1To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Willis White, 3 August 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
I at length am able to state to you that I am in possession of Thomas’s Digest of Coke and Littleton.—This is the work recommended by yourself as worthy of patronage—and, indeed, so far, as I am able to judge, I unhesitatingly pronounce it the greatest law-work I ever looked at. I have made a calculation of the expense of Printing, Binding and Paper, and find that to print it as it might be...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Willis White, 29 November 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Three years ago, I had the pleasure of receiving from yourself a letter in answer to one from me, respecting some publication which you thought might succeed with the public. I now have the pleasure of acquainting you that I have procured printing apparatus and am ready to execute any work which may be committed to my charge. The work which you then spoke of, is too large for my funds. I beg...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Willis White, 3 December 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
I take infinite pleasure in presenting you with a copy of a small work, entitled Garnetts Lectures.—It is but a few days since I passed it through the press.—and I still waiting for a plate which I expect on from Philadelphia, designed as a frontispiece, before the work is in as complete a state as I wish to see it. If on perusing it, you should find its merits such as would draw from your...
4Thomas W. White to Thomas Jefferson, 26 January 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I hope you will excuse intrusion in a stranger.—Believing I might obtain correct information from you, I have taken the liberty to enquire whether you could advise me to the publication of any work, which you think there would be a probability of succeeding by subscription. Having been regularly bred to the Printing-Business, and believing myself to be perfectly adequate to the task , I should...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Willis White, 30 December 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Before me I have your esteemed favour of the 11th inst.—Since you know of no other work smaller than Baxters History of England, which you would recommend a republication of, I have to beg of you to endeavour to procure for me the Copy formerly belonging to yourself, so soon as you possibly can make it practicable.—I will then immediately print one octavo form, which shall be a true specimen...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Willis White, 7 December 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Since writing you on Friday last, I have had the pleasure of receiving a third recommendation to the volume I sent you,—I have struck off these three in the form of a little pamphlet, in order to lay them on the counter of the Book stores in the City until I am able to ob t ain a few more, so as to place them in all the copies which remain unbound. I enclose you a copy of them, not knowing...