1From George Washington to William Brown, 22 April 1780 (Washington Papers)
I recd yours from Philada with a general Return of Hospitals enclosed —I am informed that the sick belonging to the troops collected by General Scott at Petersburg are left at that place without Surgeons—without accommodations and destitute of every necessary for people under their circumstances —I must request you to inquire as speedily as possible into the matter and endeavour to make such...
2From George Washington to William Brown, 24 November 1785 (Washington Papers)
I am really ashamed, at this late hour to have the receipt of your favor of the 7th of Octor, to acknowledge: but the truth is it was handed to me among many other Letters, got buried, & was forgot until your second favor of the 8th inst: brough[t] it to remembrance. Since the receipt of the latter, my time has been much occupied with several matters—some of which were pressing: these, with...
3From George Washington to William Brown, 30 June 1786 (Washington Papers)
In answer to your favor of the 27th written at the request of the Trustees of the Alexandria Academy, I have the honor to inform you that the education of boys for the purposes mentioned in my letter of the 17th of December, was what I had principally, if not wholly in view at that time. But if it shall appear to the Trustees that there are girls who may Fitly share the benefits of the...
4From Thomas Jefferson to William Brown, 18 April 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received by Mr. Carroll your favor of March 1. inclosing accounts of John Morton Jordan & co. and Perkins Buchanan and Brown against me. I am happy that claims, stated to be 18. and 19 years old still find me among the living to answer them. With respect to John Morton Jordan & co. I never had a connection of any kind, nor ever exchanged a word or letter, nor ever demanded or received...
5From Thomas Jefferson to William Brown, 13 June 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Apr. 29. came to my hands on the 7th. of May, while I was ill of a complaint which has not yet left me, but I find myself well enough to resume business. On a transaction of near 20 years standing, it is not wonderful that neither party can from memory alone say exactly what the transaction was. It is evident that neither you nor myself recollect it with sufficient precision, nor...
6From Thomas Jefferson to William Brown, 11 January 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
It is many days since I received the favor of your letter. I have been, and still am likely to be so pressed with business, at least during the earlier part of the session of Congress, as to give me time only to mention to you, that I have brought with me the papers in the affair between us, from my own house, where it was impossible for me to look into them. As there are many of them, and...
7From Thomas Jefferson to William Brown, 17 March 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Mar. 11. was received yesterday. You will pardon me if I adhere to the price of my tobacco, because I know that I am justified in it’s quality established for at least fifty years back. You will have observed that Capt. Woodford had ensured @ £11. sterl. the hhd. so that I could have had £12. sterl. for it at the time had I sold it in Virginia; less than I could have sold it for...
8From Thomas Jefferson to William Brown, 4 April 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Mar. 21. came to hand on the 24th. and as it proposed a different statement from mine of the 17th. and I was too much engaged to open the papers on that subject, I have not been able to take it up till now. The interval of the war has been usually settled at 8. years. You state it at 3. months less. This trifle is not worth notice, and besides is lessened by an error of a month...
9From Thomas Jefferson to William Brown, 18 August 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Mrs. Trist, who is now here & in good health, informs me that the Campeachy hamock, made of some vegetable substance netted, is commonly to be had at New Orleans. having no mercantile correspondent there, I take the liberty of asking you to procure me a couple of them, & to address them to New York, Philadelphia, or any port in the Chesapeake, to the care of the Collector, being so good as to...
10From Albert Gallatin to William Brown, 7 October 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of August 26th has with its enclosures been laid before the President who has directed that the prosecutions which may have been instituted in relation to a supposed infraction of the embargo laws by the English brig Union should be discontinued. I enclose his instruction to that effect to the district Attorney; which you will be pleased to deliver to him. I am respectfully Sir...
11Thomas Jefferson to William Brown, 22 May 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
My new situation & the active occupations to which it has given occasion, must be my apology for this late acknolegement of the reciept of your favor of Oct. 10. informing me you had been so kind as to send me some articles by the schooner Sampson Cap t Smith . the answer was deferred long in expectation of her arrival, and that becoming at length desperate, my removal from Washington , & the...
12Thomas Jefferson to William Brown, 10 September 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
You were so kind as to forward to mr Barnes Collector of George town , for me the reciept of Cap t Sanford of the brig President for 3. boxes of Mammoth bones sent down the river for me by Gen l William Clarke . the reciept was dated January 16 .