1From 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...
2From Thomas Jefferson to James Currie, 22 October 1796 (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...
3From 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....
4From 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,...
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, 8 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have now to acknolege the receipt of your favors of Oct. 21. Nov. 9. and 18. The second of these reached me only two days ago. You will remember that I employed Mr. Sarjeant to take care of your suit against Griffin on Barton’s retirement. You will have seen Sargeant’s name among the victims of the Yellow fever, tho’ it may not have been known to you to be the same person. On my first visit...
7From 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...
8From 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...
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, 4 June 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 13th. of May has been duly received. My former letters had informed you that by Mr. Barton’s retiring from the bar, a term had been lost in your case. Mr. Serjeant to whom it was turned over, had at first a thought that it might possibly be repaired by running two measures into one. But on further enquiry he found it would not be permitted. It cannot therefore be finished till the...