24751John Winn and Others to Thomas Jefferson, 24 June 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
A number of your friends and neighbours intend to celebrate the approaching Anniversary of their country’s Independence at W m D. Fitch ’s in Milton ; and the undersigned committee of arrangements, in compliance with the wishes of those by whom they were appointed, respectfully invite your attendance. In doing so they feel it unnecessary to express to you the high gratification it will afford...
24752Answer of President and Directors of Rivanna Company to Thomas Jefferson’s Bill of Complaint, 7 April 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
The Answer of the President & Directors of the Rivanna Company to the Bill of Complaint exhibited in this honble Court against them by Thomas Jefferson These Respondents saving to themselves now & hereafter all manner of exceptions to the various matters & things set forth in the Plaintiff’s Bill of Complaint for Answer thereto, or to so much thereof as they are advised is necessary for them...
24753Enclosure: Extracts from Minutes of the Directors of the Rivanna Company, 4 December 1810–4 November 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
At a meeting of the Directors at Charlottesville on Tuesday the 4 th of Dec. 1810. present W m D. Meriwether , Dabney Minor , & John Kelly . Ordered that the Directors will meet at
24754To James Madison from Vincent Bramham, 28 January 1811 (Madison Papers)
Not until last night did I receive your letter owing to my absence from home. Few can lament your Ill health more than I do, and few very few wou’d rejoice more were your health perfectly restored. The Collectors office to which your friendly confidence calls my attention occasioned me to day to make some enquiries as to the duties and lucre thereto attached. Poor Muse (who seems extremely...
24755To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Branagan, 7 May 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
It is with great diffidence as it respects myself, and with distinguished deference to you, that I take the liberty to send you a copy of my “preliminary Essay on Slavery”; being well convinced that the subject matter of it, will attract your attention, and perhaps; prove a stimulus to your encouraging the “Tragical Poem” which the inclosed Essay is merely intended as an introduction to....
24756Thomas Branagan to Thomas Jefferson, 28 April 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the Liberty to Solicit your Signature to this patriotic Work. Should you Condescend to Grant this humble request you Can Send this paper back by Post with your distinguished Signature to the proposial & I will endevour to forward you a handsome Copy by the first oppertunity from your Warm admirer & Sincre Well Wisher— Tho Branagan 163 Green S t Philad a auther of “Preliminary Essay” &...
24757To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Branagan, 17 November 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty to Send you a Copy of avenia , and I am truly sorry, for your Sake, that it is So inacurat: but such as it is I send to you, well convinced that You will be naturally inclined to make allowances for local imperfections. I was really astonished at your Condiscention in anwering my Letter to you, Per Dr. Logan. my gratitude for the Same I Can Scarce find Words Sufficiently...
24758To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Branagan, 27 April 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I have been on the point of writing to you Several times, since I have been out of employ; but my delicacy prohibited me from troubeling you. I now do it with the utmost diffidence on my own part and with great deference to you. In my last I informed you of my keeping a small country School, which I had to relinquish for want of encouragement and that business was not congenial to my active...
24759Thomas Branagan to Thomas Jefferson, 3 September 1817 (Jefferson Papers)
Your goodness will no doubt will excuse the liberty I take in Sending You a copy of my last Book My motives Are disinteressted & pure namely to Stimulate you to use your venerable influence & pen in exposing the errors & re-exhibiting the truths particularized in my book That God may render your last day the most happy & useful l of your long & useful l life is the prayr of your disinteresteed...
24760Thomas Branagan to Thomas Jefferson, 18 February 1818 (Jefferson Papers)
Being about puting to press a new Edition of the “Pleasures of Contemplation” I humply humbly solicit your Signature to this paper & also if convenient your Criticism on the copy of The former edition Which I sent your excellency by Post and So aid the cause of truth for Which I will be truly thankfull I Wish to present you with a correct edition Copy handsomely bound from yours &C Please...
