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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
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| 1 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 11 June 1793 | 1793-06-11 | Th: Jefferson, with his compliments to Dr. Thornton returns him many thanks for the device of the... |
| 2 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 8 July 1793 | 1793-07-08 | Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Dr. Thornton and incloses him a letter he has received... |
| 3 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 23 April … | 1800-04-23 | The bearer hereof mr John Barnes is a merchant of this city, of a worthy & excellent character.... |
| 4 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 14 February … | 1801-02-14 | Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Doctr. Thornton. he has recieved his friendly... |
| 5 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton and Others … | 1801-05-12 | Th: Jefferson requests the favor of Dr. Thornton, Mrs. Thornton and Mrs. Bridau ’s company to... |
| 6 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton and Others … | 1802-04-23 | Th: Jefferson requests the favor of Doctr. & Mrs. Thornton & Mrs. Breadeau to dine with him on... |
| 7 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 10 September … | 1802-09-10 | Your favor of the 8th. was recieved yesterday. by that I learn that on my letter to mr Munroe ,... |
| 8 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 6 March 1803 | 1803-03-06 | Could you do me the favor to come a quarter or half an hour before the company, say at three a... |
| 9 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 3 August … | 1804-08-03 | Th: Jefferson returns the patents signed, to Doctr. Thornton with his respectful compliments and... |
| 10 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 17 February … | 1805-02-17 | Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Dr. Thornton, and sends for his perusal a book lately... |
| 11 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 24 August 1809 | 1809-08-24 | Having accidentally mentioned to my former servant Joseph Dougherty my misfortune in losing both... |
| 12 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 11 October 1809 | 1809-10-11 | I return you a thousand thanks for the fine pair of sheep you have sent me. they arrived in... |
| 13 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 23 November 1809 | 1809-11-23 | On my return hither, after an absence of a fortnight I found at the post office your favor of the... |
| 14 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 24 May 1810 | 1810-05-24 | Your favors of May 7. & 10. are both recieved, and with them came the figs in perfect condition.... |
| 15 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 27 [June] 1810 | 1810-06-27 | A Your letter of the 8 th was duly recieved, & I have to return you thanks for the kind offer of... |
| 16 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 14 January 1812 | 1812-01-14 | We are all busied in the country with our houshold manufactures of clothing. I do not believe one... |
| 17 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 24 April 1812 | 1812-04-24 | On the reciept of your letter of Jan. 26. recommending Barrett’s Spinning machine, I wrote to him... |
| 18 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 24 May 1812 | 1812-05-24 | Your letters of the 8 th and 9 th arrived here just after I had set out on a journey to Bedford... |
| 19 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 17 June 1812 | 1812-06-17 | From my letter of May 24. you had reason to expect that a cart would be upon you immediately for... |
| 20 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 20 June 1812 | 1812-06-20 | I wrote you three days ago thro’ the post office, but by an unfortunate change of our post days,... |
| 21 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 3 July 1812 | 1812-07-03 | My spinning machine is safely arrived, and also your letter of the 27 th covering the drawings... |
| 22 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 9 June 1814 | 1814-06-09 | Your kindness has emboldened me, whenever I want information of what relates to the arts, to... |
| 23 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 23 July 1814 | 1814-07-23 | I return you Janes’s description of his loom with many thanks for the communication of it. the... |
| 24 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 17 August 1814 | 1814-08-17 | Your favor of Aug. 2. was duly recieved, and I thank you much for the information it has procured... |
| 25 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 24 December 1814 | 1814-12-24 | Your letter of the 11 th is duly recieved, and the two drawings you desire shall be immediately... |
| 26 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 9 February 1815 | 1815-02-09 | I have to thank you for the drawing of the beautiful hydraulic machine with which you favored me... |
| 27 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 20 May 1816 | 1816-05-20 | M r Delaplaine of Philadelphia , being en g aged in a work of engravings of American characters,... |
| 28 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 27 July 1816 | 1816-07-27 | Your favor of the 20 th is recieved, and I take up my pen merely to assure you I had not... |
| 29 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 9 May 1817 | 1817-05-09 | Your favor of Apr. 18. was duly recieved, and the two drawings were delivered here by mr & mrs... |
| 30 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, [29] January 1821 | 1821-01-29 | Your letter of the 9 th was 19. days in it’s passage to me, being received yesterday evening... |
| 31 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 12 March … | 1806-03-12 | Th: Jefferson requests the favour of Dr. Thornton & family to dine with him on Saturday 15th .,... |
| 32 | Jefferson, Thomas | Thornton, William | From Thomas Jefferson to William Thornton, 11 January … | 1809-01-11 | Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Doctr. Thornton & his thanks for the opportunity of... |