51To Thomas Jefferson from William Frederick Ast, 10 October 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
The Insurance having begun with those that have paid their premiums; I am therefore surprised that you have not yet sent in your declaration for assurance . By applying to your good self he will get it made out for you. A building not insured is no real property, because in a few hours it may be in ashes; you stand therefore at present in the precarious situation, that should you meet with an...
52To Thomas Jefferson from William Booker, 7 October 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
I Receiv.d yours of the fourth Instant by Mr. Buck . I have with pleasure Given him Every Information I am able respecting the Machine . At present I am very unwell. As soon as I should be better in healh I will make a drawing of the machine and forward it by the post to charlottesville for you. Mr. Graham told me Colo. Coles had apply.d to him and that he had promis.d him a drawing. But it...
53To Thomas Jefferson from John Wayles Eppes, 25 September 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
To avoid the difficulties, which must ever attend personal applications, on subjects important and delicate, I have adopted the present mode of addressing you. A stranger to forms, and following the impulse of my feelings, I have ventured to indulge, and express, sentiments, for a part of your family, which ought perhaps, to have received your previous sanction. Could I hope, that should time...
54To Thomas Jefferson from —— Galvan, 21 September 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
Les égards que l’on doit au Merite et a un cytoyen comme vous, m’ont fait arretter aujourd’huy pour avoir L’honneur de vous assurer en personne de mon profond Respect; Jay eté malheureux en ne vous trouvant pas Chez vous ou jaurais volontiers demeurer a vous attendre, Si javais eté maitre de m’arretter aussy long tems que je l’eusse Désiré; mais mes jours de Marche Sont comptés, et J’ay des...
55To Thomas Jefferson from John Garland Jefferson, 21 September 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreeable to your request I have examined the office of Lunenburg , and find that no conveyance was executed, by your father, or rather recorded in the Court of that County, between the year 1750. and 1757. I find from the Clerk of the County, that in 1752. Halifax was taken from Lunenburg , and Bedford in the year 1754. The Clerk supposes that the land in question, lies in the County of...
56To Thomas Jefferson from Sir John Sinclair, 10 September 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
Sir John Sinclair presents his best compliments to Mr. Jefferson. Has the honour of sending him some of the papers printed by the Board of Agriculture of which he requests his acceptance, and should be happy to receive any communications upon Agricultural Subjects, with which Mr. Jefferson may have the goodness to favour the Board. RC ( MHi ); in clerk’s hand; endorsed by TJ as received 21...
57To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Smith Barton, 5 September 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
Sometime since, I wrote to you, in answer to the letter which you had written to my deceased uncle, Mr. Rittenhouse. At the same time, I did myself the pleasure to send to you a copy of my memoir, concerning the fascinating faculty which has been ascribed to different species of Serpents. As these went by a private hand, I am doubtful whether you have received them. In my letter, I requested...
58To Thomas Jefferson from John Carey, 1 September 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
It may appear presumptuous in me to address you, since I have not been honored with any reply to a letter which I took the liberty of writing to you about April , 1795. However, as that letter did not absolutely require an answer, and as, possibly, you may have sent an answer which miscarried, possibly, on the other hand, my letter may have never reached you, I venture to trouble you with a...
59Questions on the Cow Pea, with Answers of Philip Tabb, [after 30 August 1796?] (Jefferson Papers)
Questions relative to the Cow-pea. Answers. 1. Does dry or moist Land, rich or poor, suit it best? 1 Dry Land of a middle quality. 2. is it best in drills or broad-cast. 2 hills better than either at least 4 feet distant 3. how much seed is sown to the acre in the broad-cast? 3 not known 2 or 3 plants enough to a hill. 4. what is the time of sowing, and particularly where it is to be followed...
60To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, 28 August 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
As soon as I returned to this City, and had waded through the Papers, and other matters which were laid before me on my arrival, and claimed my earliest attention I recollected the request in your letter of the 19th. of June, and herewith enclose copies of the Papers agreeably to that request. With great esteem & regard I am—Dear Sir Your Obedt Servt RC ( DLC ); at foot of text: “Thomas...
