21From 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...
22From Thomas Jefferson to Francis Walker Gilmer, 5 August 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved, the day before yesterday, Judge Dade’s final answer declining our law-chair, and yesterday I gave the information to the Visitors. I informed them at the same time that your health was so far restored as to give me hopes you might now accept it, and I referred to them to determine whether they would chuse to have a meeting to make a choice, or, recurring at once to their first...
23From Thomas Jefferson to Francis Walker Gilmer, 5 June 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
The printer having disappointed me in getting ready, in time to send to you before your departure, the original report of the plan of our University, I now inclose you half a dozen copies, one for D r Stuart, the others to be disposed of as you please. I am sorry to inform you that we fail in getting the contingent donation of 50. M .D. made to us by our last legislature. so we have nothing...
24Thomas Jefferson to Francis W. Gilmer, 4 December 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night your favor of Nov. 29. the suit of mr Wayles ’s exrs. v. Byrd ’s representatives, I knew nothing of, having been brought while I was in Europe by my co-executor Francis Eppes dec d whose executor and son in law Archibald Thweatt finishes the business of mr Eppes . be so good therefore as to pay into his hands any sum which may come to your’s from
25From Thomas Jefferson to Francis Walker Gilmer, 26 April 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Agenda Garrett. Excha, on London 8000.D. advance to 6. 1500. Lackington letters from Ticknor? Russell. warn professors of term 10½ school hours—furniture. books. religion politics 6. enquire into temper, sobriety men with families acceptable no clergyman. apparatus text books. Cambridge Math. Nat. phil. Nat. hist. Oxford. Ant t languages Ednbg Anatomy London. Mod. lang Blaetterman. A. S....
26From Thomas Jefferson to Francis Walker Gilmer, 26 April 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Know ye that the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, by virtue of the authority vested in them by the laws for the establishment, endowment, and government of the sd University have hereby appointed Francis Walker Gilmer, a citizen of the Commonwealth of Virginia, their Attorney in fact, with instructions to proceed to Europe, and to Great Britain particularly, there to select...