441John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 2 March 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I cannot be Serious! I am about to write You, the most frivolous letter, you ever read. Would you go back to your Cradle and live over again your 70 years? I believe you would return me a New England Answer, by asking me another question “Would you live your 80 Years over again”? If I am prepared to give you an explicit Answer, the question involves So many considerations of Metaphysicks and...
442Josiah Meigs to Thomas Jefferson, 1 March 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
My friend, Doctor Daniel Drake of Cincinnati, Ohio , has requested me to transmit to you a Copy of his work, entitled “ Picture of Cincinnati ”—I presume it will gratify you, as an elegant and valuable work— The Author is a native of New Jersey , from which state his Father, after having served in the Revolutionary War, emigrated to Kentucky —he has acquired a valuable fund of Literature &...
443Joseph Miller to Thomas Jefferson, 29 February 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
yours of the 17 I Rec d yesterday I Rec d with Pleasure— M r Murry has Sent me a Copey of the Law M r Hayes has Taken me in but Not So Much as I thought of it will be from 1600 1700 Doll rs the Deeds of Every thing I have Got Safe but he had the Goodness to offer the houses for Saile Privitely for Cash the Week before he Left he Baught a very fine Sch r
444John Adlum to Thomas Jefferson, 27 February 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I did not receive your favour of the 16 th U lt untill yesterday. I now reside in the neighbourhood of this Town, and have lived here near two years, I heard by accident of your letter being in the Post office of Havre degrace , and wrote to the Post master for it, it was very neglectful of him not to forward it to me, as he knew I resided in this vicinity, As I suppose the person to whom I...
445James Monroe to Thomas Jefferson, 27 February 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I was much gratified to find that you approved the ground taken with the Spanish minister , respecting the sp h colonies & in our affairs with Spain generally. the minister left this shortly after the correspondence for Phil a , on account of the ill health of his family, not in disgust as has been represented. He has since arrival there written me another letter, adhering to his former...
446Joseph C. Cabell to Thomas Jefferson, 26 February 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I have at length procured from the Editor of the Enquirer & now return your original Letter to M r Carr . Its publication, in my opinion, was well timed, and has had produced a happy effect on the measures of the assembly . We have appropriated all our U. States’ debt, except $600,000, to the purposes of education , and have required the President & Directors of the Literary Fund , to report...
447John Vaughan to Thomas Jefferson, 26 February 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Letter for Aspinwall was forwarded from New York via Gibraltar —I could get no Bill here— My friend Robert Dickey procured a Bill of 50$ which has gone by two opp s —It might be well to forward Duplicates of your letter to Aspinwall —Cost of remitting to New York to pay the 50$ & postages 54 24 100 — I rec
448Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 24 February 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favour of the 20 h by Billy I reeceivd early in the day on thursday last and immediately I rode to Lynchburg to engage a Boat to carry down your To bo . I could get none, they were mostly down, and what few was empty were engaged, however I made an engagement with Doct r Cabell to take it in his Boats so soon as they return, which they ought to do by the last of next week, I think you may...
449John Barnes to Thomas Jefferson, 23 February 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Your Esteemed fav r 7 h recd 21 st Relieved me from the Vague Rumour, which indeed, I paid little regard to— the Stock—intended for these treasury notes, are the funded 7 ⅌Cents. which I shall attend to—with reference to a Bill on London the Most extravagant exchanges in paper, both to the Northw d and S o w d has so deranged, the exchanges on Europe , that the Shipping Mercht s
450Robert Ould to Thomas Jefferson, 23 February 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me to offer you for perusal an Epitome of Lancasters system of Education Symptoms of a desire to promote general instruction seem to pervade a considerable number of individuals in the United States , but they are at a loss for a plan to direct their energies Nothing more than a Teacher of the above establishment I have ventured to address hop you hoping that you will examine the...