201Chapman Johnson to Thomas Jefferson, 21 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
The last saturdays mail, brought me Your favor of the 16 th covering a statement of the proceedings on the writ of forcible entry and detainer , in the case bew between yourself and David Michie — Yours of the 4. had been previously received and answered;— My answer , which I suppose you have here received, gives you the ground on which I suppose that the supersedeas certiorari was awarded.
202Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 21 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
your favor of the 6 th has been recieved, and I will beg leave to add a few supplementory observations on the subject of my former letter. I am not a judge of the best forms which may be given to the gunboat; and indeed I suppose they should be of various forms suited to the varied circumstances to which they would be applied. among these no doubt Commodore Barney’s would find their place....
203Benjamin Romaine to Thomas Jefferson, 23 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
As I have taken the liberty of using several of your Sentiments, in composing the enclosed Address,—the further freedom has been assumed of transmiting a Copy to you. Sir,—I also am one of the remaining survivers of our revolutionary war—was five years in the service (from the age of Sixteen to its close) in the New Jersey militia. During that time, was twice wounded, and once a prisoner. In...
204Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas G. Dufief, 24 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson asks the favor of M. Dufief to send him the books noted below, always bearing in mind the Weekly mission in small parcels for the ease of the mail: and also to note to him the prices that he may make his remittances at convenient intervals. Tull’s horsehoeing husbandry, an old book in 8 vo Young’s Experiments in Agriculture. (I think it is in 3. vols. 8 vo ) Memoirs of Theophilus...
205Thomas Jefferson to John Wayles Eppes, 24 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
This letter will be of Politics only. for altho’ I do not often permit myself to enter that field think on that subject, it sometimes obtrudes itself and suggests ideas which I am tempted to pursue. some of these relating to the business of finance, I will hazard to you, as being at the head of that committee , but intended for yourself individually, or such as you trust, but certainly not for...
206Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, 24 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Not doubting that you have C in your office Centuplicates at least of the last Census , and of the reports of the patents for new inventions which are made I believe annually from the patent office, you will gratify me much by having a copy inclosed to me. affectionately Adieu. PoC ( MHi ); dateline at foot of text; endorsed by TJ. The census sought by TJ was Aggregate amount of each...
207John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 25 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
your favour of the 15 th came to me yesterday, and it is a pleasure to discover that We are only 9 days apart. Be not Surprised or alarmed. Lindsays Memoirs will do no harm to you or me. you have right and reason to feel and to resent the breach of Confidence. I have had enough of the same kind of Treachery and Perfidy practiced upon me, to know how to Sympathize with you. I will agree with...
208John Strode to Thomas Jefferson, 25 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
My faithfull, and indeed I ought to Add, Worthy frd, M r William G. Arms , in Calling to See me affords me, Illustrious Sir, the Opportunity, Your goodness had Once confer’d on me to exercise, of Addressing You. In the Chain of Creation, I am not insensible how very elevated Your Situation is from mine, which is lost from the great Ocean of Universal good like a drop from the Bucket, altho’...
209Frank Carr to Thomas Jefferson, 26 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Enclosed is a specimen of the Sulphuret of Antimony, which was found in this neighbourhood—It’s appearance, and the chemical tests to which I have exposed it shew it to be very pure—As we have not been able to discover the place from which this has been obtained, it’s value cannot be ascertained— With great respect RC ( ViU : TJP-CC ); addressed: “Thomas Jefferson Esq r monticello Monticello...
210John Hopkins to Thomas Jefferson, 26 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I have taken the liberty to request your Excellency, amongst other Patriots of the American Revolution, to patronize a work, which is intended to be a faithful narrative; of those interesting events. It is presumed, that your Ex is acquainted, with many facts, & circumstances of that period; in which you bore, so sp l endid, & honourable a part; & which it would be important to know, & if it...
211Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 27 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Ἴδαν ἐς πολύδενδρον ἀνὴρ ὑλητόμος ἐλθὼν, Παπταίνει, παρέοντος ἄδην, ποθεν ἄρξεται ἔργου· Τί πρᾶτον καταλεξῶ; ἐπεὶ πάρα μυρία ἐιπῆν. and I too, my dear Sir, like the wood-cutter of Ida, should doubt where to begin, were I to enter the forest of opinions, discussions, & contentions which have occurred in our day. I should exclaim with Theocritus Τί πρᾶτον καταλεξῶ; ἐπεὶ πάρα μυρία ειπῆν . but I...
212Richard Rush to Thomas Jefferson, 27 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Immediately after the receipt of your favor of the 17th instant I wrote to Philadelphia , and have received from my mother an answer which I beg leave to lay before you, in her own words, as far as relates to the subject of our correspondence. “Both James and I have made search for the letters for Mr Jefferson ; the first he names (that of April 21. 1803 ) is not to be found; those I enclose...
