4771To Thomas Jefferson from George Jefferson, 14 September 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
A waggoner has called with your memorandum. I expect to day to forward by him 32 bars of Iron, & nine boxes; instead of 6 as you expected. The window glass & sheet-iron have not arrived; nor has a box of screws which Mr. Barnes informed me about a week ago he had forwarded by the preceding stage. I have informed him of their miscarriage, but fear he may not be able to replace them in Geo....
4772From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 14 September 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I now return you the several papers recieved by the last post, except those solliciting office, which as usual, are put into my bundle of like papers. I think it possible that Spain, recollecting our former eagerness for the island of N. Orleans, may imagine she can, by a free delivery of that, redeem the residue of Louisiana: and that she may withold the peaceable cession of it. in that case...
4773From Thomas Jefferson to Jacob Wagner, 14 September 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Be pleased to fill up a commission for Abraham Bishop of Connecticut to be Collector of Newhaven. the stile of the commission to Samuel Bishop, his father, now dead, will be a guide in the present case. I believe it will be best for you to send it to mr Madison direct for his signature, & to be returned by him to you instead of forwarding it to me, as I shall then probably be on the road to...
4774To Thomas Jefferson from Edwin B. Smith, 15 September 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I will acknowledge it as a particular favour if you will lend me 200$ if it suits your convenence. I shall save 500 by it & will return it in 6 months or if it will be inconvenent to prolong the payment untill that date I will do it in any time you shall mention after 3 months. If you will favour me Sir with this request, it will for ever oblige Yr. Humble. Sert. RC ( MHi ); endorsed by TJ as...
4775To Thomas Jefferson from James Jones Wilmer, 15 September 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me to present you with a Copy of a recent Publication, entitled “Man as he is” &c.—Its favorable reception by virtuous and intelligent minds will be very pleasing to Sir, Your most respl. and obt. Servant RC ( DLC ); at foot of text: “The President of the United States”; endorsed by TJ as received 25 Sep. and so recorded in SJL . Enclosure: Man as He Is, and the World as It Goes ,...
4776To Thomas Jefferson from James Wilson, on or before 30 September 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg leave to inform you I am the person that made application to you at Monticillo for a small employment under Goverment you were pleas’d to refer me to Mr. Gallatan and I have waited in Town untill I am destitute of the means to stop longer unless it is your pleasure the little money when I set out from Baltimore to Montcillo was only Eight dollars which was the whole sum I was possess’d...
4777To Thomas Jefferson from John A. Chevallié, 16 September 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to send to your Excellency, a letter from General Lafayette which I found at my house at my return from Monticello; a copy of a letter from General Mathieu Dumas to Messrs. Livingston & Monroe; a Note on the actual Situation of the affairs Belonging to Beaumarchais’s Estate in America & a Printed Mémorial Which was to have been presented to Congres, if The Executive had...
4778To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 16 September 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I have not heard from you for a long while, not since I returned the letters of our Ministers at Paris & forwarded the copy of Mr Marbois’s letter & some letters from Simons. I trust that this is not owing to want of health, but feel somewhat uneasy, as I have not even received any indirect account of you. I had waited for your opinion of the proper answer to Mr Marbois, but have in the...
4779To Thomas Jefferson from George III, King of Great Britain, 16 September 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
George The Third, By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburgh, Arch-Treasurer and Prince Elector of the Holy Roman Empire &ca.—To The United States of America sendeth Greeting.—Our Good Friends. Having Nothing more at Heart than to cultivate and improve the Friendship and good Understanding which so...
4780To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Martin, 16 September 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I have thought proper to make my present situation known to some of the Senators in Congress, and as I have always experienced your friendship, must once more beg your Attention to my Claims, as it might be a means of releiveing me and my little family from poverty. It seems that an Arsenal is to be fixd at the Mouth of Licking I do not know Whether it will be an Object or not: Should it be,...