1To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 27 January 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I have taken the liberty on the part of the A.P. Society to Send by mail Some Blank Certificates for your Signature which you will please return as Soon as Convenient. Mr Joel Barlow & Mr Fulton were elected members at our last meeting I remain with great respect Dr sir Your friend & ob Sert DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
2To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 16 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
By letters recieved from the Revd Mr Warden & Mr Lasteyrie they mention having Sent some Bookes for the Society—The Letters appear to have come by the stage, but we have not heard of the Books—Permit us to Solicit your assistance to ascertain whether they were given in charge to the person who had the Care of the dispatches, & how we can get at them—Mr Lasteyries work is on the Cotton plant. I...
3To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 14 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have recieved your favor of 10th. with remittance of 34 17/100 Ds. which ballances the payments made—Whenever I can be made useful, it will gratify me to be so— After a long life of so much activity & weighty responsibility, you cannot but contemplate with great pleasure, the moment when you have resolved to get rid of the Burthen, & resume without interruption those pursuits, which combine...
4To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 1 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Four Double & one Single Keg White lead ground in oil were shipped to Mess Gibson & Jefferson of Richmond by the Schr. adventure Capt Town—By the Schr Liberty Capt. Lewis I send another Keg—containing 7 ℔ Stone Oker ground in oil—I have sent this in consequence of a practice generally introduced here, the advantage of which has been waranted by experience, of mixing as much of this with the...
5To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 27 June 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Being unexpectedly obliged to leave town for a day I write this away from my Compting house 50₶ recd., acct will be paid; 250 ℔ White lead shipped to Gibson & Jefferson by Capt Howe Bill of Lading will be enclosed to morrow with accot— Excuse this hasty line from Your friend & Sert PS. H.T. advises Boxes were gone on I take the liberty of enclosing a line for Mr. Narlov which I hope You will...
6To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 15 June 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Be desire of Dr Wistar I forward to Baltimore by the Water Stage to the Care of Hugh Thompson, Two Small Boxes, one Containing Books & Cloths, & one some Skeleton heads marked H I N. 1. 2, Mr Thompson will advise how he forwards them to Washington— I have made two payments for Newspapers for Your accot & enclose receipts viz Paid W MCorkle from Sep. 16 1806 to 16 March 1807. 30 Apl 1807 4—...
7To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 10 December 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr C. P. Lasteyrie whose publications on the Merino Sheep you presented to the Society has lately been chosen a Member—I take the liberty of enclosing his Certificate, to be forwarded to Paris (when convenient) to the Care of the Secretary of the American Minister—Through this channel we have received Communications from him— I remain with great respect Your friend & Serv DLC : Papers of...
8To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 10 December 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Pardon an inadvertance, the inclosed for M Warden not being at hand when I enclosed the letter for M Lasteyrie for his care, had escaped my recollection this morning—Calling at our Hall I found it there—Could I have found a private opportunity to Paris I should not on the part of the Society have troubled you I remain with great respect Your friend & Servant DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
9To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 30 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Trifling information may be of use until more authenic information comes to hand—I therefore take the liberty of Stating that the information published as upon the authority of Mr Williams at London, of expressions of Mr Munro & Mr Pinckney on 5 Sepr.—was from Mr Samuel Potter of the house of Potter & Page of this place one of our largest Importers—to whom it was all important to endeavor to...
10To Thomas Jefferson from John Vaughan, 29 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
The enclosed singular production of M Lippi Neopolitan, was forwarded to the Society by the Revd. Mr. Waldron Secrety. to our Minister at Paris who translated Cuviers Historical Eulog. on Priestley—as we do not meet until the 3d Fryday in Sepr. I thought it would be agreeable to you to See it—This Traveller, of Universal Science, may come to the United States & it may be of importance to have...