1From Thomas Jefferson to Barnabas McShane, 28 June 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Genl. John Armstrong of Cincinnati having paid the sum of 4 D. 75c for a friend of mine at my request, he desires me to place it in your hands to his credit. I have no means of doing this but in an Alexandria bank bill of 5. D. which I am in hopes you will be able either to exchange or pay away.—Accept my best wishes. PrC ( MHi ); at foot of text: “Mr. Barnabas Mc.Shane. 43. N. 3d. street”;...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Daniel Trump, 28 June 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
At the desire of mr Oldham I inclose you sixty dollars, of the disposition of which he informs me he has before advised you. I avail myself of this occasion of offering you my best wishes. PrC ( MHi ); at foot of text: “Mr. Trump”; endorsed by TJ in ink on verso. A letter of 24 June from James oldham to TJ, recorded in SJL as received 25 June, has not been found, nor has TJ’s response of 28...
3From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Austin, Jr., 28 June 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknowledge the reciept, some time ago, of a volume from you , the papers of which I had before read as they appeared under the signature of Old South, and had read with uncommon satisfaction. a sacred devotion to the natural rights of man, and to the principles of representative government which offers the fairest chance of preserving them, with an intrepidity bidding defiance to...
4From Thomas Jefferson to John Hankart, 28 June 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday only your favor of the 18th. my whole crop of tobo. was put into the hands of my agent at Richmond (being about 45,000. ℔) who in his last letter informed me he was about to sell it at 7½ Dollars the hundred, and I presume it is actually sold, as I had desired it should be. were it still on hand I could not withdraw a few hogsheads from it without greatly injuring the sale...
5From Thomas Jefferson to James Mease, 28 June 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved lately the inclosed pamphlet from the Author at Lingen in Westphalia. not understanding the German myself, I submitted it to a gentleman who does , and he assures me it contains valuable matter on the subject of rendering wood incombustible, preventing the rot &c. as this might come within the plan of the Domestic Encyclopedia you are publishing, I have supposed it might be...
6From Thomas Jefferson to John Vaughan, 28 June 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night your favor of the 25th. covering mr Heineken’s letter & list, & the Rules & premiums of the London society of arts & manufactures, which being intended for the A. Philos. Society I now return, & ask their transmission to the Society through the same channel by which I recieved them. the premiums offered by that society are curious, as presenting a statement of the...