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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson, Thomas | Harvie, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Harvie, 14 January 1760 | 1760-01-14 | I was at Colo. Peter Randolph ’s about a Fortnight ago, and my Schooling falling into Discourse,... |
| 2 | Jefferson, Thomas | Page, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Page, 25 December 1762 | 1762-12-25 | This very day, to others the day of greatest mirth and jollity, sees me overwhelmed with more and... |
| 3 | Jefferson, Thomas | Page, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Page, 20 January 1763 | 1763-01-20 | I have been thinking this half hour how to begin my letter and cannot for my soul make it out. I... |
| 4 | Jefferson, Thomas | Page, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Page, 15 July 1763 | 1763-07-15 | Your’s of May 30’th came safe to hand. The rival you mentioned I know not whether to think... |
| 5 | Jefferson, Thomas | Fleming, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Fleming, [ca. October … | ≈1763-10-01 | From a croud of disagreeable [companions] among whom I have spent three or four of the most... |
| 6 | Jefferson, Thomas | Page, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Page, 7 October 1763 | 1763-10-07 | In the most melancholy fit that ever any poor soul was, I sit down to write to you. Last night,... |
| 7 | Jefferson, Thomas | Page, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Page, 19 January 1764 | 1764-01-19 | The contents of your letter have not a little alarmed me: and really upon seriously weighing them... |
| 8 | Jefferson, Thomas | Page, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Page, 23 January 1764 | 1764-01-23 | I received your letter of Wednesday the 18th instant; in that, of this day, you mention one which... |
| 9 | Jefferson, Thomas | Fleming, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Fleming, 20 March 1764 | 1764-03-20 | As the messenger who delivered me your letter, informs me that your boy is to leave town tomorrow... |
| 10 | Jefferson, Thomas | Page, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Page, 9 April 1764 | 1764-04-09 | This letter will be conveied to you by the assistance of our friend Warner Lewis. Poor fellow!... |
| 11 | Jefferson, Thomas | Unknown | From Thomas Jefferson to ——, 26 July 1764 | 1764-07-26 | I like your proposal of keeping up an epistolary correspondence on subjects of some importance. I... |
| 12 | Gilmer, George | Morgan, John | George Gilmer to John Morgan, 11 May 1766 | 1766-05-11 | Give me leave to introduce the bearer my particular friend Mr. Thomas Jefferson. I need say... |
| 13 | Jefferson, Thomas | Page, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Page, 25 May 1766 | 1766-05-25 | I received your last by T. Nelson whom I luckily met on my road hither. Surely never did small... |
| 14 | Jefferson, Thomas | Willis, Francis | From Thomas Jefferson to Francis Willis, 23 July 1766 | 1766-07-23 | I am at length arrived here, after a long, but agreeable trip along the continent as far as New... |
| 15 | Jefferson, Thomas | Memorandum Books, 1767 | ≈1767-01-01 | Aug. 25. survey forfeited sold it to Edward Pharr for 37 lib. 10/ cash and gave him a deed &c.... | |
| 16 | Jefferson, Thomas | Page, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Page, 17 April 1767 … | 1767-04-17 | Your welfare, That of m’rs Page, and your heir apparent give me great joy: but much was I... |
| 17 | Jefferson, Thomas | Memorandum Books, 1768 | ≈1768-01-01 | Jan. 7. Inclosed writ in Christian v. Patteson to sheriff of Buckingham. 13. Samson v. Wm.... | |
| 18 | Jefferson, George | Notice of a Land Lottery, 8 April 1768 | 1768-04-08 | For disposing of ( by way of Lottery ) the several valuable tracts of land that are below... | |
| 19 | Jefferson, Thomas | Preston, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Preston, 18 August … | 1768-08-18 | I sit down to petition your suffrage in favor of a friend, whose virtues and abilities have made... |
| 20 | Jefferson, Thomas | Memorandum Books, 1769 | ≈1769-01-01 | Jan. 1. Recd. of J. May Summs. in Witt v. Biby and also in Bowyer v. Buchanan, but Qu. wherefore... | |
| 21 | Jefferson, Thomas | Turpin, Thomas | From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Turpin, 5 February 1769 | 1769-02-05 | I am truly concerned that it is not in my power to undertake the superintendance of your son in... |
| 22 | Jefferson, Thomas | White, Alexander | From Thomas Jefferson to Alexander White, 19 April 1769 | 1769-04-19 | Your messenger being about to return before I have an opportunity of conferring with Mr. Blair on... |
| 23 | House of Burgesses | Resolutions for an Answer to Governor Botetourt’s … | 1769-05-08 | Resolved, Nemine contradicente , That a most humble and dutiful Address be presented to his... | |
| 24 | House of Burgesses | Virginia Nonimportation Resolutions, 17 May 1769 | 1769-05-17 | About 12 o’Clock his Excellency the Governor was pleased, by his Messenger, to command the... | |
| 25 | Jefferson, Thomas | Walker, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Walker, 3 September 1769 | 1769-09-03 | Ero apud Society spring on Tuesday per quatuor. Fortasse et I. Lepus-æmula veniet. Apis ibi et tu... |
