1From John Quincy Adams to John Adams Smith, 3 May 1820 (Adams Papers)
This Letter is to introduce to your acquaintance and to recommend to your kind attentions and good offices Dr. Charles Williamson of Milledgeville, a highly respectable Citizen of Georgia and a particular friend of Mr. Walker one of the Senators in Congress from that State—At his desire I am happy to have the opportunity of making Dr. Williamson known to those of my friends who may possess the...
2To James Madison from William J. Coffee, 3 May 1820 (Madison Papers)
I have taken the Liberty of Inclosing you Small Acct which I Shall be much favord by recving in a few days when I Shall Call on my way home. Sir I Am with Much Respect and Esteem RC ( DLC ). On 25 May 1820 JM made out a receipt, which Coffee signed: “Recd. of James Madison fifty dollars seventy five Cents: being in full for Models & Busts made for him” ( CSmH ). For the busts of JM, Dolley...
3To James Madison from Hazlewood Farish, 3 May 1820 (Madison Papers)
The box for Mr. Cutts has been delivered to me, & shall be immediately forwarded to Washington. I am very Respy Dear Sir Your mo: ob. St RC ( DLC ).
4To James Madison from James Monroe, 3 May 1820 (Madison Papers)
Our troubles with Spain are not ended, nor is it possible to say when they will be. It was hoped and presumed that this minister would have been authorisd to settle every difficulty, but it appears that he came, simply, to ask explanations, and report those given to his government, to amuse, and procrastinate as his predecessor had done. He admits that he is personally satisfied, as to the...
5To James Madison from Elkanah Watson, 3 May 1820 (Madison Papers)
Having terminated my Canal and agricultural Labours, I take the liberty to enclose for your acceptance a work just published comprising a historical view of these objects. I am with profound respect RC ( DLC ). Docketed by JM. Elkanah Watson, History of the Rise, Progress, and Existing Condition of the Western Canals in the State of New-York … Together with the Rise, Progress, and Existing...
6Thomas Cooper to Thomas Jefferson, 3 May 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
On monday last 1 st instant , the board of Trustees of south Carolina College , at a regular meeting, (usually held here, during the courts of appeal in Law & Chancery , the Judges being Trustees) unimously unanimously determined That it should be proposed to and urged with the Legislature to appoint a Professorship of Geology and Mineralogy, or else a professorship of Law, with a Salary of...
7George Divers to Thomas Jefferson, [3 May 1820?] (Jefferson Papers)
my sea Kale plants are quite too small to transplant, they are however out of the way of the fly and if the worms dont destroy them I can Supply you with as many plants as will make a pretty good bed in the course of ten or twelve days; be pleas’d to offer M rs D s and my respects to M rs Randolph M rs Trist and the Young Ladies and accept assurances of my respect and esteem RC (
8George Greenhow to Thomas Jefferson, 3 May 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty to drop a line to you for the purpose of Informing you that M r Sam l Greenhow , my Dec d bro r departed this life Some years ago (1815) That Having the Management of his Estate and Seeing an advertized letter of the post office for him y r Letter of the 21. last month was handed to me—With a View to your object containd in that letter I have left the same at the...
9James Monroe to Thomas Jefferson, 3 May 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
We are still destind to have further trouble with Spain . It was hoped, that the minister lately arrivd , would have terminated every difficulty, but it appears that he has come to act the part of his predecessor , to make complaints, demand explanations, & report them to his government, who may take as many years to conclude another treaty, as they did the last . This minister admits, that...
10Richard Rush to Thomas Jefferson, 3 May 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Your acceptable favor of June last , reached me safely. The letter which it enclosed for Sir John Philippart , was immediately sent. I beg to say, that whenever you will use my instrumentality towards forwarding your correspondence either with this country or France , opportunities by the route of England being always most frequent, I shall feel honored and gratified. The just epitome of the...
11Elkanah Watson to Thomas Jefferson, 3 May 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Having terminated my Canal and agricultural Labours, I take the liberty to enclose for your acceptance a work just published comprising a historical Sketch of these objects. RC ( DLC ); at foot of text: “ Tho s Jefferson Late President of the United States ”; endorsed by TJ as received 11 May 1820 and so recorded in SJL . Enclosure: Watson, History of the Rise, Progress, and existing Condition...