1To Thomas Jefferson from John Stockdale, 15 August 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I have this Instant received your two Letters by the hands of my good friend Mr. Trumbold and the ballance of your Account up to the present time, as ⅌ Account annexed Viz £13.13.6. for which I return you my sincere thanks as well as for your kind remittance of the French Books. From Letters which I have received from different Gentlemen in America I am convinced that the whole of the...
2To Thomas Jefferson from John Stockdale, 13 February 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I duly received your favor’s of Janry. 28th. and Febry. the 1st. and have sent the Articles agreable to your Order by this Nights Coach which I hope you’ll receive in time. I sent part of the Books to America a long time since by the Gentleman you desir’d, but have not been able to get the remainder. I shall be happy to receive your corrected Copy, which shall be neatly and correctly Printed...
3To Thomas Jefferson from John Stockdale, 20 November 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I received your Order ⅌ favor of Coll. Smith, which is nearly ready and will be sent of from London in about three days. I shall esteem it as a great favor if you’ll be so kind as to send me the History of Sandford and Merton, in French, which I am this Instant Inform’d is Just Translated by Mr. Berquin, the Author of the Childrens Friend. I beg pardon for the Liberty taken, as I am very...
4To Thomas Jefferson from John Stockdale, 31 August 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I duly received yours of the 14th. Instant, and am exceedingly obliged to you for the trouble you have taken with the Bookseller for the Sale of the Notes on Virginia. I have seen Mr. Dilly Bookseller in the Poultry, who positively assures me that your Book is printed at Philidelphia, and that his authority, is, Mr. Bury, Bookseller at New York, Mr. Dilly believes what he has asserted, tho’ I...
5To Thomas Jefferson from John Stockdale, 21 September 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I duly received yours of the 10th. Inst. and return you my sincere thanks for your kindness in sending the little Volumes wanted, which I received by favor of Mr.—of Hatton Garden, and for your attention in forwarding the continuation. Mr. Lackington informed me that he had sent you a Catalogue a fortnight since, but for fear you should not have received it, I have sent another together with...
6[To Thomas Jefferson from John Stockdale, 13 July 1787] (Jefferson Papers)
[ London, 13 July 1787 . Recorded in SJL as received 18 July 1787. Not found.]
7To Thomas Jefferson from John Stockdale, 22 February 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
I duly received your three Letters, but owing to the alterations I have been making in my house, by enlarging my Shop &c. has prevented me for this two Months past of paying that respect to you, and attention to my business that it required. But I have now got the Shop in excellent order and my business in a proper train, tho’ I am a little discomposed by having been complained of by the House...
8To Thomas Jefferson from John Stockdale, 12 August 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I received Yours dated the 28th. of July by the bearer of this Letter. All orders that I may have the honor to receive from You shall be punctually executed. As to payment I am in no hurry but will once or twice a Year transmit a Bill which may be paid in London when Convenient. The books orderd, I shall have to procure from Scotland before I can dispatch them to America, which will be done...
9To Thomas Jefferson from John Stockdale, 8 August 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
I duly received your two Orders for which I return you my sincere thanks, the whole of which is executed excepting one Copy of McIntosh[’s] Travells, which is entirely out of print. The List of the Books sent in a Box directed to you at Paris, is on the other side, which I have Book’t at the Mess. Beam, Piccadilly, this day and they will set out for Paris to Morrow. There is no more of Soulés...
10To Thomas Jefferson from John Stockdale, 3 August 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
I duly received your’s of the 17th. and 25th. Ultimo and should have sent the Articles off sooner had it not been for the difficulty I had to meet with Gordon’s Tacitus, it being entirely out of Print; it is bound, but I hope it will answer your purpose, the Price is £1. 4. Just as I was going to ship 400. of your Work, for Richmond and Philidelphia, I had the disagreable intelligence to learn...