1Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 5 March 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you a letter from Judge Peters, president of the board of agriculture at Philadelphia , solliciting either a drawing or a model of your hill-side plough. I prefer sending it to you while at Varina , because as you have Isaac there you may find it as easy to have the plough made there as a model, and from Varina you can give it a ready passage to Philadelphia . this however as is...
2Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 9 August 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Wood has sent me the inclosed queries with a request to put them into the hands of some one for answers. I will not suppose him so unreasonable as to have meant them for myself, the collection of materials for others to write books with being out of the question at my age, when nothing but absolute necessity can urge me to write even a common letter. you know the characters of our county...
3Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 10 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved a copy of the resolution of the President and Directors of the Literary fund of the 28 th Ult. expressing their willingness to make to the Visitors of the University the loan of 60,000.D. authorised by the late act for finishing it’s buildings. this resolution proposes to advance 20,000 D. on the 1 st of the ensuing month of April , and the residue in convenient...
4Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 10 April 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I duly recieved the resolution of the President & Directors of the Literary fund of Mar. 25. proposing to lend to the Visitors of the University of Virginia the sum of 40,000.D. on the pledge of their annuity of 15,000 D for the repayment of the principal in by five equal & annual instalments, beginning 3. years after the date of the loan; and of the regular payment of interest in the mean...
5Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 1 May 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
In my letter of Apr. 10. on the subject of the loan of 40, thousand dollars to the Visitors of the University , I stated that they would prefer obtaining the remaining 20,000.D. which they were authorised to borrow, from the Literary fund also rather than from any other. I beg leave to recall the attention of the Directors of that fund to this proposition, and to ask their determination, as we...
6Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 16 September 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
In a letter of the 13 th ult. to the Secretary of the board of the Literary fund I stated to him that whenever it should be the wish of the board to close the contract for the loan of 20,000.D. to the Visitors of the University of Virginia I would execute the necessary bond on his sending me a copy of it. the Visitors are to meet on the 2 d of October , and if it would suit the convenience of
7Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 8 October 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 5 th was recieved yesterday, and having carefully perused the Report of Feb. 14. 20. and the other papers, I now return them according to your request. I have marked with a pencil in the 4 th page of the Report two items which, if I understand them, may I hope be disposable in favor of the University , to wit, Amount of arrears to schools not drawn in 1818. 40,632.20 Surplus...
8Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 9 November 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia , at their last semiannual meeting of Oct. 2 . having agreed to a Report of the conditio n of that institution , it’s disbursements and funds, as required by law, I now inclose it, with the accounts of the Bursar & Proctor . some difference will be found between the Proctor’s account , & the general view presented in the Report of the board ,...
9Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 20 November 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I write this separate letter, and endorse it as private , to prevent it’s being opened by others in your absence. the object of it is to mention the importance which has been suggested to me of procuring a board of the Literary fund , before the meeting of the Legislature , and of laying the Report of the Visitors before the latter body on the 2 d day of their session if possible. it is...
10Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 25 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Casting my eye over a printed copy of the late Report of the Visitors of the University , I discovered that the statement of the Bursar’s account for the first half of the year, from Oct. 1819. to Mar. 1820. inclusive, was wanting, and turning to the papers on file, I found I had omitted it in making up the documents for the report . this first part of the statement had been duly rendered by...