1From James Madison to James Monroe, 28 December 1820 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. your two favors of the 18 & 23 inst. The prospect of a favorable issue to the difficulties with Spain, is very agreeable. I hope the ratification will arrive witht clogs on it; and that the acquisition of Florida may give no new stimulus to the spirit excited by the case of Missouri. I am glad to learn that a termination of this case also is not despaired of. If the new State is...
2To James Madison from Tench Coxe, 28 December 1820 (Madison Papers)
I should have replied sooner to your last favor, but I had hoped to find some of the debates &ca, for the ten years, which you do not possess. I am sorry I have not yet succeeded, and I fear the rarity of them and the constant purchases by young & rising public men, foreigners, libraries &ca. may disappoint me. I will however keep your wishes constantly in view. The Missouri case has...
3To James Madison from Thomas Mann Randolph, 28 December 1820 (Madison Papers)
My Brother in Law Mr Hackley informs me that he will shortly be in the neighbourhood of your Country Seat, and I ask of him to wait upon you with my homage, which it has, for such a number of years, been my pride to be allowed to pay. His long residence in the Peninsula, and his excellent understanding, and habit of observation, may perhaps enable him to afford you interesting conversation for...
4To James Madison from William Davis Robinson, 28 December 1820 (Madison Papers)
I take the liberty of sending you by mail a volume of my memoirs of the Mexican Revolution, which I request you will do me the honor to accept, and I shall be much gratified to learn that any thing containd therein compensates for the trouble of perusing it. My career in life has not afforded me many opportunities of exploring the walks of literature, hence the style of the volume in question...
5Robert Barnard to Thomas Jefferson, 28 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I have observed the report of the Trustees or Committee of the College or Institution about to be formed in the state of Virginia for the purpose of Education—Altho’ your name does not appear, your well known Character for literary & Scientific acquirements Would lead me to suppose that you are neither indifferent to the success of the Institution , nor decline to take An active part in...
6Thomas Jefferson to Peter S. Du Ponceau, 28 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
This letter is strictly confidential. some time ago a mr John Sanderson , of Philada , addressed a letter to me , informing me he was engaged in a biographical work which embraced the life of our late Chancellor Wythe , of whom however his materials were scanty, & requesting me to supply him. of the Mentor of my youth I felt the duty of bearing witnesses to his virtues, and furnished what I...
7Thomas Jefferson to D. Mariano, 28 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Aug. 7. 19. was recieved in due time and answered by mine of Sep. 10. 19. that of Nov. 26. of the present year came during a long absence from home which must apologise for the date of this. when our University will be opened, and what will be the emoluments of the Professorships are entirely undecided. on the latter subject the Visitors have come to no determination, & the time...
8Thomas Jefferson to Frederick A. Mayo, 28 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I was very sorry to learn that you had suffered in the common calamities of the times, and still more so on seeing your stock in trade advertised by trustees. I have two considerable boxes of books, packed some time ago, containing upwards of 100. vols, which want binding. but not knowing whether you still carry on the binding business, I have suspended the sending them to you, until I can be...
9Thomas Jefferson to Charles Willson Peale, 28 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
‘ Nothing is troublesome which we do willingly ’ is an excellent apophthegm, and which can be applied to no mind more truly than yours. on this ground I am sure you will be so good as to exchange the pair of inkglasses you sent me, & which the furnisher will doubtless exchange. they are a little too large to enter the sockits of my the polygraph I keep in Bedford , as I found on a late visit...
10William Davis Robinson to Thomas Jefferson, 28 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me to request your acceptance of my Memoirs of the Mexican Revolution— Should I learn that any thing therein containd, compensates you for the trouble of perusing the book, it will afford me much pleasure— The rules of literary composition I am unacquainted with—my habits and career have afforded me only casual opportunities of making a few gleanings in the field of literature, but as I...