61To Thomas Jefferson from John Stuart, 25 August 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
It is some time ago since I wrote you by Major Taylor, the Bones then mentioned I hoped would have Reached you nearly as soon as the Letter, but I unfortunately missed of the Waggoner—they are the same I now send by Mr. Silkniter . I am your Most Obd Humbl Servt. RC ( DLC ); addressed: “Honbl. Thomas Jefferson Esqr”; endorsed by TJ. Stuart last wrote TJ on 13 July 1796. I now send by Mr....
62To Thomas Jefferson from Volney, 24 August 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
Me Voici traversant Le Kentucky, sur Mon retour des deserts de L’ouest—qui ressemblent par trop à ceux de syrie et surtout de Diarbekr. L’echantillon de sol, de climat, de colonie française, et de tribus sauvages que j’ai Vu au poste Vincennes a suffi à Mes recherches; et les Nombreuses informations que j’y ai reçu M’ont prouvé que je perdrais à pousser jusqu’au Mississipi un tems précieux...
63To Thomas Jefferson from Wakelin Welch, 22 August 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
The Death of my Father lays upon me the disagreeable Task of acquainting our Correspondents with the Event and (as his partner and Sole Executor) of Settling all his Concerns. The Multiplicity of Accounts I have to prepare will be an Apology for my Abruptness. I have inclosed your Account Current leaving a Balance due to the House of Robert Cary & Co. £132—17—8—which I will thank you to...
64Enclosure: Account with Robert Cary & Company, 22 August 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
Dr. Thos. Jefferson Esqr. in accot. currt. with Robert Cary & Co. Cr. 1783 1786 Feby 22 To Balance rendered under the City Seal } 115 18 4 April 25 By Cash 40 “ “ To Interest from this date to 22 Aug 1796 is 13 1/2yrs @ 5 prC }
65To Thomas Jefferson from Archibald Stuart, 19 August 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
Having Occasion to be in Greenbriar last month I called upon My friend Colo. John Stuart with an intention to visit the cave where the bones of the American Lion were found, If possible to procure some more of his remains. I found he had been there and procured some more bones which he promised to send you and had employed persons to Make farther search. The people who Made salt-petre at this...
66To Thomas Jefferson from William Cocke, 17 August 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
By your friend, Doctor Rose, I have the pleasure to inform you, that the people of this State, of every description, express a wish that you should be the next President of the United States, and Mr. Burr, Vice President. I believe it is upwards of twenty years since I had the pleasure of seeing you; during which time, I have entertained a high respect as well for your person, as political...
67To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Smith Barton, 1 August 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
Mrs. Rittenhouse has received the letter (dated July 3d), which was directed to her excellent husband, and our friend. It came too late to be read by him, for he died on the 26th of the preceding month, with the calmness and the fortitude of a philosopher. You, who knew him well, will regret his loss. Even his country must feel it. We have lost one of the wisest and one of the best of our men....
68To Thomas Jefferson from James Monroe, 30 July 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
I have lately received your favors of the 2d. and 21. of March last and by which I find, to my surprise, that only two letters from me and those of the last year had reached you, tho’ I had written one more of the last year and two of the present one. Frouillé as I informed you in one of these was one of the victims of the reign of terror; Dr. Jemm is living and much gratified to find he has a...
69To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington du Motier de Lafayette, 29 July 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
Si quelque chose en Amérique est capable d’adoucir le sentiment de mes peines, et de faire renaitre dans mon ame flêtrie par le découragement, quelque rayon d’espérance, c’est de voir, je ne dis pas seulement, qu’il est resté des amis à mon pere dans le malheur, mais quels amis lui sont restés! Connu, ou inconnu, je n’ai presque pas fait un pas sur cette terre de Liberté, sans y recueillir...
70To Thomas Jefferson from George Wythe, 27 July 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
Brend tells me he will finish the binding of your books in two or three weeks. The committee appointed to collect and publish the laws relating to land property, seeing your letter , in january, to me, declined proceding in the business, for the present, in hopes the general assembly may be persuaded by the reasons which you suggested to extend the work. Will you permit me to deliver a printed...
