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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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| 1 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 30 April 1820 | 1820-04-30 | The enclosed is a copy of a paper which was some time in your hands, which you turned over to the... |
| 2 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 20 September … | 1819-09-20 | I return the bond executed by me . you may rely with the most absolute certainty upon me to... |
| 3 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 17 August … | 1819-08-17 | I have the mortification to inform you, that the information I gave you of the consent of the... |
| 4 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 5 August 1819 | 1819-08-05 | It is with the greatest pain & mortification I communicate to you that I was obliged to suffer a... |
| 5 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 28 June 1819 | 1819-06-28 | The misfortunes of our friends in Baltimore , and the dreadful state of commerce all the world... |
| 6 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 1 June 1819 | 1819-06-01 | I enclose two notes which I beg the favour of you to endorse for me & return by the first mail. I... |
| 7 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 20 May 1819 | 1819-05-20 | On account of the uncertainty of what cou’d be gotten from the Banks, after writing to you , I... |
| 8 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 10 May 1819 | 1819-05-10 | M r Gibson has stated to me your wish to obtain a loan from the Bank of the U.S. (at this place)... |
| 9 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 27 March 1819 | 1819-03-27 | This letter will be delivered to you by M r Arthur Brockenbrough , who I anxiously hope you will... |
| 10 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 13 March 1819 | 1819-03-13 | I have not been able to see M r Brockenborough , but expect M r Garret , will carry you a... |
| 11 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 28 February … | 1819-02-28 | I have just heard that M r Arthur Brockenborough , is willing to engage with you to do the... |
| 12 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 25 January … | 1819-01-25 | You have heard I know, that your College is made the University of Virginia . I call it yours, as... |
| 13 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 12 November … | 1818-11-12 | The first of the two notes you were so good as to endorse for me will come round by the time I... |
| 14 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 14 September … | 1818-09-14 | I was sincerely concerned to hear of your indisposition: On saturday it gave me infinite pleasure... |
| 15 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, [received 3 … | 1818-07-03 | Under cover to M r Dandridge I enclose two notes which you will be so good as to endorse, and... |
| 16 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 19 April 1818 | 1818-04-19 | I am about to take a liberty with you, that I hope you will pardon. Before I do, I beg you to... |
| 17 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 30 March 1818 | 1818-03-30 | My first impression after receiving your letter , in answer to mine about M r Coffee , was that I... |
| 18 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 30 March 1818 | 1818-03-30 | I have this moment received your letter of the 26 th instant . I have mentioned to as many of the... |
| 19 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1818 | 1818-03-09 | a M r Coffee , a sculptor of great eminence who is here, is very anxious to go to your house to... |
| 20 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 16 June 1817 | 1817-06-16 | As soon as I came to Richmond , after receiving your letter of the 19 th of march , in which you... |
| 21 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 2 April 1817 | 1817-04-02 | I have written to M r Harrison for his permission to print the work of Col. Byrd , that I Sent... |
| 22 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 24 February … | 1817-02-24 | The situation that I have been in for some time past has prevented my answering your last letter... |
| 23 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 18 October … | 1816-10-18 | I have the honor to inform you that you are appointed one of the Visitors of the Central College... |
| 24 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Enclosure: Commission Appointing Central College’s … | 1816-10-18 | Virginia , to wit:— Whereas, by an Act of the General Assembly , Passed the 14 h day of February... |
| 25 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 30 September … | 1816-09-30 | I feel great reluctance at asking of you what from its nature I fear cannot be very agreeable. I... |
| 26 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas’s Circular to the County Courts … | 1816-05-12 | The “ Act to provide an accurate Chart of each County and a general Map of the Territory of this... |
| 27 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 22 March 1816 | 1816-03-22 | With the most anxious desire to serve my country I fear my ability will not be commensurate with... |
| 28 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 16 February … | 1816-02-16 | Large appropriations have been made for internal p improvements & I expect the literary fund will... |
| 29 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 6 August 1815 | 1815-08-06 | I have this moment heard that the doctor, who attends your brother left his house last night,... |
| 30 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 3 August 1815 | 1815-08-03 | I received your letter of the 15 th of July by my servant messenger. Circumstanced as you were... |
| 31 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 14 July 1815 | 1815-07-14 | Most unexpectedly to me, my son Robert , writes me from Washington , “ that he had received such... |
| 32 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 8 November … | 1813-11-08 | I am very much obliged to you for allowing me to read your letters to M r Eppes . I have done it... |
| 33 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 1 July 1810 | 1810-07-01 | I expected for some time past to have the pleasure of seeing you tomorrow, but I cannot venture... |
| 34 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 4 February … | 1810-02-04 | I was excessively mortified two days ago, to find in my possession a letter written on the 20 th... |
| 35 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 18 July 1809 | 1809-07-18 | But for Macon , who thinks no man honest or independent, who does not abuse his friends, the law... |
| 36 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson, 25 May 1809 | 1809-05-25 | I have had a severe attack of the rheumatism, which has prevented my going to Washington , I am... |
| 37 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Wilson Cary Nicholas, 5 … | 1808-12-05 | I last night received the enclosed, It is a subject that I am incompetent to give an opinion... |
| 38 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Wilson Cary Nicholas, 20 … | 1808-10-20 | Most sincerely do I wish, both for the public interest and for your sake, either that our... |
| 39 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Wilson Cary Nicholas, 19 May … | 1808-05-19 | Mr. William Robertson a very respectable gentn. has been advised to go to Europe for his health,... |
| 40 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Wilson Cary Nicholas, 5 April … | 1808-04-05 | I find from a conversation with Mr. John Montgomery, that it wou’d be very grateful to him, to... |
| 41 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Wilson Cary Nicholas, 23 March … | 1808-03-23 | At the request of several of the most respectable people of Kentucky I take the liberty to... |
| 42 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Wilson Cary Nicholas, 18 March … | 1808-03-18 | I enclose you Mr. Quincy’s Speech. In the anxiety that I feel upon the subject I mentioned to you... |
| 43 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Wilson Cary Nicholas, 7 July … | 1807-07-07 | The present is the most critical state of our affair that has existed since you came to the... |
| 44 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Wilson Cary Nicholas, 20 … | 1807-01-20 | I most anxiously hope the almost unanimous wish of your country men, may induce you to consent to... |
| 45 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Wilson Cary Nicholas, 2 April … | 1806-04-02 | Your letter of the 24th. instant has impressed me beyond measure. I feel with its utmost force... |
| 46 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Wilson Cary Nicholas, 24 … | 1805-12-24 | It is with great regret that I intrude upon you at a moment when I know you are very much en... |
| 47 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Wilson Cary Nicholas, 21 … | 1805-09-21 | When I had the pleasure of seeing you I forgot to deliver the inclosed. I wou’d not give you this... |
| 48 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Wilson Cary Nicholas, 29 April … | 1805-04-29 | Permit me to request that the appointment of my successor may be made as soon as possible,... |
| 49 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Wilson Cary Nicholas, 4 April … | 1805-04-04 | I last night had the pleasure to receive your favour of the 26th. of march, your letter was... |
| 50 | Nicholas, Wilson Cary | Jefferson, Thomas | To Thomas Jefferson from Wilson Cary Nicholas, 10 March … | 1805-03-10 | I was very much mortified on my return to this place to find the inclosed in my desk, in a letter... |