1From Thomas Jefferson to John Garland Jefferson, 11 June 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Your uncle Mr. Garland informs me, that, your education being now finished, you are desirous of obtaining some clerkship or something else under government whereby you may turn your talents to some account for yourself, and he had supposed it might be in my power to provide you with some such office. His commendations of you are such as to induce me to wish sincerely to be of service to you....
2From Thomas Jefferson to John Garland Jefferson, 5 February 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I received a considerable time ago your favor of Nov. 12. and have been prevented from answering it by an extraordinary press of business from which I am but just now emerging. I think Mr. Carr and yourself have acted prudently in dropping your acquaintance with Mr. Rind. I am not acquainted with his character, but I hope and trust it is good at bottom; but it is not marked by prudence, and...
3From Thomas Jefferson to John Garland Jefferson, 11 October 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
A little before my departure from Philadelphia I received your letter expressing a wish to remove into this neighborhood that you might be convenient to the books which are to be read. I am told your present situation is favorable for study; and I doubt whether in this neighborhood your mind would not be more disturbed and withdrawn from it by a revival of matters which if let alone, will sink...
4From Thomas Jefferson to John Garland Jefferson, 15 June 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I snatch a moment from business to acknolege the receipt of your favor of June 6. and to express the satisfaction with which I learn that you have advanced in your reading as far as Burrows. I imagine I advised you, from the time you began Coke’s reports, to abridge and commonplace all your subsequent law reading, and that this has been done. You will soon commence the Chancery reading which...
5From Thomas Jefferson to John Garland Jefferson, 25 September 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favors of August 14. and Sep. 9. are now to be acknoleged. I should with great pleasure have seen you here, but being absolutely without horses (except those for my journey) it was not in my power to send for you. Indeed I did not expect our District court would have gone on business on account of the small pox. Sam Carr being about to go to Williamsburg I should be glad to have my books,...
6From Thomas Jefferson to John Garland Jefferson, 4 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved your favor of Oct. 21. and now inclose you an order on Mr. Brown of Richmond for seventy five dollars, which according to your statement in the letter will suffice for your fall supply and a quarter’s board. Before another quarter is out I shall be in Virginia and will take care to furnish you with another order in time. I do not recollect whether you had made a beginning...
7From Thomas Jefferson to John Garland Jefferson, 14 April 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Mar. 31. came duly to hand on the 9th. inst. Having been induced, for particular reasons, to continue a while longer in my office, I should have written to you but that I have been occupied with removing from the town a little way into the country. I am much pleased to see that you are so nearly through the course of reading I had proposed to you. It proves your industry,...
8From Thomas Jefferson to John Garland Jefferson, 19 May 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have for some days delayed answering your letter of Apr. 27. to see whether any prospect would open of my complying with your desires from this quarter: but I assure you it is out of my power. A very capital disappointment in a sum of money, my share of which was 1000£. due under judgment and execution, and to have been received at Richmond in February last as was expected, has been delayed...
9From Thomas Jefferson to John Garland Jefferson, 26 April 1794 (Jefferson Papers)
A pressure of affairs of various kinds on my return home, prevented my going into a consideration of your letter of Dec. 8. for a considerable time, and on taking it up, I found the information, which your brother had been able to obtain, defective in so many particulars that I concluded to let it lie till I could see him in Richmond. Several circumstances however having delayed and still...
10From Thomas Jefferson to John Garland Jefferson, 28 May 1794 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday your favor of the 11th. inst. and imagine that soon after it’s date you received mine of Apr. 26. on the subject of your lands. I am happy to learn that it is the opinion of a person learned in the laws of that state, that the lands may be recovered. As to the kind of process to be instituted, the lawyers of the state must be the best judges. Were I in your place, I would...