12391Craven Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 13 December 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I am On a bargain for some Negroes which will come very low. the Am t between us will Answar as Money payable in the spring. Yet I cou d not think of a transfer without Your leave, at one time You gave this leave, And Am in hopes it will be agreeable to You in this instance, if it is not, You will please inform me, RC ( ViU: TJP-ER ); endorsed by TJ as received 13 Dec. 1819 and so recorded in...
12392Thomas Jefferson to Tadeusz Kosciuszko, 5 August 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you a long letter of June 28 . in which I inclosed you a bill of exchange for 5500. francs by duplicate, the 1 st of which had been inclosed to you by mr Barnes . the object of the present letter is merely to forward the triplicate of the same bill, to guard against accidents, as the dangers of the sea are somewhat increased by the war. in mine of June 28. I omitted to mention that I...
12393To Thomas Jefferson from Theodore Foster, 20 January 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
The Bearer hereof is Major General William Barton of the State of Rhode Island, who is now about setting out for the City of Washington, where he has Business to transact. His Good Character and military Exploits, in our Revolutionary War, obtain’d for him the honorable Notice of his Country mentioned on the Record of Congress which will transmit his Name and Memory to Posterity— This Letter...
12394Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 20 March 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday your favor of the 16 th and am thankful for your attention to my wants. I saw William Johnson the evening before his boat started last. he told me that he should not go down himself, but that his brother would, and he would be answerable for every thing trusted to him as if to himself. I was on horseback and at the river side, so could not give him a written order, but...
12395From Thomas Jefferson to George Lee Turberville, 13 February 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
Your information that I had ordered furloughs to the Guard which brought up prisoners was without foundation as I never have in a single instance given or ordered a furlough . I consider it as my duty to furnish the number of men required by the Commanding Officer, to provide them as far as our circumstances enable us, and to leave to him and those acting under him the direction of them: this...
12396Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 1 July 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I expected for some time past to have the pleasure of seeing you tomorrow, but I cannot venture from home, until I have securd my wheat. I shou’d have finished my harvest yesterday but for the wet weather last week. I have yet 150 acres to cut. I suspect nine or ten shillings a bushel has been given for wheat to be delivered early. wou’d it not be well for us to embrace that price? I shou’d...
12397To Thomas Jefferson from John Brown Cutting, 27 December 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
An unexpected opportunity to Bourdeaux affords me a chance of contributing to your entertainment by the inclosed papers. Time will not permit me nor my limited sources of intelligence, to enter into any satisfactory details of the affairs of this state or the union, much more to obtrude any opinions of my own. I am unaffectedly to thank You for the communications you have heretofore made to,...
12398To Thomas Jefferson from Antoine, Mrs. Morin, 10 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
It is truly painfull to me to trouble you so often on account of those papers which I inclosed to you some time about the commencement of the last Session of Congress. A part of those papers are original title papers by which I claim the lands given to Antoine Morin Deceased in his life time by the Spanish Government, and part for lands purchased by him—And particularly the Concession made to...
12399From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Harrison, 17 November 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
At the request of the honorable Theodorick Bland I take the liberty of laying before the General Assembly the inclosed paper in which he states a difficulty which has arisen in reconciling his qualification as a delegate to the peculiar channel into which he had previously turned his private fortune. From the inclosed extract of a Letter from our Delegates in Congress you will also perceive...
12400To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander Stuart, 21 November 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Some time has elapsed since Intelligence reached this place that Major Allen Mc.Lane of Wilmington. Delaware. would be displaced and his office given to another. It has also been asserted that several Characters have been recommended to replace him; which if correctly stated will I fondly hope induce the President to indulge an old revolutionary Soldier, without Suspicion of improper motives...