10551To Thomas Jefferson from Sarah Grotjan, 1 January 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
This being the second and perhaps the last time in the course of our mutual lives, that I shall have any occasion to address you personally, I feel it incumbent on me, before I enter on the subject of my present request—to refresh your memory, relative to our former correspondence.—In the month of February 1813, having become acquainted with the misfortunes and difficult situation of a M rs...
10552Sarah Grotjan to Thomas Jefferson, 15 March 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Convinced that You will pardon an entire Stranger for intruding on Your time for a few minutes, when You become acquainted with the motives by which she is actuated, I solicit the favour of a few Lines in answer t to the following Inquiry. Accident has thrown in my way an unfortunate person by the name of Julia Bradley , whose maiden name as she informed me was Julia Webb , of Richmond...
10553To Thomas Jefferson from Grouber de Groubentall, 8 November 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Paris, 8 Nov. 1788 . Has just learned that the entries for a prize offered by the“ Société institutée à Philadelphie pour l’examen d’objets Politiques ” must be sent to the president of the society by 1 Jan.; although the time is short, he would like to submit a treatise. Has published, on 20 July last, a two-volume work, entitled Théorie generale de l’administration Politique des finances ,...
10554To Thomas Jefferson from Matthew Groves, 30 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
the unfortunate person who Does himself the honor to adress Your excellencey, solicits if Agreeable to your honor, some little office in the government service. such as a weigher and gauger, or any thing better which your excellencey wou’d be pleasd to bestow, or recommend to the Collector of this port. what gives me Confidence to make this application arises from the following Circumstances...
10555To Thomas Jefferson from Matthew C. Groves, 2 August 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
the purport of this letter is to inform your excellency, that the Subscriber sails from this port in a day or two for Alexandria, for the purpose of takeing out a patent for a machine for the purpose of discovering the longitude at sea—I wish I may be so happy as to see your excellency at the New City. I rest assured that after a little Conversation your excellency woud be persuaded of the...
10556To Thomas Jefferson from Matthew C. Groves, 26 September 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
The extreme politeness, and Condescention, which your excellency manifested, in enclosing my papers to robert Paterson Esqe of Philadelphia, for his Opinion of a System, which I had the honor of presenting to your excellency, for the discovery of the Longitude at Sea, by Observing the eclipses of the Satallites of Jupiter, and your goodness, in forwarding that opinion to me, to Boston, under...
10557To Thomas Jefferson from W. Barry Grove, 12 April 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I am not sufficiently acquainted with the facts and circumstances attending the case of Bayard v Singleton to afford any conclusive information relative to the transactions, or the principles of the Decision; I believe Mr. Johnson was engaged in the cause and will I presume give you the information required on the Subject. In answer to your other Note , I can only say that I do not recollect...
10558Louis Adrien Gruchet to Thomas Jefferson, 22 June 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai reçu le 28 du mois dernier la lettre que Vous m’avez fait L’honneur de m’écrire en date du 23 . une forte indisposition m’empêcha dabord d’y répondre, et m’étant mis en chemin le 16 du courant pour aller jouir de la permission que vous avez bien voulu m’accorder j’avais jugé de ne pas Vous importuner par une Lettre. mais mon mal m’ayant Repris et me retenant depuis 5 jours, je dois malgré...
10559Louis Adrien Gruchet to Thomas Jefferson, 9 September 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai reçu la dernière lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’écrire dans laquelle Se trouvait intercalée, le certificat que m’à donné un de mes anciens chefs; et J’ai à vous en remercier très humblement. A mon arrivée en cette ville, J’appris malheureusement, la mort de l’illustre Captif ; Cette mort, m’a fait prendre la détermination, de me fixer aux Etats Unis pour jamais. Ayant exercé...
10560Louis Adrien Gruchet to Thomas Jefferson, 4 May 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai L’honneur de vous adresser deux Lettres ecrites par un de mes meilleurs amis & qui peut être vous feront plaisir a lire. Si Le Contenu de ces Lettres Vous Est agréable, daignez, Monsieur, dans Votre retraite honnorer d’un mot de réponse, un ancien Officier français que des revers innouis ont conduit dans la terre hospitaliére & qui considère l’amérique du Nord Comme Sa Nouvelle patrie. ...
