1To Thomas Jefferson from William C. C. Claiborne, 21 January 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to enclose you, an address from the House of Representatives of the Mississippi Territory, and the pleasure to add, that the Sentiments it contains, are in unison with the feelings of a great majority of the Citizens of this Territory.— I am persuaded, an opinion generally prevails in this District, that the Liberty, Peace, & safety of our Country, greatly depend upon the...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Claxton, 21 January 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
If, in your judgement, I should appear to be as well qualified to take the charge of the Congressional Library, as any other person who might be willing to accept of that appointment—and if there should be no infringment of the constitution, by my holding the Station which I now possess, as well as the other ,—I should be happy to be considered as a candidate for that office—Having the honor...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Josias Wilson King, 21 January 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Anticipating your approbation of an act passed this day, and which I have inrolled, vesting in you the sole appointment of a Librarian to the congressional library; I beg you Sir, to consider this as my application for the said appointment. Having been a clerk in the office of the House of Representatives of the United States, nearly five years, part of which period, I have been principal...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Charles Willson Peale, 21 January 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Receive my assurances of obligation for the politeness and punctuality with which you have answered my question .—Altho’ I conceived it proper, without any loss of time, to make such applications as might insure the preservation and advancement of the Museum, particularly as at the present moment many of the articles are piled in confusion on each other for want of Room; Yet I have determined...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Anna Young, 21 January 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
This Comes With my Greatest respects To You and To request A Favor of You for thus Intruding on You My Necessity must plead for me and be my Excuse I have Tryed Every method that I could In my reduced Situation or I Should not now presumed To ask your advice I have adviced The best of men and they all tell me that it is right I Should have What I have been Trying for—Which is Seven Years half...