451James Martin to Thomas Jefferson, 2 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I am offered the $4000 for your land payable $1000 on the first day of april next an three annual payments for the balancee I have full confidence in the punctuality of the purchaser who can give me any Security I demand I darsay their will be no danger, but the whole will be paid to the day he prefers pursonal security he will give such as is unexception i a ble,— please say immediatily if I...
452William C. Rives to Thomas Jefferson, 3 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
You will receive from the bearer of this note the books, whose names are subjoined.— I have read Dalrymple on Feudal property, but as a recurrence to it may sometimes become necessary, I have retained it.—It was my wish to have waited on you this morning, but preparations for my departure from Milton , and the constant expectation of the stage’s arrival, detain me here. 2 nd Vol. Kennets Hist....
453Richard Barry to Thomas Jefferson, 5 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I received your letter of the 30th Nov r in which you mention that M r Leitch required payment of you in 30 days for the am t ballance due by you of my account I can assure you Sir, it was contrary to my wishes . I met M r Leitch in this City on his return from Baltimore
454Joseph Dougherty to Thomas Jefferson, 5 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
yours of the 30 Nov. I rec d the 3 rd of this month and delivered the inclosed, to M r Barry . Sir I expect expect that you have so many applications for the breed of your shepherds dog, that it is no use for me to say any thing to you about them, however, if you should have any to spare, I would be verry thankful to to you for one. before this reaches you, you perhaps may have heard of a duel
455William Lambert to Thomas Jefferson, 5 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I acknowledge with sincere gratitude and respect, the receipt of your obliging note , inclosing a vote of thanks from the American Philosophical Society for a table of the Moon’s motion, transmitted to you, some time since, as their President. Truly sensible of the instances of friendship with which you have been pleased to favor me, I shall endeavor to reciprocate, so far as I may have it in...
456Randolph Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 7 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I would Esteem it as a singular favour of you if you would be so Good as to lend us your Gigg harness to go as fare as charlotte as one of my wifes brothers lays like to dye and she has a Great desire to Go and see him and they shall be reternd safe back a gane as soon as she gits back which will be in seven or Eight days my wife Joins with me in love to you and family. RC ( ViU : TJP-CC );...
457Erastus Granger to Thomas Jefferson, 8 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
having had the honor of receiving from you the appointments of Collector of the revenue for this district, and that of Indian agency to the six Nations ; I take the liberty (as a small testimony of respect) of enclosing for your amusement, two Indian speeches, dilivered on different Occasions.— I have every reason to believe the speech of Farmer’s Brother was dilivered by him, as now...
458William Lambert to Thomas Jefferson, 8 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to transmit herewith, two astronomical tables; one for computing the Moon’s longitude, latitude, Etc. for every hour, and the other to find the Moon’s hourly velocity at any intermediate time between 0 and 12 hours, by which the motion for a given number of minutes and seconds between the hours, may be accurately obtained. The table which I formerly presented to you, was...
459John Wayles Eppes to Thomas Jefferson, 10 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been looking with great anxiety for some time for a letter from you—My own situation has been such that I have not had a moment to devote to any purpose— You left me almost on the bed of sickness— So soon as I was able to perform the journey I went with M rs Eppes to Carolina and my Journey was so long delayed that I did not return to Eppington until the 20 th of November — On the 21 st my
460James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 11 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I duly rec d your two letters of the 26. & 30. Ult: The State of Col. Monroe’s mind is very nearly what I had supposed. His willingness to have taken a seat in the Cabinet, is what I had not supposed. I have written to Maj r Neele , according to your suggestion, and shall follow it also as to the distribution of Gov r Lewis’s papers when they arrive. Fayette
461Nicholas Biddle to Thomas Jefferson, 12 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I have no apology for the liberty I am about taking, except that it may enable you to render service to a Stranger. Some time since I received thro’ the legation at Paris a letter from a M r Jean Baptiste Lefevre , accompanied by a note from the Marquis de la Fayette . M r Lefevre states that he served during the war in Col. Armand’s regiment; that in 1783 you had the goodness to take charge...
462Elias Glover to Thomas Jefferson, 12 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
On the 1 t Nov r last I took the liberty of troubling you with a request to favor me with a Copy of a letter addressed to You by Matthew Nimmo Esq r under date of the 28 th Nov r 1806 , on the subject of Burrs late treasonable Conspiracy—Or, if the same was not in your possession, to informe me from what source a Copy might be obtained— To this request no answer has been rec d
463John Garland Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 12 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I have for some time past intended to write to you, but have putt it from time to time till the present moment. The desire of retaining unimpaired the regard and esteem of a man whose good opinion wou’d give to my existence additional value, induces me to address to you this letter. In truth I have been apprehensive that a letter written to you some time past upon the subject of which we...
