24831To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 7 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me, without an unnecessary Preface, to present myself to you as a Candidate for the office of Collector in the Port of Norfolk; provided, you have not already designated the Person who is to fill it. I fear the Application will surprize you; it is true, I make it with Reluctance on several Grounds; nor would I have made it, had I not a Son, in his 23 Year, regularly educated in one of...
24832To Thomas Jefferson from John Gentle, 7 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
To Thomas Jefferson Esqr., President of the United States of America.— The petition of the inhabitants of the Michigan Territory Respectfully Sheweth.— That your Petitioners are deeply penetrated with regret for having occasion to adress you on the conduct of any of their rulers. The task of Criminating, always unwelcome, is peculiarly so to us in the present instance, as we received our...
24833To Thomas Jefferson from William Tatham, 7 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
An indisposition which has followed me into this country, and attacked me with slight fevers and sweatings, ever since I left Lynhaven Bay, has prevented me from communicating to you such observations as I might have thought useful to you in the field of Public economy at the opening of the ensuing Session of Congress. I am now so fully recovered as to be able to set out this day (by water) to...
24834To Thomas Jefferson from William Thomson, 7 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
The letters of your excellency this day received, has induced me to transmit, my little work, I have to solicit, your indulgence for innumerable errors. Buried in obscurity I prefer it to a sacrifice, of the principles, I have cherished through life—My language in some instances has been too acrimonious for men “whose timid souls, shrink from the avowal of truth in the words of sincerity and...
24835To Thomas Jefferson from Pseudonym: "Backwoods Citizen", 8 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
That your Excellency may know a Smattering of my oppenion of Public Affairs I take the liberty to address a line to you Personally, having been an advocate for, & Generally much pleased with our late administration Tho for Sundry causes I could not Say the Same of our former administration one reason was as follows. Viz in the fall Previous to St Clairs Defeat having been captivated by the...
24836To Thomas Jefferson from Gabriel Christie, 8 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of yesterday is before me the duties on the wine which were sent on some time ago have been adjusted and paid. the duties on the liqueurs now sent amount to 4$ 20 Cts. the sum is so small I will Keep it in acct and as its probable you may have more of these articles arriving when the acct comes to any thing worth while I will send it on; I hope the liqueurs have got safe to...
24837To Thomas Jefferson from Amos Cross, 8 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
The Light House on Watch Point in this Town is nearly compleated of course it will be necessary that some Person should be appointed shortly to take charge of the same,—There has already been Three Persons recommended that have come to our knowledge It now becomes a Question which is the most suitable,—we conclude the President from his remote situation can decide from no other Principle...
24838To Thomas Jefferson from John Cross, 8 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
The Light House on Watch Hill Point in this State will probably be compleated the first of next Month. Doubtless there will be a number of applicants to keep it. I take the liberty to enclose you a recommendation signed by a Number of respectable Citizens residing in the Vicinity of this Port & Stonington, addressd to Mr. Ellery Collector of this District, introducing Jonathan Nash for that...
24839To Thomas Jefferson from Elias Glover, 8 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Killgore Register of the land Office at Cincinnati died on the Morning of the 2d inst. whereby that office becomes vacant—It is of no inconsiderable importance to the people of Cincinnati & its vicinity that the office should be filled by a man of talents, integrity & firm republican principles—As such I take the liberty of recommending to your consideration & attention Daniel Symmes Esqr....
24840To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Kirker, 8 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Before this reaches you, I have no doubt you will have been informed of the alarm which has been excited in this quarter in consequence of the collection of Indians which lately took place in the neighborhood of Fort Greenville—I have however considered it my duty to transmit to you an account of what I have good reason to believe the cause of its Origin and progress—The first information I...
24841To Thomas Jefferson from William McFarland, 8 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Reputation as a Scientific Character is great, but my visit to Monticello not long since; convinced me that I had never heard half the truth. I take the liberty to enclose an Almanac calculated by Dr. Robert Stubbs—I thought it might be pleasing to you being a production of the west But that is not the only reason of my forwarding it—I am anxious that you Should know Something of this...
24842To Thomas Jefferson from James Sullivan, 8 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to transmit to you, a Resolution of both Houses of the Legislature of this Commonwealth, requesting me to apply to the Government of the Union in behalf of the unfortunate Claimants, under the Act of the State of Georgia of 1795 to part of their western Territory, who are Citizens of this State—I cannot but flatter myself, that in communicating this Representation to both...
24843To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 9 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I now forward you Major Newtons report of the 6th. instant. I am with the highest respect Sir yr. ob. St. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
24844To Thomas Jefferson from William Dunn, 9 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I ask ten thousand pardons for troubling you with this letter for necessity compels me to write I hope in mercy that you will take a few minutes to read the following lines my case is distressing beyond measure I will endeavour to lay before you my Situation as plain as posible through sickness affliction and adversity in life I am reduced to a deplorable Situation I am enthraled in debt and I...
24845To Thomas Jefferson from William Goforth, 9 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
As the office of Register of the land office for the district of Cincinati has become vacant by the decease of the late Charles Kilgore Esquire, I would beg leave to recommend to the notice of the President, my son Aaron Goforth to fill that vacancy, as to his fitness or qualifications to fill the office I would take liberty to say he is a man of family and settled in the town of Cincinati...
