1From John Adams to Daniel Raymond, 8 February 1821 (Adams Papers)
I am indebted to the publisher for your thoughts on political Economy in two parts—Altho reading is almost an intolerable imposition upon my Eyes—Yet I have read this volume through, and have been richly rewarded for my pains, by the pleasure and instruction I have received—I know not what the Reviewers will say of it, on either side the Sea—But I will venture to say, that I have never read...
2From John Jay to Daniel Raymond, 13 February 1821 (Jay Papers)
I have rec d . and thank you for the Book on political Economy, which you had the Goodness to send to me— It contains Destinctions and Definitions which tend to relieve this abstruse Subject from several obscurities. If those of its essential Principles which result from pertinent and indisputable Facts were clearly developed and established, they would divest this Science of many Doubts and...
3From Thomas Jefferson to Daniel Raymond, 7 July 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 3 d was recieved yesterday. in our University the science of Political economy is ascribed to the school of law and civil polity. the chair of that school is not yet filled; and as the choice of their text books is left to the several professors, it follows that no such choice can have been made, nor the least foundation given for naming any particular book. be pleased to...
4Thomas Jefferson to Daniel Raymond, 15 January 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson returns his thanks to mr Raymond for the copy of his Thoughts on Political economy which he has been so kind as to send. retired entirely from Political concerns, he reads little now in that line: yet he rejoices to see the public attention drawn to it. no nation has ever suffered more than ours from the want of knolege in that branch of science, as the errors of our public...
5James Madison to Daniel Raymond, 4 February 1829 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. your letter of the 26th. Ult. & return my acknowledgments for the pamphlet I owe to your politeness. It would seem difficult for any to deny, that some of your observations on the subject discussed disprove the universality of the policy which exempts industry & commerce from legislative interpositions. Your rule for expounding the Constitution of the U. S. inverts as you may be...