1From James Madison to William Taylor, 22 November 1823 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. your favor of the 15th inst: which affords me an oppy. of thanking you at the same time for your letter from Mexico, valuable both for the facts stated in it, & for the prophetic remarks which events confirmed. Mexico must always have been made interesting by its original history by its physical peculiarities, and by the form & weight of its colonial yoke. The Scenes thro’ which...
2To James Madison from Charles J. Nourse, 22 November 1823 (Madison Papers)
When I had the pleasure of seeing you in the Spring I think you mentioned that you were without the Seckel pear which is esteemed as the most delicious fruit of that kind. I lately selected a few of them at a nursery near Philada. which are now on their way by water to this place. Will you do me the favor to say to whose address at Fredericks burgh I shall forward them in order to their...
3From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Appleton, 22 November 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
The original letters of Oct. 8. and 9. of which those inclosed are Duplicates were committed to Michael Raggi, who about that time left this place for New York where he expected to embark for some port of Italy. we soon learnt that at N. York his funds fell short so that he could not get a passage; we therefore did not then make the remittance of 4000 D. as mentioned in my letter of the 8 th...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Theodorus Bailey, 22 November 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved your kind favor of the 11 th inst. M r Raggi had assured me that he was promised a passage in the Cyane capt Creighton to sail for Gibralter about the 20 th of Oct. but as he had not sailed at the date of your letter, I must consider his getting a passage as too uncertain to be waited for. I must therefore request you to withdraw from him my letter to mr Appleton, and to...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Arthur S. Brockenbrough, 22 November 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Be pleased to place in the hands of Col o Bernard Peyton the sum of four thousand dollars to be invested by him in a bill of exchange to be remitted to mr Appleton of Leghorn on account for the Capitals & bases of the columns of the Rotunda. ViU : Thomas Jefferson Papers (Proctor’s Papers).
6To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Carrington Cabell, 22 November 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I arrived at this place on yesterday and to-day shall proceed on my journey to the county of Lancaster, but from my detention in Nelson in consequence of my late purchase it will probably be out of my power to get back to the meeting of the Assembly. Indeed, I fear I shall be compelled to be absent nearly all the month of December, as I shall probably have to return to Nelson. As Gen l...
7To Thomas Jefferson from John Fry, 22 November 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I hope you will excuse the liberty I have taken, of puting on board one of our Transports (—) Russel commander , a very fine Deer for the use of your board , where I hope he will prove as palatable, as he has been formadable in our forests, he has been known, under the appellation of the mammoth Buck , and sought after for several years, by our privateers , & was at length captured , a few...
8From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 22 November 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
You will recieve from either M r Garrett or mr Brockenbrough a check for 4000. D. to be invested in a bill of exchange payable on account of Tho s Appleton to mr Samuel Williams N o 13. Finsbury square London, to whom you are requested to remit it, and with that to send the inclosed letter to mr Williams. The bag of coffee which came to us was marked S. H. Peyton 120.℔ we had used from it some...
9From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Williams, 22 November 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Appleton our Consul at Leghorn being engaged in the execution of certain commissions for the University of Virginia had desired me to address our remittances & communications to him through yourself which I have accdly heretofore done . Col o Peyton therefore our correspdt in Richm d is now enabled and instructed to procure a bill of excha. on London for 4000. D. payable to you and to be...