31Thomas Jefferson to John Vaughan, 29 June 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letters of May 24. 27. & June 19. have been recieved in due time: and in the last came quadruplicates of the remittances you have been so kind as to make for me. as I shall have to replace some balance to you, permit me to add a little domestic article to it, to wit a small box of Vanilla, which I was always able to find in Philadelphia but is not to be had here. in Paris & Philada I...
32From Thomas Jefferson to John Vaughan, 27 August 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
In May or June 1821. you were so kind as to remit for me in mr Girards bills 200.D. to Dodge of Marseilles and 100.D. to Debures libraries of Paris. the former has credited me the 200.D. as recieved Sep. 21. 21. the Debures wrote me Aug. 24. 21. that they had not yet recieved the 100.D. remitted them. I have no doubt they recieved it soon after the date of their letter; but they have never...
33Thomas Jefferson to John Vaughan, 12 April 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I have just recieved a letter from mr Dodge which will save you the trouble of answering the paragraph in mine of the 8 th respecting him. affectionately yours PoC ( MiU-C : Thomas Jefferson Collection); on verso of reused address cover to TJ; at foot of text: “ M r Vaughan ”; endorsed by TJ. TJ received Joshua Dodge ’s
34Thomas Jefferson to John Vaughan, 18 February 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknolege the receipt of your favors of Jan. 22. & Feb. 12. with expressions of my deep felt grief at the deplorable loss of D r Wistar . altho Philadelphia possesses a large stock of worth and science, yet such a loss would make a sensible void in any city whatever. the continuation of his weekly assemblages of the science of the place is well worthy of your attention. after a dilig...
35Thomas Jefferson to John Vaughan, 3 September 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
We have in our employ at the University two Italian sculptors , whom we imported the last spring from Leghorn thro’ the friendly agency of mr Appleton . they request that 300.D. may be remitted to him for their wives whom they have left there. I have accordingly instructed our Proctor ( A. S. Brockenbrough ) to place that sum in your hands, and I have to ask the favor of you to remit it to mr...
36From Thomas Jefferson to John Vaughan, 24 March 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
My grandson, Th: Jefferson Randolph, the bearer of this letter, on a journey to the North, will pass perhaps a few days in Philadelphia. I cannot permit him to do this without presenting him to you, a friend of another century, and to whom my affections are bound by so many kind offices. he goes on a business of which you have seen much mention in the public papers. age and ill health having...
37Thomas Jefferson to John Vaughan, 6 January 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I have a great desire to send to mr Botta of Paris a copy of his best of all our histories of the revolution, as translated by mr Otis . the difficulty is to get it to him without it’s passing thro’ the French post office, which would tax him beyond it’s cost. this can be done only thro’ a passenge r and I think it must be a gratification to any passenger to deliver it to him in person, & I...