14731To Thomas Jefferson from John Rhea, 3 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr James Tremble received his classical and collegiate education in the Country, which is now the State of Tennessee—and is a practicing Lawyer in the Courts of Law and Equity in that State—and in the District Court of the United States in east Tennessee. He is a man of probity, honesty and upright moral Character—a decided Republican and firmly attached to the Constitution of the United...
14732From Thomas Jefferson to the Senate, 3 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate Thomas Hill Williams of the Missisipi territory to be Register of the land office West of Pearl river. RC ( DNA : RG 46, EPEN , 8th Cong., 2d sess.); signature clipped, supplied from PoC ; endorsed by a Senate clerk. PoC ( DLC ); TJ added a check mark in margin by Williams’s name. Notation in SJL : “Nomns. T. H. Williams.” The Senate confirmed the nomination on this day. On 13 Mch.,...
14733From Thomas Jefferson to John Stewart, 3 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday your favor on the subject of the alteration in the route by which the mail was carried. the subject was laid before me by the Secretary of state on your letter, if I recollect rightly the contractors for setting up a mail stage absolutely refused to make any contract without that alteration, & the question was whether we would have a stage with that alteration, or no stage...
14734To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Worthington, 3 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Enclosed I send some of the Alpines or monthly strawberry seed. It will be proper to sow them next month & replant the young plants in may Very respectfully I am sir Your Obt St RC ( DLC ); addressed: “The President of the United States”; endorsed by TJ. Worthington sent more seeds of the popular Alpine strawberry to TJ on 3 Sep. upon his wife’s suggestion and concern that those enclosed with...