1Thomas Jefferson’s Deed of Trust of Milton Lands to Philip N. Nicholas and William Nekervis, 11 July 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
This indenture made on the 11 th day of March July one thousand eight hundred and twenty one , between Thomas Jefferson of Albemarle on the one part and Philip Norborne Nicholas and William Nekervis both of the city of Richmond on the other part witnesseth that whereas Thomas J. Randolph of the same county of Albemarle
2Bond of University of Virginia Board of Visitors to Literary Fund President and Directors, 3 August 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Know all men by these presents that we Thomas Jefferson , rector and James Breckenridge , James Madison , Joseph C. Cabell , John H. Cocke , Chapman Johnson and Robert B. Taylor , visitors of the University of Virginia , are held & firmly bound to the President & Directors of the Literary fund in the sum of sixty thousand Dollars
3Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s List of Books Recommended for Reading Law, [ca. 9 April 1822] (Jefferson Papers)
Bracton . English Brooke ’s abridgment. 4 to edn. Thomas ’s Coke Littleton 3. v. 8 vo Coke ’s 2 d 3 d and 4 th
4Nicholas P. Trist to Thomas Jefferson, 14 April 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
This work has just made its appearance here, and I am confident You will not consider as thrown away, the time you will have spent in reading it.— I leave this tomorrow, after a tedious stay of more weeks than, on my arrival, I expected to spend days.— Browse writes that there are letters w from Monticello waiting for me at home; From them, I hope to have the pleasure of Learning in a few...
5Thomas Jefferson to Nicholas P. Trist, 14 June 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of April 14. came to hand on the 8 th of May . the tragedy of L d Byron was immediately put into the hands of the family & was I believe read by every member of it. I do not know whether I gave you a Catalogue of the Law-books necessary for a course of Law-reading. having lately had occasion to make out one for Francis Eppes , I shall subjoin it to this letter, lest I should not...
6Nicholas P. Trist to Thomas Jefferson, 3 August 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
If M rs Randolph had not fortunately mentioned that you had written to me, I should not probably, have had the pleasure of receiving your kind favor at all; owing to this, however, it has only been a few weeks longer in reaching me than if it had stopt at Donaldsonville . You had the kindness to furnish me with the list of Law-books, before I left Monticello : but as I knew it would be useless...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Nicholas Philip Trist, 18 October 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I avail myself of the first opportunity that offers to return your catalogue, the absence of which will have proved, I fear, a greater inconvenience than can be compensated by the copy I have made.—I should certainly not have taken it with me, had I Anticipated the long detention I am experiencing; but this has been caused by a chain of unhappy circumstances which it was as impossible to...
8From Thomas Jefferson to Nicholas Philip Trist, 13 April 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Oct. 18. came to hand in December. our legislature was then in session, and I postponed acknoleging it’s reciept until the proceedings of that body should enable me to say something of our University, in which I knew you took an interest. they did not act finally on it until the day of their rising, in March. they have released the debt of 180,000.D. which had been lent us to...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Nicholas Philip Trist, 18 September 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Several circumstances, in relation to the University, have come to my knowledge, which, under the impression that it may promote the interests of that institution, I have determined, even at the risk of appearing presumptuous, to call your attention to. I do so by letter, because the benefit already derived from my jaunt will induce me to prolong my absence, probably till the eve of the...