1From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 14 December 1817 (Adams Papers)
As you accused me last Evening, or rather Night with preventing the Ladies from writing to you; I apologized by saying that I had a Letter written to you at home,which was really the case. I made a Fairy visit to Washington last night, in which time I visited mrs Munroe, mrs Madison &c, and meeting you and mrs Adams in the street, in fine Health and Spirits, you accosted me as above—I was too...
A very few days after my arrival in this City, I received your Letter of 19. September, the contents of which I dare say you have before this time forgotten; unless you kept a copy of it, as you remember you used to do, of the Letters that you wrote to me from St. Petersburg, when I was at Ghent. This Letter of yours of 19. September last, I have kept upon my file, ever since I received it;...
3Thomas Jefferson’s Plats of Poplar Forest Boundaries, 14 December 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
scale 50. po. to the inch. platted Dec. 14 17. Course pursued in making this plat. Dec. 14 17. Began at the white (or Span. o. as sometimes called) corner S. 88. W. 85. po. a marked line N. 52. W. 148. po. a marked line to Clarke ’s ∠ chesnut. then from the Chesnut, platted his full marked line N. 62. E that line continued to the Poplar Forest is mine & the same, stopping at Cobb
4Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on Plats of Poplar Forest Boundaries, 14 December 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
1817. Dec. 14. Observations on the lines in this plat. Beginning at a corner white oak, sometimes called a Spanish oak, well known on Callaway ’s road. S. 88. W. 85. po. fully marked to pointers, & so found by Maj r Organ Nov. 27. 1817 . N. 52. W. 125. po. full marked to a post oak fore & aft found by Maj r Organ . 23. po. more without another marked tree terminates it at Clarke
5Benjamin Harrison to Thomas Jefferson, 14 December 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
From a conversation which M r George Harrison has lately had with Col o Nicholas , I am induced to think that you have not received my last letter on the subject of the manuscript by Col o Byrd , which was lately forwarded to you by M r Ro: Gwathmey of
6Jonas Keller to Thomas Jefferson, 14 December 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Lée m’a presenté un jeune homme , que vous lui aviez addressé, pour apprendre L’état de fabriquer la Bonneterie dans toute Son Etendue la position de M r Lée ne Lui permettant pas de tenir une fabrique, je travaille donc Seul et pour mon propre compte, dans Le tems il a mis Sur Les journaux quel que La fabrique prendroit des apprentifs , mais ces apprentifs auraient été des jeunes gens des...