10361Thomas Ewell to Thomas Jefferson, 6 September 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
The continuation Good sir, of your kindness—shewn by your last letter —does truly render my feelings unspeakable. Great indeed has been the service you have often rendered me: more than all the world together; more than you can have been aware of. When in trouble I apply to you: my troubles have been the signal of abandonment, by the mass of others: and still more galling—the time for their...
10362Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Gibson, 6 September 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I set out for Poplar forest tomorrow to be back on the 24 th and think it safe to send you my note for the Virginia bank lest it should be wanting. the others endorsed by my grandson go to Cap t Peyton his agent. I shall recieve a sum of money, in Bedford
10363Thomas Jefferson to Bernard Peyton, 6 September 1820, with Jefferson’s Note (Jefferson Papers)
I set off for Poplar forest tomorrow to be back on the 24 th and think it safe to send you my notes for the farmers and US. bank s, lest they should be wanting. I shall recieve in Bedford a sum of money which will enable me to remit you the discounts and also the curtailment of 500.D. which you were so kind as to give me timely notice of. besides this I leave directions if a rain should...
10364Charles Pinckney to Thomas Jefferson, 6 September 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
It is a great while since I have written you for which I feel regret & some shame, as I ought to have considered it in some degree my duty to have frequently enquired how you do & to have requested the pleasure to hear from you— it was very seriously my intention at the close of the late session of Congress to have endeavoured to visit both yourself & M r Madison —but the great length of the...
10365Joel Yancey to Thomas Jefferson, 6 September 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been anxiously expecting you at the P. Forest for some time past, or should have written you sooner, Since M r Randolph was here it has been reported that he had taken the management of your Estate here for the ensuing year, and that he intended to send up Overseers, indeed he mentioned to me himself when he was here last, that something of the kind was talked of between you and...
10366From John Adams to Wilkes Allen, 5 September 1820 (Adams Papers)
I am much obliged to you for your history of Chelmsford which I have read with great pleasure and interest—It is a gratification to me to read such histories I have lately read the history of Haverhill by Leveret Saltonstall t he history of Bridgewater by Judge Mitchell and a history of Billerica by Mr Farmer—And I wish some Young Gentleman of Letters would undertake the history of the Ancient...
10367Thomas Jefferson to James Clarke, 5 September 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved your favor of the 1 st instant requesting my opinion of the merits of your Odometer, which I shall give with pleasure and satisfaction having had it in use for 13. years. I think it as simple as we can expect such a machine to be, having only three toothed wheels, entirely accurate inconsiderable in weight and volume, and of convenient application to the carriage. with...
10368Thomas Jefferson to John H. Cocke, 5 September 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
We have a difficulty with our Italian Sculptors which I need your aid and advice to get over. the wife of the elder one refuses to come to America , & that of the younger could not come alone. this has thrown the younger man into great despondency. he had just married when he left Italy , and has had a child born since he came away. he has sprained his wrist also so that he will not be able to...
10369Thomas Jefferson to Andrew Smith, 5 September 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
I duly recieved your favor of Aug. 14 and can assure you, Sir, that I have never been unmindful of the debt to you which ought so long ago to have been paid, but the Catastrophe of the last year took no one by surprise more than myself. my expences of the preceding year had been on the usual scale, & such as the usual prices of produce would have fully met. I got but half price, say 3 ⅛ D....
10370From John Adams to Charles Holt, 4 September 1820 (Adams Papers)
The Universal Vanity of human Nature, must have obstructed itself on your observation in the Course of your experience; so forcibly that you will easily believe that your Letter of August 29th. has been received and read with much pleasure.—Besides you know that the Just always rejoices over every sinner that repenteth—Your Letter however did not surprise me because I had received many such...