3001Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas G. Dufief, 20 March 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I possess the Abbé Auger’s translations of Demosthenes , Aeschines , Isocrates , and the Minor orators in 9.v. 8 vo but he published also a translation of Lysias in a single vol. which I have not. can you help me to it? it is some time since I have squared accounts with you. be so good as to send me a note of what I am in your debt and it shall be remitted immediately. I must still request you...
3002Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas G. Dufief, 21 August 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his salutations to mr Dufief and asks the favor of him to procure and send him a copy of Evanson’s Dissonance of the four Evangelists. PoC ( DLC ); dateline at foot of text; on verso of reused address cover of George Hargraves to TJ, 4 Aug. 1814 ; endorsed by TJ. TJ sought Edward evanson’s The Dissonance of the four Generally Received Evangelists, and the Evidence of...
3003Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas G. Dufief, 24 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson asks the favor of M. Dufief to send him the books noted below, always bearing in mind the Weekly mission in small parcels for the ease of the mail: and also to note to him the prices that he may make his remittances at convenient intervals. Tull’s horsehoeing husbandry, an old book in 8 vo Young’s Experiments in Agriculture. (I think it is in 3. vols. 8 vo ) Memoirs of Theophilus...
3004Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas G. Dufief, 11 January 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson asks the favor of mr Dufief to inclose a copy of the Commentary on Montesquieu published by Duane in 1811. to mr Adams at Quincy Mass. charging it to Th:J . he salutes him with friendship & respect. PoC ( DLC ); on verso of a reused address cover from
3005Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas G. Dufief, 24 April 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Having occasion to make you a remittance in August last , I took the liberty of embodying with it certain sums which I owed to others in Philadelphia , and of asking the favor of you to pay them to the persons on their application. among these was a sum of 15.D. for the editor of the Aurora for 3. years of that paper. I have lately recieved his account by which it would seem either that he has...
3006Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas G. Dufief, 16 September 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 6 th with the MS. accompanying it comes to hand just as I am preparing to set out on a journey of considerable time and distance. I am therefore able to give it but a hasty perusal. this added to my want of familiarity with the technical methods of conveying instruction makes me an inadequate judge of that you propose. I have not indeed heretofore made myself acquainted, but...
3007Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas G. Dufief, 1 January 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday your favor of Dec. 16. and hasten by the first return of the mail, to express my mortification that the remittance of 31.D which I had desired Mess rs Gibson & Jefferson to make you in June, and which I had taken for granted was done had however never been done. it must have been ac c identally overlooked by mr Gibson , as in a mass of business happens sometimes with the...
3008Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas G. Dufief, 17 May 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
On the 7 th Ult. I inclosed you an order on mr Vaughan for 24. D 68 C the balance of my former account which I hope you recieved. I have just recieved from M. de la Fayette a request to send him two copies of the Review of Montesquieu published by Duane in 1811. in 8 vo which I must ask the favor of you to procure and send for me. mr
3009Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas G. Dufief, 16 August 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you on the 14 th from Montpelier (the President ’s) requesting you to send on La Croix ’s Course of mathematics, and to procure for me a particular edition of Ovid ’s metamorphoses, which I am now satisfied is Minellius ’s. I have now to request that you will add to these Adams ’s geometrical & graphical essays in 2. v. 8 vo
3010Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas G. Dufief, 9 February 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night your two favors of Jan. 30. and all the books have been received as stated in your account . I have now to request you to send me a copy of your dictionary; let the 1 st vol. come first as being most immediately wanting. I have no doubt you are correct as to the 31.D. and that mr Gibson is so also. he has probably charged me on ordering payment, and his correspondent in...