17791Thomas Jefferson to Henry Jackson, 31 January 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
On the 16 th inst. I took the liberty, thro’ the office of the Secretary of State , of asking a second time your care of a letter to mr Ticknor . ten days after that I received your favor of Nov. 9. I am very thankful for the kind dispositions it expresses towards myself, and can assure you that the approbation of the wise and worthy is truly a pillow of down to an aged head. a direct...
17792Bernard Peyton to Thomas Jefferson, 31 January 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Immediately on the rec t of your esteem d favo’r of the 20th Current I proceeded to search for the Articles you wish d and am sorry to say I could neither meet with Bottles or Corks of the description mentioned—I was desirous to have the Bottles picked, and packed in a Hogshead to prevent their being injured by removing, but, this the gentleman (and the only one who had them in the City) would...
17793Thomas Jefferson to Marc Auguste Pictet, 31 January 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Dabney Terril , of the state of Kentucky , a relation of mine being desirous to go to Europe for his education, I have advised him to give to the College of Geneva the preference which I consider it as deserving over any other Seminary of Europe . he accordingly has decided to proceed thither, and will have the honor of delivering you this letter. he is about 17. years of age, perfectly...
17794Thomas Jefferson to George Ticknor, 31 January 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you a long letter on the 14 th inst. and as it went by duplicates thro good channels, I am sure you will get it. but a gentleman going from hence to Paris direct, which he will probably reach before either of the other channels of conveyance I will repeat from that letter but a single article, the request to add to the catalogue I formerly troubled you with, the underwritten books....
17795To James Madison from John L. Glaser, 30 January 1816 (Madison Papers)
To his Excellency James Madison, President of the United States of America, the Memorial of the Subscriber, John L Glaser, a citizen of the said United States, respectfully represents: That your Memorialist is a native of the city of Hamburg, and having been brought up to mercantile business, he emigrated from thence to the United States upward of ten years since, that he has during that time...
17796To James Madison from Chauncey Humphrey, 30 January 1816 (Madison Papers)
The petition of Chauncey Humphrey of Winchester in the County of Litchfield Respectfully Sheweth that on or about the 8th day of December 1814 Your petitioner was at Hartford in the said State of Connecticut at the House of Eleazar Porter Tavern-Keeper in said Hartford and then had in his possession a few articles of dry Goods To the Valu of about Two Hundred Dollars, in the Chamber Occupied...
17797To James Madison from William Simmons, 30 January 1816 (Madison Papers)
The Secy of war informs me that the Interrogations & answers relative to the extortion practised upon the Cadets at West Point in the prices of the articles furnished to them, and the degrading manner in which they are treated for trifling offences have been referred to you, The case of my son who is one of the Cadets & who has been pricked with bayonets and other ways inflicted with degrading...
17798To James Madison from Thomas Worthington, 30 January 1816 (Madison Papers)
In complying with the request of the General Assembly of Ohio, I have the ho⟨nor⟩ to transmit to you, a copy of resolutions passed by that body. Very respectfully RC and enclosure ( DNA : RG 107, LRRS , W-36:9). Docketed as received in the War Department in February 1816. The enclosed resolutions (2 pp.), plus a one-page certification by Ohio secretary of state Jeremiah McLene, noted that...
17799Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin W. Crowninshield, 30 January 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Thomas Mann Randolph , the son of a neighbor and relation of mine is desirous of entering the naval service, and I am requested by his father to sollicit a midshipman’s warrant for him. I have known the young gentleman from his birth and can assure you he is of perfectly correct morals and demeanor, and of an amiable disposition. he is about 18. years of age, and had made some proficiency...
17800Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 30 January 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Dabney Terril , a relation of mine (the grandson of my sister) wishing to finish his education in Europe , I have advised him to go to Geneva preferably to any other place. his foundation is a moderate progress in Latin French and Mathematics. he is 17. years of age, perfectly correct in his morals and deportment, amiable in his dispositions, and thirsty after knolege. his circumstances...