24761To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Branagan, 11 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Confiding in the native generosity of your heart I once more take the liberty to send you a few lines with a copy of one of my recent publications (in boards) Which I most humbly present to your excllency as a Small token of my accumulating admiration Veneration & esteem. The omnicient is my witness that of all great Men in the World none do I esteem (nor none did I ever venerate) More & Whose...
24762To Benjamin Franklin from the Marquis de Brancas, 21 April 1783 (Franklin Papers)
AL : American Philosophical Society Mr. le Mis. de brancas prie Mr. franclin de lui faire dire a qu’elle heure il pouroit avoir l’honneur de le voir le matin et quel jour lui conviendroit il s’interesse beaucoup a un jeune homme qui est a philadelphie et dont il voudroit lui parler. Louis-Paul de Brancas, marquis de Brancas (1718–after 1791), son of Louis, maréchal de France , was a...
24763To Benjamin Franklin from ––– Branche, 12 September 1778 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Monseigneur le comte de Vergennes m’a autorisé a réclamer vos bontés, et à me présenter à vous, à l’effet d’être chargé de faire les Médailles, sçeaux, Cachets, Timbres etc. pour la nouvelle République des Etats-unis de l’Amérique; Ce Ministre veut bien être mon protecteur auprès de vous, Monsieur, il a eu la bonté de me faire espérer qu’il vous en...
24764To Benjamin Franklin from ——— Branco, 7 October 1780 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Je n’ai reçu que hier le Decret de la Reyne de Portugal: Je serai charmé qu’il vous plaise: J’y ajoutai une traduction litteraire, que faira bien comprendre l’esprit, malgré le defaut de phrase. J’aurai l’honneur de vous faire ma Cour lorsque je recevrai les pieces justificatives concernant la prise faite par le Corsaire de l’Amerique: Le Capitaine du...
24765Christoffel J. Brand to Thomas Jefferson, 10 April 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to offer to you a copy of a treatise on the Rights of Colonies, which I beg you will condescend to accept as a mark of the highest respect and esteem, which I entertain for the Honorable Colleague of the ever memorable Washington .—Believe me Sir that in offering the said copy, I am only actuated by a sense of admiration for a Country, which from a colony elevated itself to...
24766To James Madison from C. J. Brand, 10 April 1821 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to offer to You, a copy of a treatise on the Rights of Colonies, which I beg You will condescend to accept, as a mark of the highest respect and esteem, which I entertain for the Honorable Colleague, of the ever memorable Washington. Believe me Sir! that in offering the said copy, I am only actuated by a sense of admiration for a Country, which from a colony elevated itself to...
24767To John Adams from Brandenburg & Company, 28 February 1783 (Adams Papers)
Monsieur Vôtre fils à été ici pendans cet hiver, et nous a été recommender de Petersbourg par nos amis et M r Dahne. Nous Lui avons fournis L’argent necessaire pendans Son Sejour qui n’a eté que d’un mois, et il nous à eté un Vrai plaisir d’avoir pû Lui rendre tous Les Services qui ont pû dependre de nous. C’est une jeune personne qui S’est acquit beaucoup d’amitié ici et qui merite bien qu’on...
24768To George Washington from Samuel Brandon, 27 July 1786 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from Samuel Brandon, 27 July 1786. On 20 Nov. GW wrote Brandon that he had received “your letter of the 27th of July.”
24769To George Washington from Joachim Jacob Brandt, 2 June 1792 (Washington Papers)
The Legislature of the Union during their last sitting passed two Acts (which you were pleased to approve) for affording relief to persons disabled in the service of the United States in the War with Great Britain a defect in the first respecting its operation was the cause why a second or Act Supplementary was enacted & therefore it is that being One of the description considered in the Acts...
24770To James Madison from John Brannan, 4 July 1823 (Madison Papers)
I herewith send you a copy of my late publication of the Official Letters of our Military & Naval Officers during the late war with Great Britain &c. in extra binding. The object of the compilation, you will perceive by the preface is, to hand down to posterity, the names and deeds of our gallant fellow citizens who so nobly sustained what is called our second war for independence. It embodies...