24846To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Quince Hoskins, 9 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
The petition of Richard Quince Hoskins of Boston in the County of Suffolk, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts humbly sheweth. That your petitioner is now suffering as a prisoner in the States Prison in Charlestown, under a sentence of the Circuit Court of this District, on a charge of embezzling, & secreting a letter from the Post Office in said Boston, which sentence now directs (your...
24847To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 9 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I forgot to mention this morning,—that since my measurement & certificate of Mr Barry’s account he has threatened that unless I immediately complete his measurement he shall charge two Dollars a day for waiting here, & he has stated that you had ordered that no money should be paid out of the funds appropriated to the President’s house untill his demands were satisfied.—I feel an objection to...
24848To Thomas Jefferson from Daniel Rapine, 9 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
With much diffidence I am going to address you on a subject which I presume is not new to you. It is on the appointment of a Librarian of both houses of Congress. My desire is to offer to you, as a fit person for that office, a young gentleman of Alexandria, a native of that place, whose name is William F. Gray. He is well qualified for that place in every respect; is genteel in his person;...
24849To Thomas Jefferson from Arthur Campbell, 10 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
About ten years ago I received from your hands a letter that might then be termed admonitory & prophetic. Now seems to be the time to lessen British influence so as to render American independence secure & permanent. “ British subjects , and American trading on English capitals ,” have rendered a large proportion of our fellow Citizens Tenants at Will; or mere peasants; a short War will revive...
24850To Thomas Jefferson from John H. Craven, 10 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I this moment receivd yours of the 4th. and have not time before the mail Closes to give you a Satisfactory answer I have vewd the land proposed to be Cleard and am not So wel pleasd with it as I expected to be, from the line you have run not going So far up the mountain as I expected, there is two poore Stony redges which I Shall have to run round as I only want tobacco land I Should be glad...
24851To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 10 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the Honor to enclose herewith Some Resolutions adopted by the French Inhabitants of this place on the 18th Ultimo but which were not put into my Hands until a few days ago. In the preamble to the Resolutions there are some Circumstances Mentioned which require explanation. thinking that a public declaration of attachment to the Government at this crisis would be acceptable to you &...
24852To Thomas Jefferson from George Jefferson, 10 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I inclose your last quarterly account balanced by $111.77 in favor of G & J I am Dear Sir Yr. Very humble Servt. MHi : Coolidge Collection.
24853To Thomas Jefferson from William Pennock, 10 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I am Honord with yours of 5. Inst. enclosing James Davidsons dft on our Cashier for five hundred Dollars which as you observe takes up your last Acceptance which with that due in September is enclosd the one due in August was sent to Mr. Barnes On all Occasions I shall be extreamly happy in rendering you Agreeable Services being with great Respect Your Obt Servt. I find Receipts were only...
24854To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 11 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
An inquiry was at the time made respecting this complaint by Ludlow; when it appeared that the refusal, complained of, had originated from a false or erroneous entry in the books by J. Ludlow deceased & Register before Kilgore. It is certain that W: Ludlow accompanied his complaint with an application for the Register’s office. DNA : RG 59—LAR—Letters of Application and Recommendation.
24855To Thomas Jefferson from W. J. Alldridge, 12 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
On the evening when I had the pleasure of seeing you, in this place on your way to Monticello, I had so violent an head-ache, as to be almost incapable of conversation, and being obliged to retire to rest, could not in the morning recollect the name of the person, by whom your Spectacles were made. You will therefore highly oblige by enclosing his address to me at this place.— At the same time...
24856To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 12 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
In my answer to Sergt. Dunbau I observd that there would be an impropriety in giving him a discharge at present, but that if his fears were such as to render it painfull to to join his Company he might be transfered to an other Company, and that he might remain with the guard in this City the ensuing winter.—I think Capt. McComb would be a suitable charactor to attend any experiments that Mr...
24857To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 12 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Hubbel who had been appointed Collector of Snowhill Will not accept. There are two candidates whose recommendations are enclosed. Mr. Duval informs me that Handy tho’ recommended by Judge Polk & acquiesced to by Lloyd is federalist, and that Spence is republican. You directed a commission (in August last) in favor of—Ruffin as Surveyor of Windsor N.C. This was on the recommendation of the...
24858To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Bryan, 13 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
It not having been the will of the President to appoint me Collector of this port, may I presume upon his friendly patronage in the instance of the vacancy in the Office of Post-Master General or any other which promotion in subordinate Post Masters may occasion— I have dedicated all my time and talents to the public service & long habit has unfitted me for private business. I studied law with...
24859To Thomas Jefferson from David Gelston, 13 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Your note of the 9th instant I have had the honor to receive— The amount of duty ascertained on the stylograph is $3.67. which can be remitted when convenient— With great respect, I am, Sir, your obedient servant MHi : Coolidge Collection.
24860To Thomas Jefferson from John H. Morel, 13 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
We take the liberty of inclosing to you a pamphlet containing the proceedings of the Court of Ordinary of Chatham County in the case of Edward White late Clerk, & late keeper of the records of said Court. We deem it a duty Sir, incumbent on us to lay these proceedings before you in as much as they will have a tendency to develope to you the conduct of Mr. White a servant of the public now...