1To Thomas Jefferson from Josiah Meigs, 11 April 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I know not whether this address may not be judged impertinent; but I cannot refrain from expressing to you, personally, the grateful sentiments which your public conduct has excited in my breast. For thirty years I have been an attentive observer of that progress of Mind which has produced such great and beneficial effects as I have witnessed. When I consider the magnitude & difficulty of...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Josiah Meigs, 20 May 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Your friendly letter of April 11. was not recieved till the 11th. of this month. the approbation which you are pleased to express of my efforts in the public cause are highly acceptable. the concurrence of our fellow citizens of understanding & good principles being more than a countervail with me for all the dirty ribaldry & falsehoods with which the tory papers are constantly filled. we are...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Josiah Meigs, 24 January 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have no right to occupy a moment of your time, but I cannot resist the desire which I feel to express to you for myself & my Children our gratitude for your virtuous conduct of the great family of the United States. It is a pleasing circumstance to me that I live in the midst of a people who are sincerely attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and to your...
4Josiah Meigs to Thomas Jefferson, 5 August 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty to address you on a subject, which to me is of a very interesting nature— It is not unlikely that you have already heard that I have no longer any connection with the University of Georgia —The real cause of that disconnection is to be found in the Federal Character of the Board of Trustees, who have appointed a Clergyman & a Federalist as my Successor—The Board which...
5Thomas Jefferson to Josiah Meigs, 2 October 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Aug. 5. arrived here in the moment of my setting out on a journey which occasioned a long absence from home. I left it unacted on at that moment from necessity, & further because I expected on my return to find the President at his seat in my neighborhood, & to be able to have more effectual vivâ voce explanations on the subject of your letter. but the public affairs had...
6Thomas Jefferson to Josiah Meigs, 27 October 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to mr Meigs with his thanks for the oration he was so kind as to send him, and his congratulations on having a son capable of a performance so sound and handsome. he has learnt with great pleasure from the President of the US. that mr Meigs is appointed successor to mr Mansfeild in the Northern surveyor generalship, which he hopes will be accepted, as it...
7Josiah Meigs to Thomas Jefferson, 25 August 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Meigs having noticed an attempt of the Enemy to throw the blame of his late atrocities at Hampton on Foreign Troops in his service, is led to state the following facts, and he communicates them to Mr. Jefferson , presuming that it will be ascribed to a wish that the truth may be not concealed.— Mr Meigs resided in the Island of Bermuda from December 1789 to May 1794—He was during that...
8Thomas Jefferson to Josiah Meigs, 18 September 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I thank you for the information contained in your letter of Aug. 25. I confess that when I heard of the atrocities committed by the English troops at Hampton , I did not believe them; but subsequent evidence has placed them beyond doubt. to this has been added information from another quarter which proves it to the violation of women to be their habitual practice in war. mr Hamilton , a son of...
9Josiah Meigs to Thomas Jefferson, 5 November 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honour to receive your letter of Sept. 18 at the usual interval— If this people could but appreciate the real character of Britain , I think she would yield to our claims of Justice.—I have, ever since the year 1794 been satisfied that war or submission to the insolence of our old master made the only alternative. The evil Genius of M r Hamilton came nearly to paralyse the nation—But...
10Josiah Meigs to Thomas Jefferson, 16 February 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I cannot resist an impulse which all good men must feel. With the multitude of my Brethren of the United States , I congratulate you on the astonishing events of which we have received information within a very short period. Next to that Good Being who has kindly guided this great people to their present happy state, I feel an emotion of Gratitude to M r Jefferson which I have not language to...