24771To John Adams from John Brannan, 4 July 1823 (Adams Papers)
I send you herewith a copy of my late publication, entitled, “ Official Letters of the Military and Naval Officers of the United States, during the war with Great Britain in the years 1812. 13. 14. & 15. &c ”, which I beg you will do me the honor to accept.—The object of the compilation, you will perceive by the preface, is, to hand down to posterity, the names and deeds of our gallant fellow...
24772To John Adams from Jacob Samsin, 23 June 1798 (Adams Papers)
AT this eventful period, when the dignity and independence of the United States are involved; at a time when a foreign nation has declared (among other enormous requisites) that money to an immense amount must be paid as a preliminary to an audience with the Directory, or their recognition of our envoys extraordinary to that nation; and at a time when a foreign nation attempts to degrade the...
24773To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas H. Brantingham, 3 January 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
With great diffrence & profound respect I take the liberty of Laying before you an a/c & a reasonable Estimate of the Expences in Establishing, a white Lead manufactory, which is changing the quality of the Pig or barr Lead from bleu & soft to white & more brittle then glass, in the Corrosive & other processes of Considerable length, before it is fit of the Oil & coular men or painters to mix...
24774To Benjamin Franklin from Gérard Brantsen, 15 October 1782 (Franklin Papers)
AL : University of Pennsylvania Library Mr. de Brantsen, Ministre Plenipotentiaire de LL. HH. pp. les Etats Generaúx des Provinces Unies des Pays bas a l’honneúr d’assurér Mr. Franklin de ses tres humbles civilités et de lui envoÿer ci jointe úne lettre dú Professeúr Ingen-Hoúz, qu’il a reçue hier dans son paqúet de Vienne. Il lui offre en même temps ses services poúr faire parvenir en sureté...
24775To Benjamin Franklin from Gerard Brantsen, 29 April 1783 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society J’ai l’honneur de vous envoÿer ci jointe une lettre, qui m’ést venue a votre adresse dans mon paquet de Vienne. J’ai pareillement celui de vous faire bien de remercimens pour le cadeau de la medaille, que vous avez eue la bonté de m’envoÿer et que LL. H.H. P.P. viennent de me permettre d’accepter. Je suis bien sensible, Monsieur, de cette attention de votre...
24776To James Madison from Thomas Brant, 22 January 1815 (Madison Papers)
His Excellency the President of the United States will Pleas to take notice to the supplications of Injured soldiers who have born with patience the most inhuman abuse in being Beat with stripes in a most shamefull manner for the most slight offences and having Bourne it as long as we are able to endure it I now think it full time to seek redress By writing to his excellency to let him know...
24777Lewis Brantz to Thomas Jefferson, 18 March 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
On the 15th January last , I did myself the honor to adress you in behalf of M r F. R. Hassler , respecting the Office of Engineer of Public works in Virginia , for which he became a candidate, and to which Colonel M c Ree was preferred by appointment in January. This Field being again opened by Col o M c Ree
24778Lewis Brantz to Thomas Jefferson, 15 January 1823 (Jefferson Papers)
M r F R. Hassler , late astronomer to the commissioners on the part of the United States under the Treaty of Ghent for establishing the Northeren Boundary , is desirous of becoming a Candidate for the, now vacant, office of Engineer of Public Works in Virginia . His remote retirement in the State of New York , prevented his being informed in time to make a regular application and prepare...
24779To Thomas Jefferson from Nathaniel Brashears, 28 January 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
To the President of the United States of America The undersigned your petitioners beg leave to represent to you the situation of Nathaniel Brashears now confined in the jail of this district & county with the hope that you will grant him the relief, which the peculiar hard ship of his case demands. The cause of his imprisonment is his incapacity to pay the fine & fees which were imposed upon...
