1To Thomas Jefferson from John Brown Cutting, 24 December 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
On friday evening last died Mr. Rumsay of Maryland. On the evening before while sitting with some members of the Society for encouraging british arts sciences and manufactures (who from the high opinion they entertain’d of his genius had frequently consulted him at their meetings) he complain’d of a sudden pain in his head, and resting it on his hand on the table in an instant became...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Jacob Hollingsworth, 24 December 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of 12 I Recievd, with the inclosed to Mr. Biddle, which I Delivered Him shortly after the Reciet of it, and Refered it to his Full Consideration Untill this Day when I Recievd his Verble answer from himselfe with a Full Determination to Meat you here in March next with his Brother who has a small Famaly as a Renter on one of your Farmes, and he thinks one or two others of his Neighbours...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Elias Vanderhorst, 24 December 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Bristol, 24 Dec. 1792 . He wrote to TJ on 10 Oct. by the Harriot , Capt. Howland, to Boston, and sent a duplicate by the Sisters , Capt. Webb, to Norfolk, but has not heard from TJ since. He encloses the “State of this Market at this time” for American produce and notes that Bristol was opened on 15 Oct. to the importation of wheat for three months, at the end of which time this privilege is...