1From Thomas Jefferson to Caesar Augustus Rodney, 27 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Will mr Rodney be so good as to meet the heads of departments here this morning at 11. aclock? Privately owned.
I received yesterday your letter of the 15th: and this morning that of the 17th: enclosing in the former a letter from to your Mamma, and in the latter, one to Mrs: Boyd—We are now at the last days of the Session, and you know how much we are oppress’d with public business at such times—This will give you my excuse for the shortness of this letter—It is not yet certain whether the members of...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Bey of Tunis Hammuda Pasha, 27 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
My Ambassador, Soliman Mellimelle who, on the middle of december last, 1806, arrived here safely from those your happy States, has faithfully remitted me Your always approved and Answerable letter of the 20th of June preceding, to his care and diligence having been trusted.— A short time afterwards, that is to say, on the 12th January, likewise arrived from Algiers, the well worthy and always...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Nicolas Gouin Dufief, 27 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Je profite avec le plus vif empressement de l’occasion que m’offre Mr de Boucherie pour vous prier de me faire l’honneur d’accepter un exemplaire de la seconde edition de mon ouvrage— Je me flatte que vous approuverez les nouveaux apperçus que j’ai donnés dans le discours Préliminaire au sujet de la marche de l’esprit humain en apprenant la langue maternelle. C’est en rendant la méthode plus...
5From Thomas Jefferson to William Waller Hening, 27 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
It has not been in my power sooner to acknolege your letter of Feb. 4. after repeating that my printed collection of laws, which are in strong bound volumes, are at your service, I must observe as to the Manuscript volumes, that several of them run into one another in point of time, so that the same act will be found in several volumes, and will require a good deal of collating. but what...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Littleton W. Tazewell, 27 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Altho’ your letter of Jan. 15. was recieved soon after that date, it has not been in my power sooner to notice it; nor can I at this time do more than acknolege it’s reciept. my papers relative to mr Wayles’s debt to Robt. Cary & co. are at Monticello, to which place I make a short visit every spring in order to pay some attention to my private affairs. I shall go there in the ensuing month,...
7To James Madison from Henry Hill, 27 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to enclose you a letter fr om Mr. Ramage, the person acting as vice Consul at Havana u nder my late commission as consul for Cuba. The Intendant it appears is desirous of acertaining the quantity of Sugar and coffee smuggled in Neutral vessels fr om that Port, with a view probably to adopt some measures to prevent it in future. It has been a pretty general practice of the...
8To Thomas Jefferson from J. Phillipe Reibelt, 27 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
1) Le General Wilkinson n’ayant, apres avoir par ses mesures deconcertè les plans de Mr. Burr, plus besoin de Moi, m’a—sur mes sollicitations reitereès—accordè mon Congè, de maniere, qu’enfin je parts pour N—s. 2) Le sejour, que j’ai fait de çette maniere ici—tres genant pour ma bourse, puisqu’il me coute ⅔ de mon salaire annuel—a, outre le service, que je me flatte d’avoir rendu a l’armeè,...
9From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 27 February 1807 (Adams Papers)
I fully designd writing to you so that my Letter should have reachd you at Washington, but ten days of very severe sickness has prevented me from holding a pen, and now I do it against many expostulations. I duly received your two kind Letters, and thank you for them. Mrs Adams Caroline and the two Boys made me a very pleasent visit of a fortnight. I enjoyd their society in my usual health,...
10To Thomas Jefferson from Bey of Tunis Hammuda Pasha, 27 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Il mio Ambasciatore Soliman Mellimelle, che alla metà del passato mese de Decembre 1806 gionse qui in salvo, di ritarno da Codetti vostri felicissimi Stati, me remisse fedelemento la sempre gradita e responsiva lettera delli venti di Giugno precedente, alla di lui cara e diligenza stata affidato.— Poco tempo dopo, cioè alli 12 di Gennajo, gionse parimento d’Algieri, il ben degno e sempre...