24780Enclosure: From Ephraim Brasher to William Seton, [24–28 December 1790] (Hamilton Papers)
Car gr 12 Grains of A Spanish Doubloon 1777 Essayed produced 10.¹⁹⁄₂₄ pure gold 1.⁵⁄₂₄ Silver } Worse than Stand ⁵⁄₂₄ 12 Do: Do: 1782 tested 12 parted 1 Silver 11. Standard 12 Do. of A Portugal half Joe
24781III. William Brattle to the Boston Gazette, 18 January 1773 (Adams Papers)
As the lines of mens minds are as various as the features of their faces, they can no more upon every subject think alike than they can look alike, and yet both be equally honest; consequently they ought respectively to be treated with good manners, let their stations in life be what they may, by all excepting those who think they have infallibility on their side. For the publick peace and...
24782To Benjamin Franklin from ——— Brault and ——— Demezandré, 1 April 1779 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : American Philosophical Society Travaillant depuis plusieurs années dans le commerce, jeunes & pleins d’Ambition, cherchant partout la liberté, nous resolûmes de passer dans les Etats unis pour y etablir une maison. Par le secours d’Amis & de Protecteurs que nous avons a Paris, nous armâmes deux navires considerables. L’un de nous eût alors l’honneur de se presenter devant vous & la...
24783To George Washington from Carter Braxton, 15 April 1789 (Washington Papers)
Altho your appointment to the Presidentship of America under the new Government be not yet formally notified, yet it amounts to a certainty that the fact is so, and will be anounced as soon as a sufficient number of Members are convened for the purpose of forming a Congress. Permit me then with great sincerity to salute you on the occasion & particularly to congratulate my Country & all...
24784Notice of Sale of Bernard Moore’s Property, 10 January 1771 (Jefferson Papers)
To be sold to the highest Bidders, on Thursday the 31st of this Instant (January) at the House of Colonel Bernard Moore , in King William, Eighteen Hundred Acres of land for the Life of Colonel Moore , lying on
24785To George Washington from Carter Braxton, 12 September 1777 (Washington Papers)
I have often had a desire of writing to you and returning you my Acknowledgements for your polite treatment to me last Summer at New York, but I feared any Letter from me would but add to the immense Number I found daily crowding upon you & occasion a farther Interruption to the weight of Business you were involved in. A point of duty has at length compelled me to break thro the restraint & to...
24786To George Washington from Carter Braxton, 30 September 1781 (Washington Papers)
I ask pardon for this intrusion at a time when your attention must be wholely engaged on a work of the highest Importance, nor should I, on any Suggestions of my own venture to give you a moments interruption; but Mr Howell the Lieutenant of a Guard placed here by the Marquiss De la Fayette, & the Bearer Capt. De Camuse who commands the Brig. Cornwallis belonging to his most christian Majesty,...
24787To John Adams from Carter Braxton, 23 July 1787 (Adams Papers)
The acquaintance I had the honor to make with you in 1776 & the high opinion I then entertained of your Abilities & goodness of disposition—emboldens me at this time to address you by the hands of my Son Carter who will deliver you this Letter. He goes to London under my power of Attorney to put a finishing hand to a Suit in Chancery of considerable consequence to me & which has been depending...
24788To Thomas Jefferson from Carter Braxton, 16 May 1781 (Jefferson Papers)
I am this moment informed that our County Lieutenant has orders to post fifty Men at Wt. [West] point by way of Guard, this it is suggested is done on the remonstrance of Mr. Wm. Frazer, who is alarmed for his Situation twelve Miles above and therefore would place us on the disagreable footing of having our places of abode within a Garrison and liable to the depredations of the soldiery. If...
24789Advertisement of Sale of Other Property and Effects of Bernard Moore, 21 February 1771 (Jefferson Papers)
To be sold to the highest Bidders, on the second Wednesday in March, being the Day before Caroline Court, at Colonel Bernard Moore’s Plantation in Caroline, The Stocks of cattle, hogs, corn , and fodder.