464James Leitch to Thomas Jefferson, 12 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
At the request of M r Barry I enclose you an Acc t he gave me to apply to you for. If you can spare me any 8. 10 & 20 d nails say 100 lb of each you will much Oblige Y r Ob t Serv t RC (
465Peter V. Daniel to Thomas Jefferson, 22 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
In the character of a representative of the People I have been applied to in a case which indeed has entirely enlisted my feelings, and in which with no small satisfaction I have been told you may probably be of service. I have adventured in behalf of suffering merit—let this excuse my freedom towards yourself. The case as furnished from the party applicant is as follows.— John Stadler was a...
466George Richardson to Thomas Jefferson, 22 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter Came to hand the 6 th of this Month and I have Viewed the Contents & Return you a Thousand thanks for your attention to my Farther & my self as we are Living in a strange Cuntrey I am at a Loss to find a way to Communicate to my Brother Richard If not too Troublesome to you I will Be Verrey Thankful if you will Rite me and state to me the way that I Can Communicate to my Brother by...
467Reuben Perry to Thomas Jefferson, 23 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I Received yours of the 9 th nov. in which was inclose d Three pounds on acc t of money advance d for nails for you also your directions to have the cellars Clean d out &c by Phill. but as he is to go away at Ch r istmast he will not have the Chance to do it as M r
468Bernard McMahon to Thomas Jefferson, 24 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
With many thanks I acknowledge the receipt of the fine collection of seeds you were pleased to send me some time ago, and would have done this much sooner, were I not in daily expectation of receiving from London a variety of esculent vegetable seeds, that I wished to send you some of, at the same time. Having received them by the Ship Coramandel which arrived here a few days ago, I do myself...
469Archibald Stuart to Thomas Jefferson, 25 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
The bearer M r Warrell is a portrait painter who has been introduced to me by Gen l Breckenridge as a man of genius in his profession— He is desirous of being made known to you and of having an opportunity of seeing your paintings—I have taken the liberty to addr of complying with his request and of assuring him that your desire to encourage emprovement in any branch would insure him a...
470John Wood to Thomas Jefferson, 26 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg leave to request your acceptance of the small volume on the rotation of the earth, which accompanies this letter. As the theory I believe is new, it would afford me much satisfaction to be favoured with your opinion of the principle upon which it is founded; for I am perswaded there are few persons in this country so conversant with mathematical and philosophical subjects. It gives me...
471Burgess Griffin to Thomas Jefferson, 27 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I have seeun mr Joh n son Since he returnd from Richmond hee Still Sais he is antious to take the Crop of tob o on the termes I mentioned to you I am gitting it down fast as I can & intend to open a few hogds & if he will not giv what you Seeame to be willin to take he heer deductting the Carridg I Can Still Send it on to Richmond with out haveing any more opened hear tho my opinion th is that...
472John W. Quincy to Thomas Jefferson, 27 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
You will excuse the freedom I take in writeing you on what may be considered my private concerns, or from Interested motives, Your long and valuable Services in promoteing every enterprise tending to the Independance of our Country, will be sufficent excuse for my looking up to you for your influence with the Heads of Departments either Naval or Millitary to employ my manufactured Articles for...
473Joseph Dougherty to Thomas Jefferson, 28 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
M r J. Millegan requested of me, to inform you that he had has taken all possible pains to procure the 7 & 8 Vols. of scientific Dialogues , but has not been able to get them, he says he will send to London by the first oppertunity M r M. has a new work;—Parents Assistant by Maria
474William A. Burwell to Thomas Jefferson, 29 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Some days Since I received a letter from the Son of Genl Lee requesting me to apply to the P’t of the US. upon the Subject of a Medal voted his Father for his Services by the old Congress , which has never been presented; he said the you were entrusted with procuring it while minister in France , but had left the Country before the Medal was completed; I stated these circumstances to Mr...
475Isaac A. Coles to Thomas Jefferson, 29 December 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed letter for M rs Randolph was sent under cover to the President as well as the parcel of Books which I forward by this day’s Mail. The Pictures will be shiped for Richmond in the course of a few days—viz. M r Latrobes drawing of the Capitol , a small one on the Dioclesian Plan, & the Dioclesian Portico. there are also some pictures which hung in your bed-chamber, which were...
476Daniel Belteshazzar Plantagenet Eccleston to Thomas Jefferson, 1 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me to return you my sincere thanks for the very polite Letter I had the pleasure of recieving from you, in return for a Medallion of your predecessor General Washington , which I had the honor of presenting you. Could I procure a likeness , I perhaps might become the Medalist of the Presidents of the United States , and those Medals, in all probability, many generations hence, will be...
