2431To Thomas Jefferson from Mary Minor, 8 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Perhaps you will be suppriseed to receive a letter from one that you probaly never heard of before, but when you come to know the nature of my business, I hope will Pardon me for my boldness! I will relate to you my unfortunate situation in a concise manner as possible. I was born at Lexington in Kentucky of Poor but honest Parents had a tolerable education for my rank in life, as my mother...
2432To Thomas Jefferson from Charles Pinckney, 8 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Our latest intelligence from Europe & Washington inducing an opinion that the Embargo will not soon be taken off, & possibly that a rupture will soon take place with Great Britain, I consider it as my duty to state that our Legislature adjourned in December long before we knew of the Embargo or the receipt of the Blockading Decrees of the belligerent powers & of course made no provision but...
2433From Thomas Jefferson to Anne Cary Randolph, 8 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday your letter of the 4th. & as it said nothing of the health of the family, I presume all are well, your letter to your aunt Harriet shall be taken care of. I wish mrs Barber may succeed in getting her school. she is a woman of extraordinary good sense, information and merit. should mr Ogilvie discontinue his school, Jefferson cannot be better employed from morning till...
2434To Thomas Jefferson from Fulwar Skipwith, 8 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I shall make no apology for addressing to you with this a paper which has lately been received by me through the post office, with a few lines from an anonymous hand, together with a copy of a Note which that paper has induced me to address to his Excelcy. the Minister of Exterior Relations.—I am ignorant whether this paper will not soon, or may not already have been Communicated to you in a...
2435From Thomas Jefferson to Fleming Turner, 8 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I should have answered yours of Feb. 20. by the last post, but was so pressed with other business at the time that I could not. I now inclose to mr Bacon 139.41 D in discharge of the order of mr Davis, exr. of Allen, & present you my respects. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
2436From Thomas Jefferson to James Walker, 8 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night your letter of the 4th. inst. I did not suppose that I was in your debt. the impression on my mind was that the last paiment I made compleatly discharged the balance, and having left my papers at Monticello, I cannot now examine into them. but I shall be at home in about a month and you must then come & let us examine into the matter, and whatever is right shall be done....
2437To Thomas Jefferson from John Watkins, 8 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I know not in what light my conduct or character may at the present moment be viewed by the Government of my Country. I flatter myself however that I have some claim to its good opinion and conscious of having done much to merit it, I take the liberty of solliciting of its Chief Magistrate a favour which if accorded will be a test of my Countrees confidence & a mark (a flattering one indeed)...
2438From Thomas Jefferson to Caspar Wistar, 8 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you on the 19th. Dec. my expectations of the arrival at this place of the big bones which General Clarke had dug from the lick & forwarded to me. they arrived last night, and now I must repeat my hope that you will think the object worthy of a visit to this place in order to select for the society whatever is unpossessed by them. it is only the duplicates of what they possess which I...
2439To Thomas Jefferson from John Coulter, 7 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Perceiving that our Government are about Extending to Citizens having property abroad the liberty of dispatching Vessels to return therewith, and having now in the port of Havanna property to a large Amount am induced to request your Excellency may be pleased, should the measure be approved, to grant me the permission of dispatching to that Port a Vessel for the purpose of obtaining my funds,...
2440From Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Eggleston, 7 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Eppes of Eppington purchased from you on my account a horse at the price of 200. D. payable about this time in Richmond. I therefore now inclose you an order for that sum on messrs. Gibson & Jefferson of Richmond, on whom I am in hopes you may find it convenient to have a call made for the money. We have nothing new & interesting here at this time. all our personal interests are injured by...