168331Peter Minor to Thomas Jefferson, 30 March 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I have rec d your packet enclosing a letter to Maj r Watson , & a communication to M r D. Minor . I will take care to send the letter to Maj r Watson by a special messenger, as I feel greatly interested in the success of the central college , & if his health will permit I know he will attend: but I hear that he has been a good deal confined of late by the Rheumatism—
168332Francis Adrian Van der Kemp to Thomas Jefferson, 30 March 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
As I have nothing—deserving your attention—to communicate, I rather Should deem it improper to answer Your favour of the 16 with which I was honoured, was it not—that your courtesy imposed upon me a duty—to free you from an error which caused you some concern—not that I am apprehensive—that you had any thing to fear from a clamorous rabble of ignorant—bitter bigots—as I would do you the...
168333Thomas Jefferson to David Watson, 30 March 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
A letter, of which the inclosed is a copy, was addressed to you on the day of it’s date, but misdirected both as to your Christian name and post office by the mistake of a friend who happened to be here. I send a duplicate therefore and renew urgently my request that you will be so good as to come here the day or evening before; as you will meet mr Madison , General Cocke , & mr Cabell here,...
168334To John Adams from John Quincy Adams, 31 March 1817 (Adams Papers)
As the Season of business and of gaity in London, advances, we have found from the experience of the last year, a sort of necessity to be for some time nearer its centre than our residence at Little-Boston; and as a mezzo termine between a complete removal, and an inflexible adherence to the country, we have taken Apartments in Town by the week without altogether abandoning our rural...
168335From James Madison to William Eustis, [ca. 31] March 1817 (Madison Papers)
I cannot take my final leave of Washington, without calling to mind the epistolary debt remaining due to you. On consulting with Mr. Monroe some time ago, it was understood that your stay in Holland would be prolonged untill next fall, if not next Spring, by a joint negociation with the Govt. of the Netherlands, on the subject of a commercial Treaty. You will have received the communications...
168336From James Madison to Albert Gallatin, [ca. 31] March 1817 (Madison Papers)
Notwithstanding the lapse of time, nothing definitive has taken place, in concert with Mr. Hassler, in relation to Mr. Le Sueur. Mr. Crawford has the subject in hand, and will communicate the result. I can add but little to the public information which goes to you from the official source, and thro’ the press. You will find that specie is at length re-instated in its legitimate functions; at...
168337Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas G. Dufief, 31 March 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
I am unlucky in the dictionaries I recieve from you, this being the 2 d time I believe that I have recieved them with a false half sheet, from the carelessness of the binder. the 1 st volume of the set last recieved had the 6. leaves now returned instead of the 6. from ‘Notopede—to Onglee’ inclusive, which I shall be glad to recieve from you in exchange for those inclosed. RC ( ViU: TJP ); at...
168338Thomas Jefferson to John Wayles Eppes, 31 March 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Francis will set out tomorrow for Mill-brook . he has his constant health, and has applied himself assiduously & solely to Spanish. he now possesses this so well that reading a little in it every day, he will be in no danger of losing it. in the French he is well established; and the possession of these two languages is well worth the little check he has recieved in his Latin, I think he...
168339Thomas Jefferson to Fernagus De Gelone, 31 March 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 15 th is at hand, covering an account of the books forwarded, balance due you 13.D. which I now inclose you in Virginia bank bills. I hope shortly to hear of the safe arrival of the books at Richmond , and tender you my salutations and assurances of respect. PoC ( MHi ); on verso of reused address cover of John Barnes to TJ, 28 Feb. 1817 ; at foot of text: “M. J. Louis...
168340Thomas Jefferson’s Account with William Mitchell, [April 1817] (Jefferson Papers)
W m Mitchell in Account D r with Th: Jefferson Cr. b ℔ Bar. flour D.C