1Enclosure: William Cranch to William Thornton, 9 May 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Greenleaf will sell the domestic roving & spinning machine which he purchased of Barret for...
2From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 3 August 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson returns the patents signed, to Doctr. Thornton with his respectful compliments and...
3From James Madison to William Thornton, ca. 18 July 1810 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. Ca. 18 July 1810. Acknowledged in Thornton to JM, 27 July 1810 . Encloses a...
4From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 11 June 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson, with his compliments to Dr. Thornton returns him many thanks for the device of the...
5From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 17 February 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Dr. Thornton, and sends for his perusal a book lately...
6From George Washington to William Thornton, 7 October 1797 (Washington Papers)
Genl Washington presents his compliments to Doctr Thornton. Mrs Washington recollecting her...
7From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 11 January 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Doctr. Thornton & his thanks for the opportunity of...
8From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 12 March 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson requests the favour of Dr. Thornton & family to dine with him on Saturday 15th .,...
9From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 14 February 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Doctr. Thornton. he has recieved his friendly...
10From George Washington to William Thornton, 16 June 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 5th instant came duly to hand. Mr Blagdens last call for $1000 is, I must...
11Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 23 July 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I return you Janes’s description of his loom with many thanks for the communication of it. the...
12Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 9 February 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to thank you for the drawing of the beautiful hydraulic machine with which you favored me...
13From George Washington to William Thornton, 18 November 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of the 13th inst: came duly to hand. I am now making arrangements at the Bank of...
14From George Washington to William Thornton, 7 December 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of the 5th instant was received last night. Not sending up to the Post Office every...
15From James Madison to William Thornton, 5 May 1796 (Madison Papers)
I put a few lines into the hand of Mr. Volney, rather that he may be the bearer of my friendly...
16From George Washington to William Thornton, 29 September 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 24th instant, enclosing a note from Mr Blagden, came to my hands on thursday...
17From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 10 September 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 8th. was recieved yesterday. by that I learn that on my letter to mr Munroe ,...
18Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 20 June 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you three days ago thro’ the post office, but by an unfortunate change of our post days,...
19Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, [29] January 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 9 th was 19. days in it’s passage to me, being received yesterday evening...
20Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 27 July 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 20 th is recieved, and I take up my pen merely to assure you I had not...
21From George Washington to William Thornton, 1 June 1799 (Washington Papers)
In replying to your favor of yesterday’s date, I must beg leave to premise that, when I left the...
22Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 24 May 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favors of May 7. & 10. are both recieved, and with them came the figs in perfect condition....
23From George Washington to William Thornton, 8 December 1799 (Washington Papers)
For the communications contained in your letter of yesterday, I thank you. As a citizen of the...
24Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 3 July 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
My spinning machine is safely arrived, and also your letter of the 27 th covering the drawings...
25From George Washington to William Thornton, 7 October 1799 (Washington Papers)
Colo. Walker, a very respectable Gentleman of this State, will hand you this letter. He, with Mr...
26Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 24 May 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letters of the 8 th and 9 th arrived here just after I had set out on a journey to Bedford...
27From George Washington to William Thornton, 26 December 1796 (Washington Papers)
Your letter of the 4th of the present month came to my hands in the usual course of the Post; but...
28From George Washington to William Thornton, 21 April 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 19th is before me, and for the details it contains respecting my buildings in...
29From George Washington to William Thornton, 28 August 1799 (Washington Papers)
I would thank you for requesting Mr Blagden to give me as early notice of the time, and amount of...
30From George Washington to William Thornton, 8 June 1793 (Washington Papers)
The President of the United States is much obliged by Doctr Thornton’s polite attentions, and...
31From George Washington to William Thornton, 26 November 1799 (Washington Papers)
For, and on account of Mr Blagden, I enclose you a Post note of the Bank of Columbia, for ninety...
32From George Washington to William Thornton, 10 October 1797 (Washington Papers)
Your favours of the 6th & 8th instant have both been received, and I pray you to accept my best...
33From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton and Others, 12 May 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson requests the favor of Dr. Thornton, Mrs. Thornton and Mrs. Bridau ’s company to...
34From George Washington to William Thornton, 30 January 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 28th instant, enclosing Deeds for my Lots in the Federal City—and Messrs...
35From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 6 March 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Could you do me the favor to come a quarter or half an hour before the company, say at three a...
36Tobias Lear to William Thornton, 13 July 1793 (Washington Papers)
The President directs me to inform you, that, upon the best consideration the pressure of public...
37Enclosure: Walter Janes to William Thornton, 12 [July] 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved your Letter dated July 1 st yesterday, enclosing a line from M r Jefferson , proposing...
38From George Washington to William Thornton, 20 December 1798 (Washington Papers)
Enclosed is a check on the Bank of Alexandria for five hundred Dollars, to enable Mr Blagden, by...
39From George Washington to William Thornton, 5 September 1799 (Washington Papers)
Not sending to Alexandria every day, letters sometimes lye longer in the Post Office than they...
40Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 24 August 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Having accidentally mentioned to my former servant Joseph Dougherty my misfortune in losing both...
41From George Washington to William Thornton, 24 March 1799 (Washington Papers)
I received your letter of the 18th instant a day or two ago, previous to wch, I had desired Colo....
42From James Madison to William Thornton, 19 August 1803 (Madison Papers)
I have not been able to find a purchaser for Childers nor an opportunity of exchanging him with...
43From George Washington to William Thornton, 1 October 1799 (Washington Papers)
Enclosed are Messrs McLeod and Lumleys prices for painting my Houses in the City. Theirs, as you...
44From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton and Others, 23 April 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson requests the favor of Doctr. & Mrs. Thornton & Mrs. Breadeau to dine with him on...
45From George Washington to William Thornton, 2 July 1799 (Washington Papers)
Your favour of the 25th has been received; but you have mistaken the case entirely with respect...
46Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 9 May 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of Apr. 18. was duly recieved, and the two drawings were delivered here by mr & mrs...
47From George Washington to William Thornton, 1 August 1799 (Washington Papers)
I shall be obliged to you for letting Mr Blagden know, that I forsee nothing, at present, that...
48From George Washington to William Thornton, 11 September 1799 (Washington Papers)
The 20th of this month—when Mr Blagden would require an advance of a thousand dollars—being near...
49Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 27 [June] 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
A Your letter of the 8 th was duly recieved, & I have to return you thanks for the kind offer of...
50From George Washington to William Thornton, 20 November 1799 (Washington Papers)
When I wrote to you the other day, I expected to have settled matters with the Bk of Alexandria...