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1 December 1811. Lists charges to JM for John Payne Todd for one quarter’s tuition “ending this day” and school supplies, amounting to $16.50, and a 15 Oct. 1811 charge of $1.87 ½ for two “Classic Books,” for a total of $18.37 ½. Ms ( MdBS : Day Book, 1810–13). 1 p.
The inclosed volume was committed to the press near the close of your Excellency’s administration. The author saw with superlative pleasure the efforts that you were making to preserve that precious boon, for which, he when but a youth of 19 years of age was contending for with a naval lieutenant’s commission. From 15 to 20 years of age, he was incessantly traversing the seas in search of the...
This indenture made on the day of Nov r one Thousand eight hundred and eleven between Thomas Jefferson of the one part and David Higginbotham of the other; both of the County of Albermarle witnesseth that the said Thomas in consideration of the sum of one hundred and thirty pounds currant money of Virginia to him in hand paid by the said David, hath given granted bargained & sold unto the said...
As I have heretofore had the honour to request your acceptance of such Discourses as my people requested me to make publick, you will permit me to request your acceptance of the One delivered on the last Thanksgiving. I hope there is nothing in it that can give disquietude to a mind purely American ; and if it shall Serve in any measure to turn the thoughts of such as may read it from party...
In reply to your letter of the 25th of this month, just received, I have no hesitation in stating to you, that, at no period, of your administration, did I consider or understand, that any kind of bargain or arrangement had, directly or indirectly, in any manner or form, been proposed or made between yourself on the one part and my brother & myself or either of us on the other part, in...
Although since I last wrote to my brother, on the 6th: instt: we have neither received a line from America, nor had an opportunity of transmitting a letter to any place from which it could be dispatched to you; yet remembering my engagement never to suffer a month to pass without writing at least once to you, and once to him, and perceiving that as it applies to you, I am within one day of a...
Your customary card has renewed an embarrassment under which I have labored since the first & only time I attended your table as a guest. Living recluse from intercourse with polished society—unacquainted with the regulations of their ceremonial—and diffident of the conduct I ought to observe—I at that time committed a blunder—which may have been construed into rudeness—where I could have no...
Philosofo respetable, tengo la honra de remitir á Vm un exemplar de un folleto, que viene á ser una copia de los apuntes que imprimi en Philadelphia sobre la nueva constitucion en que aconsejaba á las Cortes la senda, que creia debia seguir, y que no ha seguido de lo que ha resultado una perdida de tiempo inmensa, lo que no podia menos de succeder, no habiendo fixado las vases sobre las que se...
The bearer M r William W Worsley a resident of this Town contemplates in a few days commenceing a journey to Richmond Virginia , and will pass thro’ your neighbourhood. he has expressed a desire of being made acquainted with you; It is with much pleasure I embrace the oppertunity of introduceing an amiable intelligent person to your acquaintance, as an Editor of a paper (the reporter) he is...
I have rec d . your Letter of the 25 th .— The necessity of stopping at Rye is obvious, and as to your aunt, at least not improper— and yet visits, prompted evidently by Convenience, are seldom pleasing. I wish the arrangement had been such as not to involve the Introduction of a new Guest there— under existing circumstances, there can be no Desire to see other visitors than those of the...