11To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Leiper, 11 January 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I duly received your letter of the 22d. ultimo and the contents I have strictly attended to and acted agreeably to your directions and I have adhired to that part of it to trust no person with a sight of them at the same time the question is often asked have you heard nothing from the President? the answer is I have received a private letter—I observe you have had a consultion with your...
12To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Leiper, 23 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I suppose by this time your information respecting the quality of your Tobacco is correct—If it is of the first quality and for sale please to inform me of the quantity and Cash price delivered at Richmond— or if agreeable to you which will certainly be more agreeable to me your Credit price from one to six months for I am and have been these eighteen months very much a head of my money owing...
13To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Leiper, 16 January 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg the favor of you to give me leave to introduce to you my friend Colonel Thomas Forrest one of our Revolution officers who to my knowledge shewed a good front againts Cornwallis in his advance from Princeton to Trenton I had this pleasure at my own House while you was Vice President but as you see so many faces you must forget the one half of them—The Colonel has rather retreated from...
14To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Leiper, 12 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
You set higher and their is no doubt but you most see further but we who most judge from what we see cannot be reconciled to the proceeding at Washington a month ago and those of the present day indeed it is impossible in the nature of things both can be right— Wilson C Nicholas resolutions and the Inforsing Act I cannot concieve Two things more opposite to each other and both adopted by the...
15To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Leiper, 29 January 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I received your letter of the 21st and shall use the contents as you have directed and extremely pleased it will come to the Crisis you mention. I always was of the opinion we never took the high ground had President Washington rejected the provision article in Jay’s treaty we should have had no trouble with that nation at this day but give them an Inch and they will take a yard—When we take a...
16To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Leiper, 21 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have had several lettrs from my friends in the Town of Washington in this State respecting the Continental turnpike road from Cumberland to the Ohio—The information I have received that you have agreed that the Route shall go by Brownsville and it is about being agreed that the route from thence to Wheeling leaving the Town Washington some Four or Five Miles to the North—By this route the...
17To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Leiper, 23 December 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
The intention of this is to consult you on a point on which my mind is perfectly made up that is of inditing the Four Lawyers that give their opinion to Yrujo in favor of Spain against the United States—This I think I have in my power to do by a summon’s I have received this day to attend the District Court as a Grand Juror—But as you sit higher and see further what is proper or improper to be...
18To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Leiper, 23 June 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I am very much at a loss to know where to begin and perhaps I shall be at a greater loss to know where to end as I am going to write about myself—some time ago Mr. Duane wrote his son from Washington which letter was showen to me mentioning that Mr. Dickerson and myself were appointed Commissioners of Bankruptcy—Had this thing stopt here there would not have been much matter in it but Captain...
19To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Leiper, 16 September 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I have just seen a letter where in was mentioned that Callender Irwin would not be appointed to the office held by his father but Colonel Samuel Miles would—I think you had better pause before you put the seal to this commission for the following reasons—Colonel Miles is too old he was an officer in the war of 55 & 62 and more over Colonel Ferguson who saw him some time ago (as for my part I...
20To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Leiper, 27 September 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
This year the republicans of this District have been very much divided on the question who shall be our next member of Congress— Last Election they did divide but it was against the Man Leib only for they did acknowledge that all his votes in Congress were correct—But this year we are divided on Principle against Joseph Clay & we do say that the speech he delivered in Congress on 5th of March...