I have duly recieved your letter of the 28th. of July expressing a wish that your brother could find some emploiment in New Orleans in which his knolege of the French and Spanish languages might be made useful. it would have been pleasing to me to have been able to point out such an emploiment, & more so to add that any such was within my powers of appointment, but the only appointments I make...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 8 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved your letter of the 28th. of July expressing a wish that your brother could find some emploiment in New Orleans in which his knolege of the French & Spanish languages might be made useful. it would have been pleasing to me to have been able to point out such an emploiment, & more so to add that any such was within my powers of appointment. but the only appointments I make...
3From Thomas Jefferson to Meriwether Lewis, 8 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have just now recieved from the Secretary at War a letter to him from the Secretary of the territory of Louisiana, requesting him to tender to the President of the US. the services of the members of the military school of the Mine á Burton, as a volunteer corps under the late act of Congress authorising the acceptance of the serving of volunteer corps. as you are now proceeding to take upon...
4From Thomas Jefferson to William Peppers, 8 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
The offer of your service in support of the rights of your country, merits and meets the highest praise; and I tender you, for your country the thanks you so justly deserve. at the same time it is my duty to observe that by the act of Congress, referred to in your letter, the appointment of the officers to the Volunteer companies offering their services, is recognised as in the State...