1From Thomas Jefferson to Henry Lee, 1 February 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Jan. 17. came to hand last night. if I ever saw or heard of a mr Norris of Baltimore, I do not remember either his name or person. I never saw or heard of any list of names of the adherents of Burr; still less of one containing your name. I never have seen, or heard your name coupled with Burr’s but in a newspaper paragraph mentioning that you were gone from Stanton to join him,...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Henry Lee, 24 April 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
After delivering my letters to Dr. Jones, I recieved one from mr Thomas Strode, to whom I presume the father had mentioned what had passed between him and myself here. my enquiry of him here had arisen merely from the accident of his coming here while my letter to you was still in my own hands, and to refresh my own memory as to what had been stated to me. I did not suppose he would have given...
3From Thomas Jefferson to Henry Lee, 29 March 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Your second letter of Feb. 24. relates to an incident which certainly I had not expected to see connected with my name. I do indeed recollect that some years ago, in a conversation at mr Strode’s, and with his family alone, it was mentioned by one of them, and in a very innocent way, that mr Washington had been lately there, and had asked mr Strode to shew him his farm. that in the course of...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Henry Lee, 29 September 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
On being informed by you that mr James P. Cocke was the person who had repeated from me the circumstance of the transaction between mr Washington, mr Strode & yourself which has given you uneasiness, I applied to mr Cocke to state what he had understood me to have said, perfectly satisfied of his correctness. I have this moment recieved from him the letter which I now inclose. you will see by...