1Hugh Nelson to Thomas Jefferson, 10 December 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 5 th Instant came to hand in the due course of the Mail—The papers contained in it have been shewn to the delegation from our State , whose support, I make no doubt, will be afforded to the object of the Memorial . I shall consult the Massachusetts Delegation in relation to the plan of the Cambridge College in regard to the repeal of the duty on imported Books—and endeavour...
2James Pleasants to Thomas Jefferson, 10 December 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I, as surviving commissioner for carrying into effect the decree of the court of Chancery in the case of Jefferson vs Ronalds’s Ronald ’s heirs, receivd some time since the balance due under that decree. It amounts to something upwards of $100, and will be paid in any manner you shall direct after receiving this letter. It would have been paid over before this but for my expectation of having...
3Francis Adrian Van der Kemp to Thomas Jefferson, 10 December 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I should hesitate, to intrude on your moments of Leisure, with my unprofitable correspondence, did I not feel persuaded, that it would not be unacceptable to be informed of my continued health; and I am more encouraged to it, by reflecting on the numerous kindnesses, which you was pleased to bestow upon me, though personally unknown, ever Since my arrival in this country in 1788—and to whose...