281From Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Hawkins, 14 March 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
I had twice before attempted to open a correspondence by writing to you, but recieving no answer, I took for granted my letters did not reach you & consequently that no communication could be found. yesterday however your nephew put into my hands your favor of Jan. 23. and informs me that a letter sent by post by way of fort Wilkinson will be certain of getting safely to you. still I expect...
282Notes on Charleston Printers, 14 March 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Mar. 14. Freneau in Charleston had the printing of the laws in his paper. he printed a pamphlet of Pinckney’s Ires on Robbins’s case. Pickering has given the printing of the laws to the tory paper of that paper, tho’ not of half the circulation. the printing amounted to about 100. D. a year. MS ( DLC : TJ Papers, 108:18559); entirely in TJ’s hand; on same sheet as Notes on Senate Debates,...
283From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 13 March 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreeable to the arrangement expressed in my letter of the 9th. inst. I did on the 11th. inclose you one thousand dollars, and now inclose 400. Dol. more in notes of the banks of the US. & Pennsylva, to be applied to the credit of mr Randolph for your advances on his behalf. I am Dear Sir Your friend & servt PrC ( MHi ); at foot of text: “Mr. George Jefferson”; endorsed by TJ in ink on verso.
284From Thomas Jefferson to George Meade, 13 March 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
I should with great pleasure have accomodated you with the notes mentioned in your letter had it been in my power, and should have reposed entire confidence in your engagement to furnish their amount when necessary. but the course of our business in Virginia is this. the supplies of the year furnished by our merchant are to be paid out of the crop of the year. if he does not buy it, still it’s...
285From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 11 March 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreeably to what I informed you in my letter of the 9th. inst. I now inclose you one thousand dollars in bills of the banks of Pennsylvania & the United States, on account of the advances you have made for mr Randolph to mr Picket. the residue shall follow according to what is mentioned in the same letter. I am Dr. Sir Your friend & servt PrC ( MHi ); at foot of text: “Mr. George Jefferson.”
286Notes on Conversations with Abigail Adams and Edward Dowse, 11 March 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Mar. 11. conversing with mrs Adams on the subject of the writers in the newspapers, I took occasion to mention that I never in my life had directly or indirectly written one sentence for a newspaper, which is an absolute truth. she said that mr Adams she believed had pretty well ceased to meddle in the newspapers since he closed the peices on Davila . this is the first direct avowal of that...
287From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 11 March 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreeably to my promise in my letter of the 9th. inst. I have this day inclosed to Messrs. George Jefferson & co. one thousand dollars in bank bills to be applied to the credit of their advances for you. the residue shall follow as mentioned in the same letter. I am Dear Sir Your’s affectionately RC ( DLC ); at foot of text: “T M Randolph”; endorsed by Randolph: “March 4. 7. 9. 11. 1800” (see...
288Notes on Senate Debates, 11 March 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Mar. 11. the jury bill before the Senate . mr Read says that if from any circumstances of inaptitude the Marshall cannot appoint a jury analogously with the state juries, the common law steps in & he may name them according to that. and Mar. 12. same bill. mr Chipman speaking of the case of Vermont where a particular mode of naming jurors was in force under a former law of that state, when the...
289From Thomas Jefferson to George Jefferson, 9 March 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Randolph’s second letter of Feb. 27. directing the money you were to advance to be repaid at N. York at 30. days, I had omitted the discounting day, supposing I had time at command. his letter of Mar. 1. informing me that Picket had retracted, & that you had actually paid the cash, arrived yesterday (Saturday) afternoon. it is therefore now impossible to remit till Wednesday morning the...
290From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, 9 March 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 1st. inst. came to hand yesterday. that of Feb. 27. had thrown us off our guard so as to lose a discounting day. however on Wednesday the 12th. I shall remit to mr Jefferson 1000. Doll. on Saturday 15th. 400. more and on the Saturday following (22d.) 468.79 making up the whole 1868.79 Mr. Jefferson will recieve every remittance on the 6th. day after it’s departure hence. not...