1From John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 25 February 1825 (Adams Papers)
Every line from you exhilarates my spirits and gives me a glow of pleasure—but your kind congratulations are a solid comfort to my heart. The good-natured and good-humoured acquiescence of the friends of all the candidates gives me a comfortable hope that your prediction may be fulfilled, that the ensuing administration will not be so difficult as in a former letter I had apprehended. Here we...
2To Thomas Jefferson from John Adams, 25 February 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Every line from you exhilarates my spirits and gives me a glow of pleasure—but your kind congratulations are a solid comfort to my heart. The good-natured and good-humoured acquiscence of the friends of all the candidates gives me a comfortable hope that your prediction may be fulfilled that the ensuing administration, will not be so difficult as in a former letter I had apprehended. Here we...
3To Thomas Jefferson from John C. Calhoun, 25 February 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Owen the bearer is desirous of forming the acquaintance of one so distinguished by the affection and esteem of his fellow citizens as yourself. I comply with his request to become the medium of an introduction with pleasure, not doubting, but that the acquaintance of one of a character so benevolent, and who has applied his system with so much success at New Lanark would be agreeable to...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Francis Eppes, 25 February 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I should have written to you sooner, my D r Grandfather, and given all the particulars of our late accidint, had I not supposed them already detailed by Elizabeth, who writes every mail to some one of your family. it occurred during the last snow, which by its depth induced me to burn the chimnies become very foul from long neglect. the wind it seems, had blown the snow off in several places,...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Andrew Stevenson, 25 February 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Knowing the deep interest you take, in every thing connected with the University, I hasten to inform you of the passage of the Bill, through the H. of Representatives, providing for the payment of about one hundred thousand dollars , of our claim upon the General Governm t . This debt has been beneficently dedicated by our Legislature, to the purposes of learning, and fifty thousand dollars of...