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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Jefferson, Thomas | Tracy, Antoine Louis Claude Destutt de | From Thomas Jefferson to Antoine Louis Claude Destutt … | 1823-11-05 | I cannot but have appeared remiss in my acknolmts of the several lres with which you have favored... |
| 152 | Adams, John | Sargent, L. M. | From John Adams to L. M. Sargent, 8 February 1820 | 1820-02-08 | I have read over the Poem you did me the honour to inclose to me—but a very sudden illness has... |
| 153 | Monroe, James | Madison, James | To James Madison from James Monroe, 22 September 1827 | 1827-09-22 | The bearer Mr R. Bayly, a youth of this county, & son of a near neighbour & friend, has requested... |
| 154 | Preston, Francis | Madison, James | To James Madison from Francis Preston, 15 May 1823 | 1823-05-15 | A very unfortunate controversy has arisen between the Representatives of the late Colo. Wm.... |
| 155 | Jefferson, Thomas | Eppes, Francis Wayles | Thomas Jefferson to Francis Eppes, 11 September 1818 | 1818-09-11 | I am lately returned from the warm springs with my health entirely prostrated by the use of the... |
| 156 | Adams, John Quincy | Smith, John Adams | From John Quincy Adams to John Adams Smith, 3 May 1820 | 1820-05-03 | This Letter is to introduce to your acquaintance and to recommend to your kind attentions and... |
| 157 | Jefferson, Thomas | Peyton, Bernard | From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 24 August 1825 | 1825-08-24 | Aug. 24. 1825. wrote to B. Peyton for the under written articles [the following not in TJ’s hand]... |
| 158 | Jefferson, Thomas | Jones, Catesby | From Thomas Jefferson to Catesby Jones, 8 December 1824 | 1824-12-08 | The impracticability of giving special answers to the numerous enquiries of the charater of your... |
| 159 | Adams, John | Jefferson, Thomas | John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 21 February 1820 | 1820-02-21 | Was you ever acquainted with Dugald Stuart —before I left France I received a letter from... |
| 160 | Jefferson, Thomas | Peyton, Bernard | Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 16 September 1820 … | 1820-09-16 | In the 1 st week of Oct. perhaps on the 3 d or 4 th day mr Eppes will deposit with his agent in... |
| 161 | Madison, James | Monroe, James | From James Madison to James Monroe, 5 February 1824 | 1824-02-05 | Your favor of Jany. 26. came duly to hand. The information I wish to be obtained from Genl.... |
| 162 | Jefferson, Thomas | Ritchie, Thomas | Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Ritchie, 7 December 1818 | 1818-12-07 | It is long since I have ceased to read any newspaper but yours , and I shall continue to read no... |
| 163 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Adams, Charles Francis | From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to Charles Francis … | 1821-10-30 | Regularity and method are so essential to the acquisition of real knowledge that the little... |
| 164 | Jefferson, Thomas | Sewall, Thomas | From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Sewall, 16 November … | 1825-11-16 | Th Jefferson returns his thanks to D r Sewall for the information he has been so kind as to... |
| 165 | Jefferson, Thomas | Peyton, Bernard | Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 25 May 1822 | 1822-05-25 | I recieve here your fav r of the 16 th and am equally mortified at my own inattention to furnish... |
| 166 | Jefferson, Thomas | Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s List of Proposed … | 1820-01-22 | Charles Scott . Fluvanna . Col o John Clarke . Powhatan . George Fleming Louisa . } of great... | |
| 167 | Adams, John | Adams, John Quincy | From John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 30 September 1817 | 1817-09-30 | Mr Jefferson has been good enough to Send me the enclosed Pamphlet An history of the restoration... |
| 168 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thomas Jefferson: Resolution on primary schools, ca. 3 … | 1825-02-03 | Resolved that the Governor be requested to have prepared and laid before the legislature at their... | |
| 169 | Jefferson, Thomas | Gruchet, Louis Adrien | Thomas Jefferson to Louis Adrien Gruchet, 15 May 1820 | 1820-05-15 | I have recieved your favor of the 4 th inst. and read the two letters of the Marquis d’Orvault... |
| 170 | Jefferson, Thomas | Morse, James O. | From Thomas Jefferson to James O. Morse, 30 April 1823 | 1823-04-30 | I must beg to be excused from answering the question proposed to me in your favor of the 11 th... |
| 171 | Monroe, James | Madison, James | To James Madison from James Monroe, 3 February 1823 … | 1823-02-03 | ¶ From James Monroe. Letter not found. 3 February 1823 . Described as a three-page autograph... |
| 172 | Monroe, James | Madison, James | To James Madison from James Monroe, 18 October 1824 | 1824-10-18 | I returnd to the city lately to receive our old friend General La Fayette, who after remaining... |
| 173 | Adams, John | Johnson, Alexander Bryan | From John Adams to Alexander Bryan Johnson, 22 April … | 1823-04-22 | I admire your checks and bridles which you call maxims. To allude to Bolingbrokes figure, Man is... |
| 174 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thomas Jefferson’s Thoughts on Lotteries, ca. 20 Jan. … | 1826-01-20 | Thoughts on Lotteries, and that on particularly which is now asked It is a common idea that games... | |
| 175 | Mills, Robert | Jefferson, Thomas | Robert Mills to Thomas Jefferson, 28 August 1822 | 1822-08-28 | Permit me to enclose you my pamphlet on the Internal Improvement of South Carolina , with the... |
