1To John Adams from George Alexander Otis, 4 January 1821 (Adams Papers)
In the letter which I had the honour to address to you with the 2nd Volume of my translation of Botta, I omitted to observe that I had intimated to Mr. Jefferson your objection to the liberty taken by that Historian of composing speeches for Richard Henry Lee, and John Dickinson, at the same time informing him that you were a promoter and generous patron of my enterprise. He has had the...
2To James Madison from George Alexander Otis, 4 January 1821 (Madison Papers)
I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your respected letter of the 29th Ulto. and to return my grateful acknowledgements for the honour you have done me in naming my enterprise to Mr. Stephenson; to whom I shall request my Agent in Richmond to deliver a Set. I pray you to accept Sir my Sincere thanks for the permission to make your letter of 5th July public, and for your benevolent wishes of...
3Joseph C. Cabell to Thomas Jefferson, 4 January 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I thank you sincerely for your letter of Dec: 25 th which I found here on my arrival on 30 th . Indisposition confined me in Williamsburg rather longer than I expected when I last wrote you . Since my arrival I have been incessantly engaged on the subject of the University . We have a powerful combination to oppose, & the result is extremely doubtful. If you will examine the enclosed...
4Frederick A. Mayo to Thomas Jefferson, 4 January [1821] (Jefferson Papers)
Haveing received your kind letter , and with pleasure inform, your honour, that I am still carrieng on the Book binding, and shall be happy to execute any work, which you wish to have done,—I shall soone take the liberty of sending you a letter, and a speciment of Binding NB. The box of books, you will pleas to have directed to the Care of Mess S. & M Allen s Office,— or the Compiler Office—as...
5George Alexander Otis to Thomas Jefferson, 4 January 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your respected and benign letter of 25 th Ult o : and especially, the signal honour you have deigned to confer on me in transmitting my translation to the Author . It is assuredly the most flattering, and altogether the most grateful to my feelings of any circumstance that could have befallen me. Though I have been several years in different parts of Europe...
6Charles Willson Peale to Thomas Jefferson, 4 January 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of 28 th Ul t received, yesterday, and coming home last night, I thought of my small Polygraph, which was made for a traveling conveniency, I find are exactly what you want, therefore it gives me pleasure to send them. I have long thought on the means to preserve health, and have made many experiments to assertain what would be the best food, as well as drink—and as I enjoy perfect...
7Thomas Jefferson to Joel Yancey, 4 January 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I have for sometime been becoming sensible that age was rendering me incompetent to the management of my plantations. failure of memory, decay of attention and a loss of energy in body & mind convince me of this; as well as the vast change for the better since my plantations here have been put under the direction of my grandson T. J. Randolph . his skill, his industry and discretion satisfy me...