1To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Rodney, September 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Those who write to every body, in some Measure enti[t]le everybody to write to them. Under this privilige I take the liberty of addressing this letter to you, but you must not expect from others, and especially one who speaks only his Native Tongue, that Elegant language and beautiful Stile which carecterises your own writings. The Revolution of America, by recognizing those rights which every...
2To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Rodney, 20 February 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Being distant from the seat of government, and unacquainted with the business of the Cabinet, it is with reluctance that I Take the Liberty of Troubling you with this letter, or of advising any thing respecting public appointments in any case, but on the present Occasion have been prevailed on by a number of leading Republicans to write a few lines respecting the Collectorship of the Port of...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Rodney, 24 June 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 17th. Instant came safe to hand—I return you My thanks for the confidence you are pleased to place in me, and for the friendly politeness with which you Submit a Choice of Offices to my consideration—My own inclination favors an acceptance of the appointmts. proposed but it will be proper for me to Consult the Govr. of Our State and Some Other friends before I can Venture to...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Rodney, 1 July 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Upon consulting my friends, I found most of my connections very reluctant to my seperating from them at so great a distance, and to my resigning a permanent Station for such as may be but temporary; and many Political friends regret the Injury the Republican Interest here may sustain by my leaving the State, yet considering that my services may be of much greater National advantage in that...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Rodney, 12 September 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
In Compliance with your appointments in the Misisipi Territory I left Dover on the 14th. and Wilmington in Delaware the 21st. of August and arrived at this Place on the 5th. of this Instant—Mr. Wm. Shields whom I mentioned to you in a former Letter , comes with me, and Major Richard Claybourn of Virginia, who was recommended to me by several respectable Gentlemen and who Says he is known to...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Rodney, 2 December 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
It is with great Pleasure that I imbrace This Early Opurtunity by the First Mail after My Arrival To Communicate To you My arrival here in good health yesterday at 5 oClock P.M. and that my brother Commissioner Mr. Williams arrived the day before and that we Met yesterday Evening With Mr. Turner the Register and formed the Board Agreably To Law at the Town of Washington and Tomorrow Shall...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Rodney, 14 May 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
In respect to the Land business here, I will not Trouble you with any details, as I presume this is done by the Register in his Communications to the Secretary of the Treasury as often as necessary, but I will Just Mention that it is progressing as fast as can be expected Considering the number of Claims and Nature of the business—Had not the Time for bringing in Claims been extended, we...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Rodney, 24 May 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Yesterday I paid a Visit Which I had long promised to Old Col: Green of this Country Who was formerly Sent, Towit in the year 1785. by the State of Georgia to demand this Country of the Spainards—On that Occasion, as he informs me, When he Demanded the Country of the Spainish Commandant at Natchez—He replied that it was more than his life was worth to deliver it up, but that he would write to...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Rodney, 16 June 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
It is not for the sake of Troubling you or out of a propensity to digress from my own Tract of business that I resume my pen respecting Louisiana but because I am persuaded every information respecting that Country that may Tend to the general welfare will be Interesting To you. Yesterday I was informed by Mr. T. Calvit an Old Respectable Planter of this Territory—That it is believed That a...