10551To Thomas Jefferson from Sarah Grotjan, 1 January 1824 (Jefferson Papers)
This being the second and perhaps the last time in the course of our mutual lives, that I shall have any occasion to address you personally, I feel it incumbent on me, before I enter on the subject of my present request—to refresh your memory, relative to our former correspondence.—In the month of February 1813, having become acquainted with the misfortunes and difficult situation of a M rs...
10552Sarah Grotjan to Thomas Jefferson, 15 March 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Convinced that You will pardon an entire Stranger for intruding on Your time for a few minutes, when You become acquainted with the motives by which she is actuated, I solicit the favour of a few Lines in answer t to the following Inquiry. Accident has thrown in my way an unfortunate person by the name of Julia Bradley , whose maiden name as she informed me was Julia Webb , of Richmond...
10553To Thomas Jefferson from Grouber de Groubentall, 8 November 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Paris, 8 Nov. 1788 . Has just learned that the entries for a prize offered by the“ Société institutée à Philadelphie pour l’examen d’objets Politiques ” must be sent to the president of the society by 1 Jan.; although the time is short, he would like to submit a treatise. Has published, on 20 July last, a two-volume work, entitled Théorie generale de l’administration Politique des finances ,...
10554To Thomas Jefferson from Matthew Groves, 30 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
the unfortunate person who Does himself the honor to adress Your excellencey, solicits if Agreeable to your honor, some little office in the government service. such as a weigher and gauger, or any thing better which your excellencey wou’d be pleasd to bestow, or recommend to the Collector of this port. what gives me Confidence to make this application arises from the following Circumstances...
10555To Thomas Jefferson from Matthew C. Groves, 2 August 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
the purport of this letter is to inform your excellency, that the Subscriber sails from this port in a day or two for Alexandria, for the purpose of takeing out a patent for a machine for the purpose of discovering the longitude at sea—I wish I may be so happy as to see your excellency at the New City. I rest assured that after a little Conversation your excellency woud be persuaded of the...
10556To Thomas Jefferson from Matthew C. Groves, 26 September 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
The extreme politeness, and Condescention, which your excellency manifested, in enclosing my papers to robert Paterson Esqe of Philadelphia, for his Opinion of a System, which I had the honor of presenting to your excellency, for the discovery of the Longitude at Sea, by Observing the eclipses of the Satallites of Jupiter, and your goodness, in forwarding that opinion to me, to Boston, under...
10557To Thomas Jefferson from W. Barry Grove, 12 April 1792 (Jefferson Papers)
I am not sufficiently acquainted with the facts and circumstances attending the case of Bayard v Singleton to afford any conclusive information relative to the transactions, or the principles of the Decision; I believe Mr. Johnson was engaged in the cause and will I presume give you the information required on the Subject. In answer to your other Note , I can only say that I do not recollect...
10558Louis Adrien Gruchet to Thomas Jefferson, 22 June 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai reçu le 28 du mois dernier la lettre que Vous m’avez fait L’honneur de m’écrire en date du 23 . une forte indisposition m’empêcha dabord d’y répondre, et m’étant mis en chemin le 16 du courant pour aller jouir de la permission que vous avez bien voulu m’accorder j’avais jugé de ne pas Vous importuner par une Lettre. mais mon mal m’ayant Repris et me retenant depuis 5 jours, je dois malgré...
10559Louis Adrien Gruchet to Thomas Jefferson, 9 September 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai reçu la dernière lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’écrire dans laquelle Se trouvait intercalée, le certificat que m’à donné un de mes anciens chefs; et J’ai à vous en remercier très humblement. A mon arrivée en cette ville, J’appris malheureusement, la mort de l’illustre Captif ; Cette mort, m’a fait prendre la détermination, de me fixer aux Etats Unis pour jamais. Ayant exercé...
10560Louis Adrien Gruchet to Thomas Jefferson, 4 May 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
J’ai L’honneur de vous adresser deux Lettres ecrites par un de mes meilleurs amis & qui peut être vous feront plaisir a lire. Si Le Contenu de ces Lettres Vous Est agréable, daignez, Monsieur, dans Votre retraite honnorer d’un mot de réponse, un ancien Officier français que des revers innouis ont conduit dans la terre hospitaliére & qui considère l’amérique du Nord Comme Sa Nouvelle patrie. ...