13741Thomas Jefferson to Richard Claiborne, 10 May 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Were I twenty years younger your fav or n ot recieved till Oct. 16. should not h ave long unacknoleged. but the torpor of age is on me, writing is particularly slow and irksome. this oblig es me to brevity. I remember well your duck foot paddle and am pleased to learn that you expect to make it a means of defence; altho I hope there will be no occasion for it in your time or mine. one war is...
13742Thomas Jefferson to Ferdinando Fairfax, 10 May 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments & his thanks to mr Fairfax for the pamphlet he has been so kind as to send him , and has the pleasure to concur with him in all it’s pacific sentiments. peace & prosperity are twin-brothers; so are war & demoralisation. one war in one man’s life is enough. Th:J. has seen two, and both pro aris et focis . he desires mr Fairfax to be assured of his...
13743Thomas Jefferson to James Rawlings, 10 May 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of Mar. 21. came to hand in the moment of my departure on a journey from which I am but just now returned, or the answer should not have been so long delayed. these arrearages have occurred from inattention partly, but chiefly from the circumstance that no agent has applied for them. I now inclose an order on mr Gibson for 71.90 insurance & interest from 1814. to 1818. inclusive on my...
13744Thomas Jefferson to Gamaliel H. Ward, 10 May 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
The original of yours of Jan. 20. never came to hand. the copy with that of Apr. 22. is just now recieved. I am always glad to hear of the establishment of an useful manufacture, and none is more so than that of salt; but being quite a stranger to it’s various processes, I am unable to give any opinion on the subject. I can therefore only wish your undertaking may be succesful and, with my...
13745Thomas Jefferson to James Leitch, 9 May 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
2. canteens of best spirits RC (Mrs. N. H. R. Dawson, Selma, Ala., 1961; photocopy in ViU: TJP ); dateline beneath signature; written on a small scrap; at foot of text: “ M r James Leitch .” Not recorded in SJL . This document, located after the pertinent chronological volume was published, will appear in the concluding supplement to the print edition.
13746To John Adams from François Adriaan Van der Kemp, 8 May 1818 (Adams Papers)
Although only a few moments of day light are left me, I Shall take hold of these to indulge a pleasurable feeling—in cordially thanking your kindness. for Sending me the Trans. Vol. iii Both parts visited first the North—last night Part. i was returned—Part ii—was received the week before. But—my Dear friend!—How willingly I acknowledge my obligations to you—yet I must complain—you did...
13747William F. Gray to Thomas Jefferson, 8 May 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
By the next stage that leaves this place for Charlotesville , I will forward to you a Box which has been addressed to my care,— I presume by Mr Milligan . It gives me much pleasure to be thus able to serve you. RC ( DLC ); endorsed by TJ as received 11 May 1818 and so recorded in SJL . RC ( MHi ); address cover only; with PoC of TJ to Charles Simms, 30 July 1818
13748Salma Hale to David Hale, 5 May 1818 with postscript dated 7 May 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I am now in the heart of Virginia about 2 miles from the residence of Mr. Jefferson . I have travelled thro a poor country, and over bad roads, and feel a little the worse for the toil. To-morrow I shall visit Mr. Jefferson to whom I have a letter of introduction . I shall then look around me a little and return home as quick as possible. The principal part of Virginia thro which I have...
13749Salma Hale to William Plumer, 8 May 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
I spent yesterday with M r Jefferson . In conversation he was quite unrestrained, bestowing praise and or censure wherever he thought either deserved. He laments much that no good history has ever yet been published of our revolution. That by Botta , an Italian, he thinks best. Speaking of yours he regreted that you had not begun with at the close of the revolutionary war, as he might then...
13750Salma Hale to Arthur Livermore, 16 May 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
A few days ago I returned from an excursion into the interior of Virginia , having been absent a fortnight. Five or six days I spent with a Mr. Pope , a lawyer and planter, of Powhatan , one day at Monticello , and two at Barboursville , and during the whole time was as happy, as cordial and elegant hospitality could make a stranger. Mr. Pope is a brother of the Mr. P. mentioned by Mr. Wirt in...