1From Richard Rush to Abigail Smith Adams, 23 July 1815 (Adams Papers)
It would have been a greatr gratification to me if I could have announced to you before this time the actual appointment of Mr John Adams Smith, as secretary to the Legation at London. I have, however, great pleasure in saying that I believe but one thing is wanting to it. Mr Monroe, who yesterday favored me with a conversation upon the subject, did not hesitate to say, that he feels “a...
2To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 23 July 1815 (Madison Papers)
One of those cases now occurs which oblige me to relax from my general wish not to add to your troubles in the disposel of offices. I inclose you the papers which produce the occasion, and they will present to you all the grounds of interest which I can possibly feel in the success of the application. They will have with you exactly the weight they intrinsically merit & no m⟨o⟩re. Accept the...
3To James Madison from William Wirt, 23 July 1815 (Madison Papers)
I thank you very sincerely for your letter of the 19th. inst. from Washington. The business of recommending a candidate for office is always disagreable to me; not only because I fear it may be assuming higher ground than I am entitled to occupy, but because I am fully aware of the swarms of applications by which you are importuned on every vacancy, and it is extremely painful to me to run the...
4Thomas Jefferson to James T. Austin, 23 July 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I thank you for the very splendid morsel of eloquence which you have been so kind as to send me . it is a happy and pregnant example to the orators of the 4 th of July, of change from the hackneyed topics of 1776, to those of the current year. I have read it with sensations very different from those which will be felt by our recreant citizens of the East. if theirs be sensations of sorrow ‘ I...
5Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Berrian, 23 July 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I thank you, Sir, for the eloquent oration you have been so kind as to send me. it is always matter of comfort to observe the heirs of that independance which has signalised in history the age of their fathers, recalling it to memory, and hallowing it’s principles. their own deeds by sea and land are worthy sequels of it, and earnests that they will faithfully maintain it: and we do but...
6Thomas Jefferson to Peter A. Guestier, 23 July 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknolege the reciept of your favor of the 12 th and to thank you for your attention to the box of seeds. this is an annual present from the National garden of France to this country the disposal of which is confided to me. I will pray you therefore to forward it to m r Bernard M c Mahon gardener of Philadelphia , who will be most likely to disseminate the useful things the box...
7Thomas Jefferson to Bernard McMahon, 23 July 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
With the return of peace, my old friend Thouin returns to a recollection of me in his annual presents of seeds. a box of them is just arrived at Baltimore to the care of mr P. A Guestier merchant of that place . I have desired him to forward it to you, and if possible by some stage passenger who will take charge of it to Philadelphia . I have taken on myself all charges to Baltimore . Accept...
8Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 23 July 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
One of those cases now occurs which oblige me to relax from my general wish not to add to your troubles in the disposal of offices. I inclose you the papers which produce the occasion, and they will present to you all the grounds of interest which I can possibly feel in the success of the application. they will have with you exactly the weight they intrinsically merit & no more. Accept the...
9Thomas Jefferson to Obadiah Rich, 23 July 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I thank you for the botanical synopsis you have been so kind as to send me . it is a science to which I was formerly much attached; but long abstraction from it by other duties have has lessened my familiarity with it. it is too a science peculiarly addressed to the memory, a faculty among the first which suffers decay from years. I still however recieve the synopsis thankfully as a mark of...
10Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Smith (of Maryland), 23 July 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Before the reciept of your favor of July 14. I had recieved one from Gov r Nicholas on the same subject; had answered it and written to the President . I stated to mr Nicholas , that mr Appleton had been appointed by the old Congress on my sollicitation