10561Louis Adrien Gruchet to Thomas Jefferson, 16 May 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai L’honneur de Vous Supplier d’accepter un ouvrage que j’apporte de Londres tout récemment. Il n’est pas du même genre, que Les deux Pamph l ets que j’eus Le plaisir de Vous faire parvenir L’année dernière presque à cette Epoque. mais Je crois qu’il Vous interressera encore plus. Il me fait bien peine M r Le Président de vous l’envoyer dans, l’état, où il Se trouve. Ma Situation en est...
10562Louis Adrien Gruchet to Thomas Jefferson, 4 August 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai L’honneur de vous accuser, réception de La lettre que vous voulûtes bien m’ecrire en date du 2 du mois dernier.—ne l’ayant reçu que le 13, Je vous aurais manqué puisque vous devez être parti le 15 et J’ai faít une marche rétrograde Sur mon pauvre azile de Philadelphie . J’ai lu dans une gazette de cette ville il y à trois jours un article abominable, contre vous et qui m’à beaucoup peiné;...
10563To Thomas Jefferson from Charles Wyndham Grymes, 2 May 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Not having the pleasure of an acquaintance with you and having to address you on a subject like the present one, I feel a considerable diffidence in so doing, but as I am confident that you will do everything that lays in your powers, for the assistance of three minors, I shall not hesitate one moment longer, in disclosing that, to which this letter will be confined. No doubt, you have...
10564To Thomas Jefferson from Charles Wyndham Grymes, 12 May 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I received your favor of the 7th instant last night, enclosed in a letter to my uncle Randolph. Your acceptance of the guardianship of us three, I must confess, I feared would be too troublesome, particularly in the station which you now fill, when I imposed upon you the request.—We lament extremely your refusal of the office, as we are confident, that no person whatever, would have fulfilled...
10565To Thomas Jefferson from Philip Grymes, 15 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
It is my Intention to depart from the State of Virginia in a few weeks for the District of Orleans, there to fix my residence—If there be any Office, now at the disposal of the President, the Duties of which I may be considered capacitated to discharge; and which will not be incompatible with my professional Persuits; the grant thereof will be gladly recd., and the Duties thereof discharged...
10566Henry Guegan to Thomas Jefferson, 9 September 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Je n’ai reçu qu’aujourd’hui l’honneur de vos missives datées 27 Aout et 3 Septembre en vous répondant de suite, je m’empresse de reparer un retard causé par mon absence de Baltimore . Conformément aux dispositions de votre honorée du 27 , je vous adresserai: Stephani Thesaurus linguae Groecae 5 vol. fol. vel. Bound . je ne pensais pas qu’un de mes catalogues greqs Grecs et Latins vous...
10567Guerrant & Staples’s Bill to Thomas Jefferson for Food, 12 September 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Jefferson To Breakfast 2 3 3 Servants 4. 6 Dinner 3–0 3 Servants 4–6 5 Horses 24 30 hours 2
10568To Thomas Jefferson from John Guerrant, 7 February 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Sensible of the honor which you have done me by my appointment of Post-Master at this place, I have as deliberately as I could weighed the advantages and disadvantages which wou’d probably result from my acceptance of it. Being entirely unacquainted with the compensation, or the duties, annexed to this office, it became necessary that I should devote a short time to the obtaining the best...
10569To Thomas Jefferson from Guertin Lacoudre, 24 April 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Les Sommes de mal’heurs qui n’ont cessé de maccabler depuis Le Commencement de la Revolution Jusqua present, et notament La derniere Evacuation de la ville du cap français, Lieu ou j’ai perdû ma cinquieme fortune qui consistait én cinq habitations, et deux maisons, ce qui ma Jetté dans La plus grande detresse, et me met hors détat de pouvoir Soutenir ma pauvre famille, J’e Suis árrivé ici ávec...
