27421To Thomas Jefferson from Mary Jefferson, 27 February 179[7] (Jefferson Papers)
We arrived here, Dear Papa, last thursday without any accident and found my sister and her children in perfect health; she enjoying the satisfaction arising from the consciousness of fulfilling her duty to the utmost extent. But it is one she has always had. It would please you, I am sure, to see what an economist, what a manager she is become. The more I see of her the more I am sensible how...
27422From Thomas Jefferson to Martha Jefferson Randolph, 28 February 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I have got so far, my dear Martha, on my way to Philadelphia which place I shall not reach till the day after tomorrow. I have lost one day at Georgetown by the failure of the stages, and three days by having suffered myself to be persuaded at Baltimore to cross the bay and come by this route as quicker and pleasanter. After being forced back on the bay by bad weather in a first attempt to...
27423Notes on a Paragraph by John Henry, [after 1 March 1797] (Jefferson Papers)
A paragraph written by Mr. Henry a Senator of the US. from Maryland, and inserted in Bache’s paper about the 1st. of March 97. It is in his handwriting. It was given by him to Mr. Hurt to copy and insert in the public papers. Mr. Hurt gave it to me. MS ( DLC ); entirely in TJ’s hand; undated and unsigned. The paragraph in question from the Aurora has not been identified, nor is it known how...
27424To Thomas Jefferson from James Wood, 3 March 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I Contemplate with great pleasure the Change which is to take place in the penal Laws of the Commonwealth; and feel Much Anxiety that No time Shou’d be lost in bringing it into Complete Operation. The Law having Confided to the Executive, the purchase of a Sufficient Quantity of Land, and the direction of erecting the Necessary buildings for the Confinement and Accomodation of the Convicts; we...
27425Memorandum Books, 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Jan. 3. Pd. for 3 doz. eggs 1/. 4. Gave Patsy for small hhd. exp. 10/. 5. Gave in charity 6/. 6. Pd. for 14. turkies 28/. 10. Gave Patsy for hhd. exp. 8/6. pd. for do. 2/6. 11. Gave Dabney Carr 12/. Sent by do. to Mr. Maury £6–5 for his first quarter. Note I had recd. £4–17 of this from my sister Carr being part of £6–5 she had recd. from Colo. N. Lewis for me. 17. Gave Patsy for small exp....
27426Memorandum Books, 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
1791. Philadelphia Jan. 1. Cutting wood 2/3 etrennes to Printer’s boy .25 borrowed of Mr. Remsen 50.D. 2 Pd. wages to Francis 6.D. board 8.D. } = 26.D. Matthew 6.D. James 6.D.
27427Memorandum Books, 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Jan. 2. Gave Maria .25 C. James Market money 4.D. still due 8d. 3. Recd. from bank by Francis 50.D. Pd. Wages of servts. Francis 7.D his wife 3.D. James 7. Cuffy 4. Robert 7. John 7. } 35.D. 4. Gave J. W. Eppes ord. on bank for 17.D. Recd. from Treasurer an order on the bank for 875.D.
27428Memorandum Books, 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Jan. 3. Lodged in bank of U. S. a quarter year’s salary 875.D. 4. Recd. from bank by Petit 125.D. £ s Pd. Petit for
27429Memorandum Books, 1794 (Jefferson Papers)
Jan. 1. Pd. James 8.D. pd. Carstairs for boxes in full 3.33. Recd. from the bank of US. for William Short being one quarter’s interest on his stock 390.62. Deposited it in the bank on my own account. Pd. Billington, taylor, in full 17/6. Pd. for pamphlets 1.D. 2. Pd. drayman balance for bringing books from Schuylkill 3. D. (Note Petit pd. him 5.D.) Recd. from James Wilson for book shelves...
27430Memorandum Books, 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
Jan. 1. Recd. from John Clarke of Bedford £55–15 in full discharge of his bond due the 14th. ult. to be forwarded to James Lyle. 6. Sent Price by Tom Shackleford 30/ for 12 turkies. 8. D c Wrote to TMR . to remit