1William J. Coffee to Thomas Jefferson, 26 September 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I Am Sorry to Intrude on y retirement tharfor I hope you kind ness to me will Excuse my present Application for you Asistanes Acording to your former promies that of Sending of Imeaditly those boxes Containg my Laboure s I fear much they will be Spoilt and tharfor let me prevail on you Indulgence I hav wrote so mainy time to mr Randolph and not having recevd the favor of Any kind of Answer am...
2William J. Coffee to Thomas Jefferson, 7 November 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
As I promised you at when at monticello , so had I previous to the reciept of your Verey pleaseing and welcom Commission made moste of the necessary Inquires with relation to your Cisterrns, to day I have as fare as I can completed my Inquires on that Subject. A Part of duty I owe to you past Kindness. [Duch Terras] thar is no Such thing in this City thare was som yeares Ago Imported Such A...
3Enclosure: William J. Coffee’s Memorandum to Thomas Jefferson on Roman Cement, [ca. 7 November 1818] (Jefferson Papers)
notes on the Roman Cement This Cement is not A Composition It is A natural production of A Very Extraodinary Kind I think it is Very Common in this Country, and Som future time I shall troubl you to Asist me in finding it out as I well understand the maner of manufatre and Application, and tharefor my Observation s to you as to the maner of usesing it may be depended on All the new and...
4William J. Coffee to Thomas Jefferson, 5 January 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
After having promised to see you in person and to undertake the management of one of your Cisterns in N ov last , I Can Scarcely tell what to Say in extenuation unless it is to beg parton pardon if I have given any disappointment; the fact is, time has so Slipped thro’ my fingers in a manner I cannot well account for, and untill the prese n t moment, I have not had the Satisfaction of...
5William J. Coffee’s Estimate for Varnishing Thomas Jefferson’s Paintings, 16 March 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
On looking over M r Jefferson Paintings I find som of them will want much doing to and som not so much except that all must be well Varnished, I think they will take in time fifty days I Value My time when I am employed at five Dollars pr day, but in the case of M r Jeffersons Pictures I Shall Say three Dollars pr day. There are I think fifty Paintings and therefore the expencs can easily be...
6William J. Coffee to Thomas Jefferson, [1 September?] 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I arrived in New York on the 18 of July much fatigued with a Journey of 1203 miles by Land, that is from Monticello to Canada & from Canada to N. York Via— Albany , and as Soon as I was recoverd from a slight Indisposition owing to the Heat of the season,
7William J. Coffee to Thomas Jefferson, 1 November 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
When last I had the Pleasure of seeing you, I think you had a disire to have your Picturs Cleaned & repired, and which you then Postponed on account of your been likely to be from home at the time you would wish to superintend the work, If you now have time to attend to them and feel the same disposition, it would give me much gratification to Pay you a Visit for that Purpose, I have nothing...
8William J. Coffee to Thomas Jefferson, 25 June 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
The receiveing a letter from you was a Pleaseing favour which I had look’d for som time, and in answer as relates to the Engraving of the ground Plan of the University the letter that accompany s this will put you in Possession of wat you request to know. Mr. m. is a Gentleman of the first ability s in that art in this City and the date of Estimate will show that I had not neglected the favour...
9Enclosure: Arthur S. Brockenbrough’s Notes on Contract with William J. Coffee, [ca. 8 July 1822] (Jefferson Papers)
Extract from the agreement entered into betwe e n the Proctor of the University of V a & W. J. Coffee for the composition ornaments for the Entablatures of the drawing rooms &c at the U.V a Viz Ionic with modid modilions
10William J. Coffee to Thomas Jefferson, 8 September [1822] (Jefferson Papers)
About the midle of this month it was your request to have the ornaments for Bedford House , as well as the ornaments for the University they are all, in great fordwardness and will be redy for shipment on the Last of this month, no time has been Lost sincs I have been at home or have I applyed a single hour to any other Employ ment so verry Laboreous & difficult has been this undertaking. but...