1Thomas Jefferson to Frederick A. Mayo, 30 November 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I have just made up two boxes of pamphlets which I send to Milton to be forwarded to you by the boats of that place so soon as the state of the river will permit. these contain 39 volumes of which 38. are to be half bound only, moderately gilt on the backs, lettered according to the papers stuck in them respectively, corresponding with the list on the next page, th and their leaves to be...
2Thomas Jefferson to Frederick A. Mayo, 21 December 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Doubting whether my box of books may have yet got to your hands, on account of the low state of our river and having since recieved sundry pamphlets which I wish to have bound up with those sent, I now send them in a s eparate package by mail. each contains a direction into what volume it is to be inserted. I salute you respectfully PoC ( MHi ); on verso of portion of a reused address cover...
3Thomas Jefferson to Frederick A. Mayo, 15 March 1819, with Jefferson’s Note (Jefferson Papers)
In my letter of Nov. 30. I requested all the dispatch in binding the books I sent you, which the solidity of the work would admit, and when ready that you would send me notice and your bill and adding that with the order for payment I would direct how they should be forwarded. I have been in the daily expectation of recieving the bill and notice, and am impatient at being so long out of the...
4Thomas Jefferson to Frederick A. Mayo, 25 March 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday evening your favor of the 19 th and I now inclose you an order on mr Gibson for 25. D 37 ½ c which in addition to the amount of your account 18.37 ½ D includes 7.D. more for Fonblanque when you shall recieve it. I will then request you to send by mail the 2. vols separately and in different weeks that our village mail may not be overburthened. I would thank you to procure...
5Thomas Jefferson to Frederick A. Mayo, 9 April 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I am so well satisfied with your bindings that a box of books which I had made up to send to Millegan , I have addressed to you and sent it to Milton to be forwarded by Johnson ’s boat, being the particular one I trust with all my water carriage. be pleased to bind them all in your best manner, gilt and letter according to the labels, & above all solidly pressed. when ready, deliver them to...
6Thomas Jefferson to Frederick A. Mayo, 11 February 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been very painfully in arrears with you for the balance of D.28.37 ½ my last account. yet I assure you I have not been in fault. the general failures which took place in early summer exhausted at once my funds there, and a drought which commenced in July kept our river so low that no produce could be sent to Richmond to replenish them. it has never been till three days ago that our...
7Thomas Jefferson to Frederick A. Mayo, 28 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I was very sorry to learn that you had suffered in the common calamities of the times, and still more so on seeing your stock in trade advertised by trustees. I have two considerable boxes of books, packed some time ago, containing upwards of 100. vols, which want binding. but not knowing whether you still carry on the binding business, I have suspended the sending them to you, until I can be...
8Thomas Jefferson to Frederick A. Mayo, 12 February 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I this day deliver to a boatman to be conveyed to you 2. boxes of books containing about 100. vols to be bound. inclosed is the list directing how they are to be bound, and in each volume you will find similar directions. they will be directed to the Compiler’s office. accept my respectful salutations. PoC ( MHi ); on verso of a reused address cover from James Monroe to TJ; at foot of text: “M...
9Thomas Jefferson to Frederick A. Mayo, 26 [February] 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 21 st is recieved. the number of the Portfolio, inserted with those of the Analectic magazine has been put in by mistake and may be thrown away. within a week another volume of the Weekly register will be closed. it will still wait awhile for it’s index. should I not be able to send it to you before you send away the volumes you are binding, be so good as to remember how...
10Thomas Jefferson to Frederick A. Mayo, 16 March 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I send by this mail the last volume of the Register and inclose in this letter the title page and index of the preceding volume which had been mislaid. I shall hope soon to hear that the whole are delivered to Capt Peyton and to recieve your account. I salute you with respect. PoC ( MHi ); on verso of a reused address cover from James Madison to TJ; at foot of text: “ M r Mayo ”; endorsed by...