10570To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Guest, 28 December 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Go Little Essay but go With Care Nor Meet ill timed our Presedants Ear He by the God of Man is taught Gives his time to Studious thought Whois Government here is nearly Divine Which Shall to Futre Ages Shine and Rival Woundrous Alfred thine Sir— I took the Liberty in June 1801 To Send for your Inspetion—A Small Pamphlet that I thought Containd Assential hints on Several Subjects that Might be...
10571To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Guest, 24 January 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
If the Subscriber here to Should Say That Your Letter to him of the 4 instant Gave him Great pleasure in several respects it Would not come up to his feeling nor will it, if he shold assure you, that it cheered his Old heart And Quickned the Circulation of his . Mr. Madisons Election to the Chief Magistry of Our Country is Secured—Thanks to the ruler of Worlds and to his pertciular Cair of Our...
10572To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Guest, 20 July 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
The Sleapy Governor of Our Country is ed The Fleet [has arms in Land] The trembling hand of four [Years] bley around the president of United America. The Late Murderous attack on one of our Ships of War as published in Some of the papers Ther was three Killd and twenty men wounded. I apprehend the reason of this great difference was that the Splinters
10573To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Guest, 15 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Be pleased to Pardon the Subscriber if He is rong in hes Judgement in this Critical moment of Our Country—Keep on the Embargo A Little Longer. Let all the now in the power of Government be put in Action. And if any Vessel is met foursing a trade, Let hur be made an Exampal off. If She fiors A gun at our flag which has Lately been the Case Let hur Officers be hung for pirecy if Our Lawes Wil...
10574To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Guest, 25 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Samuel H. Smith Esqre., of Washington has been so obliging as to offer to become my correspondent, Where I think my little affairs have suffered for the want of an honest man there. By a line from him I am acquainted that by his representation to you I have your to communicate my thoughts—I feel myself greatly obliged to him for any communication favourable to a gentleman of your philosophic...
10575To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Guest, 18 December 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the Liberty And if it is too Much I Shall With Great pleasure beg your pardon, in sending you A little Pamphlet that was intended for your amusement when at your Seat under some spreading Oaks. But I was Cut Short of time, to git it ready By by a Daingerous fit of illness—At preasant Shall only Ask Your favour to reade A note in the 20th. page How it was omitted in My first pamphlet I...
10576To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Guest, 10 December 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
When a Maid has made a first slip and is Not whipt according to our Jersey Law She generly grows a Little Boulder without farther preface. The Critical Situation Our Country is in Especially to the Westward Calls aloud for thought and promp actions not only for our Ruler But for Every honest man in the United States—That there has been for some time Back, Curruption Geathering in that Quarter...
10577To Thomas Jefferson from P.A. Guestier, 14 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Il y a environ trois ans, que Monsieur Reibilt, me temoigna, le desir de procurer pour vous, du Bled de turquie ou d’Italie, quelque livres de graines de raves, appelleés raves à huile ou huile Chinoise, et environ Cinquante Livres de graines d’un espece de foin, appellé Sulla. J’écrivis en conséquence, à mes Correspondants en france, et les priai, de me procurer ces objets, depuis l’epoque de...
10578Peter A. Guestier to Thomas Jefferson, 12 July 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I have in my possession a Small box Containing Seeds directed to you, this box is from france, I would have forwarded it should I not have been afraid of its having miscaried, please to give me your directions about it, and I Shall make it a duty to follow them Permit me Sir to Subscribe myself with the Greatest Respect RC ( DLC ); dateline at foot of text; endorsed by TJ as received 19 July...
10579Peter A. Guestier to Thomas Jefferson, 4 August 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Your esteemed favour of July 23 has reached me and I have forwarded the box with seeds agreeable to your directions to M r Bernard M c Mahon gardner of Philadelphia Cap t Cook has taken charge of it; he will deliver it to M r Aug n Bousquet
10580[To Thomas Jefferson from the Abbé Guibert, 14 May 1787] (Jefferson Papers)
[ 14 May 1787. n.p. Recorded in SJL as received 31 May 1787 at Nantes. Not found.
