1To Thomas Jefferson from David Ramsay, 15 June 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
Presuming on a slight acquaintance with your Excellency in the year 1782 or 1783 in Philada. by the introduction of our common friend Mr. Madison I take the liberty to inclose a part of a work which is now in the press written by myself and entitled the “History of the revolution of South Carolina from a British Province to an Independent State.” It originated when I was in confinement in...
2To Thomas Jefferson from David Ramsay, 13 July 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
By the French packet which sailed on the fifteenth of June I did my self the honour to inclose to your care 184 pages of the history of the revolution of South Carolina with propositions relative to a translation of it into the French language. I now do myself the honor to inclose to you all that is now printed, which is to page 328. M. De Marbois the Consul General of France has done me the...
3To Thomas Jefferson from David Ramsay, 8 August 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
In conformity to my promise I continue to send you my history as it comes out. The notes of the first volume though necessary to strangers are well known to Americans who have been in public Stations. I flatter myself the second volume which you will next receive will be more worthy your attention than the first. It contains the brilliant campaigns of 1780 and 1781 which were superior in...
4From Thomas Jefferson to David Ramsay, 31 August 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I am honoured with your two letters of June 15. and July 13. and am to thank you for the sheets of your history sent therewith. I am much pleased to see a commencement of those special histories of the late revolution which must be written first before a good general one can be expected. I shall be more pleased to see the remaining parts as well executed as this which sets the example. Another...
5From Thomas Jefferson to David Ramsay, 12 October 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
The Mr. Fitzhughs the bearers of this letter being on the point of setting out, I have only time to inform you that after trying many booksellers and receiving a variety of propositions the best offer is of 900 livres for your book, paiable 12 months after the printing of it here shall be completed. The M. de Chastellux thinks it best to accept of this, I shall therefore do it this day. I...
6To Thomas Jefferson from David Ramsay, 10 December 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
When I left this city last August I directed my printer to furnish Mr. Monroe with the sheets of my book from time to time that they might be sent to you by the packets. Mr. Monroe soon after left Congress and transferred the business to Mr. Hardy. His much lamented death prevented his execution of the business. On my return here in November I could not find satisfactory information of what...
7From Thomas Jefferson to David Ramsay, 26 January 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
The letter I did myself the honour of writing you on the 12th of Oct. will have informed you what I had ultimately done on the subject of your book. Your’s of Dec. 10. is just received. I am very sorry to find that your printer is so much deceived as to the parts of the work which have come to my hands. They are exactly as follows. Vol. 1. pa. 1. - 328. 329 - to the end. Vol. 2. pa. v. - xx....
8From Thomas Jefferson to David Ramsay, 27 January 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Since writing my letter of yesterday a person, whom I am very desirous of obliging , has asked me to procure from South Carolina some plants of the Magnolia grandiflora, sometimes called altissima, and some seeds of the Dionaea muscipula. If you can be instrumental in procuring them you will gratify me much. I have heard there is one Watson at Charles town who furnishes these articles well. I...
9To Thomas Jefferson from David Ramsay, 3 May 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your favor of—. The deficient pages of my work I suppose have been furnished by Mr. Dilly long ago. Your wish to get some shrubs from Carolina shall be gratified if possible. Mr. Watson shall be applied to and if he can furnish what you desire they shall be transmitted to New York to Mr. Otto to be forwarded by him. I have to return you many thanks for your attention to my...
10From Thomas Jefferson to David Ramsay, 10 July 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I am honoured with your letter of May 3. and obliged by your kind notice of what I had written on the subject of my own state. If I have any merit from it, it is in being fully sensible of it’s imperfections.—It is time you should hear something of a much more important work, that written by yourself. The translation and printing go on slowly. I do not think they are half finished. The Marquis...