477John Harvie to Thomas Jefferson, 1 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
Your concluding words to our conversation in Charlottesville were that you would devote the first leisure day to investigate whether your alledged claim to my patented land on the mountain had been forfeited by any laches on your part. Those words were also accompanyed with an assurance that if the result of your researches was unfavourable to that claim you would forbear to prosecute it. May...
478Honoré Julien to Thomas Jefferson, 1 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai prand la liberté de vous Ecrire Cette letre que Je desire vous trouve En parfaite Santé, aincy que toutes votre aimable famille, Et En même temps pour vous Souhaiter une bonne Et heureuse année accompagnée de plusieur’s-autres, Je desire que le Repot de votre Rétraite, Soit á la Satisfaction de votre Coeur, que la Compagnie de vos petits Enfants Soit un Motiff á vous prolonger vos Jours....
479Jonathan & Thomas Foster to Thomas Jefferson, 4 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
We have taken the liberty to send you one of the first papers of the Constellation, and cannot help expressing a wish, that you may so approbate it as to become its patron, Gen l John Smith , our representative, is one of our worthy patrons, & holds a Prospectus RC ( MHi ); adjacent to closing: “Thomas Jefferson Esq r ”; endorsed by TJ as received 17 Jan. 1810 and so recorded in SJL ....
480Gilbert C. Russell to Thomas Jefferson, 4 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
Conceiving it a duty incumbent upon me to give the friends of the late Merriwether Lewis such information releative to his arrival here his stay and departure, and also of his pecuniary matters as came within my knowledge which they otherwise might not ascertain, and presumeing that as you were once his Patron, you still remain’d his friend, I beg leave to communicate it to you and thro’ you...
481Archibald Thweatt to Thomas Jefferson, 4 January [1810] (Jefferson Papers)
In my answer to your favor of the 18 th ult I omitted to remind you that the Will of R.S. is most clearly admitted by the bill for it alleges “that the said R.S. made his testament and last will with all due solemnities bearing date the 15 th day of May 1759 , and in it he devises his whole estate real and personal to his wife Elizabeth and her heirs for ever” &c. However it will be better to...
482Isaac A. Coles to Thomas Jefferson, 5 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty of sending you by this day’s mail, all the private Papers of the late Gov r Lewis , & of asking the favor of you to suffer them to remain at Monticello , until called for by M r W m Meriwether , for whom they are intended. On the arrival of the Trunks at this place they were opened by Gen l Clarke and my self, when every thing of a public nature was given to the Dep
483William Baldwin to Thomas Jefferson, 7 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty of transmitting to you a copy of the Essays of Cerus & Amicus . These essays are now published principally with a view of having them extensively circulated among the society of Friends in the eastern part of the state of Pennsylvania , who have been too generally prejudiced against the late Administration , and whose prejudices still exist, against the present . The Friends...
484Thomas T. Hewson to Thomas Jefferson, 8 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
The American Philosophical Society have renewed their expressions of respect by again unanimously reelecting you their President.—And they entertain a just hope that the same liberal assistance which they have hitherto experienced will be continued. Retiring from the direction of public affairs the Philosophic Patriot possesses a usefulness and enjoys a happiness unknown to the mere Statesman....
485John Wayles Eppes to Thomas Jefferson, 10 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I enclose under cover to you a note for my little boy —I am delighted to hear that he gives you so little trouble—If you can prevail on him to write to me often so that I may know he is well I will not impose on you the sacrifice of time which appears to be so completely filled up with occupations, so much more interesting than the sedentary life to which you have been for so many years,...
486Thomas Main to Thomas Jefferson, 10 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
It is with sincere pleasure I embrace the present occasion, of transmitting you the enclosed paper, to offer my affectionate and humble Respects to Him who even when engaged with the high and important cares of a mighty nation’s welfare, did not think my lowly avocation beneath his notice. But with a condesension and goodness that can never be obliterated from my remembrance kindly offered to...
487John Barnes to Thomas Jefferson, 12 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
My last respects to you Sir was of the 1 st Sep r since when, I have not been Honore’d with any of your favors.— In the Course of this and the insuing Mo. it will become Necessary to provide for a Remittance to be made, the good Gen l Kosciusko :—Under present circumstances, I have to ask your aid, and shall be governed by your instructions— from a rough statem t of the Gen ls a/c, with me,...
