5411To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 8 September 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
It will afford me great pleasure to sit for the artist, mentiond, in yours, just received, & to hold a place in society with those, who have been so highly, & deservedly, honourd by their country. I will receive him to morrow, and afterwards, as may suit our mutual convenience. I was very fearful that you sufferd by the rain yesterday, but hope that you escapd it. MHi .
5412From Thomas Jefferson to William Short, 8 September 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of July 28. from Avon came to hand on the 10 th of August and I have delayed answering it on the presumption of your continued absence. but the approach of the season of frost in that region has probably, before this time, turned you about to the South. I readily concieve that, by the time of your return to Philadelphia, you will have had travelling enough for the present, and...
5413To Thomas Jefferson from Jacob Van Staphorst, 8 September 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
We thus far had always the honor to entertain you about our outstanding concerns thro’ the channel of Messr Le Roy Bayard C o of Newyork; some misunderstanding having unfortunately arriven between those Gentlemen and ourselves, we take the liberty to address you directly in order to request that the payments which you have to make to us and which you thus far directed to them for our account,...
5414To Thomas Jefferson from Pardon Davis, 9 September 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty of submitting to you a plan for inculcating a knowledge of our constitutions embraced in the accompanying little work.—You are probably aware that the subject has hitherto been totally neglected in our common schools. — Being deeply impressed with the importance of perpetuating our rights, and finding no work calculated to define them, and familiarize them to our youths in...
5415From Thomas Jefferson to John Wayles Eppes, 9 September 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been truly uneasy at the delay which has attended the remittances of the sum of interest due to you, but I had calls so pressing in the spring, and at the same time such disappointments in the reciept of monies due me & which would have enabled me to meet all my engagements, as put the remittance out of my power. We a- wait nothing now but a tide in our river to carry down my crop of...
5416To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel J. Harrison, 9 September 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I have rec d your much esteemed favor of — containing an extract of a Letter from m r professor Tickner, to your self; and thank you most sincerely, for your good wishes for the advancement of my son. He, now comes down to make his acknowledgments to you, for the Very Kind, and favorable attentions, that he rec d from m r Tickner—In consequence of the Letters, that you were so good as to give...
5417From Thomas Jefferson to William Branch Giles, 11 September 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Sep. 6. is this moment rec d I take for granted that very soon after it’s date you rec d mine of Aug. 29. which w d explain to you why Th: J. Randolph, having committed the business to mr Norb. Nich o declined meddling with it; & that on my part not a moment had been lost. the notice for taking any deposn was for the 28 th and on the 29 th I forwarded it to your address at the...
5418From John W. Green to Thomas G. Watkins, 14 September 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
I understand that M r John Gray who keeps a tavern in Fredericksburg wishes to keep one of the boarding houses at the University, I have long known M r and M rs Gray as well in their profession as individually. they have always kept a neat plentiful and perfectly orderly house—They are highly respectable and amiable. I feel interested in their prosperity and wish they could be gratified in...
5419To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 15 September 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Can you give me any information respecting the boundaries, of your small tract of land, between mr Alexanders & mine, to enable me to ascertain its brasing, on the lower end, of that portion of mine, belonging to the Blenheim tract, & of the other tracts, which I purchased, of Henderson & Anthony Watkins. This knowledge will be material, in case, I should survey my land, while I am in the...
5420To Thomas Jefferson from Jerman Baker, 16 September 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 11 th In t has this moment been received, & at the same time an express arrives announcing the melancholy tidings of the Death my highly valued friend & companion M r Eppes; you, Sir, who know his Worth can well imagine the loss his friends have entertained—I am just leaving Town for Buckingham, immediately on my return I will with much pleasure attend to your request—I hope your...