with the more pleasure—as it gives me New Occasion to Repeat to you—the Assurance of my Constant friendship and Respect.”— So unexpected address...
6645Anthony Charles Cazenove to Thomas Jefferson, 3 July 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I was favor’d in its time with your obliging note of 25 th Dec r for which I return my grateful acknowledgements. Having for some years been in the habit of importing the different qualities of Murdoch ’s fine Madeira Wine, some of which I generally keep on hand for sale, but generally upon the orders I receive from many gentlemen in various sections of the United States , I take the liberty...
6646William S. Jacobs to Thomas Jefferson, 3 July 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Had death not berefted me of my much esteemed friend & Patron, Doctor Wistar , the Contents of my present respects would ‘ere this have been comunicated to you, but being thus unfortunately deprived I hope from the well Known Kindness of your disposition that you’ll excuse the liberty I thus take It is now twenty three years past since I resided in the family of that good and great man, I...
6647Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, [received 3 July 1818] (Jefferson Papers)
Under cover to M r Dandridge I enclose two notes which you will be so good as to endorse, and after sealing my letter, you will be pleased to give it the earliest conveyance by the mail to Richmond . In renewing this kindness to me, be pleased again to accept the strongest assurances, that whether I live or die, you nor yours, shall never receive the slightest inconvenience from your goodness...
6648Thomas Jefferson to Baker Beaven, 2 July 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
We have employed 4. hands 3. days in searching for slate, and came to what is of a proper thickness and fine color, but not in sheets of any size. I have no doubt we could obtain these, if we had now time to pursue it. but as other things press, and it seems very uncertain at what depth we can obtain such as ought to be used, we postpone it to the winter. I will send you a sample of what we...
6649Thomas Jefferson to George Divers, 2 July 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been intending in some of my college visits to go on and ask a dinner of you, but latterly my daily rides have been in the opposite direction to explore a slate quarry a mile or two below Milton . why our family has not been to see yours cannot be said but for the lazy reason of never doing to-day what can be put off to tomorrow. I set out for Bedford tomorrow, and shall return just in...
6650Levett Harris to Thomas Jefferson, 2 July 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I received a few days Since from Professor Fischer of Moscow , two Copies of his Essai Sur la Turquoise et Sur la Calaite , with a request that I would Seek to make one of them acceptable to M r Jefferson . In hastening to meet the request of M r Fischer I beg leave to profit of the occasion to bring myself anew to your kind remembrance. Among the lively recollections I Shall long retain of my...