421William P. DuVal to Thomas Jefferson, 29 August 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
my father presented me your letter of April last , in which you say you have occasion for the services of a friend in the neighbourhood of Shelbyville, Kentucky , The high opinion I have always entertained of you both, as a statesman, and gentleman, would at all times, induce me to serve you, with elacrity and pleasure, and I assure if any circumstance could add to this disposition, the old...
422Thomas Jefferson to Edmund Randolph, 17 May 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
The sale of Mazzei’s lots is at length concluded and the purchaser having deemed it necessary for me also to sign the deed as co-attorney with yourself, altho’ by a separate instrument, which being special did not revoke the power given to you, I have not hesitated to do so. I now forward it for your signature, and as that must be certified by some court, I must ask the favor of you to execute...
423Valentín de Foronda to Thomas Jefferson, 23 April 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Foronda se ofrece à la disposicion del sublime Jefferson y le remite unos papelítos: le tiene ya enviados otros, y no será su culpa de que se hayan extraviado. No los remite al filosofo Madisson á pesar de los respetos y afecto que le profesa, por que los baxo politicos mirarian mal una accion que no tiene relacion con los negocios Españoles Foronda places himself at the disposal of the noble...
424Thomas Jefferson to Robert Fulton, 21 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Immediately on the reciept of your favor of July 8. I forwarded it to the President , and had no hesitation in expressing my own wish that it should be tried. in fact as we cannot meet the British with an equality of Physical force, we must supply it by other devices, in which I know no body equal to yourself, and so likely to point out to us a mode of salvation. accordingly I hope this honor...
425Thomas Jefferson to William McClure, 16 October 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I was just going out on my ride the other day when your son called with your letter , which prevented my doing more than sending an order for the barrel of flour. I have with chearfulness supplied your necessities in consideration of getting my spinners & weavers instructed, informing you always that when this was done, you would have to look to other resources: and desirous that you should do...
426Robert Patterson to Thomas Jefferson, 24 April 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your esteemed favour of the 8 th . Your time-piece, agreeably to your desire, I have had set up at my own house, & shall with great pleasure make experiments on its going with the rod-pendulum. This pendulum is at present suspended by a few inches of watch-spring attached to the upper end, as in common pendulums: But M r Adrain , an able mathematician, in...
427Thomas Lehré to Thomas Jefferson, 21 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me to introduce to your acquaintance, M r Joseph Bellinger of Barnwell District in this State.—He is a Gentleman of great respectability—he has been a member of the House of Representatives in our State Legislature, for many Years, and is now one of our State Senators, for the above District. In 1808, he had the honor of being one of our Republican Electors of President & Vice...
428Thomas Jefferson to Burgess Allison, 20 October 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I had seen the advertisement of your spinning machine some time ago, and wished to know it’s principle, as I was certain it would be ingenious. I have just been gratified with it in mr Cooper’s emporium, and am as much pleased with it as I expected. it has some valuable improvements on the Jenny which I am in the use of in my family. will you be so good as to inform me what one of them of 12...
429Thomas Jefferson to William Caruthers, 12 March 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Feb. 3. has been recieved, and in answer to your enquiries respecting sheep, I will state that I have three distinct races which I keep at different places. 1. Merinos; of these I have but 2. ewes, and of course none to spare. President Madison has been more succesful, and sells some ram lambs, but not ewes. the Merino is a diminutive tender sheep, yielding very little wool, but...
430Thomas Jefferson to Samuel H. Smith, 15 August 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Altho’ sollicitation for appointment is generally an irksome office, it is rendered the less so on in the present instance by the occasion it furnishes of addressing you after so long an interval. first then as to the direct object. Joseph Dougherty , who lived with me 8. years in Washington rather as a riding agent than as the head of my stable, informs me you are appointed Commissioner of...