2871From Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Smyth, 17 January 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved 4 proof sheets of your explanation of the Apocalypse, with your letters of Dec. 29. and Jan. 8. in the last of which you request that, so soon as I shall be of opinion that the explanation you have given is correct, I would express it in a letter to you. from this you must be so good as to excuse me, because I make it an invariable rule to decline ever giving opinions on...
2872From Thomas Jefferson to William C. Somerville, 17 January 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 3 d was rec d a week ago, and this is the 1 st moment I could give to it’s answer. we do not at present possess any funds applicable to the purchase of books, our legislre at their last session made us a donation out of a claim they have ag t the gen l govmt. but whether we shall get it is uncertain; and when ascertained it is appropriated by law to the several objects of a...
2873From Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Carrington Cabell, 19 January 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
You know that the arrearages of our subscriptions were appropriated particularly to the works of the Rotunda. but they come in most tardily: and will never be recieved but on suits, which we determine to commence against every man in arrears in time for the March courts. but this will be a chase of a couple of years, and in the mean time mr Brockenbrough is in the utmost distress for about...
2874From Thomas Jefferson to William John Coffee, 19 January 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
your favor of the 1 st came to hand on the 7 th I immediately sent to mr Brockenbrough the one directed to him; and taking for granted that in that you had signified the remittances as in the one to me, I did not send him my letter. the roads being very bad I did not go to the University for 10. days. yesterday however I went, and then for the first time learnt that mr Brockenbrough had not...
2875From Thomas Jefferson to Francis Walker Gilmer, 20 January 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Your lre of the 13 th was rec d on the 17 th and I can only express my sincere regrets that you do not permit us to consider you as accepting our Law-professorship. no one knows better than yourself the difficulty we shall have in getting a competent substitute. I abhor the idea of a mere Gothic Lawyer, who knows nothing out of Co. Lit. who would not be able to an iate with his colleagues in...
2876Thomas Jefferson: Bill for discontinuing the College of William & Mary, 22 Jan. 1825, 22 January 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
A Bill for the discontinuance of the College of William and Mary and the establishment of other colleges in convenient distribution over the state. Whereas it has been represented to this General assembly by the Visitors and Professors of the College of W m and Mary that the sd College, from circumstances of climate or other causes unknown has fallen much into disuse, has generally few...
2877From Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Carrington Cabell, 22 January 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved your favor of the 16 th yesterday at noon and immediately turned in on the task it prescribed to me, in order that I might get it into the mail which is made up this evening. I am so worn down by the drudgery that I can write little now: the bill is most hastily drawn and will need your severe amendmt. I have said nothing of the manner of obtaining an account of the funds of the...
2878From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 23 January 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you a letter from mr Cabell and a copy of the bill I prepared and sent him as he requested. I send you also a letter from mr Gilmer, by which he seems determ d not to undertake our professorship. what are we to do? I abhor the idea of a mere Gothic lawyer who has no idea beyond his Coke Littleton, who could not associate in conversation with his Colleagues, nor utter a single...
2879From Thomas Jefferson to Arthur S. Brockenbrough, 25 January 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose you the Certificate requested for mr Chamberlaine. the last estimate by the Visitors was at their meeting in April last. I think I furnished a copy of it to mr Garrett and yourself: and I now inclose you another. there will be a saving of about 2000. D. in the salaries of the Professors from October 1. to Jan. 31. a letter from London of Nov. 6. to mr Gilmer says that the 3...
2880From Thomas Jefferson to Honoré Julien, 27 January 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to thank you, my good friend M. Jullien, for your magnificent present of Canvas backs. they came sound and in good order, and enabled me to regale my friends here with what they had never tasted before. their delicious flavor was new to them, but what heightened it with me was the proof they brought of your kind recollection of me. I enquire concerning you of every one who comes from...