10581To Thomas Jefferson from De Guichén, 7 March 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Je récois avec la plus vive sensibilitté, la lettre dont votre excellance a bien voullu m’honnorer; et m’annoncer la grace que MM. de la Sociétté philosophique de philadelphie ont eu la bonté de m’admettre membre de leur tres respectable sociétté. Je sens Monsieur tout le prix d’une favoeur aussi particulliere; que mes faibles tallants ne me permettoit pas d’esperer; et aux quels je ne puis...
10582To Thomas Jefferson from Jean Baptiste Guide, 17 January 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
J’eus le Bonheur en 1788 de faire icy la conoissance Personelle de Votre Excellence et de Lui exprimer Mon désir de former des Liaisons de comerce avec Les etats unis de L’amerique. Votre Excellence eut la bonté de me faire passer de Paris quelques notions relatives à mon projet et j’eus L’honeur de l’en remercier en L’assurant que je n’attendais qu’une Occasion favorable. Je viens de me...
10583To Thomas Jefferson from Pierre Guide, 5 May 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Baltimore, 5 May 1791 . Acknowledging with deep gratitude TJ’s flattering letter of 1 May. He is no less grateful for TJ’s wishes for the success of his venture in extending trade with Sardinia. What he says about equality of admission of all foreigners is not very consoling since high duties fall heavily on some of their articles, but it is necessary to be patient as it is the law of the...
10584To Thomas Jefferson from Pierre Guide, 28 April 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Baltimore, 28 Apr. 1791 . His first concern on arriving there was to inform TJ and to forward dispatches given to him at Marseilles by Mr. Cathalan at the end of Jan. They would have come sooner, but he was blown off course by a northwest wind on 8 Mch. from the latitude of the Bermudas to Cap Français. The damage was so great that he was obliged to abandon his ship, under the Savoy flag, and...
10585To Thomas Jefferson from Pierre Guide, 28 July 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
Baltimore, 28 July 1791 . Acknowledging TJ’s of the 21st stating that he had found the first case of wine and the raisins. He is very sorry that this gave TJ trouble and delay, but in consigning them he gave emphatic directions. He has received TJ’s note on the Baltimore collector of customs for “Douze gourdes.”—He has sent two shipments of tobacco to his brother at Nice under the American...
10586To Thomas Jefferson from John Guillemard, 18 July 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
I thank you once more for the kindness with which you recieved me at your house. Wherever chance leads me I shall not very easily forget Mr. Jefferson. I beg to be remembered respectfully to your family Mr. and Mrs. Randolph and Miss Jefferson. I parted with the Duke de Liancourt at Winchester, but I hope to rejoin him at New York. I am an Englishman, not indeed by birth, by gratitude and...
10587John Guillemard to Thomas Jefferson, 28 October 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
If you are surprized at receiving a letter from me I hope you will excuse me for my motives sake. It is to render service to an intelligent young Man of Florence , who is desirous of a botanical and chemical correspondent in America, that I take the liberty of addressing you. With your influence and in the large circle of your friends you may possibly engage some Man of Science, or possibly...
10588To Thomas Jefferson from Frederick Guion, 12 November 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
You may Recolect the Next day after your arival at Your house in the City of washington in Octor last I had the pleasure of conversing with you on account of my being in the Service under Genl. George R Clark in the Elenoise Redgment, my entention is to amuse you with an account of my proceedings from the year 74 & when in the Service, I left New York in June 1774 Bound on a Voige to affrica...
10589To Thomas Jefferson from Guiraud & Portas, 8 June 1786 (Jefferson Papers)
The honour of your letter dated the 31st. May last, directed to our Nicolas Guiraud along with the deliberation it Contained, we have with due acknowledgment received. This we are going to Publish, according to your desire. We Make no doubt it may in Time, induce Several marchants of this Place, to send out adventures, to Virginia, Maryland, and other parts of America, for returns in Tobaco,...