488William C. C. Claiborne to Thomas Jefferson, 12 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I received your friendly note of the 30 th of November, enclosing a Letter to a Gentleman at the Arkansaw , which I immediately transmitted.— The Legislature of this Session Territory is now in session, and I have the honor to enclose for your perusal an address which I made to them a few days since.—You will excuse I hope Sir, the Liberty I propose to take with a Letter you did me the favour...
489John Harvie to Thomas Jefferson, 12 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I had thought that our conversation in Charlottesville was too explicit clear and unambiguous in its nature, to be misunderstood by either party, but as several passages in your letter indicate that we do not view its spirit in the same light, I will endeavour for the purpose of placing the subject upon its proper footing to recite as accurately as I can what passed between us. Should I...
490William Tunnicliff to Thomas Jefferson, 13 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
From the little knowledge you have of me, I am in hopes you will excuse this liberty I now take in addressing a few lines to you You may remember on my return from London with the little articles I procured for you, it was then, and still is my wish, to get into some employment in the executive department, your answer then was a very good one, from your then situation in life (as to...
491Horatio G. Spafford to Thomas Jefferson, 14 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I am perfectly sensible that my acknowledgement of the due receipt of thy Letter of May 14, 1809 , ought not to have been postponed to this time. As it has been, however, I hope the delay will be attributed to the proper cause. It is but justice to say that, I receive the favor as I ought, & shall certainly not fail to improve the next edition of my Geography, by thy candid corrections....
492Joel Barlow to Thomas Jefferson, 15 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I have but just now rec d your letter of 31 ult. & am Sorry to inform you that I have not a dynamo me tre & never had. What led you I imagin to suppose I had was your showing me yours at the Same time we were speaking of the Briquet pneumatique which I said I had recieved from France about that time. I spoke too of the Dynamometre as a thing I was acquainted with, but it was only from having...
493James Martin to Thomas Jefferson, 15 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to inform you that I have closed the sale of your land with M r Samuel J. Harrison of Lynchburg at £1200 ⅓ pag t the 1 st April and the other ⅔ in two annuel Installments I think there is no doubt but those payments will be made pountually to the day, an he wishes you on making the first payment to make him a
494John Richardson to Thomas Jefferson, 16 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
My being desireous to inform you in wrighting, My fulfilment, in Complying With your direction that you left with M r Perry , I have used Every Exertion To finish the plastering before this date But finding it ought of my power It being solely from bad mannagmint in M r griffin I had no other assistance but phill , which he had Every thing to put in place, And put in order before I Could do...
495Gordon, Trokes & Company to Thomas Jefferson, 17 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
Enclosed you will receive a bill of such articles mentioned in your Order of 30th Ultim o as could be procured; the only Maccaroni e in town is held by M r L e Forest which he says came direct from Italy, he asks 4/6 ⅌ lb which so much exceeds the price mentioned by you that we supposed it would be best to acquaint you of it before purchasing,
496William Wirt to Thomas Jefferson, 18 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
About four years ago you were so good as to state that if the life of Henry was not destined to come out very speedily you would endeavour to recollect what might be of service to it and that having run your course with him for more than twenty years and witnessed the part he bore in every great question you would perhaps be able to recal some interesting anecdotes. I do not refer to your...
497David Bailie Warden to Thomas Jefferson, 19 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor of sending you, by Captain Fenwick , a copy of Mr. Bottas’ work — Storia della guerra Americana . It is well written, and contains information not found in any other narrative on the same Subject. The Author is a member of the French Legislative body: his principles are just and liberal, and he is a most amiable man.— you will have been informed of the Emperors orders to sequester
498Pierre Samuel Du Pont de Nemours to Thomas Jefferson, 20 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai reçu vos deux lettres du 16 may et du 28 juin , la premiere longtems après la derniere qui pourtant êtait venue tard. Quant à cette premiere je me suis empressé d’y faire honneur en procurant à M r Paterson l’entrée aux Séances de la premiere classe de l’Institut , en le mettant en rapport avec quelques uns de nos Savans les plus distingués, et en l’engageant à se trouver chez moi en...
499William Jarvis to Thomas Jefferson, 20 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
It is so often suspected that marks of attention, in the way of trifling presents, to persons in high Official stations, have some sinister intention, that I have always hesitated to shew these marks of regard least, from these motives, they should be received with reluctance; but when presented to persons out of Office, from whom no advancement of personal interest is expected, it must...
500John Wayles Eppes to Thomas Jefferson, 21 January 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I enclose to you a letter from Colo: Bently of Virginia —You will find among your papers another letter from him previous to your leaving the city of Washington last spring—You mentioned I think when I presented the former letter to you, “that the papers by which the release must be drawn were at Monticello —that you would execute it and forward it to Colo: Bently ” — His post office is...