11Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Jones, 14 June 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to thank you for the notice you have been so kind as to give me in yours of the 6 th of the reciept of a box with a portrait for me from Liverpool . I have no advice of such a thing, nor knolege of or from whom the portrait is. I will ask the favor of you to draw on Col o Bernard Peyton my correspondent at Richmond for the amount of freight, duties & other charges on the article, to...
12From Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Jones, 14 February 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I have this day received your favor of the 25th. of Jan. and should with great pleasure have embraced the occasion of manifesting my esteem for you and confidence in your recommendations by complying with that in favour of Mr. Dawson of whom I have before had a very advantageous account. But there is only one assistant allowed to the office I am named to, and he has been long ago fixed on on...
13Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Jones, 27 January 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote on the 15 th inst. in answer to your obliging favor of the 8 th since which that of the 18 th has come to hand. in consequence thereof I have this day written to mr Mallory Collector of Norfolk , to pray him (if the rules of office permit) to enter and pay the charges & duties on my articles at Norfolk and to forward them direct to Richmond . I have taken the liberty of saying you...
14Joseph Jones to Thomas Jefferson, 8 June 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
The Ship Scipio S Drummond master, has arrived at this Port from Liverpool . In the manifest of said Ship there is a Box containing a portrait, addressed to you; as I know of no agent of yours in this place—you will be so good as to advise in what way it may be forwarded. RC ( DLC ); in a clerk’s hand, signed by Jones ; endorsed by TJ as a letter of 6 June 1822 received a week later and so...
15To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Jones, 6 February 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
We yesterday received information that General Parsons with a party of our Troops had passed over to Morrisana, attacked the Enemies Post there, burnt about 40 barracks, a quantity of Forage and brought off 52 prisoners. The bridge of Boats which the Enemy had over Harlem River was also destroyed. A late New York paper mentions the sailing of three ships of the line of the French Squadron at...
16Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Jones, [24 April 1820] (Jefferson Papers)
I thank am much indebted to you Sir for your kind attention to the bag of seeds from mr Appleton of which he had not advised . I will ask the favor of you to send it by any vessel bound to Richm d addressed to Cap t B. Peyton who will pay the exp. from Petsbg. those to Petsbg
17To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Jones, 21 February 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Madison having given you before he left Richmond a history of the proceedings of the assembly during their late session I have only to add to what he has done some particular acts passed by them the perusal of which may prove more satisfactory than a partial account of them. With these you receive a small pamphlet entitled Reflections &c. ascribed to Mr. St. G. Tucker together with the...
18To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Jones, 30 June 1780 (Jefferson Papers)
The Troops left by Sr. Henry Clinton in South Carolina amounting to about 3500 Men besides 1500 sent to Georgia cannot be sufficient unless increased by the accession of Tories, to overawe that State, especially when the Inhabitants shall find themselves supported by the Regulars and Militia going to their assistance. The 5000 Militia recommended by Congress to be raised by Virga. to join the...
19To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Jones, 29 December 1783 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the satisfaction to inform you the Senate contrary to my expectation passed the act authorising the Delegates in Congress to convey the claim of Virginia to the territory northwestward of the ohio to the united States without amendment and it will be transmitted you without the instruction heretofore intimated. The mode adopted for transfering our right was in pursuance and in...
20To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Jones, 16 April 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
The Alliance of the American States being now compleated by the assent of the State of Maryland to the Articles of Confederation the future proceedings of Congress must be governed by those Rules and every deviation from them become matter of complaint or jealousy to the States. It would be wise therefore where defects appear to have them supplied in time and while the Temper of the States...