1To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Rush, 22 January 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I yesterday received from Mr Bowring the enclosed letter and packet to your address, which I have great pleasure in forwarding. Mr Bowring, with whom I have had much intercourse in this country, is a man of talents and attainments, of liberal opinions in government, and of good feelings towards the United States. He has a connexion with the Westminster Review, a new periodical work established...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Rush, 17 November 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 13 th of October got to hand yesterday. The letter which it enclosed for Mr Gilmer, I beg to return, Mr G. having left England early in October for the U. States. I did myself the pleasure to transmit to you, in October, a letter which he confided to my care, previously to his embarkation. The visit of La Fayette to our country, speaks too much in favor of his deserts and our...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Rush, 8 October 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
I received from Mr Gilmer, on the eve of his embarhation from Cowes, the enclosed letter, with a request that I would forward it to you. I am detained here contrary to my expectation until the spring, having written for my recall last year. Permit me hence to say, that if when Mr Gilmer shall have got back to you, it should be found that any thing has escaped his activity and zeal regarding...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Rush, 8 September 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr Owen, of New Lanark, in Scotland, well known by the exertions which he has long been making to meliorate the condition of society in this country, being about to take a trip to ours, I presume to give him this line of introduction to you. I am not able to pronounce upon the feasibility of his plans in all respects; but that they are full of benevolence all admit, as well as that they have...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Rush, 17 July 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
I have heretofore acknowledged your favor of the 26 th of April, and a few days ago that of June the 5 th reached me. The enclosure which it contained for Mr Gilmer I immediately forwarded to him at Cambridge, where he now is prosecuting his objects, yours, those of Virginia, and I will add of our common country. This I know from himself, and I also heard of him accidentally a couple of days...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Rush, 13 June 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
I received two days ago by Mr Gilmer your highly interesting favor of April the 26 th respecting the University of Virginia, and lose no time in saying how happy I shall be in paying every attention to it. It merits, indeed, under all views, my very best attention. The great publick results that hang upon the well-being of this University, bind me as a citizen of our country to look anxiously...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Rush, 23 April 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Blaetterman called upon me a few days ago, to make some inquiries relative to the University. I told him that I believed its operations had been suspended for a while, through some unfortunate causes, but that I was under a like belief that its prospects were again as good or better than ever. He asked me if I thought he might write to you on the subject, and if I would forward his letter,...
8Richard Rush to Thomas Jefferson, 12 July 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
Received and forwarded by R. Rush , who begs at the same time to renew to M r Jefferson the assurances of his faithful and highest respect. RC ( MHi ); endorsed by TJ as received 8 Sept. 1822 and so recorded in SJL . RC ( DLC ); address cover only; with Dft of TJ to Thomas Leiper, 6 Dec. 1824, on verso; addressed: “
9Richard Rush to Thomas Jefferson, 23 October 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
My last to you was on the 9 th of this month in reply to your favor of the 14 th of August , and encloset enclosed copies of two notes from Mr Blatterman . I have now the pleasure to mention, that the books, as by the enclosed bill and receipt from Mess. Lackingtons
10Richard Rush to Thomas Jefferson, 9 October 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I received on the 26 th of last month your favor of the 14 th of August , and have had great pleasure in attending to the commissions which it entrusted to me. Law books being very costly, Thomas ’s edition of Coke Littleton is set down at £4.4, though but three volumes. Rapins history, in fifteen, may be had for £2.12. It is therefore my intention to send you for the present, only these two...