213John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 28 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
It is very true, that “the denunciations of the Priesthood are fulminated against every Advocate for a compleat Fre e dom of Religion. ” Comminations, I believe, would be plenteously pronounced, by even the most liberal of them, against Atheism, Deism; against every Man who disbelieved or doubted the Resurrection of Jesus or the Miracles of the New Testament. Priestley himself would denounc e...
214Thomas Jefferson to John Barnes, 28 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I should like much the proposition in your’s of the 20 th to pay our remittances to G. Williams in Baltimore , and for Russel and Morton , on advice of that paiment, to pay the same to G l Kosciuzko . but neither of them could be entitled to a commission; because it would be as if we bought G.W’s bill on R. &
215John Graham to Thomas Jefferson, 28 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the Honor some time since to receive a Letter from you , covering one for the Baroness de Staël-Hols t ein which you wished me to forward to Stockholm —at the time I received it I had hoped that I should be able to send it by mr Russell in a few days—and therefore delayed acknowledging the receipt of the Letter until I could have the pleasure of telling you that I had found so good a...
216James Monroe to Thomas Jefferson, 28 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
From the date of my last letter to you the President has been ill of a bilious fever; of that kind called the remittent. It has perhaps never left him, even for an hour, and occasionally the simptoms have been unfavorable. This is I think the 15 th day. Elzey of this place, & Shoaff of Annapolis , with D r Tucker , attend him. They think he will recover. The first mention’d, I have just seen,...
217Robert Fulton to Thomas Jefferson, 29 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
As every advance in the arts which may You take a lively interest in every discovery which may be of use to america will give you pleasure, I I will communicate to you a discovery which one I have made, and on which I have just finished
218Thomas Lehré to Thomas Jefferson, 29 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Yesterday was celebrated herew here with great enthusiasm and Joy, as the anniversary of the 28 th June 1776 , when the British Fleat under Sir Peter Parker , were was beat of f by Fort Moultrie .—
219Thomas Jefferson to John L.E.W. Shecut, 29 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I am very sensible of the honor done me by the Antiquarian Society of Charleston , in the Rule for the organisation of their society which you have been so good as to communicate , and I pray you to do me the favor of presenting to them my thanks. age and my inland and retired situation make it scarcely probable that I shall be able to render them any services. but should any occasion occur...
220Caspar Wistar to Thomas Jefferson, 29 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
After a long interval I have great pleasure in writing to you on the present occasion. The Bearer, Correa da Serra , has a wish to See you, & all your friends here are desirous that he Should do So. He leaves this to morrow, for that purpose, & I am now to State to you my Reasons for wishing him to make the visit. He is a Gentleman of excellent understanding, greatly improved by education—He...
221John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 30 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Before I proceed to the order of the day, which is the terrorism of a former day: I beg leave to correct an Idea, that Some readers may infer from an expression in one of your Letters. No Sentiment or expression in any of my Answers to Addresses were obtruded or insinuated by any Person about me. Every one of them was written with my own hand. I alone am responsable for all the Mistakes and...
222James Monroe to Thomas Jefferson, 30 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
The President’s health is rather improved since my last to you. He had a bad night, but his fever is slighter than it has been at any time since his indisposition. The phisicians think him convalescent— in haste— respectfully & sincerely yrs. RC ( MHi ); dateline at foot of text; endorsed by TJ as received 2 July 1813 from Washington and so recorded in SJL .
223Account with Reuben Perry for Work on Barn at Monticello, 1 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
A Bill of work done for Tho s Jefferson Esqr Sq. feet. In $ . Cts 127. 57. 6 Framing @ 6/– 127. 57½ 19. 60. Sheeting & shingling @ 10/6 34.
224Thomas Voigt to Thomas Jefferson, 1 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I Rec d your favour of the 20 th on the 27 th and would have answered it sooner but I thought it best to delay it untill Such times as I Should hear of a Watch to answer the disscription which you mentioned in your Letter, In Concequence of the War, watches have taken a Verry Considerable Rise; and I find that I Can get no Good ones of that disscription, such as I Could Recommend, for less...
225John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, [ca. 3–5] July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Correspondences! The Letters of Bernard and Hutchinson , and Oliver and Paxton &c were detected and exposed before The Revolution. There are I doubt not, thousands of Letters, now in being, but Still concealed, from their Party to their Friends, which will, one day See the light. I have wondered for more than thirty years that So few have appeared: and have constantly expected that a Tory...
