1From Thomas Jefferson to James Breckenridge, 12 April 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved, the day before yesterday, your favor of the 6 th covering 100.D. for the University of Virginia on account of mr Johnson’s subscription, for which I now inclose you the bursar’s reciept. we should certainly have been happy in your assistance at our late meeting, but are much more so at the cause which kept you away, as that is to give us the benefit of your aid in the legislature....
2From Thomas Jefferson to James Breckenridge, 22 December 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
I wish the contents of this letter to be secret with you and myself. M r Gilmer, I am afraid, is determined to decline our Professorship of Law; for which I am very sorry. that appointment should not be given to a mere Common-place lawyer, without such other education as would qualify him to associate with his Colleagues, and to converse on scientific subjects worthily of a Professor of an...
3From Thomas Jefferson to James Breckenridge, 22 February 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Our Colleagues on the legislature have called a meeting of the Visitors for the 4 th of March, which I presume they notified to you from Richmond. I do it lest they should not have done it. I hope you will be able to attend. the main object is the appmt of 3. professors, one of Nat l hist. one of moral philosophy and one of law. for the last I had in my eye W m C. Preston, and on the 22 d of...