6601Thomas Jefferson to Stephen Cathalan, [before 6 June 1817] (Jefferson Papers)
My last to you was of Feb. 1. 16. since which I have recieved your several favors of Feb. 15. Mar. 19. June 1. 4. 19. & July 12. & the several parcels of wine & Maccaroni, came safe to hand. all of them were good; but those particularly esteemed for daily use are the Nice, Ledanon & Roussillon. the Nice de Bellet is superlatively fine, for which I am particularly obliged to
6602John Cook to Thomas Jefferson, 20 April 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
The enclosed Publication which I have the honour to present to you I received very Lately from the Author, now in England , a very near acquaintance and intimate Friend of many Years standing. Permit me to observe Sir, that this is the only one of a series of numbers which commenced some Years ago and are published annually in England , which has appeared in Amer i ca . Having published some...
6603John Love to Thomas Jefferson, 16 July 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
At an early period of the summer, the President passed on this road, when I had the pleasure of seeing him: He was then satisfyed from the different appearances of the common wheats, and the kind here called the Lawler that the latter was uninjured by the Hessian fly, and engaged from me 200 bush ls for himself, and 200 for you, to Whom He mentioned his intention to write on the subject—I have...
6604Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 28 February 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I have just heard that M r Arthur Brockenborough , is willing to engage with you to do the carpenter’s work at the University & wou’d undertake the superintendence of all your work of every sort at that place. M r Brockenborough is the brother of the Doctor & the Judge , & like them is a man of excellent character. He is a compleat workman himself and is moreover said to be more scientific...
6605Thomas Jefferson to John Wayles Eppes, 26 October 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I have procured from Leschot for mrs Eppes a very elegant watc h and of the very best construction being of the kind called à cylindre horizontal ; the only inconvenience of which is that they require being touched with oil a little oftener than the others. he had no watch of the common construction which was proper for a lady. he required 40.D. boot, allowing only 30.D. for the gold of the...
6606From John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 19 April 1817 (Adams Papers)
My loving and beloved Friend, Pickering, has been pleased to inform the World that I have “few Friends.” I wanted to whip the rogue, and I had it in my Power, if it had been in my Will to do it, till the blood came. But all my real Friends as I thought them, with Dexter and Gray at their Head insisted “that I Should not Say a Word.” “That nothing that Such a Person could write would do me the...
6607Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s List of Books Recommended for Reading Law, [ca. 9 April 1822] (Jefferson Papers)
Bracton . English Brooke ’s abridgment. 4 to edn. Thomas ’s Coke Littleton 3. v. 8 vo Coke ’s 2 d 3 d and 4 th
6608To Thomas Jefferson from Adamantios Coray, 28 December 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Je vous suis on ne peut plus reconnaissant pour la réponse, que vous avez eu la complaisance de me faire, et qui me fut remise avant hier par M. Warden. Trop longue pour votre respectable âge, elle m’a paru trop courte pour le désir que j’avais de recevoir des leçons: d’un tel maître. Je tâcherai d’en profiter, et de les tourner, s’il est possible, au profit de ma nation; qui a montré jusqu’à...
6609From Thomas Jefferson to William Short, 8 January 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I returned the 1 st vol. of Hall by a mail of a week ago and by this shall return the 2 d we have kept them long; but every member of the family wished to read his book, in which case you know it had a long guantlet to run. It is impossible to read thoroughly such writings as those of Harper and Otis, who take a page to say what requires but a sentence, or rather who give you whole pages of...
6610Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 22 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Jery arriverd here last Evening about 4 oClock, with one of his Mules very lame and complains much about badness of Roads, I had e very thing ready, and shoud have loaded wednesday night, had Jery came, but they now will be a day later than you expected, I hope to get them off this morning by sun rise, the pork turn, d out very well, and has been destributed as you derected, the 23 hogs picked...