26581James Madison to William A. Duer, 4 September 1833 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. your letter of the 28. Ulto., inclosing the outlines of your work on the Constitutional Jurisprudence of the U.S. The object of the work is certainly important and well chosen, and the plan marked out in the Analysis, gives full scope for the instructive execution which is anticipated. I am very sensible Sir of the friendly respect which suggested my name for the distinguished use...
26582James Madison to William A. Duer, 5 May 1835 (Madison Papers)
(Confidential) I have received your letter of April 25th., and with the aid of a friend and amanuensis have made out the following answer. On the subject of Mr. Pinkney’s proposed plan of a Constitution it is to be observed that the plan printed in the Journal was not the document actually presented by him to the Convention. That document was no otherwise noticed in the proceedings of the...
26583James Madison to William A. Duer, 29 May 1835 (Madison Papers)
I have received your letter of the 25th. and feel a pleasure in gratifying the wish of Chancellor Kent by enclosing the paper transmitted to me by your father. With great esteem & cordial salutations RC and enclosure (NHi) ; draft (DLC) . Enclosure is a copy of a letter from James Kent to Robert Troup, 20 June 1788.
26584Enclosure I: Joshua Johnson to Nicholas Duff, 18 May 1791 (Jefferson Papers)
London, 18 May 1791 . He encloses a letter to the officers of the customs. “You will wait on those Gentlemen and deliver the same, requesting that they will be pleased to give you their Answer, and which you will forward to me without loss of time. I would have you refer to your Log Book, and see what Day you arrived at the Mother Bank, what Day you went on Shore, and what Day you made your...
26585Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas G. Dufief, 19 April 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 6 th inst. is just recieved, and I shall with equal willingness and truth state the degree of agency you had respecting the copy of M. de Becourt’s book which came to my hands. that gentleman informed me by letter that he was about to publish a volume in French ‘ sur la Creation du monde, ou Systeme d’organisation primitive ,’ which, it’s title promised to be either a...
26586Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas G. Dufief, 25 December 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
On my return from a journey after an absence of 5. or 6 weeks, I found here your favor of Nov. 5. with Mellish’s map & Simpson’s fluxions. I did not expect to find Philadelphia so little furnished with Mathematical books. my own attachment to the exact sciences has made them the principal enjoiment of my leisure hours. perhaps I may be more succesful in the classical line, in asking for copies...
26587Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas G. Dufief, [18] September 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 6 th has been recieved & I thank you for having forwarded the book to mr Adams as desired. in the Aurora of Sep. 7. I see a book advertised as under publication at N. York under the title of ‘the American brewer & malster ’ which, as teaching the method of malting Indian corn I should be very glad to get. could you procure it for me if published or when published. I would...
26588Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas G. Dufief, 27 October 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson asks the favor of M. Dufief to procure him the books below stated, if to be had in Philadelphia . he thinks it probable that Doct r Patterson , professor of Mathematics, would be most likely to know where books of that department of science would be probably found, should M. Dufief be at a loss himself. D r Patterson would do Th:J. the favor of advising on this subject. none of...
26589Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas G. Dufief, 9 January 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved last night your favor of the 4 th with the Elzevir Livy, which, having your permission, I now return because I already possess that edition, and it is too small in it’s type for my eyes. I possess also the 4 to Delphin edition . but I dislike such cumbersome volumes. having a desire to give Livy a reading at this time, I wished a handy edition and of a type suited to a Septagenary....
26590Thomas Jefferson to Nicolas G. Dufief, 29 September 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved your favor with the prospectus of your dictionary, and shall gladly become a subscriber to it. altho the number only but not the size of the volumes is stated, I presume from the price they must be 8 vos altho’ from the matter one might have expected Grand formats. the 3 d vol. especially will be valuable to have always at one’s elbow, and your former work is a pledge of...