1John Payne Todd to Thomas Jefferson, 31 August 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
A week after the valuable letter you honored me with, I received your highly prized present, a p r of Turkish Pistols of curious workmanship which shall be preserved with all that devotedness of respect and affection I feel for you— Until the present moment I had hoped to have paid you my respects and thanked you in person but learning from M r Rush of your intended visit to Bedford I am...
2John Payne Todd to Thomas Jefferson, 14 September 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty of intr o ducing to you, M r Valaperta , an artist of considerable merit and reputation. His object in visiting Monticello , should he be so fortunate as to find you at home, is to ask your permission to take your bust in clay, or your profile in Wax with a view to work it afterwards in ivory, to perform either, he says will be attended with little trouble to you, and the...
3John Payne Todd to Thomas Jefferson, 19 September 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty of mentioning that M r Labarshette , who will have the honor of paying his respects; brought a letter from Gen l Lafayette to the President, and carries with him, a certificate from the same, of services rendered by his father and himself during our Revolution; which are titles certainly to civility. RC ( MHi ); endorsed by TJ as received 20 Sept. 1816 and so recorded in SJL...
4John Payne Todd to Thomas Jefferson, 7 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I very reluctantly enclose you the list of Medals furnished by D r Mease from a fear that the answer to his enquiry may prove of some inconvenience. M r Madison will carry with him the Volume of plates of which I Spoke to Monticello , together with a print of the lately finished and much admired front of the Louvre in Paris . RC (