24790Further Advertisement of Sale of Bernard Moore’s Property, 28 February 1771 (Jefferson Papers)
To be sold to the highest Bidders, on the third Thursday in March, at King William Courthouse, being Court Day , Eleven Hundred and twenty five Acres of exceeding fine well timbered land lying on Pamunkey , below Ruffin’s
24791To Thomas Jefferson from Carter Braxton, [May? 1780?] (Jefferson Papers)
[ May? 1780? ] Has heard from the skipper of one of his vessels now at Annapolis that a number of cartouche boxes for Col. Finnie have been received there, but Braxton had already given orders to sell the vessel, even though at a loss, because of the lack of a convoy through Chesapeake Bay. (The vessel had gone to Annapolis loaded with public corn under convoy of the Jefferson , and had been...
24792John Brazer to Thomas Jefferson, 18 October 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the great pleasure of acknowledging the distinguished honour you have conferred upon me by your letter of the 24 th August . I thought it might be forgiven in a young man to feel desirous to offer to your acceptance some of the first fruits of his studies;—and I felt intimately the obligation, which is common to every American citizen, of seizing or making an opportunity of offering to...
24793[John Brazer] to Thomas Jefferson, 15 July 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
The perusal of a MS: letter from your hand to the venerable President Adams , on the pronunciation of the Greek, has induced me to send an Article upon the same subject, which was published in the last North Am: Review: If the liberty I take, require other apology, allow me to say, that I have am anxious to testify unmingled respect, as a scholar, to a man, who in the course of a political...
24794To John Adams from Richard Brearse, 26 October 1798 (Adams Papers)
We, the Grand Jurors for the County of Bristol, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts convened for the discharge of our official duties, at the Supreme Judicial Court now Sitting in this County, have been induced by the feelings, common to Americans, at this important crisis; (and by the able and interesting charge of the Chief Justice) to assure you of their respect & attachment to your...
24795To John Adams from James Breckenridge, 31 May 1798 (Adams Papers)
At a meeting of a Committee appointed composed of a deputation from each Militia Company of the 48th. Regiment in the County of Botetourt & state of Virginia, in the 31st. day of May 1798, the following resolutions were unanimously agreed to. James Breckinridge in the Chair John Miller Sety. Resolved as the Opinion of this meeting that the President of the United States not only possesses but...
24796To Thomas Jefferson from James Breckenridge, 29 January 1826 (Jefferson Papers)
I regret very much that our Law chair is likely again to be vacant & think with you, that the hopeless situation of the present incumbent, imposes on us the duty of making an immediate selection of a successor. To the expedient which you suggest of making a choice I see no objection excepting that it may be attended with delay & a meeting of the visitors would be liable to the same objection....
24797To Thomas Jefferson from James Breckenridge, 19 May 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I have just had the pleasure of receiving your circular of the 13 th ins t respecting the appointment of Judge Dade as the Law Professor of the University. I know the Judge very well & think him eminently qualified for the station & really will be rejoiced to hear of his acceptance. I hope that our Colleagues will approve the choice & that you will be enabled to issue his commission furnish on...
24798To Thomas Jefferson from James Breckenridge, 12 August 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Your fav. of the 4 th ins t has just been rec d . I can see no impropriety in the reappointment of M r Gilmer to the Law chair of the University. He was our first choice & nothing has occurred that I know of to diminish his claims and if reappointed before our meeting in October, I will then cheerfully unite in ratifying it. Indeed I wish that it may be done, that we may get rid of the...
24799To Thomas Jefferson from James Breckenridge, 21 April 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
I had the pleasure last night of rec g your letter of the 15 th ins t . & hasten to say to you that I entirely concur with you in the propriety of making the contemplated purchase of M r Perry & that if it shall be affected, I will as far as my vote goes, confirm it at our next meeting. The mail being about to close I have only time to add that I wish you much health & happiness & DLC : Papers...
24800To Thomas Jefferson from James Breckenridge, 28 February 1825 (Jefferson Papers)
Your fav. of the 22 d ins t is this moment rec d & I hasten to say in reply that from it I derive the first information of the intended meeting of the Visitors on the 4 th march & that the state of the roads will render it wholly out of my power to attend. Indeed the condition of the roads is such that I doubt whether the mail will reach Charlottesville before that day, notwithstanding it will...