71To Thomas Jefferson from James Martin, [20 July 1796] (Jefferson Papers)
Having purchased near Jamaica on this Island the Whigs of the County nominated me to a task of which I enclose you the performance—it is not to a political but a Literary Character I present it, and not that it is calculated to stand your Criticism but that it may amuse a leisure hour—it was very numerously attended and had a good effect as to delivery if it fills up agreeably some of those...
72To Thomas Jefferson from John Guillemard, 18 July 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
I thank you once more for the kindness with which you recieved me at your house. Wherever chance leads me I shall not very easily forget Mr. Jefferson. I beg to be remembered respectfully to your family Mr. and Mrs. Randolph and Miss Jefferson. I parted with the Duke de Liancourt at Winchester, but I hope to rejoin him at New York. I am an Englishman, not indeed by birth, by gratitude and...
73To Thomas Jefferson from Philip Turpin, 18 July 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
The fact I mention’d to you relative to the Lion, is to be found in the Gent. & London Magazine for the Year 1783. It is an extract from a Work entitled Abrégé de l’Histoire générale des Voyages, M. de la Harpe , de l’Académie française. ‘One resource of the Moors, when persued by the lion, is to take their Turban, and to move it before him in the shape of a Serpent. This sight is sufficient...
74To Thomas Jefferson from John Stuart, 13 July 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of 26th. May came to hand; and agreeable to your request I have sent you some more of the bones of the animal formerly sent, which is all could be procured, the most curious being taken away when they were first discovered, these I now send I took from the Cave myself, a gentleman from New York who was here accidenttly on business accompanyed me, we found one of the bones of the...
75To Thomas Jefferson from Volney, 12 July 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
J’arrivai avant-hier ici après 14 jours de Voyage à travers des Montagnes qui ne le cèdent à aucune de celles que j’ai vûes; L’on nous conte en Europe que les Montagnes d’amerique Sont de petite espece, abatardie comme les animaux: si les conteurs Veulent prendre la peine de traverser le pays de Kanahawa comme je l’ai fait, à pied, ils en reviendront sûrement désabusés de toutes ces rêveries...
76To Thomas Jefferson from La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, 11 July 179[6] (Jefferson Papers)
Je ne veux pas m’eloigner de la Virginie, Monsieur, Sans vous remercier encor de votre obligeante reception . Les deux Lettres que vous avés eu la bonté de me donner ne m’ont ete malheureusement d’aucun usage. Mr. Steward etoit parti de Stanton avec Mr. de Volney. Et Mr. Hofman maitre du cabaret de Strasbourg m’a dit que le Clel. Hite n’etoit pas a Sa campagne, mais a une autre habitation...
77From George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, 6 July 1796 (Washington Papers)
When I inform you, that your letter of the 19th Ulto went to Philadelphia and returned to this place, before it was received by me; it will be admitted, I am persuaded, as an apology for my not having acknowledged the receipt of it sooner. If I had entertained any suspicions before, that the queries which have been published in Bache’s Paper proceeded from you, the assurances you have given of...
78To Thomas Jefferson from George Washington, 6 July 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
When I inform you, that your letter of the 19th. Ulto. went to Philadelphia and returned to this place, before it was received by me; it will be admitted, I am persuaded, as an apology for my not having acknowledged the receipt of it sooner. If I had entertained any suspicions before, that the queries Which have been published in Bache’s Paper proceeded from you, the assurances you have given...
79To Thomas Jefferson from Tench Coxe, 22 June 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
I have in my possession one of your letters inclosed to me on the 12th. instant , the other has been sent to Mr. Monroe. I presumed them to be duplicates. It will always give me pleasure Sir, to evince by attention to these little matters, my dispositions in regard to things of greater importance. It seems Europe is not yet to have Peace. The french have opened the Campain on the side of Italy...
80To Thomas Jefferson from Charles Willson Peale, 22 June 1796 (Jefferson Papers)
The first object of my Life is the inrichment of my Museum, In this view, I mean to continue my labours of preserving Duplicates of American Subjects for the purpose of exchanging them for those of other Countries, altho’ I have been rather unfortunate in an attempt of this kind with Sweden —It is 6 years since I sent, by the recommendation of my friend Dr. Collin, some preserved Birds: This...