121From Thomas Jefferson to Adrian Kissam, 24 November 1788 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Jefferson has the honour to present his compliments to Mr. Kissam and to send him a letter which has come to his hands. He wrote yesterday morning to invite Mr. Kissam to do him the favor of dining with him to-day: but the servant not finding him at his antient lodgings brought back the note, and it was not till night that Mr. Jefferson knew of this circumstance. He wishes the present may...
122To Thomas Jefferson from D’Estaing, 14 March 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
Agrées je vous suplie mes remerciments de ce que vous me mettes dans le cas heureux d’éxecutter vos ordres, de rendre homage a mes sentiments pour Mr. Short et pour Mr. Rutledge, et de leur être d’une bien foible utilité. Ils n’avoient besoin que d’eux-mêmes certifiés par vous, pour avoir le droit de tout attendre de Mr. le Comte d’Albert de Rions commandant de la Marine a Toulon. Il remplace...
123Notes on Arranging Books at Monticello, [before 26 September 1789] (Jefferson Papers)
Manner of arranging my books at Monticello when I return I have there about 400 sq. feet of books, and shall carry from Paris about 250 sq.f. Fix shelves from a. to b. and from c. to d. and e extending from the floor to the entablature. This will give 420 sq.f. It must be divided into 2 orders of 7.f. each. In the upper order the shelves may come from a. to the chimney. This gives 45 sq.f....
124From Thomas Jefferson to James Brown, 19 December 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed letter being of importance I take the liberty of asking you to give it a conveyance. Should any vessel be going directly to France that would certainly be the best way of sending it. Otherwise if put under cover to your correspondents in London, and by them put into the post office there, it will go safely to Paris where the postage from London to Paris is always paid. If put into...
125Notes for the Settlement of the Estate of Jane Randolph Jefferson, [ca. February 1790] (Jefferson Papers)
Notes for the settlement of my mother’s affairs. There is an old account to settle between her and my father’s executors, for the board of the children. In order to do this, the time when the several children left her or came of age, must be fixed. An account with Mr. J. Bolling for the expenditure of her distributable part of my sister Jane’s estate, left in his hands. He laid out a part or...
126Notes on the Will of Jane Randolph Jefferson, [ca. February 1790] (Jefferson Papers)
Questions which will arise on the two residuary clauses of my mother’s will . MS ( MHi ); written entirely in TJ’s hand on a ragged scrap; undated; with calculations in TJ’s hand on verso. TJ’s Mother’s will , which contained perplexing ambiguities despite its brevity, reads as follows: “I Jane Jefferson of the County of Albemarle do make this my Last Will and Testament, in manner and form...
127To Thomas Jefferson from Lafayette, 1 February 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
Paris, 1 Feb. 1790. He asks TJ to be of service to M. Minguée, who is leaving for America to “faire un établissement” on the Scioto river, having served with patriotism and zeal in the national Parisian army from the beginning of the Revolution, and from whose great friend, the “Gouverneur de mon fils,” he has just received new testimony in his favor. [P.S.] “I don’t know, My dear friend, When...
128To Thomas Jefferson from Richard R. Saltonstall, 5 February 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
New York, 5 Feb. 1790. Seeking a post in which he can acquire knowledge while supporting himself, he requests “an appointment under you” and refers to Senator William Samuel Johnson of Connecticut, who has promised to “mention me to you.” RC ( DLC : Washington Papers, Applications for Office); 1 p.; unaddressed; endorsed by TJ as received 6 Apr. 1790 and so recorded in SJL . The following...
129Memorandum on Land Dispute with John Harvie, Jr., [after 12 February 1790] (Jefferson Papers)
Notes on my title to 485. acres of land surveyed for me Mar. 27. 1788. and to 490. acres adjoining the same and the lands of Colo. T. M. Randolph surveyed for James Marks Nov. 29. 1783. My titles have a double foundation. Ist. An Order of council in the following words. ‘At a council held March 11th. 1773. On the petition of Thomas Jefferson, leave is given him to survey and sue out a patent...
130To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Mann Randolph, Sr., 15 February 1790 (Jefferson Papers)
The great hurry that Old Phill was in, when in Richmond, prevented my writing to you by him. I wrote a few lines to Tom, to apologize to you for not coming up to the Nuptials of our Children. The Weather seems to be very unsettled, and at present I have got a Cold which is troublesome to me. I desired Tom to Mention to you the Circumstance of a prior Mortgage on the Land at Varina which I have...