11From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Smith Barton, 20 June 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his friendly salutations to Dr. Barton & has this day put on board Capt Ellwood’s schooner bound for Philadelphia a small paper packet addressed to him, containing a copy of mr Volney’s Tableau des E.U. for Dr. Barton, & 2. others for Mr. John Mifflin and the late mr Bordley . Th:J. asks the favor of Dr. Barton to have these last delivered. they were recieved, with many...
12From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Smith Barton, 29 March 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 13th. came to hand on the 20th. instant only. I now inclose you, from the Secretary at war, a letter to Colo. Meigs our agent with the Cherokees, and one to yourself which may answer with those of any other nation you may chuse to visit. should you visit the Creeks, you will find them assembled in May and June and with them General Wilkinson, General Pickens and mr Hawkins...
13From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Smith Barton, 21 November 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved from you a letter dated June 12. in which you were so kind as to give me the information I had asked respecting mr Dunbar’s specimens of plants, & you mentioned your preparing your Indian geography for the press, but there is no mention in that or any other letter recieved from you of any paper on the subject of manure, nor have I the slightest recollection of such an one. I have...
14From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Smith Barton, 24 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I am much indebted to you for your kind favor of April 24. and have delayed acknoleging it until I could communicate it to mr Randolph & decide on the disposal of his son. it was much the wish of us both that he should have gone this autumn to Philadelphia, and it had been decided on. but mr Ogilvie his present tutor has been so earnest in his desires to keep him another year, that it has been...
15From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Smith Barton, 27 December 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Some propositions having been made to the public on the subject of a natural bed of Sulphur in Genesee, we wished to obtain information respecting it. Capt Williamson tells me you passed some time in examining it, and I am sure therefore you can give me better information respecting it than any other person, & on which I shall more rely. I pray you therefore to do it without delay, as we are...
16From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Smith Barton, 18 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night a Diploma from the Linnaean society of Philadelphia, doing me the honor of associating me to their body. I pray you to do me the favor of assuring the society of my sensibility for this mark of their notice and of my thanks. sincerely associated with the friends of science in spirit and inclination, I regret the constant occupations of a different kind which put out of my...