1To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, [24 April 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
Sir John Sinclair presents his best Compliments to Mr. Jefferson. Sends the tract he mentioned, and as it is the first that ever was published asserting the propriety of a general colonial emancipation, he also sends 3 or 4 Copies, which Mr. Jefferson may transmit to his friend’s in America. Perhaps No. 10 of the inclosed catalogue, may be worthy Mr. Jefferson’s attention. In case he has not...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Sir John Sinclair, 25 April 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Jefferson’s compliments to Sir John Sinclair, and thanks for the pamphlets he was so kind as to send him. Their author, as well as their subject, interest him in them. He had the honour of calling at Sir John Sinclair’s yesterday, to take leave, and to make a thousand acknowledgments for the many attentions and kindnesses he has been pleased to shew him. He begs leave now to do it in...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, 9 March 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Accept the inclosed sketch of the journey I made last summer. I hope the strain is better, and that you have had no reason, on that account to quit Paris, and believe me Yours, with very sincere regard, RC ( DLC ); endorsed. Recorded in SJL as received 26 Mch. 1787 at Aix-en-Provence. Enclosure: Circular reproduced in Mitchison, Agricultural Sir John, p. 54.
4From Thomas Jefferson to Sir John Sinclair, 2 July 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I avail myself of the earliest moment possible after my return to thank you for the sketch of your last year’s journey which has come duly to hand. I send you through the medium of Count Sarsfeild a late publication on the connections between France and the United states which is said to be well written. I have not yet read it, and indeed I wonder how any body finds time to read any thing in...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, 27 March 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I have requested Mr. Hamilton, a Gentleman of information, and merit, who will deliver this to you, to take with him to Paris, the appendix to my history of the British Revenue, of which I beg your acceptance. I am much obliged to you for occasional literary communications. Mr. Hamilton will inform you, how all is going on here. It will always give me pleasure to hear of your welfare. Excuse...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Sir John Sinclair, 25 July 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
The civilities you were so kind as to shew me while in England are a proof that you will extend them to one who deserves them more, and encourages me to introduce to your notice the bearer hereof Mr. Morris, an American gentleman of great distinction. He has had an important part in our councils from the beginning, is very intimately informed of them, and is therefore well qualified to satisfy...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, 27 April 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I was favoured with yours, by Mr. Gouverneur Morris, and am much obliged to you for your attention in sending me a copy of your very ingenious treatise on the Finances of France and England. I have been much pleased with Mr. Morris’s conversation. I only have to regret, that being on the eve of a journey to Scotland, I could enjoy so little of it. Please accept of the prints , which you will...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, 25 December 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Sir John Sinclair’s best Compliments to Mr. Jefferson, had the pleasure of receiving his report, upon the subject of establishing an uniformity in the Weights, Measures, and Coins of the United States; the principles of which evidently proves, Mr. Jeffersons thorough acquaintance with that important branch of Police. He embraces the earliest opportunity of sending Mr. Jefferson a very...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, 14 May 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Whitehall, 14 May 1791. He sends his best compliments, encloses some papers, and asks their acceptance by TJ. As to the Corn Laws, “they will not probably agree,” but he sincerely wishes for some commercial arrangement between the two countries. RC ( DLC ); endorsed by TJ as received 16 July 1791 and so recorded in SJL . TJ shared the papers enclosed in this and a previous letter (25 Dec....
10From Thomas Jefferson to Sir John Sinclair, 24 August 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I am to acknolege the reciept of your two favors of Dec. 25. and May 14. with the pamphlets which accompanied them, and to return you my thanks for them. The Corn law , I percieve, has not passed in the form you expected. My wishes on that subject were nearer yours than you imagined. We both in fact desired the same thing for different reasons, respecting the interests of our respective...
11To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, 18 May 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honour of sending you some papers, which, I hope will give you pleasure. I wish we had a statistical survey of America, similar to the one I am now carrying on in Scotland, were it even to begin with the ensuing Century. If you retranslate the Prospectus into English and print it, a spirit to that effect may be roused. I depend upon you for my American information as to sheep. I...
12To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, 15 July 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the Liberty of inclosing the Plan of an Agreement which I am anxious should be entered into by the Powers of Europe and the United States of America for the purpose of rewarding those who make any discovery of general benefit to Society. Having endeavoured in the inclosed paper to deliniate the nature and importance of such a measure, it is unnecessary for me to trouble you with...
13To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, 28 May 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
I have much pleasure in transmitting to You a Copy of my last address to the Board of Agriculture, in which I have pointed out the progress of that Institution. It would give me additional Satisfaction to propose you as a foreign Honorary Member, But I think it would be better, if that Honor was Conferred in Consequence of Your favouring us with Some important Communication, to which you are...
14To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, 10 September 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
Sir John Sinclair presents his best compliments to Mr. Jefferson. Has the honour of sending him some of the papers printed by the Board of Agriculture of which he requests his acceptance, and should be happy to receive any communications upon Agricultural Subjects, with which Mr. Jefferson may have the goodness to favour the Board. RC ( MHi ); in clerk’s hand; endorsed by TJ as received 21...
