1From Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 11 December 1783 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose for you under cover to Mr. Madison a copy of Homer. I am anxious to hear from you, to know how your time is employed, and what books you read. You are now old enough to know how very important to your future life will be the manner in which you employ your present time. I hope therefore you will never waste a moment of it. You may be assured that nothing shall be wanting on my part...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 19 August 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I received by Mr. Mazzei your letter of April 20. I am much mortified to hear that you have lost so much time, and that when you arrived in Williamsburgh you were not at all advanced from what you were when you left Monticello. Time now begins to be precious to you. Every day you lose, will retard a day your entrance on that public stage whereon you may begin to be useful to yourself. However...
3From Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, with Enclosure, 10 August 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your two letters of Decemb. 30. and April 18. and am very happy to find by them, as well as by letters from Mr. Wythe, that you have been so fortunate as to attract his notice and good will: I am sure you will find this to have been one of the most fortunate events of your life, as I have ever been sensible it was of mine. I inclose you a sketch of the sciences to which I would...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 6 August 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
The preceding letter was written at it’s date, and I supposed you in possession of it when your letters of Dec. 10. 87. and March 18. 88. told me otherwise. Still I supposed it on it’s way to you, when a few days ago, having occasion to look among some papers in the drawer where my letters are usually put away till an opportunity of sending them occurs, I found that this letter had slipped...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 28 March 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 5th. came to hand in the night of the 7th. and as I was engaged writing till two oclock that night and was to be off before day the next morning, I desired Mr. Randolph to let you know I would write from hence. The Onus probandi will undoubtedly rest on Dr. W. as to the paiment of the £100. Still it would have been satisfactory had we been possessed of any proof ourselves....
6From Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 13 June 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been prevented acknoleging sooner the receipt of yours of April 30. by an attack of the periodical head ach which came on me the 1st. of May, and has not yet quitted me. The first week was violent, the rest has been moderate and for these 10. days past I have been able to do business. This will be delivered you by Mr. Garland Jefferson, a relation of ours, of whom I receive a great...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 8 May 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night your favor of the 1st. instant, your judgment of Ld. Holt is certainly right. He is the greatest lawyer England ever had, except Coke. Vaughan is a most learned and clear headed reporter. You will find what you have to read henceforward much lighter, than what you have passed; much less matter in more words. A volume every fortnight or three weeks may be read of the...
8From Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 22 June 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I received in due time your favor of May 28. with the notes it contained on the subject of Waste. Your view of the subject as far as it goes is perfectly proper. Perhaps in such a question in this country, where the husbandry is so different, it might be necessary to go further and enquire whether any difference of this kind should produce a difference in the law. The main objects of the law...
9From Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 14 April 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The letter you mention to have written, never came to my hands; and indeed I have thought you a very lazy fellow to have let me hear from you so seldom. But if you will never give any other proof of laziness, I will pardon you this one. I have duly received my sister’s letter, and have written to her to-day a second time in answer to it. I also write to Dabney the inclosed letter, advising him...
10From Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 10 November 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I received your’s of Oct. 24. a little before bed-time of the same evening, and being to set out early the next morning it was impossible for me to answer it. It was the less material, as I had written some days before, and left in the hands of Mr. Jefferson a letter to my sister on the same subject. I had before imagined that the present state of her family would render it convenient to...
11From Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 28 November 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
I sincerely congratulate you on the change which you expect shortly to make in your state of life. You may be assured in advance that the greatest source of human happiness is in the tender connubial connection of the two sexes. You have the better reason too to count on it from the character of the lady who unites her destiny with yours, and of whom fame has brought us so many good reports....
12From Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 12 April 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
As the instructions to our envoys & their communications have excited a great deal of curiosity, I inclose you a copy. you will percieve that they have been assailed by swindlers whether with or without the participation of Taleyrand is not very apparent. the known corruption of his character renders it very possible he may have intended to share largely in the 50,000 £. demanded. but that the...
13From Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, [2]2 June [1798] (Jefferson Papers)
It is my expectation to leave this on the 25th. and to be at our July court. but something may very possibly arise which may keep me a few days longer. I must ask the favor of you therefore to press Kinsolving at court to pay up his balance, as I have considerable paiments to make immediately on my arrival at home. he may lodge the money with Colo. Bell. this being the last moment of the post...
14From Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 4 April 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Ross’s Kitt setting out for Charlottesville where he has a cause to be tried with James Ross, and apprehending personal danger from him, has asked me to interest some person to ensure him the protection of the laws. I assured him every one would see that protection extended to him, however as he intreated it, I promised to write to yourself, mr Randolph & Colo. Bell to have an eye to him....
15From Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 25 October 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I promised you one of the inclosed volumes, and one also for mr Peter Johnston for whom you requested the perusal of my Parliamentary Commonplace. the inclosed contains every thing useful from that, debarrassed of it’s rubbish.—we have recieved the first Consul’s ratification of our Convention. it is with a ‘ bien entendu toujours that the objects of the article suppressed are abandoned by...
16From Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 6 July 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Yesterday a man arrived here with your carriage and a pair of horses, employed by mr Hollins , to come this far. the horses are low in flesh, but dreadfully gaited, owing as is said to the collars being too large for them. the horses are taken care of in my stable and will need some days to [. . .] and get their sores well. in the meantime I will have their collars rectified. Sam Carr happened...
17From Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 23 January 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 17th. is recieved. certainly mr Harvie would have needed no advocate with me, for the appointment suggested, had such an one been to be made: but you will have seen Colo: Monroe, and learnt that as he is joined to the legations at Paris & Madrid to each of which secretaries are attached, none has been thought necessary for him. indeed it seems likely that we shall be obliged to...
18Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 7 September 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
On the subject of the Academy or College proposed to be established in our neighborhood, I promised the trustees that I would prepare for them a plan, adapted in the first instance to our slender funds, but susceptible of being enlarged either by their own growth or by accession from other quarters. I have long entertained the hope that this our native state would take up the subject of...