31From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Willing, 6 October 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 15th. Sep. reached me in due time, and I think it my duty to express my entire satisfaction with the reasons given in favor of mr Davidson. besides these, I knew the place to require such confidence as little short of personal knowlege could inspire. the quarrel between Forest & mr Hanson , which threatened to the latter the danger which occasioned my application, is now in...
32From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Willing, 16 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his respectful compliments to the President of the bank of the US. Being now to make up his annual account of the expenditure of the fund of 40,000 Đ for the legislature, he begs the favor of the President to have him furnished with a copy of the account of the Secretary of state on the bank books, down to the present day, to serve so far as a Voucher. RC (Facsimile in...
33From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Willing, 23 February 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his respects to mr Willing, and other gentlemen managers of the ball of this evening. he hopes his non-attendance will not be misconstrued. he has not been at a ball these twenty years, nor for a long time permitted himself to go to any entertainments of the evening, from motives of attention to health. on these grounds he excused to Genl. Washington when living in the...
34From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Willing and Willink, Van Staphorst & Hubbard, 3 January 1794 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to inform you that I have resigned the office of Secretary of state and that Mr. Randolph late attorney genl. of the US. is appointed by the President and approved by the Senate as Secretary of state. You will therefore be pleased to consider all authority heretofore held by me over any funds in the bank belonging to the department of state, as now transferred to him. I have...
35From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Willing, 28 August 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been requested by a very worthy man to bear testimony in his favor to some one of the Directors of the bank of the US. and being not in habits of acquaintance with any member but yourself, I take the liberty of addressing this to you. I do it the more willingly because I think you will be more able to make the distinction I wish between my private & public character, a distinction I ask...