| 26 | Jefferson, Thomas | Advertisement for a Runaway Slave, 7 September 1769 | 1769-09-07 | [7 September 1769] R un away from the subscriber in Albemarle , a Mulatto slave called Sandy ,... | |
| 27 | Perkins, Buchanan & Brown | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Perkins, Buchanan & Brown, 2 … | 1769-10-02 | Having entered into some engagements with our worthy Friend Mr: Thos. Adams for Mr: Jordan by... |
| 28 | Jefferson, Thomas | Report on Parliamentary Procedure, [8 November–8 … | ≈1769-11-08 | A.6. ✓ Resolved that a question being once determined must stand as the judgment of the house,... | |
| 29 | Jefferson, Thomas | Memorandum Books, 1770 | ≈1770-01-01 | Jan. 3. Inclosed writs in Harrison v. Bernard and Howell v. Netherland to Carter H. Harrison. 5.... | |
| 30 | Jefferson, Thomas | Page, John | From Thomas Jefferson to John Page, 21 February 1770 | 1770-02-21 | I am to acquaint Mrs. Page of the loss of my favorite pullet; the consequence of which will... |
| 31 | Nelson, Thomas, Sr. | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Nelson, Sr., 6 March … | 1770-03-06 | I was extremely concerned to hear of your Loss the account of which had reached us some time ago.... |
| 32 | Nelson, Thomas, Jr. | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Nelson, Jr., 6 March … | 1770-03-06 | I just received your melancholy account of the Loss you have sustaind, and have only time, (the... |
| 33 | Page, John | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 6 March 1770 | 1770-03-06 | I have heard of your Loss [and] heartily condole with you, but am much pleased with the... |
| 34 | Wythe, George | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from George Wythe, 9 March 1770 | 1770-03-09 | I send you some nectarine and apricot graffs and grapevines, the best I had; and have directed... |
| 35 | Ogilvie, James | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from James Ogilvie, 28 March 1770 | 1770-03-28 | I am disappointed hitherto in every attempt to get ordained. The Commissary wrote against me in... |
| 36 | Page, John, Jr. | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, Jr., April 1770 | ≈1770-04-01 | When you were at Col. Lewis’s my Heart was with you, but something more than a Punctillio, for it... |
| 37 | Wayles, John | Thompson, John | I. John Wayles to John Thompson, 9 May 1770 | 1770-05-09 | Dining with Mrs. Waller yesterday, prevented my speaking with [you] on the Subject of the... |
| 38 | Botetourt, Norborne Berkeley, Baron de | Jefferson, Thomas | Commission as Lieutenant of Albemarle, 9 June 1770 | 1770-06-09 | HIS EXCELLENCY The Right Honourable Norborne Baron de Botetourt , his Majesty’s Lieutenant and... |
| 39 | House of Burgesses | Virginia Nonimportation Resolutions, 22 June 1770 | 1770-06-22 | The Association entered into last Friday, the 22d instant, by the Gentlemen of the House of... | |
| 40 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, Thomas | From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Adams, 11 July 1770 | 1770-07-11 | I take the liberty of interceding for your friendly aid to Mr. James Ogilvie a gentleman of my... |
| 41 | Jefferson, Thomas | Randolph, Peyton | From Thomas Jefferson to Peyton Randolph, 23 July 1770 | 1770-07-23 | I am to beg the favor of your friendly interposition in the following case, which I hope you will... |
| 42 | Jordan, Samuel | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Jordan, with … | 1770-08-07 | I some time Since received a letter from Colo. Randolph of Tuckahoe requesting I would inform him... |
| 43 | McCaul, Alexander | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Alexander McCaul, 26 August … | 1770-08-26 | The last time I had the pleasure of writting you accompanied an Account of some Books you ordered... |
| 44 | Burke, Thomas | Jamieson, Neil | Thomas Burke to Neil Jamieson, 28 August 1770 | 1770-08-28 | I yesterday received a Letter from Mr. Jefferson relative to the Suit Intended against Coll.... |
| 45 | Burke, Thomas | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Burke, 3 September 1770 | 1770-09-03 | I received yours of July 15th a few days past, and Immediately communicated your Sentiments and... |
| 46 | House of Burgesses | Project for Making the Rivanna River Navigable, 1771 | ≈1771-01-01 | Trustees. Thos. Walker, Edwd. Carter, Chas. Lewis, Nich. Lewis, Thos. Jefferson, Nich.... | |
| 47 | Jefferson, Thomas | Memorandum Books, 1771 | ≈1771-01-01 | Cash acct. in R. C. N.’s cases (till get into order). 1771 April 16. Scott v. Scott. Recd. 30/.... | |
| 48 | Braxton, Carter | Notice of Sale of Bernard Moore’s Property, 10 January … | 1771-01-10 | To be sold to the highest Bidders, on Thursday the 31st of this Instant (January) at the House of... | |
| 49 | Henderson, John | Notice of Bidding for the Erection of a Prison, 31 … | 1771-01-31 | To be let to the lowest bidder, on Thursday the 14 th of March, at Charlottesville, in Albemarle,... | |
| 50 | Jefferson, Thomas | Adams, Thomas | From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Adams, 20 February 1771 | 1771-02-20 | Not expecting to have the pleasure of seeing you again before you leave the country I inclose you... |