1From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Harrison Smith, 24 June 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed communication from Dr. Mitchell to the Philosophical society was under cover of a letter to me dated at New York on the day I left Philadelphia. as I did not come directly home, it was but lately it came to my hands. I now inclose it to be laid before the society. I am with great esteem & respect Dr. Sir Your most obedt. servt RC ( DLC : J. Henley Smith Papers); addressed: “Samuel...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Harrison Smith, 21 December 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to mr Smith, and incloses the little book which he wishes to have printed, without subjecting it to any copy-right. he will ask of mr Smith either to print him 100. copies at his own expence, or for mr Smith to print it on his own account & let Th: J. have 75. copies at the selling price. the sooner it is begun, the better. RC ( DLC : J. Henley Smith...
3From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Harrison Smith, [6 January 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson sends mr Smith Cobbett’s 1st. number of his Porcupine , in which he may find some matters worth publication. his address will convince those, who were duped by him here, what his true character was. there are two important rules of order past by the Senate which must be inserted in the Manual under the head of treaties. Th:J. must therefore borrow the M.S. a little while. MS (...
4From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Harrison Smith, [23 February 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
The bookbinder promises me 40. copies of the Manual on Thursday morning. your’s therefore might be offered for sale on Saturday. A commee of the H. of R. communicated to me the record of their having elected me &c. I took that occasion to make my acknolegements to the House & to the nation. their communication & my answer are entered on the Journals of the house, & I wish them published. I...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Harrison Smith, 8 July 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson supposes mr. Smith, in addition to the 10.17 D has omitted to charge him the price of the vol. of the Universal gazette for the last year. if he will be pleased to note it at the foot hereof, mr. Barnes will recieve this note as an order for the 10.17 D and that article in addition to it & will pay it. RC ( CSmH ); addressed: “Mr. Samuel H. Smith Jersey avenue”; with Smith’s...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Harrison Smith, 11 September 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 4th. is recieved. I formerly, at the desire of mr T. P. Smith wrote to Bishop Madison , President of Wm. & Mary college in Williamsburg to know whether there was room for him in that institution as professor of Chemistry. the answer was communicated to mr Smith. from it’s tenor, and from the course of that institution since I do not suppose it in a situation to offer him any...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Harrison Smith, 25 October 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson omitted to observe to mr Smith yesterday on the subject of mr Barton that as to the offices of the general governmt. Pensylva. Maryld. & Virga. are so overcharged, that, on a principle of distribution, no office respecting the union generally can be given in those states till something more of an equilibrium has been obtained. offices exerciseable within a state are always filled...
8From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Harrison Smith, 23 October 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed paper seems intended for the legislative as well as Executive eye; but certainly not to be laid before the former in a regular way. the only irregular one would be in the newspapers. but this must depend on it’s merit and your opinion of it. there are a few just ideas in it, but they are as a few grains of wheat in a bushel of chaff. I know not from what quarter it came, there...
9From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Harrison Smith, 16 November 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson returns his thanks to mr Smith for the volume sent him. he incloses the account of a lifeboat which he thinks may be interesting to the seaports of the US. should mr Smith think proper to publish it at any time, and should he believe it would attract more attention to publish the first paragraph of the letter from mr Tatham to Th:J. (which alone relates to the subject) he is free...
10From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Harrison Smith and Margaret Bayard Smith, 23 April 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson requests the favour of mr and mrs Smith —to dine with him on Tuesday next (26th.) —at half after three, and any friends who may be with them . Apr. 23. 1803: The favour of an answer is asked. RC ( DLC : J. Henley Smith Papers); printed form, with blanks filled by TJ reproduced in italics; addressed by TJ: “Mr. Samuel H. Smith”; endorsed by Smith.