1To Thomas Jefferson from Martha Jefferson Randolph, 14 March 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have but a moment to return you a thousand thanks for your goodness in writing so regularly to me during Mr R’s illness. I have been in a state of great anxiety upon his account. Thank heavens it is past. we are all well and after saturday shall look for you hourly god bless you My Dear Father believe me to be yours unalterably Mr Burwell arrived on thursday only and is still with us ViU .
2To Thomas Jefferson from Martha Jefferson Randolph, 23 November 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
The hurry of preparation my Dearest Father must apologise for this note. we shall be at Centreville the last day of the month where Mr Randolph thinks the horse he can procure will easily take us, and sunday evening or monday morning we shall be with you we are all in health & spirits preparing to join you as soon as possible adieu, believe me with inexpressible tenderness yours MHi : Coolidge...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Martha Jefferson Randolph, 20 February 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
This will be Delivered to you My Dear Father by Beverly Randolph whom you may reccollect to have seen at your house in the Spring 1806. Mrs. Madison has been so kind as to procure for him young Nourse’s place during his absence or untill some thing better offers. enclosed is a little seal of my Mother that I Must beg the favor of you to have mended and My watch key if it is possible to make it...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Martha Jefferson Randolph, 18 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I gave the keys of the wine cellar in to Dinsmore’s hands who promissed to superintend the botling of the wine. if the bottles and corks hold out would you wish them to begin upon any other cask? and which should have the prefference? Your letter to Ann was forwarded by the same post. she left us the monday before only, in a state of such extreme dejection at the sepparation from her family...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Martha Jefferson Randolph, 10 July 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
My children have escaped the measles most wonderfully and unaccountably for so strongly were we all prepossessed with the idea of it’s being impossible that from the moment of it’s appearing upon the plantation I rather courted than avoided the infection and the children have been on a regimen for 4 or 5 weeks in the constant expectation of breaking out. Ann has been twice declared full of it...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Martha Jefferson Randolph, 11 July 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I send you a shoe that fits perfectly the only objection to it is, the heel which is too high. I must beg the favor of you to add a comb for tucking up the hair, to the shoes. will this affair of the Chesapeake affect your return? we have had thro’ the medium of the newspapers, news of a later date than your letter contained which announce an actual commencement of hostilities on the side of...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Martha Jefferson Randolph, 31 May 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Pardon me Dearest Father for having so long delayed answering your letter . great was the anxiety I suffered untill it arrived, nor was that any ways relieved by hearing what a horrible journey you had had, although it may ultimately prove fortunate if it serves as a warning against future exposure to cold and fatigue which every day of your life you will be less able to bear. no appology can...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Martha Jefferson Randolph, 23 June 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Your conjectures with regard to the tea & Coffee was correct as we just began upon the last stock with out making any sensible impression upon them. I have no doubt therefore but there will be enough of both of those articles as well as of chocolate. cooking wine will be wanting & the madeira gave out before you left us there was no white wine therefore but what was in the octagon cellars. I...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Martha Jefferson Randolph, 19 June 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
In an absence of 3 months I blush to think that this is the first time I have written to my Dear Father. it does not arise however as you suppose from want of materials, & still less of inclination, but from a spirit of procrastination which by inducing me to defer allways to the last moment, finally ocasions the total loss of opportunity. my affection, my thoughts are however, perpetually...
10To Thomas Jefferson from Martha Jefferson Randolph, 2 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I am very much obliged to you My Dear est Father for your kindness in saving me from the anxiety to which an exagerated report would have occasioned me. I am in hopes the swelling will go off with out suppuration. Mr Eppes found me with exactly such a one as you describe when he returned from Washington in the spring 1804 except that the pain had brought on an affection of the stomach and head...