1Nicholas 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...
2Nicholas 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...
3To 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...
4To 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...