226Englehart Cruse to Thomas Jefferson, 3 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
hearing of the Repeated Barbarrities Committed by the Ship of the Enemy on of ower Defenceless towns, I felt sorely for the same, and tried My tallent whether I might not discover Some plan by which we might not Counteract those Savage Cruelteys, I Acordingly Invented the Inclosed plan; a faint drauft of which with a specification, I take the Libberty to transmit and Sub mit, to your Jud g...
227Enclosure: Englehart Cruse’s Drawing and Explanation of an Apparatus for Blowing Up Ships, [ca. 3 July 1813] (Jefferson Papers)
Explanation of the above drawing of an apperratus for Blowing up Enemys Ships, when attempting to Enter our harbo u rs with an hostile Intention, to wit, AAA. keggs of powder too thirds full, with a weight at one side to keep that side down, so that the Emty part of the keggs lies uppermost, which keggs must be made water tight. B.B a Rope that holds them together, c.c.c. gun locks, placed...
228John Barnes to Thomas Jefferson, 6 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Your fav r 28 th Ult o I recd yesterday— The more I contemplate on the proposed plan of Remitting to Paris —viz Mess r G. W. & R & M —the more my doubts and dificulties encreases—
229Elbridge Gerry to Thomas Jefferson, 6 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Your very friendly letter of the 19th of June has given me great pleasure. The preference you express for the office holden by me, to the first office of the Government, is correspondent with your veiw of the same subject, when you was elected at to the former place. The latter you then justly considered as a “station of splendid misery .” My opinion on both these points is perfectly...
230Elizabeth Trist to Thomas Jefferson, 7 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I shou’d have made my acknowledgements ere now for your kind favor accompanying The History of John Bull and Brother Jonathan, but I was on a visit to M rs Tucker in Pittsylvania when it arrived, and just as I got home M r Burwells carriage came to take me to Franklin , tho prevented from setting off for three days in consiquence of two days heavy rain swelling the water courses your letter...
231Dabney Carr to Thomas Jefferson, 8 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed Deed was this moment delivered to me by mr Randolph , with a request, that I would forward it to you: I do so without loss of time, as I know that you are anxious to receive it, & to close the business to which it relates. you will see that it has been reacknowledged by mr R. & ordered to be certified from this County—this was done at the last County Court—It is very well that...
232John Devereux DeLacy to Thomas Jefferson, 8 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
The importance of the object contemplated induces me without apology to solicit your patronage for the inclosed which will shew you also, sir, what the result of my labors and researches have been since I last had the honor of addressing you— With the greatest Respect I have the honor to subscribe myself P.S. Be so good sir as to direct to me to the general post office in washington , I am...
233Peter Derieux to Thomas Jefferson, 8 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Comme ma mauvaise Situation depuis bien des années, m’oblige d’errer continuellement Ça et la, afin de pouvoir obtenir les moyens d’exister et de faire Exister ma famille, je me Suis trouvé contraint de quitter la Caroline , pour chercher de l’emploi ailleurs. dans cette Vue je viens d’arriver a Richmond ou javois esperé pouvoir obtenir de vos bontes La faveur de faire usage de la maison de M...
234Robert Fulton to Thomas Jefferson, 8 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
on the fourth inst , I sent you a letter containing drawings details and observations on my experiments on firing cannon under water, and the consequence of such a mode of conducting maritime war, on the preceding pages is an exact copy of Commodore Decaturs opinion in favor of this discovery, which from so experienced an officer must have weight with those who are not familiar with nautical...
235William Short to Thomas Jefferson, 8 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I hastily noted to you the reciept of your favor of the 18 th ul to inclosing the mortgage of Higginbotham. I sent at the same time the first volume of the Bareith memoirs—I now send the second volume—& with it my sincere thanks for the perusal of the bavardage of this Princess , which has amused me much. I explained to you formerly how she came to be dressed up here in a new covering. Correa...
236John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 9 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Lord! Lord! What can I do, with So much Greek? When I was of your Age, young Man, i.e. 7 or 8 or 9 years ago I felt, a kind of pang of Affection, for one of the flames of my youth, and again paid my Addresses to Isocrates and Dionissius Hallicarnassensis &c &c &c I collected all my Lexicons and Grammers and Sat down to περι ενθε ς εως ονοματων &c. In this Way I amused myself for sometime: but...