10590To Thomas Jefferson from Guiraud & Portas, 11 October 1787 (Jefferson Papers)
Cette, 11 Oct. 1787 . Appeal for aid and protection in their claim for loss caused by barratry of John Ferriere, of Sijean, who had command of their brig, The David . On 1 July 1787 Ferriere took freight, against their will or orders, at Cape St. Domingo and set sail for Nantes, without paying duties or signing part of the bills of lading; a “Kings frigate was dispatched after him without...
10591[To Thomas Jefferson from Guiraud & Portas, 29 November 1786] (Jefferson Papers)
[ Cette 29 Nov. 1786. Recorded in SJL as received 9 Dec. 1786. not Found.]
10592To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Gunnell, 29 October 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Having been lately informed it was reported to you that the whole family of the Gunnell’s had turned Federalists in consequence of the continuance of the Embargo, and feeling as I do the reproach of such a report I have therefore taken the liberty to trouble you with this letter to contradict the report so far as relates to myself in the most pointed manner and believe I may do the same with...
10593To Thomas Jefferson from Ernst Frederick Guyer, 8 January 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I do not know how to apologize for the boldness wherewith I again intrude upon your weightier concerns. The affability wherewith you have received me before; the approbation you have been pleased to bestow upon some of my work; and the disagreeable situation I find myself in at present, will, I trust, plead in my behalf with a Man, who is the avowed patron of arts and in whom the distressed...
10594James Maury to Thomas Jefferson, 15 August 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
In my letter of the 7 th November last I mentioned the loss I was to sustain in my friend mr Gwathmey ’s being about to return to Virginia : this is intended to be delivered to you by that friend, whom I request you to favor with your civilities. Tobacco is falling in price & so is Flour, which had been at 80/. but is now about 50/. ⅌ barrel: Cotton, contrary to all expectation, is high: of...
10595To Thomas Jefferson from Andrew Gwin, 26 March 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
The great attention your Excellancy has paid to My Universal quadrant and the trouble you have taken in writing to Virginia does Me honour beyond Expression and fully Convinces me of the great desire you have to encourage aney Usefull discoveries. Mr. Maddisons letter I have carefully examined but I find you did not give him aney directions Respecting the elevation of the Needle but I wish him...
10596To Thomas Jefferson from H. & L. Bergasse, Frères, September 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Marseilles, Sep. 1788 . Introduce “Mr. Simon” who proposes to establish a business in America and wishes, therefore, to talk with TJ. RC ( DLC ); 2 p.; in French; endorsed by TJ: “Bergasse. Gave M. Simon lre. to T. Barclay.” The letter of introduction of Simon to Thomas Barclay is not recorded in SJL Index and has not been found, nor is the present letter recorded in SJL Index.
10597To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Habersham, 21 September 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Soon after I resigned the Office of Post Master General I made some observations to Mr. Madison relative to a judicial appointment rather hastily—my letter declining that appointment having reached you at the same time with Mr. Merediths resignation may have induced you to suppose that I knew of that circumstance and intended it as a hint that I was desirous to succeed him—this was however by...
10598To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Habersham, 24 January 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
The delay of a week in receiving the Northern Mails at the Post. Offices on the route from Fredericksburg to Charlottesville was occasioned by making them up at this office, which is the distributing office for the State of Virginia, on Saturday instead of Friday—the Mails for those offices are now made up on Friday and I am in hopes will be received in future without any delay I have reason...
10599To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Habersham, 25 March 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Joseph Habersham presents his compliments to Mr. Jefferson & has the pleasure to say that the letter inclosed to him yesterday was addressed to the proper office & will be duly forwarded. The postmaster general several years since authorised the employment of Letter-Carriers (penny posts) in this city; and one was employed for some time: but the emoluments being found inadequate to the labour...
10600To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Habersham, 23 March 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr John H Barney in a letter to the Comptroller of the Treasury states that he intends to prefer a complaint against the Postmaster General for rejecting his proposals for carrying sundry mails during the last summer. As I was necessarily absent at that time & that business was done by the Assistant Postmaster General he has thought it necessary to state his reasons for rejecting those...