281To Thomas Jefferson from Janet Livingston Montgomery, 3 June 179[8] (Jefferson Papers)
Having not readily the address of Mr. Monroe May I trespass so fare on my former acquaintance with you as to commend my letter to your care—the satisfaction I, once enjoyed in that acquaintance makes the idea of brightening the chain most pleasant yet I ought not to flatter myself with being equally recolected—since but a few Years back you pass’d through my Domain and with in ken of my house...
282To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Mann Randolph, 3 June 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
A few days since I returned from a journey of 3 weeks into the lower country during which from perpetual hurry and weariness I failed to write to you. Your favor of Ap. 26. I rec’d. May 5th. the Evening before I sat out; that of May 24th. yesterday; the intermediate letters passed me on the road, in the mail for Richmond, whither Martha had sent them not expecting me so soon, my absence being...
283To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, 4 June 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the pleasure of receiving your very interesting communication , which I had the honour of laying before the Board of Agriculture, the members of which, heard, so valuable a paper read, with much satisfaction.—If, in addition to the Mass of information collected at home, we had some foreign correspondents like you, we should soon find little difficulty, in bringing agricultural knowledge,...
284To Thomas Jefferson from James Fennell, 6 June 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
To you as a philosopher, and a man of science I take the liberty of submitting the treatise which accompanies this letter; and, urged by a consideration that the subject is of consequence to the United States, I further presume to request that you will be good enough to favour me with such observations as may occur to you on the perusal of it, tending to designate error or facilitate...
285To Thomas Jefferson from Julian Ursin Niemcewicz, 9 June 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
Votre lettre Monsieur ne m’a été remise qu’hier, vous aurez donc la bonté de m’excuser si ma reponse vous parvient tard. Daignez agreer mes remerciments pour la somme de 200 Doll: que vous aves bien voulu m’avancer, cette lettre servira de réçu, car je ne sais comment le faire en due forme: j’espere sous peu de tems m’acquitter de ma dête j’ai rèçu des lettres de mes parents du Pologne qui...
286To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, [before 10] June 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you by the last post & enclosed a small packet for Mr. Dawson wh. I hope was recd., as it respects my affr. with the department of State. Fortunately I found vouchers for all but one item; this however was a heavy one being £150. Strg. I hope the acct. will be closed & the fund assigned to Mr. D. prove adequate. I prefer to pay the money & close the acct. receiving reimbursement...
287To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 10 June 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recd. your favor of 31 Ult: & am glad to find mine are recd. as regularly as yours. The law for capturing French privateers may certainly be deemed a formal commencement of hostilities, and renders all hope of peace vain, unless a progress in amicable arrangements at Paris not to be expected, should have secured it agst. the designs of our Govermt. If the Bill suspending commerce...
288To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Mann Randolph, 10 June 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 31. May to Martha arrived yesterday with the pleasant news that your horses w’d. be wanted in the course of another week. Your directions shall be implicitly followed and the horses ready to depart next Saturday Morning. We rejoice here that such wild and ruinous measures as are now taking are to be no longer sanctioned by your presence. While it was possible to avert the...
289To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 16 June 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
The last communication of our Envoys was the last from you. By it nothing is more obvious than that France intends not to make war on us, so that our admn. has the merit exclusively of precipitating us into that state; if it exists, or takes place hereafter, of wh. there can be little doubt, if there is any of its existence, at the present time. France has been roused agnst us by the admn.,...
290To Thomas Jefferson from John Page, 21 June 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Letter of the 6th. Instt. inclosing your Letter to a Friend respecting the malicious Attack on a Passage in your Notes on Virginia, & the President’s last Communication to Congress of the Proceedings of our Envoys happily came safe to Hand—Of the former I think it fully sufficient for your Purpose—it will satisfy every one who is not by the infernal Spirit of Party hardened against...