10101To John Adams from Daniel Corry, 9 December 1820 (Adams Papers)
In your Obliging Letter to me, under date of the 24th. January 1820, you wisely observed that Maine “had avoided Several Errors in the Constitution of Massts:, and that it might have avoided Some others” I sincerely hope & expect that Massts: will avail herself of the present favorable opp’y to repair her constitution, The convention now in Session will, no doubt make an able Report to their...
10102To James Madison from Joseph M. Sanderson, 9 December 1820 (Madison Papers)
I have taken the liberty of sending to your address the first volume of the Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence. Should you find any thing in it worth the perusal, I will thank you for your recommendation, & as the succeeding volumes are published, I shall, with your permission, forward them to you. As the work is intended to perpetuate the lives of men distinguished...
10103Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, 9 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours by last weeks mail came to hand I shall certainly be on the serch for a workman and to imploy him on the best terms in my power. I have not yet been able to get off any flour. the rent wheat was deliverd so long after that which was deliverd by others in the mill that it seems to give them the right to their flour first indeed thare is only a few hundred bushels of the rent wheat yet...
10104Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 9 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 15 th Ult o inclosing a blank note was received in the due course of mail, but too late to renew your note in bank due the 14 th for which I had to substitute another in the meantime— Flour has fallen below anything I have ever yet known, and from the great anxiety shown by the Holders to sell, there is every appearance of its being still lower it is now offering at 3 ½ $ and...
10105John Wayles Baker to Thomas Jefferson, 8 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I arrived here on the 10 th of Nov. but defer’d writing you until after the examination that I might give you some account of my studies. I have enter’d the Sophomore class in which are read Horace s Satires and Art of Poetry together with Collectanea Græca majora we also study Geography and Hutton s mathematics as far as Cubic equations. this comprises the whole of the Sophomore studies. The...
10106Thomas Jefferson to William Steptoe, 8 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson asks the favor of D r Steptoe to dine with him the day after tomorrow (Sunday.) RC ( Corporation for Jefferson’s Poplar Forest , on deposit ViU: TJP ); dateline at foot of text; addressed: “ D r Steptoe .” Not recorded in SJL .
10107To James Madison from George W. Featherstonhaugh, 7 December 1820 (Madison Papers)
I had the honour of recg. at its time the Pamphlet You kindly took the trouble to Send me. The Board of Agriculture is about publishing a volume of Memoirs, and I have charged myself with the Superintendance of the Work. Being desirous of making it acceptable to the Publick, and as useful as general Circumstances admit of, I would to that end insert Your Address to the Albermarle Society, if...
10108Alexander Garrett to Thomas Jefferson, 7 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
On the 13 th ult. the Lit er ary board deposited in the Bank of Virginia $20.000. for the use of the University , $10.000. of which you will recollect you check’d for in my favor as Bursar that sum I had passed to my credit and since my return home from Richmond the drafts on me being very heavy I have disbursed the whole and yet left some amount considerable unpaid, I have therefore now...
10109Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Robertson, 7 December 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I believe it is your practice to settle the annual accounts of your customers about the month of Septemb er. I will thank you for the copy of mine for the last year, a s soon as convenient. it will be convenient for me to have it under view as soon as may be in preparing arrangement s for the paiment of monies the ensuing spring. I have it much at heart hencefo r ward to pay my merchant’s...
10110To John Adams from John D. Winslow, 6 December 1820 (Adams Papers)
Permit me to have the honor of tendering my services to the Electors of President and Vice President of the United States.—for the purpose of carrying on the Votes of thier board to the seat of Government. very respectfully / I have the honor to be / Your Most humble Servant MHi : Adams Papers.