1Samuel Brown to Thomas Jefferson, 1 October 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Poindexter has obligingly offered to carry you a small package of Guinea Grass seed & a species of Capsicum indigenous in the province of Taxas . For all I know on the subject of Guinea Grass I take the liberty of referring you to a communication I have just made to the Editor of the Archives of Useful knowledge—It is highly probable, however, that you are much better acquainted with it...
2Thomas Jefferson to Thomas C. Flournoy, 1 October 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Aug. 29. is just now recieved, having lingered long on the road. I owe you much thankfulness for the favorable opinion you entertain of my services, & the assurance expressed that they would again be acceptable in the Executive chair. but Sir, I was sincere in stating age as one of the reasons of my retirement from office, beginning then to be conscious of it’s effects, and now...
3Thomas Jefferson to John L. Thomas, 1 October 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of yesterday is recieved. the deed in question is one from Charles Henderson to Craven Peyton , executed in 1804. to which you were one of 3. witnesses. the other two proved it in due time, but it lies still unrecorded for want of your attestation. as I now hold the land under that deed, I have wrote to ask the favor of you to attend our court in order to compleat the proofs and...
4To James Madison from William W. Van Ness and Others [ca. October 1812] (Madison Papers)
The Petition of the Subscribers, Citizens of the State of New-York respectfully sheweth: That Stephen H. Webb of the Town of Claverack in the County of Columbia in the said State is desirous of entering into the Naval Service of his Country. That he is the Son of the late General Samuel B. Webb, an Officer of our revolutionary Army, who was for a part of it attached to the Family of the...
5Thomas Jefferson to William Duane, 1 October 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Sep. 20. has been duly recieved, & I cannot but be gratified by the assurance it expresses that my aid in the councils of our government would increase the public confidence in them; because it admits an inference that they have approved of the course pursued when I heretofore bore a part in those councils. I profess too so much of the Roman principle as to deem it honorable for...
6To James Madison from Louis B. de Niroth, 1 October 1812 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
1 October 1812, Washington. “Some years Past I had the honnor to be entrodused to you in the time of your Predecesor. I am a Percicuted Stranger and have with me a Morther Les Daugther ho is Now with stranger with home I am not aquanted the in Closed Letter will Prove I Come here with a communication to the Secratarie of war this Communication is of Sireius Counciquance to the governement of...
7James Ronaldson to Thomas Jefferson, 1 October 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
I have just received ⅌ the Brilliant from London Cobbets paper of Aug t 8—sent me by M r Beasley as it contains a very interesting paper on American Affairs I have taken the liberty of sending it to you—I have a few other of this extraordinary man Political register now out amongst my friends which I could collect and send if you are interested to see them, While in America we he was the...