| 176 | Adams, John Quincy | Welsh, Thomas | From John Quincy Adams to Thomas Welsh, 29 September … | 1818-09-29 | In answer to your Letter of yesterday I readily agree that the board of my two Sons residing with... |
| 177 | Van der Kemp, François Adriaan | Adams, John | To John Adams from François Adriaan Van der Kemp, 10 … | 1819-05-10 | Although my health is very indifferent, and my eyes soo weak and dim, that within a fortnight, I... |
| 178 | Jefferson, Thomas | Steel, Hugh | Thomas Jefferson to Hugh Steel, 28 May 1818 | 1818-05-28 | Your favor of Apr. 12. came to hand on the 23 d instant. withdrawn by the effect of age, from the... |
| 179 | Jefferson, Thomas | Derieux, Justin Pierre Plumard | From Thomas Jefferson to Justin Pierre Plumard Derieux … | 1822-09-25 | Your favor of the 10 th was not recieved till the instant, and I regret that it is not in my... |
| 180 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Adams, John | From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Adams, 4 … | 1824-09-04 | I was so much occupied during my stop at Borden Town I could not answer your Letter therefore... |
| 181 | Adams, John Quincy | From John Quincy Adams, 7 October 1819 | 1819-10-07 | I John Quincy Adams of Boston in the County of Suffolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Esquire,... | |
| 182 | Dobson, Judah | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Judah Dobson, 29 September … | 1824-09-29 | I have this day handed to John Vaughan Esq. who has kindly undertaken to forward them, three... |
| 183 | Poinsot, Peter | Jefferson, Thomas | Peter Poinsot to Thomas Jefferson, 24 June 1820 | 1820-06-24 | Je profite de la Goëlette Fénélon C a pitaine Mayhew de Fairhaven faisant voile pour Norfolk ,... |
| 184 | Adams, John | Evans, Robert J. | From John Adams to Robert J. Evans, 14 February 1820 | 1820-02-14 | As the Anecdote of Mr Paine seemes to be have given you some amusement, I will give you another... |
| 185 | Madison, James | Somerville, William C. | From James Madison to William C. Somerville, 22 May … | 1823-05-22 | J. Madison presents his respects to Mr. Somerv⟨ille⟩ with thanks for the volume on the past &... |
| 186 | Poinsot, Peter | Jefferson, Thomas | Peter Poinsot to Thomas Jefferson, 12 September 1818 | 1818-09-12 | D’aprés la lettre de recommandation de mon digne ami feu General Kosciuzsko de Soleure du 3 Juin... |
| 187 | Raggi, Giacomo | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Giacomo Raggi, 25 December … | 1822-12-25 | I arrived at this place on the 11 th Instant. I did not immediately send you the enclosed,... |
| 188 | Adams, John Quincy | De Windt, Caroline Amelia Smith | From John Quincy Adams to Caroline Amelia Smith De … | 1826-03-26 | I return the enclosed letter according to your desire, painfully regretting, that I can not... |
| 189 | Lee, Henry | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Lee, 26 August 1825 | 1825-08-26 | I am unwilling that my enthusiasm in favour of your university should not be effectively known to... |
| 190 | Cabell, Joseph Carrington | Jefferson, Thomas | Joseph C. Cabell to Thomas Jefferson, 11 February 1822 | 1822-02-11 | In my last I informed you that we then contemplated the plan of asking the Legislature to give... |
| 191 | Wood, William | Jefferson, Thomas | William Wood to Thomas Jefferson, 22 February 1820 | 1820-02-22 | Herewith I send you the receipts for the flour of yours lately carryed by my Boatmen , with a... |
| 192 | Jefferson, Thomas | Garland, Samuel | Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Garland, 20 September 1820 | 1820-09-20 | Altho I am to return to this place again within three weeks, and then to remain here till... |
| 193 | Joy, George | Madison, James | To James Madison from George Joy, 2 February 1822 | 1822-02-02 | I purchased, some three years ago, the first volume of the Histoire de l’Esprit revolutionaire... |
| 194 | Jefferson, Thomas | Peyton, Bernard | From Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 27 March 1824 | 1824-03-27 | copy of Paragraph from The Presid’s lre of Mar. 22. and extract from my answer of this day. MHi . |
| 195 | Madison, James | Garnett, Robert S. | From James Madison to Robert S. Garnett, 11 February … | 1824-02-11 | The Mail brought me the evg. before the last, your favor of the 5th. with the copy of the “New... |
| 196 | Jefferson, Thomas | Belair, Lewis Descoins | Thomas Jefferson to Lewis D. Belair, 9 December 1818 | 1818-12-09 | Your letter of Nov. 26. is recieved and enables me to ascertain the amount of the cost of the... |
| 197 | Davis, J.N. | J.N. Davis: Lists the mail schedule for Fredericksburg … | 1823-03-24 | Fredericksburg Mail arrives Tuesday & thursday 8 Am & Saturday 6 pm departs Monday Wednesday &... | |
| 198 | Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson | Adams, John Quincy | From Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams to John Quincy … | 1822-07-22 | July 22 Major and Mrs. Jackson Mr Ewing and Mr. N. Biddle called on us, all of them talking of... |
| 199 | Everett, Edward | Adams, George Washington | From Edward Everett to George Washington Adams, 10 … | 1826-11-10 | A valued friend at the South who has already Made A considerable Collection of Autographs is... |
| 200 | Sales, F. | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from F. Sales, 17 November 1825 | 1825-11-17 | Ever since the publication of the first Edition of Tosse’ Spanish Grammar I have had a wish to... |