237Nicolas G. Dufief to Thomas Jefferson, 10 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Il m’a été impossible de trouver à Philadelphie Tull’s horse hoeing husbandry, The memoirs of Theophilus Lindsay , & the Lounger’s common place book. Je puis vous procurer Les ouvrages Suivans d’ Young “ The Farmer’s tour through the East of England , containing the minutes of above five hundred original experiments &ca 4 vol 8 vo London Young’s
238Thomas Jefferson to John Graham, 11 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 28 th was recieved on the 2 d instant , and the busy season of the harvest in which we are still engaged, leaving me only this day (Sunday) to answer it, must apologise for the delay. I have had too many proofs of your kind attention to my foreign letters to doubt it in the case of Mad e de Staehl . the channel which you suggest, of sending it under cover to mr Speyer thro’...
239Randolph Jefferson to Thomas Jefferson, 11 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I have sent the girl by Squire and hope she will answer to learn and should of sent her before but we have bin so very busy a bout my wheat that I could not spare a hand out of the field to bring her & would be very much oblige to you to put her under one of the grone hands to keep her in good order I suppose we may send for her in three or four weaks I would be glad you would let us know...
240Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Romaine, 11 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of June 23. was duly recieved, & in that the Oration you were so kind as to forward me. the sentiments it expresses are worthy of a souldier of 1776. and of a society uniformly distinguished by it’s zeal for the republican principles of our constitution. so long as sentiments like these prevail, we need not fear the opposition either of the old, or the new school of tories, who...
241Thomas Jefferson to Richard Rush, 11 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved your favor of June 27. and in that mine of Jan. 21 1812. I pray you to present my high respects to mrs Rush your mother, and my thanks for the trouble she has been so kind as to take in searching for the two letters specified in my former one , as well as to your brother . I have no doubt that those two letters were of the number of those which mrs Rush mentions to have...
242John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 12 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I forgot in my last to remark, a very trifling Inaccuracy in yours of June 27 th . The Letter intercepted in Hichbournes Trunk which was reported to glance at M r Dickenson , was not in 1776. It was in the month of June 1775. Had it been June 1776, the English would not have printed it. The Nation had then too maturely reflected, on the necessity of Independence, and was too ripe and too hot...
243Thomas Jefferson to Randolph Jefferson, 12 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Your’s is recieved by Squire , and the girl begins this morning the first necessary branch, which is roving, or spinning into candlewick to prepare it for the spinning Jenny . this will take her some days, more or less, according to her aptness, and then she will commence on the Jenny. as she appears rather young, it will probably taker take her a month or 6. weeks to learn well enough to be...
244John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, 13 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Let me allude, to one circumstance more, in one of your Letters to me, before I touch upon the Subject of Religion in your Letters to Priestley . The first time, that you and I differed in Opinion on any material Question; was after your arrival from Europe ; and that point was the french Revolution. you was well persuaded in your own mind that the Nation would Succeed in establishing a free...
245Thomas Jefferson to James Barbour, 13 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I think you cannot be unacquainted with old mr Strode of the county adjoining to yours, with his former fortunes, and the misfortunes perhaps by which he has lost them. his qualifications for business too are generally known. he is now in indigence, and want. how this happens while his son is otherwise I know not. I have recieved a letter from him , by which I find he wishes for some...
246Mathew Carey to Thomas Jefferson, 13 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favour of the 19 th ult. (which I rec d only the 3 d inst. ) was handed to M r Clarke , who detained it several days; which prevented its being answered in due course. For the various valuable suggestions it contains for the improvement of the Naval History, accept my sincere acknowledgments. M r Clarke promise s
247Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 13 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I was so unlucky as to write you a long letter of business , when, as I learned soon afterwards, you were too ill to be troubled with any matter of business. my comfort has been in the confidence that care would of course be taken not to disturb you with letters. my hope in writing the present is of a pleasanter kind, the flattering one that you are entirely recovered. if the prayers of...
248Rembrandt Peale to Thomas Jefferson, 13 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
In a Box of Books which general Armstrong presented to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine-Arts there were packed up several articles belonging to himself which he requested me to take charge of, It was a long time after I had them before I remarked a small package for you, containing 3 Stones which you were desirous of possessing, accompanied with a letter from the gentleman who purchased them...
249Thomas Jefferson to John Strode, 13 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I duly recieved your favor of June 25 th . I had before heard of the unfortunate turn of your affairs, but did not know your losses had been so entire as to leave you wholly dependant on your personal industry and at this age. it is a consolation that you have always possessed the resources of talent, industry, & integrity, and that at your age you have still health to use them efficiently in...
250Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Brown, 14 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favors of May 25. and June 13. have been duly recieved as also the 1 st supply of Capsicum, and the 2 d of the same article with other seeds. I shall set great store by the Capsicum if it is hardy enough for our climate the species we have heretofore tried, being too tender. the Galavanic too will be particularly attended to, as it appears very different from what we cultivate by that...