1From Thomas Jefferson to John Trumbull, 8 April 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I am in hopes this is the last commission I shall have to trouble you with before my departure. It is to have made for me without a moment’s delay a trunk such as is described below which I have written so that you may tear the note off and send it to the trunk maker with a prayer to execute it instantly. As soon as it is done I must get you to take measures to have it brought by the first...
2From Thomas Jefferson to John Trumbull, 16 March 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you by yesterday’s post. The present is merely to avail myself of a private conveiance which occurs to London to send you my American dispatches and pray you to forward them by the first safe conveiance to New York preferably to any other port. Vessels going to Philadelphia have to go up the river, a navigation of many days. Those going to Boston expose us to as long an intermediate...
3From Thomas Jefferson to John Trumbull, 15 March 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 10th. is come to hand to-day. I inclose you a bill of exchange of £25. from Grand & co. on Thelusson fils & co. in order to face my affairs with which I give you so much trouble. I expect Lackington will call on you as soon as you receive this for a sum of about £5. Be so good as to tell him to add to my catalogue No. 5894. Baretti 3/. (He will understand this.) Besides this...
4From Thomas Jefferson to John Trumbull, 15 February 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly received your favor of the 5th. inst. with respect to the busts and pictures. I will put off till my return from America all of them except Bacon, Locke and Newton, whose pictures I will trouble you to have copied for me: and as I consider them as the three greatest men that have ever lived, without any exception, and as having laid the foundation of those superstructures which...
5From Thomas Jefferson to John Trumbull, 5 February 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly received your favors of Jan. 18. and 29. and the carriage is arrived without the least accident. I find it perfectly well made and to my mind, and have nothing to regret relative to it but the trouble it has given you. I will now answer, in order the several parts of your letter of the 29th. My younger daughter has at length recovered, and is I hope out of all danger of further...
6From Thomas Jefferson to John Trumbull, 18 January 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you a few days ago by a Mr. Frazer, and after sending you such a bundle you will think it extraordinary to be told I had still forgot something. In fact I forgot two articles. The one was to have some cloths from Cannon, which render it necessary for me to ask you to send him the inclosed note , with Mr. Parker’s address, that he may carry [the clothes to him.] The other is to answer...
7From Thomas Jefferson to John Trumbull, 12 January 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
My letters to you must always be letters of thanks. I am to thank you first for the harness which is arrived safe and good. I am to thank you a thousand times for the portrait of Mr. Paine, which is a perfect likeness, and to deliver you, for the other , on the part of my daughter, as many more as the sensations of the young are more lively than of the old. You say it is all you can do till...
8From Thomas Jefferson to John Trumbull, 26 November 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
The post coming in on Sunday when there is nobody in the bureaux of the bankers, and going out Monday morning before they come to the Bureau, rendered it impossible for me to send you the bill of exchange by the Monday’s post. It comes therefore by that of Thursday. It is drawn by Mr. Grand on Burton, Forbes and Gregory for £121–11–3. the exact balance, merely to close the account you have had...
9From Thomas Jefferson to John Trumbull, 9 November 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you on the 1st. instant. A hope that the present may reach you before Mr. Payne the bookseller sends off his package of books, induces me to pray you to send me at the same time 4. ream of 4to. copying paper of the best and whitest quality from Woodmason stationer Leadenhall. This can come packed in the same box with the books. I have no news from America since early in September. The...
10From Thomas Jefferson to John Trumbull, 1 November 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly received your two favors of Oct. 10. and 17. and also the books from Lackington’s. I inclose a small additional note for Mr. Payne the bookseller, which I will beg the favor of you to send him immediately, as it may possibly be in time to come with the parcel formerly desired. I inclose you also a letter from Mr. Paradise to his friend and merchant Mr. William Anderson. The first...