15From Thomas Jefferson to Sir John Sinclair, 12 March 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I take shame to myself at this late acknolegement of the receipt of so many of your favors: but the fact is that while I was here in my former office, it’s unremitting duties obliged me to interdict to myself the pleasure of private correspondence. On return to my farms I felt myself, tho’ an old man, yet too young a farmer to hazard any thing in the line which you are so firmly and usefully...
16To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, 21 June 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I have much pleasure in acquainting you, that at the last meeting of the Board of Agriculture , you were admitted a Foreign Honorary Member of that Board, an honour to which your zeal for the improvement of agriculture so justly entitles you, and which I have no doubt will prove an additional inducement, to your assisting the Board in bringing that most valuable Art to its highest state of...
17To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, 15 July 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the Honor to inclose a Copy of my address to The Board of Agriculture , delivered at the close of our late Session, from which you will perceive the present State of our Pursuits in the great Cause of Agriculture ; I hope it will have the good fortune of meeting with your approbation. I also have the pleasure of herewith sending the remainder of the Original Surveys according to the...
18From Thomas Jefferson to Sir John Sinclair, 23 March 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknolege the receipt of your two favors of June 21. & July 15. & of several [separate] parcels of the Agricultural reports . these now form a great mass of information on a s[ubject] of all in the world the most interesting to man; for none but the husbandman makes any thing [for him] to eat, & he who can double his food, as your exertions bid fair to do, deserves to rank, [among...
19From Thomas Jefferson to Sir John Sinclair, 28 April 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the honor on the 23d. of March of addressing a letter to y[ou on] some subjects of agriculture, which was committed to the care of mr Tho[rnton] Secretary to the British legation here, who went over in the packet. Th[is is?] merely to cover the bill of lading for a box put on board the ship Act[…] bound to London, in which are the Drill & Mouldboard spoken of in [my?] former letter. my...
20To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, 4 June 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the pleasure of receiving your very interesting communication , which I had the honour of laying before the Board of Agriculture, the members of which, heard, so valuable a paper read, with much satisfaction.—If, in addition to the Mass of information collected at home, we had some foreign correspondents like you, we should soon find little difficulty, in bringing agricultural knowledge,...
21To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, 8 April 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
Sir John Sinclairs best compliments to Mr. Jefferson,—Requests his acceptance of the plan of a new town , which he is now building, in which he has endeavoured to combine as many advantages as possible more especially those of ornament convenience and health.—Regrets much that he cannot write Mr. Jefferson more fully at present, being on the eve of setting out for Scotland, but he could not...
22To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, 6 June 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me to recommence our correspondence together, by requesting your Acceptance, of the Copy of a Work, in which, I am persuaded, you will feel yourself, in various respects, deeply interested. Being on the Eve of setting out for Scotland, I hope you will excuse me for using a borrowed hand, & for writing you a short letter. I cannot however avoid requesting your particular attention, to...
23To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, 22 June 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the pleasure to congratulate you, on Your attaining the first situation to which any private individual can aspire, and which I have no doubt of Your filling, with credit to yourself, and advantage to your Country.— You will now have it in your power, to promote that Agricultural system to which you are so partial, and I hope to see, under your auspices , a Board of Agriculture...
24To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, 3 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I expected to have had the Honour of hearing from you before this time, on the Subject of the publication of General Washington’s Letters , but I hope to have that pleasure soon. In the interim I beg to send an Engraving of the proposed Monument and a plan of the new town of Thurso, in which it is proposed to be erected. You will also herewith recieve two copies of a paper on Longevity which...
25To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, 1 January 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
On various accounts, I received with much pleasure, your obliging letter of the 30th of June last, which only reached me, at this place, on the 19th of November.—I certainly feel highly indebted to Mr Binns , both for the information contained in the pamphlet he has drawn up; and also, for his having been the means of inducing you to recommence our correspondence together, for the purpose of...
26Sir John Sinclair to Thomas Jefferson, 1 November 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
After a long interruption, I am happy to renew our correspondence, and to have another opportunity of expressing my sincere wishes for your health and happiness. I have of late been engaged in a work which I hope will be of use both to my own country, and to America; and the circulation of which, I am persuaded you will be happy to promote on the other side of the atlantic. The inclosed paper,...
27Thomas Jefferson to Sir John Sinclair, 31 July 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Nov. 1. came but lately to my hand. it covered a prospectus of your Code of health and longevity, a great and useful work, which I shall be happy to see brought to a conclusion. like our good old Franklin , your labors and science go all to the utilities of human life. I reciprocate congratulations with you sincerely on the restoration of peace between our two nations. and why...
28Sir John Sinclair to Thomas Jefferson, 25 May 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I perused, with much satisfaction, and real interest, the important communication with which you favoured me ; and took care that some of those, who have weight in the councils of this country , should be aware of its contents.—I trust that it will materially tend, to remove the remains of any jealousy which may still subsist between the governments of the two countries.—on that head, (the...