1From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas Gouin Dufief, 10 April 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday your favor of the 6th. and the books forwarded by mr Duane. La Grange’s translations are new to me, and I am so much pleased with that of his Seneca, that I will thank you to forward me also his Lucretius with the Latin text. has the Seneca of La Grange been ever printed with the Latin text? if it has I should be glad if you would order it from France. if not, order me...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas Gouin Dufief, 20 January 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I am desirous to obtain two copies of the New testament in Greek or Greek & Latin, both of the same edition exactly; and two others in English, both also of the same edition; and all four of the same format, that they may admit being bound up together. the format to be either 8vo. or 12mo. but the latter of preference. will you be so good as to endeavor to procure these for me? Accept my...
3From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas Gouin Dufief, 12 March 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved safely the books you were so kind as to forward me, and if you will have the goodness to call on mr Richards, whose address shall be stated below, he will pay you 5. D 80 c the amount of them. the one you propose being by it’s bulk far beyond any time I can flatter myself with having to spare for looking into it, I must forbid myself the acquisition. accept my salutations & good...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas Gouin Dufief, 13 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson returns to mr Dufief his thanks for the copy of the new edition of his work which he has been so kind as to send him, and which he shall look into with pleasure in the first leisure moment. he prays him to accept his salutations & respects. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
5From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas Gouin Dufief, 9 April 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson asks the favor of mr Dufief to procure for him the following books. Pensees de Pascal Dr. Priestley’s Harmony of the evangelists in Greek. 4. vols. the same Harmony in English with notes & paraphrase. 4to. Dr. Priestley being in Philadelphia can probably inform mr Dufief if there be any depot of his works at any particular book-shop in Philadelphia. he presents him his...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas Gouin Dufief, 15 November 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved two rolls of the work on language you propose to publish, and it is with regret, but with truth, I am obliged to assure you that so unremitting are the duties of my office, the things which I am bound to do, that I scarcely ever can command one moment to read any thing but official papers. piles of these are always lying till I can read and dispatch them. not therefore to...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas Gouin Dufief, 17 November 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
There has been a book written lately by DuMousnier in answer to Barruel , and to the diatribes of the Anti-philosophers, which from my knolege of the man I am sure must be good. should a copy of it come to your hands I shall be happy to obtain it. in the original, I mean, for it has been translated into English, but I never read translations. Accept my salutations & best wishes. PrC ( DLC );...
8From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas Gouin Dufief, 1 March 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I communicated your manuscript catalogue to the member of Congress charged with the purchase of books, and they have returned it to me with information that they had already exhausted their funds, and that therefore it was unnecessary for them to take the subject into consideration. it is now reinclosed to you with assurances of my esteem & respect. PrC ( DLC ); at foot of text: “M. Dufief”;...
9From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas Gouin Dufief, 5 May 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday evening the Pensées de Pascal, and am particularly pleased with the edition, being fond of those which are small & handy & particularly the petit formats. I shall be glad to recieve the work of Cuvier. perhaps it may be the very one which I asked for the last year under the title of his Comparative anatomy , doubting whether that was the title. but it is enough that it is...
10From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas Gouin Dufief, 19 February 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
On the reciept of the Parliamentary debates I had desired mr Barnes to remit you the price, and thought it done, till the reciept of your last letter . but my note to him had got misplaced, and escaped his memory. He now tells me he has ordered paiment . I have an edition of Homer’s Iliad, Gr. & Lat. 12mo. printed by the Foulis in Glasgow, and should be very glad to get their corresponding...
11From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas Gouin Dufief, 4 February 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved from you some days ago the three volumes of les Moralistes Anciennes, and last night your letter of Jan. 31. with Doctr. Franklin’s catalogue, which I have this morning sent to the chairman of the library-committee of Congress. I observe in it the following books Athenaei Deipnosophistorum &c. fol. Philostratus works from the Greek. fol. Durham’s Physico and Astrotheology 8vo. which...
12From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas Gouin Dufief, 14 February 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I observe in your printed catalogue les Sermons de Massillon 15. tom. 12mo. 15. D. be pleased to forward them to me with the others, and accept my best wishes & respects. PrC ( DLC ); at foot of text: “Dufief”; endorsed by TJ in ink on verso. Dufief was offering a mixed edition of 15 volumes of collected sermons of Jean Baptiste massillon printed by various publishers between 1776 and 1801 (...
13From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas Gouin Dufief, 23 March 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday your letter of the 20th. and catalogue. I remark on it a work Jaques le fataliste par Diderot . if it be really by Diderot I shall be glad to recieve it with Chaptal, as also the Systeme de la Nature par Mirabeau, unless you should know that there exists an edition in petit form. in which case I would rather await your return from France, when you could perhaps bring me...
14From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas Gouin Dufief, 1 November 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Among the books mentioned in the letter of Oct. 22. with which you favored me is one only which I would wish to acquire: it is the Parliamentary history 24. vols 8vo. price 30. D. should it not be disposed of before you recieve this I will thank you to send it. perhaps the vessel may still be not departed which was to bring the others.—I have the Dictionnaire des hommes Marquans. judging of...
15From Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas Gouin Dufief, 1 April 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Since writing my letter of the 23d. I observe in your catalogue Oeuvres de Seneque translation de la Grange 6. vol. 8vo. which I shall be glad to recieve with the books before written for. Accept my best wishes. PrC ( DLC ); at foot of text: “M. Dufief.”; endorsed by TJ in ink on verso. OEUVRES DE SENEQUE : TJ already owned a Latin edition of the works of the philosopher Seneca. A French...