521From Thomas Jefferson to Mary Jefferson Bolling, 31 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Being to set out for Philadelphia this week, I cannot take my departure without expressing to you my disappointment in having been unable to see you during my stay in the state. I was once obliged to go as far as Richmond, but my business here permitted only four days for that journey. I had hoped that a contract I had negotiated between Colo. T. M. R. and his son, had secured Edgehill as a...
522To George Washington from Thomas Jefferson, 29 November 1793 (Washington Papers)
Th: Jefferson has the honor to inclose to the President some letters brought by the Rider yesterday afternoon, & which he found on his return home in the night. AL , DNA : RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters; LB , DNA : RG 59, George Washington’s Correspondence with His Secretaries of State. According to GW’s journal, these enclosures were letters “From Thos. Pinckney Esqr. of the 25 Sept. 93,”...
523From Thomas Jefferson to George Divers, 26 November 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
As I propose to purchase a still here for the use of my plantations, and understand there is a good deal in the size, proportion and number of the vessels, I take the liberty of requesting you to inform me what particulars I had better provide. I make this appeal [to] you the rather, as you can judge of the extent and manner in which I am to carry on the business, proposing nothing more than...
524From Thomas Jefferson to Henry Remsen, 11 September 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favors of July 29. and Aug. 1. are now before me, and the inkpot was duly received, for which I return you a thousand thanks, for it is to me a great convenience. You did not mention the price, but I suppose it to be about 3. dollars (judging from the former one) and will not fail to replace it by the first person I can find passing. Schneider’s price is high. I must do the less in his...
525From Thomas Jefferson to Sampson Mathews, 19 August 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson with a renewal of his respect and esteem for Colo. S. Matthews, takes the liberty of putting under cover to him the inclosed letters to Mr. Pleasants and Mr. Winston , the former to be forwarded to the springs by any safe opportunity the latter to be delivered to Mr. Winston only when he shall arrive at Stanton. He wishes many long and happy years to Colo. Matthews. PrC ( MHi )....
526From Thomas Jefferson to Edmond Charles Genet, 5 November 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to inclose you the copy of a letter from Mr. Moissonier Consul of France at Baltimore to the Governor of Maryland, announcing that Great Britain is about to commence hostilities against us, and that he purposes to collect the Naval force of your Republic in the Chesapeak and to post them as a Van-guard to derange the supposed designs of the enemy. The bare suggestion of such a...
527From Thomas Jefferson to Wilson Cary Nicholas, 1 November 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
The bearer hereof Majr. Faire is the person whom Mr. Madison and myself mentioned as proposing to set up a glass manufactory. We had recommended James river to him. In passing thro’ Culpeper however he had almost or even quite determined to fix there: induced principally by the offers of credit for their provisions, for the expence of first establishment being great, and their capital not so,...
528From Thomas Jefferson to Jean Antoine Gautier, 8 June 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
A Friend of mine having desired me to procure him a watch from Paris, I am led to trouble you with the commission, as well from the circumstance of your having aided me in getting one from Romilly for myself, as because I am glad of an occasion to keep hold on your acquaintance and recollection, which will ever be duly prised by me. Be so good then as to get M. Romilly to make exactly such...
529From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Lilburne Lewis, 4 June 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The constant calls of public business, which scarcely ever permit me to turn to what is private, will I hope apologize for my late acknolegement of your letter of Mar. 23. on the subject of the claims of Anthony and Giovannini against Mr. Mazzei. With respect to Anthony, I always assured him that whenever I should have any money of Mr. Mazzei’s in my hands, I would join him in referring his...
530From Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Willard, 1 April 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly received the letter wherein you are so good as to notify to me the honor done me by the American academy of arts and sciences in electing me one of their members together with the diploma therein inclosed: and I beg leave through you, Sir, to return to the academy the homage of my thanks for their favor, and to express to them the grateful sense I have of it. I only regret the...