651John Steele to Thomas Jefferson, 13 August 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 27 th ult. was duly received, and the two cases of wine have been forwarded to Richmond agreeably to advice, as ⅌. enclosed bill of lading. I send you also a memorandum of the duty, freight and other charges—Any service that you may occasionally require will be rendered with pleasure RC ( ViU: TJP-ER ); endorsed by TJ as received 1 Sept. 1818 and so recorded in SJL . RC ( DLC...
652Charles G. Haines to Thomas Jefferson, 18 August 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty of sending you my pamphlet, concerning the Great Western Canal, written at the request of The New York Corresponding Association for the promotion of Internal Improvements . I cannot but congratulate a Statesman, so distinguished as yourself among the Fathers of our Republic, that you have lived to see the day, when your toils and your sacrifices are repaid by the...
653Victor Adolphus Sasserno to Thomas Jefferson, 18 August 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I received your honoured letter of april 5 in due time, it mentions, your preceding of feb. 22 , which has not reached me till now, the same is with my consular commission you think in my power; i certainly would not have failed to make it Know to you, and to answer to your letter; t’is the less i ought do in return of the trouble i have caused you for the said commission, i don’t forget it...
654Ate. Bourier to Thomas Jefferson, 20 August 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Je viens d’ètre informé que qu’ une académie d’enseignement allait S’établir sous peu à charlottes-ville . Dans le cas oû il faudrait quelqu’un pour enseigner la langue Française, Je prends la liberté de me recommander à vous pour l’emploi de professeur. Veuillez avoir la bonté de m’addresser votre réponse, au Soin de M r le Doct r S. Henkel ( New-Market .) avec qui je demeure actuellement. Je...
655Nathaniel Bowditch to Thomas Jefferson, 20 August 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I did myself the honor to present you a few months Since some mathematical papers , printed in the fourth volume of the Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences . I have now taken the liberty to forward another paper of the same series, lately printed, which I hope you will do me the honor to accept. RC ( DLC ); endorsed by TJ as received 2 Sept. 1818 and so recorded in SJL . RC (...
656Robert B. Stark to Thomas Jefferson, 20 August 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
At the request of M r Rob t Greenway of Dinwiddie —I address you—for the purpose of making a tender of a Botanical work (in manuscript)—accompanied with a “ Hortus siccus ”—written & carefully collated by his Father, the late D r James Greenway . It purports to be a collection of three hundred plants, growing spontaneously in Virginia & adjacent parts of North Carolina
657Thomas Cooper to Thomas Jefferson, 21 August 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Our election for the chemical chair comes on the first day of September . The issue is uncertain. I think the family influence of M r Rob. Hare is likely to prevail. I have received an invitation from De Witt Clinton , D r Hosack and D r M c Neven
658Spencer Roane to Thomas Jefferson, 22 August 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
On my arrival at this place, a few days ago, I found your favour of 28 th June . The postmaster here had not sent it to Hanover , where I usually reside in the spring & Summer.—I am much flattered by the terms of your invitation, and should certainly have called on you had that letter been duly received. As it was, I sh d have given myself that pleasure, had not my departure been delayed ’till...
659Thomas Appleton to Thomas Jefferson, 26 August 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I have receiv’d, Sir, only this morning, your letter in date of 4 th of April , covering the Statement of your account with Mad: Pini ; and as a vessel will depart for Balt o in the course of an hour, it affords me just the time to say, that your letter was accompanied by one from m r John Vaughan , mentioning, “that he then inclos’d a bill of exchange by S: Girard on La fitte & C o
660Thomas Cooper to Thomas Jefferson, 26 August 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I write now in reply to yours from the warm Springs, of the 7 th Instant . D r Patterson is not chosen Chemical Professor, nor do I think he will be. The election does not take place till the first day of September . The event you shall be informed of, without delay. If I should not succeed (a very possible case) M. Correa , M rs Cooper and myself, set out forthwith for Charlotteville . She is...