1From John Adams to Hezekiah Niles, 12 March 1820 (Adams Papers)
I have not seen one of your Registers, these twelve months—the fifteenth Volume is the last I have received—which comes down only to March 1819—I sent you a long time ago a few original papers which I desired you to return to me—I hope to receive soon, the papers, accompanied with the additional Volume or Volumes which have grown since the third Volume of the new Series which is the 15th...
2Thomas Jefferson to John Laval, 12 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 3 d was received on the 10 th . I was at the time & now am engageg engaged in the sale of the produce of my farms of the last year which will be soon accomplished and your balance shall be remitted, say in the course of the present month. it should not have waited till now but for the unexampled drought from June last which kept the river which carries our produce to market,...
3Thomas Jefferson to Hugh Nelson, 12 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I thank you, dear Sir, for the information in your favor of the 4 th inst. of the settlement, for the present , of the Missouri question. I am so compleatly withdrawn from all attention to public matters, that nothing less could arouse me than the definition of a geographical line, which on an abstract principle is to become the line of separation of these states, and to render desperate the...
4Thomas Jefferson to John Payne Todd, 12 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I return you the paper on the subject of the Medals the last enquiry of which being the only one addressed to me I have only to say I do not recollect ever to have heard of a medal struct struck on the capture of André . We are in hopes with mr Madison , to recieve mrs Madison also and yourself which gives us pleasure at all times as the party of our best affections. RC (Barney Balaban, New...
5Thomas Jefferson to John Vaughan, 12 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Two days after mine of the 8 th your’s of the 3 d came to hand. that will have informed you of every thing relative to D r Cooper , and particularly that we should be ready to pay him the 1500.D. the 1 st of May , the I herein committed a mistake, for I should have said 750.D. in his letter of Oct. 25. 19.