1From Thomas Jefferson to James Currie, 22 October 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
The return of Mr. Randolph’s servant affords me the first opportunity of informing you that I mentioned the subject you desired to the gentleman who was to call on me. He is intelligent and close, and has his suspicions always about him. I was obliged therefore to avoid any direct proposition or question, and only prepare him by declaring my opinion in such a way as to avoid suspicion. He has...
2From Thomas Jefferson to James Currie, 11 January 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
As you were so good as to assist me in the purchase of the horse from Mr. Braxton, I take the liberty of sending the inclosed under your cover, and of leaving it open for your notice. I have ventured to trouble you with the taking in and cancelling my promisory note. You will have seen in the public papers a letter of the D. of Leeds as is said, announcing peace. This is the only scrip from...
3From Thomas Jefferson to James Currie, 24 March 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 14th. was delivered to me on Sunday the 20th. I sent on the 21st. (by a person who possesses my confidence) your two notes to Mr. Potter. The intention was merely to prepare him for my calling on him myself, as we were not personally known to each other. His answer was ‘no effects at this time.’ On the 22d. (the day before yesterday) yours of the 15th. came to hand with the...
4From Thomas Jefferson to James Currie, 1 May 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
This will be delivered you by Mr. Cassinove a gentleman from Holland of distinction, wealth and merit. An acquaintance of a year’s standing enables me to bear particular testimony to his worth as a man, and his talents as a man of business. Desirous that strangers of note should have opportunities of knowing the real character of my countrymen which I know will not suffer on the whole when...
5From Thomas Jefferson to James Currie, 15 May 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
I deferred making another application to Potter till Doctr. Griffin had so long overrun the time of his arrival that I thought it desperate and then went to Potter and shewed him Dr. G.’s letters. He expressed his astonishment and assured me in the most pointed terms that he had no property of his in his hands but the wine mentioned before, and that he did not know in whose hands his...
6From Thomas Jefferson to James Currie, 10 July 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
My letter written on the day of my departure informed you of the promises which had been made by your debtor, and which, though I could not confide in very firmly, yet neither could I consider them altogether as nothing. They turned out so however; and Mr. Remsen engaged Mr. Barton an attorney to levy an attachment on his property in the hands of the Potters, Hazlehurst, Shannon, and McConnel,...
7From Thomas Jefferson to James Currie, 30 August 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Being to set out for Monticello in two or three days, I have only to acknolege the receipt of your favor of July 25. and to inform you that a judgment will be very soon obtained in your case. In a conversation I had with Mr. Morris, to engage him to favor your interests as far as he could with justice, he assured me he had settled with Dr. Griffin, and that the balance due was about £4500. for...
8From Thomas Jefferson to James Currie, 26 February 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the pleasure to inform you that a judgment was obtained for you agt. Doctr. Griffin the last month, as you will percieve by the inclosed. The judgment against the garnishees it seems will take time yet. A scire facias will issue against then, returnable to the April term, interrogatories will then be filed, and the business closed at the succeeding term in September. I observe that Mr....
9From Thomas Jefferson to James Currie, 19 October 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed letter unfortunately went to Monticello after my departure from thence, and has followed me here. You will see by that that no new evidence has occurred as to the property of your debtor. I have had a conversation with Mr. Barton, and informed him of the grounds on which Mr. Morris retains a large sum in his hands, so that he will direct his interrogatories to this point...
10From Thomas Jefferson to James Currie, 10 March 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Feb. 12. came to hand on the 19th. Mr. Barton, who had your suit against Griffin in hand, quitted business a little before the last quarterly court without my being apprised of it, and the gentleman who succeeded to his docquet (Mr. Sergeant) not having time to be prepared, one term has been lost to you. As soon as I knew of Mr. Barton’s having turned over his business to Mr....